Yahoo Directories or Best of The Web: If you had to choose one?

[LayGiri]

Say you had to go with only 1 option here, both are very respected and a lot of sub categories have High DA and yada yada yada. Which one would you pick?

Deciding between directories like joeant and FFS is easy because I can just use site explorer to make my decision.... It's a bit harder for Yahoo and BOTW because of the sheer amount you are expected to shell out yearly. Anyone with experiences with either or both directories please share.

Thanks.

[Lumina]

I'd probably go with Yahoo, if only because it's a search engine that people do still use. However, another option to consider would be to join Yahoo local business (which is free) and BOTW.

[SErOb]

Neither.

[MiriamEllis]

Hey There,

You might find this LocalU video that references the current state of Yahoo to be helpful in assessing current expert sentiment:

http://localu.org/blog/video-a-tactical-response-to-the-new-google-local-3-pack-yahoos-role-in-local/

Regarding BOTW, our Local Search Ecosystem infographic (https://moz.com/learn/local/local-search-data-us) shows Best of the Web as one of the sources that may influence Google. I still consider them to be a good place to have good, clear NAP. Unless I'm mistaken, you can still get a free basic listing on BOTW here: https://secure.botw.org/secure/Signup.aspx?type=jumpstart&directory=local (somebody correct me if I've overlooked BOTW becoming paid only, please!)

Hope this helps!

[LittleDog]

Plz answer my question too. YOu sound like you know allot.  Currently I'm ranking very well for the city that my business is located but my Company does not only service people at our location but we service the entire county of Los Angeles. And I wanted to know if you would advise me on weather I should change something in my listing to help indicate that and if doing that would effect me in a negative manner when it came to my ranking? Plz advice Thank you in advance.

[MiriamEllis]

Hi Gayane!

Thanks for your kind note. As this question is on a totally different topic than the original question, I want to advise you to please start a brand new question for this. This way, you'll get feedback from the community as well as staff. I promise, I'll pop into your thread once you start a new one