Is Yahoo directory worth the 300$/Year?

Very few people use directories to search. Most use Google. So its kind of daft to pay a premium to get yourself listed on Yahoo for traffic you are unlikely to get. Niche directories that are recognised as a authoritive resource in a niche market would be a far better bet. If however its your serps you are interested in, you need a site which allows anchor text to start with. Does Yahoo accept anchor text? I think not. And finally if it is PR you are chasing, you are a lost cause and won't listen anyway.

 

If the question is about its worth, Then yes it is worth to pay 300$ a year for that directory...
But if you already have good serp try some other good options which dont require you to pay that huge...

 

Hi,
Thank you all for the replays.

 

$300 is not bad for a permanent link from a high quality site. Anyone else got any results to report?

 

not worthy because now a days less people use Yahoo. if u spend that money for SEO will be more better.

 

I don't think it worth 300$ per year although it brings traffic and provides a high quality backlink but still 300$ per year is too much!!!!!!!!!

 

Does anyone know how long does it take for them to approve a directory?
thanks

 

No it's not. Considering what you could get for the money. A good PR 7 site with low out bounds.

 

I would like to purchase some good authority PR links on good sites rather than paying 300$ for yahoo directory.

 

Hello dear
I don't know about it

 

It only makes sense for very valuable websites. And it depends on the average income per visitor. I can't imagine that many of us own sites that could make more than $300 per year only through a Yahoo Site listing.

 

Based on the sites you've seen in sigs since entering this month?

Like you said, just depends on the income per visitor
Not gonna start naming names, but I can think of quite a few here for whom it wouldnt take many conversions to cover $300, after which each thereafter would be profitable. That's just based on direct traffic in limited quantities without consideration of any other associated benefits.

Looking beyond ROI
I also wouldn't discount Yahoo as a way to get a good site needing exposure on the radar even if NOT immediately justified by a direct ROI calc. That's a high profile address, and among other things, large directories like Yahoo are a common source many other directories mine for links when category building. A listing there has hard to quantify benefits w/ tangible effects.

 

Nope... not worth three hundred bucks in my opinion. ... My site in the yahoo directory brings in about 10 unique visitors per year

 

I think the same question was asked numerous times, here in DP

 

If you have a good advertising budget, then it's worth a shot.

 

Hi,

I gave it a shot...
Almost 2 weeks ago and it is still "pending"...
I wonder if someone really check new listing :-(

 

What is not too expensive at that price it