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Yahoo Directory

by Begbie
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Has anyone had any success using the Yahoo directory. I heard from many "Gurus" though online learning and seminars that I have taken that it can be worth paying $299 a year for a link on the directory.
But, when going deep into the directory I see most of the listings are on a page that has Zero page rank.
If you know, does the Yahoo Directory have link juice or is it just good for getting traffic because of the link.
Thanks In Advance,

Jon`
#directory #yahoo
  • Profile picture of the author peterdavid
    It used to be very good, but not anymore.
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    • Profile picture of the author pettforest
      I don't know anything about it. Maybe there is.
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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    You pay because you want the traffic that can be generated, not
    for backlink juice. Much cheaper ways for that. Sometimes you
    cannot judge PR passed on by the PR of the page.

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    • Profile picture of the author Shaunman
      You pay because you want the traffic that can be generated, not
      for backlink juice. Much cheaper ways for that. Sometimes you
      cannot judge PR passed on by the PR of the page.
      I better not have paid for the traffic, my link has been in the Yahoo Directory for a couple of weeks now and it has only given me about 10 visitors to my site.

      But as far as PR goes my link is on a PR 5 page and a PR 2 page, which seems pretty good to me. I just hope they stay on those pages and don't get pushed back with time.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        Those 10 visitors should be very targeted, however.

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  • Profile picture of the author MervikHaums
    I don't think that yahoo directory listing is for traffic any more. It's just for the link benefit.
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  • Profile picture of the author lisaweyn
    I listed one of my sites in yahoo and it is gradually bringing traffic, not as I expected though.
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  • Profile picture of the author ferriswannabe
    This a very extensive experiment done by one of our fellow warriors answering your question.

    THE YAHOO DIRECTORY FOR $299 PER YEAR / YOU MAY WANT TO READ THIS, MY 20K EXPERIMENT ROUND 2

    hope this helps answer your question.

    Good Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author cassey
    thanks for sharing it! Really great and I appreciate your post too much.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaunman
      Those 10 visitors should be very targeted, however.

      Paul
      Well so are the 1,000s of visitors I got from the SEs and article marketing for free during that time. Honestly I wanted the link to help boost up my traffic and give my site some added trust. The traffic is just a bonus. If all I'm getting out of the deal is added traffic it isn't worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author BriannaZachary
    heard about it many days ago,have not clear idea,sorry boro
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  • Profile picture of the author hotftuna
    If I was designing a search algo, I would give credit to sites listed in the Yahoo Directory. This is because I would know that the site had been screened, and it must be of some value. I think that a listing may help in the SERPs.

    Let's say that direct traffic, link juice, and SERP improvements add up to 10% more business (just for argument sake). It may not pay to submit a site earning $20/month, but it would be worth submitting a site earning $500/month.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jordan Kovats
    The listing DEFINITELY will help you in the serps...I have had bumps of 8-12 spots. And when you are on page 2 or 3, it matters. I only do it for SERPS, not for traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author glassytaz
    $299 /year is a lot to pay for a listing in a directory I wonder how much it helps for your yahoo rankings
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  • Profile picture of the author XavierColas85
    I have build links from Yahoo directories but I don't think that they are much effective as traffic from them is very poor.
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  • Profile picture of the author pr678com
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    i don't think it will bring losts of traffic to our site, but it is sure that it will give a high quality backlink to your site.
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