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Does anyone know when Yahoo Directory stopped accepting gambling sites? I see one of my direct competitors who is only 26 months old in Yahoo Directory. I gave it a shot the other day and was rejected :(
Also, how long should I wait between submissons to DMOZ? Do they ever respond if they choose not to add you?
From what I remember Yahoo stopped accepting gambling website. The trick was to create a website, without any affiliate links/gambling materials and once you get accepted, then put up your stuff. I do not know if that still works, but doubt it's even worth doing it.
DMOZ, was always corrupted always will be. It's something Google devalued a long time ago, but people still try to get in there. No matter what kind of a website you have, doubt you can get in "on your own" and even if you do, doubt it's gonna give your the backlink benefit you are hoping for.
And no they will not respond at all. And you can be submitting for years.
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Originally Posted by PROFRBcom
Did they take and keep your $299?
I've heard of the yahoo trick hmm. What is the trick to getting into DMOZ?Quote:
Originally Posted by xecutable
They haven't refunded it yet but the site no longer says they will keep it. Also, I spoke to my CC company, who put Yahoo on the phone, and Yahoo promised an answer in 48h via email. When Yahoo was off the line, my CC company said they'd charge it back if the outcome was unsatisfactory ;)Quote:
Did they take and keep your $299?
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Originally Posted by PROFRBcom
Found this buried in the t&c's...
Please note: Yahoo Directory does not accept listings for online gambling sites and prescription drug sites. Online gambling sites are those that have gambling as their central theme, including those that accept wagers or require payment in exchange for the chance to win prizes, as well as sites that offer both information and links related primarily to the promotion of online gambling.
And this....
The current fee for Yahoo Directory Submit for initial consideration in the Directory is a NON-REFUNDABLE fee of US $299.00 applicable for each web site submitted that does not include adult content and/or services. If you are submitting a site offering adult content and/or services, the applicable fee for initial consideration in the Directory is a NON-REFUNDABLE FEE of US $600.00.
Those T&c's could be out of date of course. I looked a few days ago at listing a (gambling) site and could only see the $299 price. I suspect they don't know their a**e from their elbow...
Will be helpful if you can report back if the money bit goes the wrong way. I don't know, maybe they never actually acted on that clause.
Even if they say that the payment is non-refundable, try to charge it back anyway. It's worth a try.
I suspect that you are correct... they don't know what they are talking about and things are out of date on the site. I dug around in the emails and found a rejection email (relevant part pasted below). I also got a response back from them regarding the phone call I had with my credit card and Yahoo support.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaumi
August 18th rejection email
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with Yahoo! Directory Submit Order #xxxxxxx. We're sorry
to report that your site did not qualify for listing using the
Yahoo! Directory Submit service. Yahoo! does not accept listings for
online gambling sites. Online gambling sites are those that
have gambling as their central theme, including those that
accept wagers or require payment in exchange for the chance
to win prizes, as well as sites that offer both information and
links related primarily to the promotion of online gambling.
For this reason, your order has been forwarded to our billing
team for a full refund of the Yahoo! Directory Submit fee.
Sep 10 at 12:15 AM
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Dear Sir/Madam,
We regret to inform you that this site was denied and a refund has been issued which will be credited to your account within 7 to 30 days.
Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Yahoo Directory Submit Team
I distinctly recall having seen something about the fee being refundable when going through the process. It appears that I will be getting a refund. If they do not follow through, I clearly have enough evidence to have the Yahoo Directory fee charged back by my CC company :)
$299 is ludicrous anyway for what is essentially a totally outdated, unhelpful way of searching for stuff online. Who actually even uses Yahoo Directory to search for things? It's bonkers.
Google should value this only the same as any other directory, i.e. possibly helpful but shouldn't put a massive amount of weight on the link. You can get links in good directories for £35 if you really want to go down that route.
The only time I even consider directories as a useful method of searching is when I'm looking for real life services and even then trade/niche-specific directories have wiped the floor with the big general directories.
Just ping yahoo when you make a page or post. You can do this in yoast. 300 is not worth it. I spend money once for an advert on a gaming directory but not that much
I'm not exactly sure what you mean? Would you be so kind as to elaborate edgarf76?
There is a radio button in yoast that you can tick. Every time you make and update post and page it notifies yahoo and ask. You will get indexed much quicker.
I think the directory I am in is like dmoz but not gaming. Covers, btb, and other sites are in there. It cost less than 100 and gets direct traffic.