| How to submit your
website to a top web directories: |
| (1) Yahoo |
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Yahoo is the leading web directory
generating hundreds of millions of search
related page views every day. |
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Yahoo offers two submission programs: |
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Standard submission is for
non-commercial web sites only. The service
is free. However, Yahoo! make no time
guarantees of when your site will be
reviewed.
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Yahoo! Express submission is for
commercial and non-commercial web sites. It
guarantees a site review within 7 business
days for a non-refundable US$299 ($600 for
sites with adult content) submission fee.
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However, payment doesn't guarantee inclusion
in the directory. It only guarantees that Yahoo!
will review your web site within 7 business
days. If your web site is added to the Yahoo!
Directory, you will be charged the
non-refundable fee, every 12 months.
Yahoo! provides instructions on
how to suggest your site to their web
directory. |
| (2) Open Directory
Project |
Open Directory
Project is the largest human-edited web
directory with over 3.8 million reviewed sites.
Its index is used by many of top search engines,
including Google, AOL and Netscape. So it's
essential that you submit your web site to the
index.
The Open Directory Project has a page on
how to add a site to the Open Directory. All
submissions are free. |
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(3) LookSmart |
LookSmart
integrates its directory on top web sites, such
as Lycos, InfoSpace, Mamma.com, and CNET Search.
The LookSmart Directory is a web directory with
a difference. It only accepts commercial web
sites, and charges advertisers on a
cost-per-click basis (CPC). The first 5,000
clicks each month cost $0.15. Any more after
that cost from $0.23 to $0.75 CPC.
Submit your site to the LookSmart Directory via
the
LookSmart LookListings submission program. |
