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Yahoo
Before listing your site on yahoo do some research. Be sure to find
the appropriate category for your site (find local will sometimes get
your site listed better)
Excite
You will find the submit a site link at the bottom of the page. Excite
offers two types of paid submissions:
Express Submit * for $199.00 (your site
is reviewed within 2 business days) and Basic Submit**
for $99.00 (your site is reviewed in approximately 8 weeks).
This is definitely a good expenditure to promote your site. Here is
what Excite says: "Your site will be listed in the LookSmart Network
of partner sites including Excite, AltaVista, MSN, iWon, CNN, Time Warner,
and over 370 ISPs. Excite and the LookSmart Network reach four out of
five US Internet users - that's 64 million potential new customers!"
To add excite search to your page go to excite direct then click on
the link to help at the bottom. .
Alta Vista
Go to submit a site (located at the bottom of the page). Alta Vista
also offers express submit*
but, if you scroll down the page you will find that they have a free
listing opportunity as well.
HotBot
Submit web site appears mid-page on the left side.
Lycos
After submitting to Lycos keep checking back. You may have to submit
your site more then once to get it indexed. The link to add your site
is towards the bottom of the page.
MSN
You will find the add your web site link about 3/4 of the way down the
page in the center. When you get to the proper page you find that MSN
also uses Express Submit* and Basic Submit**.
If you scroll down the page you will find a way to add your site for
free, but read about it and you will understand the importance of paying
for submission here.
Northern Light
The register your URL link appears mid page under "FYI User Information".
Web Crawler
Another Excite engine using Express Submit*
and Basic Submit**.
AOL Search
AOL Search draws from DMOZ Open Directory Project. You will find the
add URL link at the top of the page. Follow the directions on the "How
to add a site to the Open Directory" page. Here is what they say about
their directory: "Once your site has been accepted into the Open Directory,
it may take anywhere from 2 weeks to several months for your site to
be listed on partner sites which use the Open Directory data, such as
AOL Search, AltaVista, HotBot, Google, Lycos, Netscape Search, etc.
We make updates of the data available weekly, but each partner has their
own update schedule."
Inkotomi
Search Submit
Inkotomi is large directory which many search engines draw their results
from. This service is offered by Network Solutions. It is a paid submission,
but very reasonable. Check it out.
Goto.com
This search site can give you quick results. At Goto.com you bid for
your ranking, so nothing is left to chance. To find out more about it,
click on "List Sites and Products" at the bottom of the page.
*Express
Submit for $199.00 (your site is reviewed within 2 business days)
** Basic Submit for $99.00 (your site is
reviewed in approximately 8 weeks).
About Express Submit and Basic Submit:
"Your site will be listed in the LookSmart Network of partner sites
including Excite, AltaVista, MSN, iWon, CNN, Time Warner, and over 370
ISPs. Excite and the LookSmart Network reach four out of five US Internet
users - that's over 64 million potential new customers!"
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