Yes another Yahoo Directory Question....heres my deal....2 of my companies sites ARE in the Yahoo Directory...they both rank on GOOGLE in the #2 position for their main keyword (the #1 spot is a company with that keyword for the URL). And 2 are NOT in the Yahoo Directory.....the ones that are not in rank in the #7 spot and the other not at all on the first page? Is there a direct correlation you think? Remember this is Google search results!
Like the first reply says, yahoo directory backlinks have no extra power than a good backlink from another site. Do your 2 sites at #2 have more backlinks?
They are different sites with different keywords, right? Maybe the keyword ranking is lower for the two sites and Yahoo Directory just might not be a factor at all. Maybe the cause is something else.
The site that ranks in the #7 position and is not part of the Yahoo Directory is much more optimized then one of the site in the directory that does rank well. It has tons more backlinks...quality ones....the page has been SEO optimized....and the niche is smaller! And how can you say directory links suck....then why is DMOZ such a big deal?