Bloggeries

Go Back   Blog Forum - Bloggeries > Blogging Basics of the Blogosphere > Blog Marketing

Blog Marketing Blog Marketing Discussion

Learn how to set up a blog, start blogging, produce quality content and use these forums as your internet marketing courses.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old March 11th, 2008, 10:36 AM
Bloggeries's Avatar
Bonafied Blogaholic
Administrator
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Blogosphere at Large!
Posts: 6,364
iTrader: (1)
Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute
Default Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

What's the correlation between yahoo search engine traffic and having a yahoo directory listing.

Personally I don't have one and I get very little Yahoo traffic compared to say Google.

My question is anyone here listed in the Yahoo Directory and if so how is your traffic from yahoo? If all it takes is a $200 a year or so contribution to the directory to get access to Yahoo's traffic.. I'm in!
__________________
Web's best deal on blog hosting - 25% Off + we pay you $20US, why not!?
Stop Having a Boring Life Travel Blog


Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote

Don't Like Ads?? Register as a Member and These Ads Will Disappear!

-->
  #2  
Old March 11th, 2008, 01:22 PM
GREEN's Avatar
Bonafide Blogger
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 65
iTrader: (0)
GREEN will become famous soon enough GREEN will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

I listed my business site (not a blog) for $299 about 4 months ago. I did notice a slight increase in yahoo traffic from the listings. You need to ask yourself how much traffic do I need to make the $299 investment pay off. For my business site the listing is a no-brainer, for my other sites it is a bad investment (for now).
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old March 13th, 2008, 01:46 AM
Bloggeries's Avatar
Bonafied Blogaholic
Administrator
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Blogosphere at Large!
Posts: 6,364
iTrader: (1)
Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute Bloggeries has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

Quote:
Originally Posted by GREEN View Post
I listed my business site (not a blog) for $299 about 4 months ago. I did notice a slight increase in yahoo traffic from the listings. You need to ask yourself how much traffic do I need to make the $299 investment pay off. For my business site the listing is a no-brainer, for my other sites it is a bad investment (for now).
So basically you'd say you saw some trickle traffic from the directory but no noticeable / significant increase in organic yahoo traffic?
__________________
Web's best deal on blog hosting - 25% Off + we pay you $20US, why not!?
Stop Having a Boring Life Travel Blog


Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old March 13th, 2008, 08:29 AM
kathiemt's Avatar
Blogger Supreme
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 122
iTrader: (0)
kathiemt will become famous soon enough kathiemt will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

Have you heard of yahoo slurp? One of my clients stats shows very large number of hits via this crawler and yet her blog shows mainly Google and hardly anything of yahoo visiting.
__________________
Kathie M. Thomas, Author, Blogger, Virtual Assistant
http://www.vadirectory.net/blog/ - Working as a VA
http://kathiesphotos.com/blog/ - Kathies Photos
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old March 13th, 2008, 11:34 AM
GREEN's Avatar
Bonafide Blogger
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 65
iTrader: (0)
GREEN will become famous soon enough GREEN will become famous soon enough
Default Re: Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloggeries View Post
So basically you'd say you saw some trickle traffic from the directory but no noticeable / significant increase in organic yahoo traffic?
I think it increased my Yahoo percentage 2-5%, I have not figured the actual amount of visitors yet. In theory it would only require one conversion every 3-4 years to cover the expense of the yahoo directory for my business site.

These are made up numbers, but they show how my mind works when it comes to running an ad. I consider the Yahoo directory a 1 year ad.

1000 random visitors that searched for my keywords
=10 request for my goods/services
=4 appointments to show my goods/services
=1 sold project
= over $1000 profit
On the same note, my industry average is around 10-15% of the total job cost is spent on getting the job (ads). In theory I could afford $700+ per job or with the numbers above 70 cents per click. I can directly credit yahoo with providing me jobs so the $299 is well worth it!

For my goof off sites 1000 visitors only provides me with maybe $10 in income from ads. Since my green site is new and is not getting much search engine/keyword traffic yet I can not figure what a "good visitor" is worth yet. At this point paying the $299 would be a gamble for my green site. I might try to have it listed for free (non-business) but I am not sure if they would consider my site as a business if it runs ads.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old March 13th, 2008, 10:59 PM
thenetfool's Avatar
Blogger Supreme
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Rockville, MD
Posts: 163
iTrader: (0)
thenetfool has a spectacular aura about thenetfool has a spectacular aura about thenetfool has a spectacular aura about
Send a message via AIM to thenetfool
Default Re: Yahoo Directory Listing + Yahoo Traffic - Correlation?

Yeah that's a very sizeable investment. You definitely need to make sure it is worth it before you go ahead and have your website/blog listed.
Then again, the ad revenue might allow you to cover relatively easy. But hey, who knows until you try?
__________________
Jimvesting | Make Money Online | Stock Market Basics

Turn Time Into Cash - I'm Bullish on the Net! thumbs up
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usReddit! Stumble this Post!Twit this!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:17 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1

Blog Directory | Submit Blog | Latest Blogs | Blogging Blog | Blog Reviews | Blog Forum