gettind into yahoo without paying

beaver · #1 08-11-2006, 12:47 PM

Hi,

Is there any quick way to get into yahoo without paying ? Will their spiders do as Google's spiders and follow links they find on different pages ? or is the only way to get in too pay or the free submission ? I did the free submission about a month ago and still haven't seent any Yahoo activity on my page at all.... and I still don't think I'm ready to give up $300 a year for a paid inclusion.

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eagles · #2 08-11-2006, 12:50 PM

There really isn't a quick way to get into Yahoo without paying. But, you will eventually get into Yahoo, it will just take a couple of months. I did not pay for Yahoo inclusion and I'm on the 1st page for most of my keywords. So, unless you have $300

to burn, sit tight and have patience.
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gilchrist · #3 08-11-2006, 12:53 PM

tell me when you pay $300 does that spider and list one page only or does it go throughout the site and spider and list the whole site? -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

splendor · #4 08-11-2006, 12:56 PM

Hi

If you have only one site then it is difficult, as ideally you can get spidered in a matter of days into Yahoo! Search. All you need is to find a page tha is spidered regularly by the Yahoo! Slurp spider, slap a link up, and your in.

You will need a few more links to get deep spidered, but they can be from anywhere although you should check that the pages appear in the Yahoo index or else yahoo will not know about the links.

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fraser · #5 08-11-2006, 12:59 PM

I reckon that waiting for 2 months to get decent ranks in yahoo is worthless, and the $300 is worth it for any ecomm site, if you cant make $300 with the site on yahoo, within 2 months you shouldnt be promoting it anyways.

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IMHO · #6 08-11-2006, 01:01 PM

IMHO $300 for a link is a joke - if you have that kind of money for a single link a well writen and positioned PR article on the right distribution and lists gets you far more than any link in a directory ever will. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

heartthrob · #7 08-11-2006, 01:04 PM

It really wasn't worth it for me last year when I submitted it. I've since let that expire and resubmitted using the free site submission. Not sure if they're going to frown upon that or not. But in either case DMOZ is probably much more important than Yahoo as far as directories go. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

dale · #8 08-11-2006, 01:08 PM

I fully endorse fraser's opinion, what it really boils down to is what is your return on investment with regards to the $300. Obviously if you don't make more than $300 in a year from your Yahoo Directory listing, then you may not want to do it. If you break even, then I think it is still worth it from a PR/backlink standpoint. what's the benefit if your costs outweighs your income. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

chicken · #9 08-11-2006, 01:11 PM

I am going to throw my hat into the ring now as well

Yahoo! directory does not actually feed the Yahoo! search serps, but Yahoo! HAVE confirmed that yahoo! slurp spider DOES spider the directory. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

pumice · #10 08-12-2006, 06:50 AM

There was a recent thread on DigitalPoint and one guy was claiming that he can get your site listed in Yahoo for free.

I am not sure he is a mod at yahoo, but he said that he can be paid after site is listed.

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