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Getting listed in Yahoo is no easy task if you
are trying to add your URL within the Yahoo site. For the most part, it can
take several weeks even months and in a lot of cases... never! So what is the
secret to getting listed in just 3 days?
This is the secret very few know about.
If you are having trouble getting listed in the search engines than you'll
appreciate this superior tactic. Get your website listed in the backdoor
of just these 3 search engines, Yahoo, Alta Vista and Excite. Those three
account for 89% of all search engine traffic. Therefore, the rest really
don't matter.
Yahoo uses http://www.google.com as
their choice for listings. Getting listed in Google
is much easier than getting listed in Yahoo.
Once you're listed in Google, you're
listed in Yahoo by default.
Go to http://www.dmoz.org.
This is the Open Directory Project begun by several key players from Netscape.
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.
By the way, AltaVista has several
databases they use. You should submit your site four weeks in a row to get the
best placement.
A listing in Yahoo takes a couple of weeks
if you have your website designed correctly.
Yahoo.com is a directory, ' not a search engine'. Yahoo lists
sites alphabetically. Your site is reviewed by a Yahoo employee not a computer
spider. You MUST make sure your site is free of errors and meets
their requirements. Before you submit your website make certain all your pages
are free of spelling errors, all links work, all images load properly, your
pages load quickly, and stick
to one subject or you will have problems getting listed in a timely fashion.
Yahoo will not list sites with multiple subjects. If you have a site that
has multiple subjects create a new page that sticks to just one. After you are
listed
you can change it.
Yahoo requires you to find the appropriate directory and/or sub categories
to list your site into. This is very important and if you don't do this right
you will certainly be turned down. Before submitting your site, review what
Yahoo says you must do. Click
Here.
Be sure you list all
Your company information address, contact info, email contact, phone#'s..
If, for some reason your site is not listed within 3-4 weeks, you may consider
their business listing service. It will cost you $199.00. It doesn't guarantee
you a placement but you will know why your site wouldn't be accepted.
All this might seem to be a pain in the you-know-what, but it's worth it if you
want lots of traffic!
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