hi Directories will be still useful to Get Rank in Google, yahoo, msn ? pls give your honest review about this.
I don't know about this... I think that link directories are just as good as social networking websites.
As far as im aware yes, they provide links, nothing has changed as of yet regarding links contributing to the promotion of websites so until the big 3 search engines say otherwise regarding backlinks then its business as normal i would assume.
I have been looking competitors listing their business on directories for years now and there is just one rule that works for all in my hugely spammed niche. If you listing your business on non-related directories/categories you gonna get caught. If you listing your business on related directories/categories you gonna get ranked.
Some people think the directory thing is helpful others are the opposite. Some tend to be a bit more quality then others. I am kind of neutral on directories.
Niche directories relative to your site certainly won't do you any harm, but being listed alongside other spammy sites in a large directory may not be so good.
My take is a "link is a link" no matter where it comes from. A good link portfolio should have links from all sorts of sources including directories.
Yes they do. But most of directories link can be counted as second or third level of link only, unless they are a big and has authoritative status enough. I would list a few of them here. Yahoo Directory / Joeant / Business.com / BOTW / Skaffe / DMOZ
May be they help to get rankings but it's very hard to get approved from them. I have submitted to more than 500 directory's 1 year ago until today only 5 to 10 of them are approved.
Directories will always be a major source of back links and still playing an effective role in SEO and SE ranking, but unlike before only quality and good directories will help.