Pay to list on Yahoo Directory Worth it or not?

[Manpasand]

Yes, it's definitely worth it. If your competitors are there then you must be there, too.

I am agree with bhartzer. Directory listing is also help for boost your ranking in Yahoo and Google.

[cbp]

rcmedia2004:

I launched a new site less than 3 weeks ago for a local company... I used the Free Yahoo submission (*i.e. didn't pay the $300 fee) and did a little optimizing,,,but not overly so just for the sheer fact I've only been at it less tha 3 weeks.
Well, 2 nights ago I checked Yahoo for our top 10 keywords there... we are #1 - 3 for all of them... that fast!
I can't explain this at all.. I have a few theories though.
Our search results are similar at MSN and MSN beta as well.
Very strange but I'm not complaining of course.

and Jayms

It wasn't for me either. My advice, if you are showing up well in Yahoo!, a paid inclusion will not help (in fact, may make it worse), so don't bother.

see my quote earlier in this thread:

You are confused between the free submit for the Yahoo Search Index and the free submit for the Yahoo Directory - they are very differnt things. This thread is about the Yahoo Directory.

and numerous times in this thread:
http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=31235

We are discussing here the $299 for pain inclusion in the Yahoo Directory - not paid incusion in teh Yahoo Search Index.

CBP

[Jayms]

again, if you show up well without it, paying will probably will have little or no effect.