There are many other directories other than (DMOZ) where you could list your website. Some of the directories that offer free and paid inclusion are Yahoo directory, Look smart/Zeal, JoeAnt, Go Guides, and Gimpsy. It would be worthwhile to take into consideration the costs and benefits of including your lucrative websites in Yahoo!

The Express service may be for you if you want or require your products and services to be listed quickly. The main use of Yahoo! Express Directory is to provide fast paid directory entry for business sites. The Express submission site page can be found here: https://ecom.yahoo.com/dir/express/intro/ .

For listing commercially based business sites in the directory the Express Directory inclusion is used.

So that the Yahoo staffers evaluate your site quickly for directory suitability the Express inclusion is being used. Within seven working days the Yahoo promises to check your website. This time frame is compared to their routinely two, month waiting period for free listings. Yahoo! Will place your site on the fast track to a directory listing for a non-refundable annually recurring fee of $299.00 US ($600.00 US for adult sites).

One thing that should be made note of is that the Yahoo! Fee does not guarantee your websites inclusion in the directory and it also does not guarantee that the choice for your site will be used in the directory listing. It does not guarantee to place your site in your choice of category or sub-category. The annual fee only ensures that your site will be examined for suitability within seven working days.

The success or failure of the Express inclusion will be notified to you through e-mail by Yahoo!. Incase of rejection you will be given the reasons for it as an added service. You could reapply if your site is rejected by making the changes given by Yahoo!. The non-refundable fee should be submitted along with your next submission site and the process is the same for the next attempt too. You have to provide your credit card details to Yahoo! Directory. Remember that the directory fee is an annual fee. In order to retain your listing in Yahoo! Directory you should pay the fee every year. It is not a one time payment that will be charged to your credit card. On the one year acceptance automatically your credit card will be charged $299.00US ($600.00 Us for adult sites) for your site to be included in the directory. When you apply remember the annual fee. The annual fee is worth potential results.

Be sure that your website will load properly on different browsers. You could test your website by trying it on more than one browser. For example if a site is entirely written in java, it is unlikely to be accepted by all the browsers.

The content of your website should be in English. It is strongly advised that you have a translator if your site is not in English. It is not necessary to ensure inclusion during translation service, but it would certainly help your cause.

It is advisable for you to check your website links as your website links would be checked by the Yahoo! Staff members very quickly. See that all the links work properly. If your site is fully packed of dead links Yahoo! May decide not include your site in the directory. See that you use a reliable server because Yahoo! Expects your site to be up and running around the o'clock.

Check if your website is already listed or not, you can check if your site already exits by entering your URL or website title into the search box to begin your free submission. You sit back relax once you know that your site has been included in the directory.

If you do not want your site to be a part of the directory, you will have to submit it by hand. For the right match for your website you should search through the available categories, dig deeper into sub-categories. Gradually you will find a suitable location for your website.

The basic information page for free site submissions can be found here: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/suggest/.

The date for your submission and the name of the category chosen by you be written down. If there is any problem with your inclusion the information would be needed. It is a good practice to keep track of records as to when and where your site is being submitted, not only with all directory submission but with Yahoo! Too.

It will be time to submit your website when the right category has been found. Click on the top right hand button seen at the corner of the page which says "Suggest a Site".

You will have to provide a brief description, the complete URL and the website title. An honest and objective description of your site should be given to the paid Express inclusion. Your site would be rejected or changed if Blatantly keyword descriptions are loaded. A site that is reasonable and its description is objective will surely be approved.

The Yahoo!'s Sponsor Listing program also accepts commercial sites listed in the Yahoo! Directory via the Yahoo1 Express expedited listing service. Only the eligible Business and Economy categories of the directory of the Express listings are given this opportunity. The appropriate application page can be found here: https://ecom.yahoo.com/fast/sponsor?spLMC .

In a special page the websites that become Sponsor Listings appear in their proper directory. Sponsor Listing sites are also highlighted, to stand out, in the regular alphabetical categories.

According to the category the sponsor pricing varies. Some directory categories run a monthly fee as high as $300.00US while some categories charge as low as $30.00US.

The Yahoo! Advertising sales program handles a few categories which are priced even higher.

At a time only one website can be entered into the Sponsor Listing system. Any other site should be submitted separately.

The Yahoo!'s Sponsor Listing program also accepts commercial sites listed in the Yahoo! Directory via the Yahoo1 Express expedited listing service. Only the eligible Business and Economy categories of the directory of the Express listings are given this opportunity. The appropriate application page can be found here: https://ecom.yahoo.com/fast/sponsor?spLMC .

In a special page the websites that become Sponsor Listings appear in their proper directory. Sponsor Listing sites are also highlighted, to stand out, in the regular alphabetical categories.

According to the category the sponsor pricing varies. Some directory categories run a monthly fee as high as $300.00US while some categories charge as low as $30.00US.

The Yahoo! Advertising sales program handles a few categories which are priced even higher.

At a time only one website can be entered into the Sponsor Listing system. Any other site should be submitted separately.

It would be expensive to submit your website at Yahoo! Directory for business with a low budget. Be sure that the cost of submission is known to your company. Some business can afford the cost submission while a few can not afford the cost it is not necessary all the business be the same.

You can submit your site to the Yahoo! Directory if you think the fees fits your budget and the additional traffic is profitable for you.