Is Yahoo Directory dead?

Fevi Yu January 16, 2014

So I don’t think that Yahoo dir is part of the new Yahoo’s Strategy.  The last time I bought I directory listing from Yahoo was 4 years ago.  I don’t remember having any issues when I bought it the last time except for my password retrieval.  (I don’t use Yahoo often so I never remember my password)  But when that was settled, I clicked and clicked and purchased a directory listing. Today, I found my category (which, by the way was not an easy task) and clicked on Suggest a Site:

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Category Page on Yahoo Dir
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Wrong landing page on Yahoo Dir

I must have carefully looked at every link on this page and even clicked back and clicked on it quite a few times. Would be nice for an Official statement from Yahoo! as to what their plans are on Yahoo Dir, its been one of my fave Directories and was always an effective link.

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Fevi Yu

SEO Consultant since 2008 · Pubcon speaker

Fevi Yu is a seasoned SEO and LLM consultant, digital agency founder, and Pubcon speaker. She is the creator of the Basic Website Package—the only web design and technical SEO-integrated solution proven to rank and generate inquiries within weeks of launch. Her clients’ websites consistently appear on the first page of results—both in traditional search and AI-generated responses. Her writing focuses on strategies that help clients grow and compete online.

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