I was thinking whether it is ok with google, if we submit our site to paid to review directories.

Google no longer recommend to submit to directories, so Google is considering links from paid directories as paid links?

I am talking about directories where they ask for a fee to review sites like Yahoo directory

And what exactly has got to do with Google where you want to advertise your site?

This may seem like a paid link but that is not how Google considers a paid directory listings, google see it as part of a viable business ...

I don't know how google would know if you were getting paid links. If it was important to google they would punish directories that sell links but right now the directories with high pr sell links!

The paid directory is OK. Yahoo and other famous web also has their own paid directory.

Also the paid links ( relate to your site) also are OK?

luxl85 is right, paid directories are cool. In fact, the best directories are paid because they deter spammers. What's not okay is purchasing a blogger roll link. If Google finds out you bought one, or a blog is selling them, they'll slap you.

The "we don't like paid links" line is utter BS.

Since when has Google earned a right to police the web?

Google sells paid links in its own bloody search results. I plow four figures a day in to their Adwords technology which is just the same as paying for a link on a third party website. Promotion is promotion.

Well then I guess it's alright. But if I will going to pay for a directory link, I'd rather pay a link from a relevant site with a good placement than buy links from a dir. That's just my POV.

I never go for the paid submission but if it is required. than i will start submitting my site in to the paid directories.

Paid directories are OK. From what I know Google does not penalize you for submitting to Bussiness.com or Yahoo Directory!.
It's paying links from tricking Google which are wrong.

Originally Posted by angilina

I was thinking whether it is ok with google, if we submit our site to paid to review directories.

Google no longer recommend to submit to directories, so Google is considering links from paid directories as paid links?

I am talking about directories where they ask for a fee to review sites like Yahoo directory

its not a problem.. Only payed dir can pas some link juice to the site... spending time for free dir is a big waste

Yes paid directory submission like Yahoo, V7N.com, Vmpotions.com, aviva.com, incrawler.com, botw.org, kahuki.com

and Free Directory likes Dmoz.org, seofriendlydirectory4u.com, rootfl.org, prolinkdirectory.com it's sure improved your SERPS and Google put more weight on this sites back links.

If that’s so, then why are many directories including Yahoo!, Business.com, and many other directories still working very well with great serps? Don’t yahoo and Business.com directory charge for listing your website in their index?

Google doesn't care. But, paying for a directory entry is a waste of money.

You'll get more traffic paying for an ad in your local yellow pages than you will from any of the directories

Google doesn't matter weather the link is paid or not.you site indexed with backlinks as per my thinking google is not counting that how much pay submission u did.pay submissions are for those who want to approve their link quickly.

Probably better off using that money to buy ads.......

This is okay with google.

Google simply counts these as simple backlinks and a part of a businesses marketing means. The type of PAID ads they don't like are the ones you pay for on peoples sites, not directories.

Yes, Google is okay with this practice.

OK with google, but not OK with you - it is really not worth it.

Google is Okay with paid, human-edited directories because they end up in the proper themed categories. What Google doesn't like, paid or not is a mish mash of non-themed links on any web page.