Why would Google tell you in it’s webmaster guidelines
section that you should pay $300 per year to its number one competitor
Yahoo in order for your website to be listed in the Yahoo directory?
That’s because its important. If an independent editor
at Yahoo looks at your website and thinks its good enough to be
listed in the yahoo directory, then that’s a sign for Google
that your website is pretty good and should get a few extra brownie
points in linking terms.
RingJohn submits your site to a handful of directories like Yahoo,
Deemoz, Business.com and a few others. Some of these directories
charge a recurring fee on an annual basis.