Do they REALLY process free submissions?

4 submissions in 6 months, still noone from Yahoo visited my web site

[ijan]

I submitted my web site to Yahoo four times in the last six months, but according to my logs not a single editor from Yahoo came to my site (except the infamous link checker addl.yahoo.com). I am absolutely sure that I am submitting to the right category. The webmaster of a similar-theme web site had used paid submission, and her site got accepted quickly. She links her web site to mine and describes my web site as a "must see!". I even wrote this in my last two submissions, but I don't think it would help because it is clear that they DON'T read free submissions. Yahoo rightfully deserves the term "blackhole" unless you pay them. Pity.

[agerhart]

>>>Pity.>>>

The pity really is how "corporate", lifeless, and webmaster-unfriendly Yahoo has gotten lately

[FreeBee]

Hmmm!

Any new site that's serious about getting traffic has to look at the directories first and that means Yahoo!, L$ and ODP.

If you consider the value of Yahoo referrals then the payment shouldn't be a stumbling block....

[Eric_Jarvis]

I've always been happy with Yahoo until very recently...now that I'm trying to get them to move a site that has changed it's nature into a more appropriate category I'm getting more than a mite miffed with them...it's not like we've done anything underhand...we simply added some functionality to a company information site...and we want to be listed according to the new function of the site

I'm fine with the regional Yahoos...they still seem very helpful

[seth_wilde]

If your trying to get a free submission in through a "business & economy" category your wasting your time. If your dead set on not paying Yahoo try submitting to a regional category. If you want to do business nationally or internationally I would recommend just giving them your money.

[FreeBee]

>>If you want to do business nationally or internationally I would recommend just giving them your money.

Affirmative.

[MaliciousDan]

I know of at least one site that got into yahoo recently through a free submission. I don't have all the details of the site offhand other than they didn't pay for the submission. They might have just gotten lucky, even before the paid submission started most people were pretty confident that 85% of all submissions were ignored completely.

[mivox]

I've always had good luck submitting to a regional category (free), and having accepted sites added to the top-level cats in addition.

[grnidone]

Mivox,

Maybe that is the way to go with Yahoo. Submit to the regionals and suggest additionally the main cats.

I have basically given up on Yahoo. IF you can get in ANYWHERE, be grateful...but don't ever expect to change your description or site category without a court order.

I will say that I have not tried the regional cats, though.

-G

[adamxcl]

I got in with a paid submission but unfortunately.. not to the directory I requested. Requests to move or add it correctly have been ignored for 8 months. So in the end I paid money, got listed, but most all of my yahoo traffic comes from Google supplying the web results.

[caine]

Great Question.

I've always wondered about this, site is B&E, got it listed in Yahoo via express, however the desc is not great, i am still trying to get this changed - ain't going to give up on this one.

In the London Pubconference, individuals mentioned that you could get B&E sites into the regionals, can you also get them into the regionals if it is listed in the main .com directory.

If so, how do i go around doing it, maximizing the scope of the site, to readdress the rather brutal contortions inflicted upon my listing in the main db ?

[uksitesubmit]

Just received confirmation of getting site listed in the directory 2 days agobut its not there yet :)
First time and it took approx 8 days.
Another key thing to think about is there many sites in the directory you are submitting too, less may be better.

[catspaw inoz]

In a regional category, my free submission was listed in 6 days and the site is now getting a steady stream of traffic

[Brett_Tabke]

I've only heard of a handful of free submissions still getting in - and those were in regional categories. You either have to know someone at Yahoo or pay the $200 bribery fee.

[grnidone]

The pity really is how "corporate", lifeless, and webmaster-unfriendly Yahoo has gotten lately

Lately? I've never known Yahoo to be otherwise. They have always been the biggest fish in the sea, and they know it.

-G

[angiolo]

I submitted a site (free submission) on Yahoo Germany, about 8 months ago (two times). The site is listed on Yahoo.com (English version). I tried to submit the German version pages.

The site is fine. I got the listing on DMOZ (Germany) in 4 days!!!

I think that I will have to switch to the paid submission for Yahoo.