Search Engine Information


  Leading search engines, directories and databases. Actual inclusion depends on your Web site, your target audience and the SEO package package you choose.
   
 
Alta Vista Google Lycos AOL Search Overture
MSN Ask Jeeves Hotbot Netscape Teoma
Excite DMOZ (Open Directory) Yahoo Web Results IWON Webcrawler
Kanoodle Fast Search/AllTheWeb Yahoo Directory FindWhat LookSmart
   
  Information on the TOP Search Engines, Directories and their associated fees:
 
Name Costs  Summary
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Ask Free inclusion Powers Ask.com site.  Also powers Lycos, Hotbot and IWon.
Business.com 199.00 year for standard listing.
Featured listing are PPC.
Yearly renewal
Powers its own directory.
Featured listings syndicated to many business related sites such as Business week, Fast Company and many more.
Google Free Inclusion Powers itself and other search engine including AOL and Netscape. Sponsor results populate many search engine portals and web site with Ad Sense.
Google Ad Words Manual setup. Set to you monthly PPC budget. Powers Google, AOL, ASk Earthlink, NY Times any many other along with many Web sites and directories
MSN Live Search Free Inclusion Powers MSN and the Microsoft Live Search Engine.
Live is default search when using Internet Explorer address bar.
MSN adCenter Manual setup. Set to you monthly PPC budget. Powers MSN and Live search sponsor results.
Yahoo! Directory $299.00
Yearly renewal
The top Directory.
As of 12/01, Yahoo! Directory requires a yearly fee.  A modified version of the Inktomi database powers the Web results.
Yahoo! Search Submit Pro No annual membership fee.
1st URL included in 49.00 fee
2-10 URLs 29.00 each
11-999 URLs 10.00 each
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Cost per click (cpc) charges also apply. It is 15-30 per click from the search results. See the Yahoo CPC Schedule.

Essentially this just guarantees that the Yahoo spider will come to your site and index specific pages on a regular bases.

Note:AWSP does not recommend or use Yahoo Search Submit Pro. We have achieved excellent results with regular submission using sitemaps. 

See How Yahoo Search Submit Pro Works.

Yahoo Web Search Free Inclusion Powers Yahoo Plus Altavista and AllTheWeb
Yahoo Sponsor Search Manual setup
Add budgeted amount to your account
Works on a "bid for keyword/position" basis. (Pay Per Click) Their database powers sponsor listings in Yahoo!,  AltaVista , and AllTheWeb.
Note: depending on the package you choose,we may also submit to additional directories that are not listed here.  We will make those recommendations after speaking with a representative from  your company.
Additional fees are paid directly to the search engines or their authorized agents.
T o see how the search engine relate to one another and which databases power other search engine, please see our Search Engine Relationship Chart.
   
 

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