Would you or did you give Yahoo $600 to get listed?

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  • pussyluver
    Clueless OleMan
    • Mar 2003
    • 11009

    #1

    Would you or did you give Yahoo $600 to get listed?

    As most know, Yahoo charges $600 for the chance of a quick listing on their SE. Would you? Did you?
  • Ic3m4nZ
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2003
    • 6285

    #2
    Yes 600$ is a good investment for this.

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    • doober
      Confirmed User
      • Jul 2003
      • 6984

      #3
      if they would act6ually list you im sure many of us would be willing to pay, the thing is they "review" the sites for 600$ with no gurantee of a listing.
      Very shit deal for 6 bills

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      • pussyluver
        Clueless OleMan
        • Mar 2003
        • 11009

        #4
        Originally posted by Ic3m4nZ
        Yes 600$ is a good investment for this.
        Seems like a lot for the little guy.

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        • pussyluver
          Clueless OleMan
          • Mar 2003
          • 11009

          #5
          For $600 I'm listed!!!!! That would really piss me off if they didn't!!

          Anyone not get listed for the $600

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          • doober
            Confirmed User
            • Jul 2003
            • 6984

            #6
            Originally posted by pussyluver
            For $600 I'm listed!!!!! That would really piss me off if they didn't!!

            Anyone not get listed for the $600
            If anyone can gurantee me a listing in yahoo for 600 i ll take a dozen!

            alot of people i know got nailed with this scam

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            • Rictor
              Old Timer
              • Jan 2001
              • 12208

              #7
              Pick up domains off the expired list that are already listed.

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              • DVTimes
                xxx
                • Jun 2003
                • 31650

                #8
                As google seems now to be the main search engine, I am not that much interested in Yahoo as it seems to be used less and less.

                |As they take the money even if they do not list your site, I would not pay it. If they did return your cash if it was not listed, then I may be tempted. But I am sure that for $600, I could better invest it into other ways to get more hits. It just seems a lot of money for a search engine that seems to be now not the main one.

                OK, maybe I am wrong, but I do not remember the last time I used yahoo (in the 90's I guess), these days I just use google, and everybody I see using the net uses google.
                XXX

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                • pussyluver
                  Clueless OleMan
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 11009

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Rictor
                  Pick up domains off the expired list that are already listed.
                  That's $600 per year to keep the listing I think.

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                  • Mr.Soze
                    Confirmed User
                    • Apr 2002
                    • 627

                    #10
                    It's $600 Per Year now, I got 2-3 listings that were to be
                    renewed now in February.
                    I cancelled them, wasn't enough traffic to be worth the 600.

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                    • washiez
                      Confirmed User
                      • Feb 2001
                      • 1118

                      #11
                      Yahoo Directory listings went to shit when they stopped listing them first.
                      every click counts...

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                      • Raven
                        Confirmed User
                        • Jul 2001
                        • 6874

                        #12
                        Back in the day, when Yahoo was a real directory, we would celebrate when our sites were accepted. For free. It would take weeks and months, but, once in, sign ups were practically guaranteed.

                        Then, the 199. deal. Which wasn't too bad and was still worth the money for a chance to be reviewed and possibly listed.

                        But, this six hundred deal isn't worth it, in my opinion. Especially since it's only the guarantee of a review, not a listing. And, it's got to be paid for every year.

                        Now, Yahoo is dumping Google, if I read that correctly, so who knows...
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                        • Dveron
                          Confirmed User
                          • Dec 2002
                          • 2794

                          #13
                          Originally posted by washiez
                          Yahoo Directory listings went to shit when they stopped listing them first.
                          Definately. Maybe it will change once they drop Google but I'm not holding my breath.
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                          • Mr.Soze
                            Confirmed User
                            • Apr 2002
                            • 627

                            #14
                            Still got a lot of free listings, better then nothing atleast.

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                            • fuckerWAD
                              Registered User
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 80

                              #15
                              If you are not initially accepted you have the oportunity to change your site to be up to par and be accepted. I also believe that they tell you what is wrong to. I think that they very rarely do not accept sites. You have to be doing some very shitty stuff not to be accepted.

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                              • sweetcuties
                                Confirmed User
                                • Feb 2002
                                • 5859

                                #16
                                I did for 2 sites... well worth it

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                                • pussyluver
                                  Clueless OleMan
                                  • Mar 2003
                                  • 11009

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Mr.Soze
                                  It's $600 Per Year now, I got 2-3 listings that were to be
                                  renewed now in February.
                                  I cancelled them, wasn't enough traffic to be worth the 600.
                                  It's not only the traffic. Might help with Google keyword placement???

