The Yahoo Directory is a useful place to list your business although it costs to be placed there. This article discusses other business directories including Googles business directory and back linking.
Yahoo!
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etween the end of 2002 to 2004, Yahoo!
used Google to provide primary search results.
Since then, already in second place, Yahoo! slowly lost more ground to Google.
A recent takeover attempt by Microsoft has only added fuel to speculation that
Yahoo has had its best day.
However different search engines continue to use each other and
Search
engine watch has a chart to keep up to date in this matter.
Being listed in Yahoo!'s
main directory often results in listings on its regional directories.
After DMOZ, this is your second priority as one
Yahoo! listing can also result in multiple links.
Also for consideration (especially as its free) is Googles own business directory - this will also get you listed
in googles local business directory with a map "pin". It only takes a few minutes to set your self up.
As a bonus you get to issue coupons as special offers for customers who come via google. This is
defenitely a plus as its free advertising on Googles business directory.
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Links from highly ranked sites
It is worth writing an informative
article for a site that itself generates a lot of
traffic. The article should give away some useful
related information. The hosting site will include
your name and a link to your email and/or site.
"This is Free advertising!"
This is Free advertising! Plus it helps establish you as an authority on your chosen subject. Also it's a quality link in that Google weights single links over pages of links.
The link its self is most useful when it contains the keywords in the link text, so try to find sites that will link in that way for you. Don't forget to suggest the link text, most webmasters want to minimise on their workload and will probably cut and paste your suggestion.
