How to Get Listed In Yahoo
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 of your company information address,
contact info, email contact, phone#'s etc.
If,
for some reason your site is not listed within 3-4
weeks, you may consider their business listing service.
It will cost you $299.00. 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!
| A
well kept search directory promotion secret
is that LookSmart now systematically accepts
free non-commercial listings. LookSmart recently
merged the LookSmart and volunteer-based Zeal
directories, and all listings in the Zeal part
of the new united directory are free. Click
here to read more. |