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                                  • BV
                                    wtf
                                    • Sep 2001
                                    • 10914

                                    #18
                                    I have 3 domains (that i know of) listed in yahoo directory. First one was a free submission, second was when it was 600 one time fee and the last was recently when some Yahoo editor just added one of my sites out of the blue. That was NICE!

                                    I'm pretty sure you can make more than 600 bucks a year off that listing, but not enough in my opinion to wait that long.

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                                    • digifan
                                      The Profiler
                                      • Oct 2002
                                      • 14618

                                      #19
                                      No way... I can get listed for free anytime and have top category listings.
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                                      • CamChicks
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Sep 2003
                                        • 1552

                                        #20
                                        um.. couldn't you just chargeback if they dont list you?

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                                        • StuartD
                                          Sofa King Band
                                          • Jul 2002
                                          • 29903

                                          #21
                                          If you can build up the traffic without yahoo, they'll list you faster.

                                          They're a directory/search engine. They wouldn't be very good if they didn't have good traffic sites listed... would they?

                                          They'll list you on their own.
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                                          • washiez
                                            Confirmed User
                                            • Feb 2001
                                            • 1118

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Dveron


                                            Definately. Maybe it will change once they drop Google but I'm not holding my breath.
                                            I really doubt that will happen. It's a shame too.. that was what seperated Yahoo from the other engines.
                                            every click counts...

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                                            • B40
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2001
                                              • 7020

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Rictor
                                              Pick up domains off the expired list that are already listed.
                                              I got a credit card domain listed in Yahoo like that....who wants to buy it?

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                                              • SENSEX
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jan 2003
                                                • 1159

                                                #24
                                                back in the day paying to get listed on Yahoo was worth it. You could make your money back within hours of them ading your site. If their directory listings actually came up first it might still be worth it, but untill that happens it's a ripoff. I had a site rejected, and you get one appeal with them (at least thats how it use to be) and on appeal I was accepted.
                                                And Yahoo has not helped my Google rankings at all.

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                                                • Go Fuck ... Mark
                                                  Registered User
                                                  • Jan 2003
                                                  • 8

                                                  #25
                                                  I have my sites listed in Yahoo but this was done when listings were free and when the $600 listings were a one time fee. Now that it is $600 per year I dont think it is worth it.

                                                  My sites rank well in Yahoo based on popularity, which is nice. But since Yahoo let webmasters with freesites with names like !!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111AAAAAAAAblowjobs.com flood their directory listings, I think Yahoo sucks.

                                                  I don't list my new sites there anymore. Your money could be better spent elsewhere.
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                                                  • synergysex
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Jan 2004
                                                    • 461

                                                    #26
                                                    No and no.

                                                    Getting ranked well on Google and listed in DMOZ/ODP is much more important, much cheaper and much more productive. Yahoo! is a pretty low-volume search engine anymore, IMHO. They aren't even in my top 10 anymore whereas Google has always been my #1 for some time.
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                                                    • icedemon
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                      • 1022

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by B40


                                                      I got a credit card domain listed in Yahoo like that....who wants to buy it?
                                                      If your serious, give me a email at
                                                      gfy AT axx DOT net

                                                      By the way, your right synergysex. I just worry about Google and DMOZ, the rest I submit once, but really don't care if I get listed. I even submit to the foreign search engines, which probably give me more traffic than Yahoo do.
                                                      Clips4Sale.com

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                                                      • SKULL
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jun 2003
                                                        • 1953

                                                        #28
                                                        Nah..
                                                        www.traffic-trades.com

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                                                        • sheldonjuan
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Sep 2003
                                                          • 875

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by pussyluver
                                                          As most know, Yahoo charges $600 for the chance of a quick listing on their SE. Would you? Did you?

                                                          yes, if they reject you, you can appeal...

                                                          btw, this is an annual charge!
                                                          fuck it, I dont need a sig!

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                                                          • B40
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Jul 2001
                                                            • 7020

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by icedemon


                                                            If your serious, give me a email at
                                                            gfy AT axx DOT net

                                                            By the way, your right synergysex. I just worry about Google and DMOZ, the rest I submit once, but really don't care if I get listed. I even submit to the foreign search engines, which probably give me more traffic than Yahoo do.
                                                            ICQ me 34763846

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                                                            • Kingfish
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                              • 668

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by CamChicks
                                                              um.. couldn't you just chargeback if they dont list you?
                                                              I think you could come up with good grounds for that. All you would have to do is show that a few of the existing sites in the category were inferior to yours, and charge it back. Since they never seem to go through the directory once a site is in you should be able to find at least a couple of examples in any given category.

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