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Discussion in 'Directories' started by noniman, Oct 22, 2005.

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    Hi everyone,
    Just a general question – Is it still worth paying the annual fee of $299 for a listing in Yahoo? Does it affect listings in any other search engines? The traffic coming from Yahoo is next to nothing even with a #8 listing under my main search term.
     
    noniman, Oct 22, 2005 IP
  2. sayyes

    sayyes Peon

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    I have heard that it isn't worth it and I've stayed away from it.
     
    sayyes, Oct 22, 2005 IP
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    My renewal is due in a few months and I am thinking about cancelling it. Just wanted to make sure it’s not hurting anything else. I agree with you sayyes it looks like it’s not worth it. Interesting to see if my site will be dropped completely out of Yahoo after I cancel.
     
    noniman, Oct 22, 2005 IP
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    Let us know how it effects PR, SERPs, or any other noticable difference!

    You can be the guinea pig to determine if it really is worth $200/year ;)
     
    sayyes, Oct 22, 2005 IP
  5. noniman

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    Will keep you updated once my subscription expiries. Would be nice to know if someone has some more information on this.
     
    noniman, Oct 22, 2005 IP
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    killaklown Well-Known Member

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    i wouldnt re-buy it, i would find high pr/traffic directories and buy the best link spots there (like featured)
     
    killaklown, Oct 23, 2005 IP
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    Thanks for this. Can you recommend any high traffic directories where I can buy link spots?
     
    noniman, Oct 23, 2005 IP
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    sayyes, Oct 24, 2005 IP
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    I paid for yahoo listing 6 months back (for a directory). To tell you frank, I didn't see any difference in the traffic stats. So may be it depends on what type of site you run.
     
    kams7ue, Oct 25, 2005 IP
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    Made up my mind – will not extend my subscription and spend the spare money on advertising if I am still in business after this Google update finished.
    Thanks everyone for the comments :)
     
    noniman, Oct 25, 2005 IP
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    I wouldnt buy it, low PR in categories and the url's are redirects. Just seems like a waste to me, especially since it only lasts a year.
     
    mdvaldosta, Oct 25, 2005 IP
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    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    If, as many are saying, Yahoo hasn't brought much increased traffic, Yahoo would be a total waste of $299 for me.

    For just a bit more $$ than that, I got listed in various paid directories and received about 15-20 good links from their inner, category pages. Those inner pages had mostly PR4, and perhaps two or three PR5. Yahoo's PR on my category page is PR4. So why should I pay $299 for a PR4 Yahoo link, when I can get 15-20 good PR links for the money in a variety of paid directories? Is there some real benefit to a Yahoo listing that I am overlooking? (P.S., I am listed in Dmoz.)
     
    Jim4767, Oct 26, 2005 IP