Add URL to directory - pay for this?

[cgchris99]

I have been working on getting more backlinks for my site. So I put into google "keyword +add url"

As I am checking out the possible places to add my listing, I notice one of my competitors seems to be on every one I have hit.

Some of these say $39.99 to add to listing, like Joeant. I find it hard to believe that my competitor spent $39.99 to add to each one of these directories.

Is there like a good one to pay for that most of these use or maybe two or three.

I don't like the idea of paying for some of these links considering some don't have any PR or are PR2 like joeant.

Thanks for any advice

[gnikiv]

Joeant is free if you sign up as an editor. Everyone is accepted.

Skaffe is free 4 hours of every day or become an editor.

GoGuides is free if you become an editor.

Gimpsy is free.

A little bit of working with these can make it easy and will pay off in the long run.

[somerset]

cgChris99, I've also noticed that quite a few directories have low insignificant pr on the actual page holding your links. You can spend out a lot on very low performing pages. There are a few good ones around though, sticky me for a pr5 example that has a low number of competing links on the pages.