Yahoo! Express inclusion now costs USD 299
Date: 2001-09-04 Source: Pandia
Recently search directory LookSmart added USD 100 to its Express Submit service. Now Yahoo! has gone and done the same. Yahoo! Express now costs USD 299! And no, you are not guaranteed a listing. The editors may perfectly well reject your site if they find it lacking. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
LookSmart Not A Necessity
Date: 2001-08-10 Source: Search Engine Guide
I don't personally believe that being in LookSmart is a necessity right now, but I am not prepared to say that you should not submit to them if you can afford it. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
LookSmart Overhauls Submission Process, Increases Prices
Date: 2001-08-02 Source: The Search Engine Report
LookSmart has given site owners greater flexibility than ever before to get listed with the service, especially those with non-commercial content. The bad news is that getting listed is now actually more complicated and will cost many commercial sites 50 percent more. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
AltaVista Opens Paid Inclusion
Date: 2001-07-02 Source: Search Engine Watch
After months of talking about it, AltaVista finally unveiled a paid inclusion program last week that guarantees submitted pages will be listed within AltaVista's web page index in a prompt manner and revisited on a regular basis. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
The Evolution Of Paid Inclusion
Date: 2001-07-02 Source: Search Engine Watch
Paid inclusion has always been a tricky concept to explain, but understanding it is important to both webmasters and searchers, as recent changes have suddenly made paid inclusion commonplace with search engines. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Fast offers pay for inclusion program
Date: 2001-06-23 Source: Pandia
Fast Search and Transfer from Norway is the next search engine company to offer a pay for inclusion program. Fast owns the search engine which powers the American and Asian versions of the Lycos portal. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Network Solutions Launches Inktomi Paid Inclusion
Date: 2001-03-05 Source: Search Engine Watch
Network Solutions was Inktomi's first paid inclusion partner, announced way back in the middle of last year. Finally, that partnership has gone live, with Network Solutions now offering guaranteed inclusion in the Inktomi web index through its web site. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Pay Search Engines for Placement?
Date: 2001-02-09 Source: Search Engine Guide
There are a number of ways that the search engines and directories are collecting funds from people trying to get their Web sites to rank higher. However... [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
LookSmart Ups Basic Submit Price
Date: 2001-01-03 Source: Search Engine Watch
The price of LookSmart's "Basic Submit" service has been increased from $79 to $99. Basic Submit guarantees that a site will be reviewed within eight weeks for possible inclusion into the directory. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Paid Inclusion At Search Engines Gains Ground
Date: 2000-11-03 Source: Search Engine Watch
Previously, I've written generally about the many new ways in which search engines are trying to earn money from their search results. This month, we'll take a closer look at one particular method, "paid inclusion," which is now in place at Ask Jeeves, LookSmart and Inktomi. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Inktomi introduces paid submissions
Date: 2000-11-02 Source: Pandia
The search engine company Inktomi, which powers search sites like AOL, iWon, MSN & HotBot, now offer a paid subscription service where websites are guaranteed a listing in the Inktomi database. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Looksmart to Charge for Selective Directory Listing
Date: 2000-07-13 Source: InternetNews.com
Looksmart Australia, the local version of international directory service Looksmart, will begin charging users to gain special benefits from its service, as part of a new phase in the company's business strategy. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Yahoo! Offers to Speed Reviews for Fee
Date: 1999-02-12 Source: InternetNews.com
Realizing the popularity of its Web directory, Yahoo! Inc. earlier this week started offering some businesses the chance to have review of their site submission expedited for a $199 fee. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
