Is this Directory Guide by SEOmoz still accurate?

[randfish]

Since the full-fledged version is very significant, I've asked the team to come up with a mimimum solution; possibly just another list without comment/submissions functionality. I hope to have that up very soon (possibly even just as an Excel download or Google Docs accessible with a password.

[Francisco_Meza]

Thanks for updating this directory. I can't believe there were over 2,000 people who viewed my post.

[KeriMorgret]

Just wanted to leave a quick note saying that SEOmoz has upgraded our Link Directory! You can view a post Cyrus wrote with more information about the directory update and link building via directories at http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-link-directory-best-practices

[AdenBrands]

I'm sure it will be worth it in the end. Just to make sure im not going to post to any directories ( apart from DMOZ ) until Rand and the team get back to us all!

[KeriMorgret]

Hi! We updated this directory in late September. See the post at http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-link-directory-best-practices for more information.

[joesk]

Just found this post while searching the forums and wondering if the new list ever became available?

[KeriMorgret]

Hi Joseph,

The new list became available in late September of last year. See my previous post above that has a link to the blog post Cyrus made with some more information.

[joesk]

Thank you so much - I managed to miss the link in that post somehow when I looked at it previously...

[DeltonChilds]

I was wondering this very thing!  Especially after you're hearing all this Penguin directory stuff.  Is the directory listings still good, as of May 2012?  We're all wondering!

Because... Rand... I need some links!!

[randfish]

We're actually going to analyze them as part of a project: https://plus.google.com/u/1/111294201325870406922/posts/MMFUVjTqHYN

I expect that while many "crap" directories that existed just for SEO will be affected, these will remain high quality and generally valuable.

[Gordon_Hall]

As always, this area of paid links seems to bring about differing opinions. Are paid links on directories still valid? Listening to the likes of Ken McGaffin over at Wordtracker, he seems to suggest we should never pay for links or directories.

Moreover, if it is acceptable to go with a legitimate list such as this one  is there such a thing as too many of these (in this list) paid directories?

SO.... is there a final definitive word (at least for today!) - paid directory links - still acceptable and will it harm if I did 30? 50? 200?

[randfish]

I would do it only for the most trusted of brand name directories - Yahoo!, Better Business Bureau, and maybe Best of the Web, but probably very little else.