Yahoo cheat to make webmasters pay to get top positions

[sniperhiga]

I was analysing Yahoo, Google, MSN results and found interesting facts.
Everyone can check it.
If you type one popular keyword like "Hotel" or "Real Estate" all top 10 results on Google, Yahoo, MSN you can find in Yahoo directory because this sites spend thousands for this positions and they never miss Yahoo directory.
But... if you type popular 2-3 words keywords such as "Free website promotion" "Affordable laptops" etc...
Yahoo 7/10 - 9/10 websites who paid $299 yr. for paid Yahoo directory.
Google 2/10 - 6/10 websites who paid 299 yr. for Yahoo.
MSN 1/10 - 5/10 Yahoo directory sites.

If you do the same, you will see that Yahoo gives better positions for websites who actually pay them.

Simple test gave me also good result... sites who work with Google have equal rights with websites who ignore Google advertising. Google does not care if your site has Google adds or not.
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Anyway it is little sad, even websites with many .edu backlinks Yahoo ignore.

[lizza]

Interesting finds..go ahead

[David E]

A listing definatly helps your Yahoo rankings alot!

[Bluecircle]

Sounds like I should pay for a Yahoo directory listing!

Also, .edu links are no more powerful than any other TLD.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by Bluecircle

Sounds like I should pay for a Yahoo directory listing!

But remember! Google ignore yahoo directory links.

My opinion. For 300 you can build nice links from bunch other websites and create better traffic from Google which will beat Yahoo traffic you will get.

[cessai]

haven't heard about this.. anyway, this is interesting and thanks for sharing

[ninjashoes]

hmm I wouldnt pay for one unless I was sure it would pay for itself, otherwise whats the point?

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by ninjashoes

hmm I wouldnt pay for one unless I was sure it would pay for itself, otherwise whats the point?

Ok, imagine that you add your link to Yahoo directory.
Try to find information how many visitors you will get in year.
After count how much money you make per 100 visitors.
After this you will understant if it worth it.

[Webfu]

Originally Posted by sniperhiga

My opinion. For 300 you can build nice links from bunch other websites and create better traffic from Google which will beat Yahoo traffic you will get.

Ok but then once you achieve your positions in Google, your still missing the Yahoo traffic unless you jump through their hoops! Granted your not missing that much traffic... its just Yahoo. But as you know there is still SOME traffic to be had from Yahoo.

I'm not real stoked either with all the new changes Yahoo has given us the last year. Even getting a listing in the directory does not mean you will get listed in Yahoo's SERPS.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by Webfu

I'm not real stoked either with all the new changes Yahoo has given us the last year. Even getting a listing in the directory does not mean you will get listed in Yahoo's SERPS.

I agree, Yahoo directory usefull for websites who already got good MSN, Google, Ask serps but missing traffic from Yahoo.

[Sideways]

My website intermountaintraders.com is listed here in the directory, in fact its even in the top 10 of this category -

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Ec...and_Equipment/

- Yet Yahoo has penazlized every freakin' page from my website and does not include it in its SERPS. So frusterating.... this website use to do really well in Yahoo for a long time. Then last year at some point Y! dropped it completely and ever since is only indexing my homepage.

See here - http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=int...aintraders.com

--> Really p!sses me off that this is a legimate website yet Yahoo has found a reason to all but ban me from its serps. I guess I can stop paying for the Yahoo directory now that its not working for me. I own other websites that do great in Yahoo, it just doesn't like this one of mine.

[sniperhiga]

Originally Posted by Sideways

My website intermountaintraders.com is listed here in the directory, in fact its even in the top 10 of this category -

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Ec...and_Equipment/

- Yet Yahoo has penazlized every freakin' page from my website and does not include it in its SERPS. So frusterating.... this website use to do really well in Yahoo for a long time. Then last year at some point Y! dropped it completely and ever since is only indexing my homepage.

See here - http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=int...aintraders.com

--> Really p!sses me off that this is a legimate website yet Yahoo has found a reason to all but ban me from its serps. I guess I can stop paying for the Yahoo directory now that its not working for me. I own other websites that do great in Yahoo, it just doesn't like this one of mine.

I never paid Yahoo.
My website Manhattanservice has about 850 - 1000 people a mont from Google, about 60-80 people from MSN, about 50 people from ASK, Snap, Alexa, Acoona and other search enginees. Yahoo gives me only 1 - 5 people a month. I hate yahoo.