While paid inclusion was popular for a while, currently there are not many paid inclusion programs left. With paid inclusion, a content publisher can ensure that all their pages are included if they are willing to foot the bill.
How forthcoming are search engines in disclosing their paid placement and paid inclusion policies? Which search engines are adequately disclosing their paid placement and paid inclusion practices? Companion to our Shopping Search Week coverage...
Paid Inclusion Beats PPC in Many Markets. Google's nearly year-old Google Print program is set for a huge expansion of content through the launch of a new program today allowing publishers to more easily submit material for inclusion.
Second URL leads to version of this story for Search Engine Watch members describing strategies to determine how sophisticated your competitors are, how to determine whether competitors are using paid inclusion or XML feeds, and how to assess a...
Decide has been a major paid inclusion player, closely partnered with Yahoo -- as well as managing paid placement campaigns. Both Overture and Google offer conversion tracking programs, something that's concerned some search marketers.
Paid inclusion just makes the solution easier for those with budgets -- and if relevancy is improved by having this content, then what happens when the budget runs out and it disappears? As a reminder, the latest in my series on paid inclusion is...
New meta search site that lets you meta search several major search engines at once or allows you to search just major sites, paid listings, "pure" listings (Yahoo gets dropped from this category, apparently because of its paid inclusion) and...
If your URL has been discovered in the free crawl and you stop subscribing to SiteMatch (Yahoo's paid inclusion program), your URL will still be in the index. Although sites submitted through this free program are not guaranteed inclusion into the...
A longer version of this story for Search Engine Watch members goes into more detail about Yahoo's free and paid inclusion programs, Google's recommended tips for webmasters, an update on Google's advertising programs, questionable optimization...
This version of the article for Search Engine Watch members goes into more detail about Yahoo's free and paid inclusion programs, Google's recommended tips for webmasters, an update on Google's advertising programs, questionable optimization...
Going Beyond FTC Paid Inclusion Disclosure Guidelines SearchDay, June 17, 2004 http://searchenginewatch.com/_subscribers/articles/article.php/3369631 A look at how Yahoo might go beyond FTC guidelines about paid inclusion as a means of rebuilding...
Finally, we have a third thread inviting site owners using Yahoo's paid inclusion programs to vote on and share what impact it's had on their free listings, if any. Nevertheless, they've also been convenient problems for the paid inclusion programs...
Remember, Yahoo is a company that absorbed the people who were tied into running SIX different paid inclusion programs, two types each that were offered by Inktomi, AltaVista and AllTheWeb. After all, Yahoo's made a big deal that paid inclusion and...
Now Yahoo's paid inclusion programs managed to draw his ire. Yahoo's new paid inclusion programs allow site owners to pay for guaranteed inclusion of their URLs and to get regular revisits. Inclusion and frequent updating in our index are open to...
Remember the hoopla and fears many had about the rollout of Yahoo's new paid inclusion program. Some question Yahoo's 'paid inclusion' plan Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2004 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?
And the future paid inclusion at MSN is undergoing active debate. Affiliate Programs: Moneymakers or Brandbusters? Search engine affiliate programs offer the promise of greatly increasing your online exposure and sales, but be careful: They can...
In addition to consolidating the company's paid inclusion programs, Yahoo is also embarking on an aggressive program to work with non-commercial sites that offer valuable content, but have technical issues getting included in the index.
In addition to consolidating the company's paid inclusion programs, Yahoo is also embarking on an aggressive program to work with non-commercial sites that offer valuable content, but have technical issues getting included in the index.
A longer version of this article that goes into more detail about Teoma's operation, and speculation about the future of paid inclusion programs, is available to Search Engine Watch members. A longer version of this article that goes into more...
Shortly after the new year, LookSmart listings will no longer be offered through the Sprinks web site or integrated into Inktomi's paid inclusion listings. Just over a year ago, I wrote how AltaVista's paid inclusion program seemed to be giving a...
