Some people list with the Yahoo directory for the link juice... not necessarily for the direct traffic that will come from it. No one really uses the directory much to do searches, but some people believe that Google sees that as a high-quality back link that MAY improve your Google rankings in the long run. The problem is, there is no proof of this and there is a lot of speculation around it.
I always pay for a Yahoo directory link, but I don't recommend it if you cannot afford it. It's not necessary to have a listing in the Yahoo Directory get a good Google ranking these days, but it's just something I've always done. I started doing it back in 2000 when it really did matter, and I've just continued to do so with all my sites. A personal choice.
And I only had to pay the $300 one time for all my sites because they do not fall in the "commercial" category. Yahoo doesn't really explain that well in their terms, but if your site does not fall in a commercial/shopping category, you will only be charged once. Yes, even if you have affiliate links and Google ads on your site.
I haven't been able to get a site into DMOZ since 2002. Again, it's not necessary to get into any of these directories to boost your search engine rankings. If you can get in to DMOZ, great. But if you can't, don't sweat it.
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