The Search Engine Report, January 3, 2001, Number 50 Paid Submission & Other Changes At NBCi

NBCi has rolled out a paid submission service that allows faster review of sites for inclusion into its main directory. In addition, the service, formerly known as Snap, has also made some
changes to how sites are listed in its results.
(A longer version of this article is available to Search Engine Watch "site subscribers." Learn more about becoming a site subscriber at
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Go Gains Paid Inclusion System

Go.com has become the second major crawler-based search engine to roll out a paid inclusion program. Its new US $199 "Premium Service" will add any URL submitted to its crawler-based
results within 48 hours and revisit that URL on a weekly basis, for one year.
(A longer version of this article is available to Search Engine Watch "site subscribers." Learn more about becoming a site subscriber at
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LookSmart Ups Basic Submit Price

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.

Pay For Placement?
http://searchenginewatch.com/resources/paid-listings.html

You'll find past articles about the LookSmart program and similar paid submit systems on this page.



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