my thoughts as well.... I've yet to try ANY sort of automated linking scheme (unless you count the DP Co-op), but my total lack of success in ranking on Google has me casting about for some sort of solution. BTW, the images are broken in your free directory site when you drill into a category.
The may not be able to operate for much longer with that site. I can see Google's lawyers sending these guys a threatening letter about the the "google" in their domain name.
I wonder if this has happenned, I signed up last week and never got the html code to place on my website. I've even requested they resend it as well as send an email to support and have not had any response. Is this site dead?