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If you would like guaranteed inclusion into the Yahoo! index then you have the option of using our Direct Submit paid inclusion service.

If you have written code you wish to share with the developer community, let people know by sending a message to the Google SOAP Search API discussion group.

Your website will be submitted to the Google and Yahoo search engines for inclusion in their index absolutely free. These search engines update their index every 6-8 weeks. So your site should appear in the search engines in 6-8 weeks.

We currently provide our search marketing management services exclusively with Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing, which, when combined, reach almost 100% of Internet users. While other smaller PPC providers exist (i.e. Kanoodle, Looksmart, Enhance, goClick), they are less reliable and offer an insignificant amount of additional reach over what is already available through Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing.

The $250 billion dollar question that every client asks and no one likes the answer to – the answer is simply: we don’t know. Some websites see first page results within 2 -3 months, other websites that are in very highly competitive industries do not see first page results until 12 months or longer. This should not be a deterrent to trying to get there, but rather incentive to want to be there. Imagine the traffic you will see when your website appears on the first page.

Our standard packages are based on Google and Yahoo results because 70% of all searches are conducted on these two engines. Also, generally speaking if you are on the first page of Google and Yahoo, you will undoubtedly be on the first page of all or most other search engines. For clients in some locations we do fine tune these plans. For example, in some markets MSN and Yahoo both outpace Google in terms of searches.

Yes, we do have clients that contract based on performance in a specific search engine. Please ask for details. Contact Us

If you subscribe to any DCS WebMaster maintenance plan, your site will be submitted to all the major search engines each quarter. All sites designed and hosted by DCS are submitted upon their initial publication to the Internet. It is also possible to submit your site manually by going to the search engine's website, and following the appropriate links. [top]

There are two websites that can help you to find the answer to you question, these are: a) www.googlerankings.com for Google b) www.yahoosearchrankings.com for Yahoo. (This is for single keywords) If you are looking to track multiple keywords over time then the best (and free) tool is Digital Points Keyword Monitor at http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords (Mind you this is only for Google)

There are no guarantees that your site will be placed on the first page of results when you do a keyword query, however, with the proper research into Yahoo's Guidelines, and an Express Submission to the most appropriate Category, your chances of gaining acceptance is greatly increased. Yahoo also factors Click Popularity into determining whether or not a page is deemed "Most Popular". Yahoo's relationship with Google is changing in 2004. Please discuss the latest developments with us.

Yes; however, please email us first at affiliate@lunarpages.com. Since our name is copyrighted, we need to put you on our “safe advertisers” list. ;)

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to more than 237 million individuals each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, Yahoo! is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach. Yahoo! is the number one Internet brand globally and reaches the largest audience worldwide.

Yes, we offer seo, search engine optimization so that your web presence will be able to be found in the major search engines. Engines send out robots that detect important information on the internet and we will make sure that the spider stops at your site and grabs what it needs.

DQM is not a search engine itself, rather, it submits your queries to the search engines and Deep Web databases of your choice. As a result, you can conduct a search that will cover far, far more ground than a search with a single engine. With DQM, you can search hundreds or thousands of engines and Deep Web databases in one harvest — there is no other way to search such a large portion of the surface and Deep Web at one time in one easy step.

You can do a search based on your domain name and if your site shows up in the search result you have been included in Google/Yahoo index!

No we are a separate company, but we have received the Google Qualified Advertising Professional certification, meaning we are experts in using Google AdWords and have passed Google's stringent tests to receive this seal of approval.

Perhaps the two most important steps in improving your page ranking are; 1 - Get links to your site added to as many other sites as possible. Find online directories that list businesses in your industry, and get your site listed. Search Engines love inbound links. and 2 - Have your site content optimized by DCS. We have tools that will analyze your site and compare it to the top 10 sites listed for your keywords.

Yahoo and Google use two different algorithms to come up with their SERPs - Yahoo favors on- page optimization such as H1 tags, keyword density, etc whereas Google favors off page with good quality inbound links. If you have put more efforts on page then you will rank higher on Yahoo and vice versa.

Many firms can design a website, but very few know how to achieve maximum results in getting your site listed in search engines. 85%* of all Web site traffic and 70%** of all purchases online begin at a search engine like Yahoo or Google. Using our effective SEO (search engine optimization) techniques, our firm can help you achieve better rankings. Even if you have the best looking site online, it wont matter if people cant find it.

Keep in mind in the global marketplace, you are just one in millions of other sites competing for the market share. We will keep it real and have your site deliver the correct content that the user finds useful. This brings us back to the original question of how many visitors will come to the site in six months. We can guarantee you at least two visitors, you and I. It will depend on how well the site is marketed and supplying the correct content to the user.

Yahoo and Google use two different algos to come up with their SERPs - Yahoo favors on- page optimization such as H1 tags, keyword density, etc while Google favors off page like in bound links. If you have done more on page then Yahoo will rank higher and vice versa. As part of this if you are now addressing your off page then you need more backlinks with anchor text and time for these links to age (Google lag).

Log in to www.prioritysubmit.com and click on the Account button, then click on the "Search submit account" link. Enter the amount to add to the account in the Add funds column. Enter your credit card details (or to use existing funds in your PrioritySubmit account, leave the credit card details blank) and click submit.

Search Submit is a cost per click (CPC) program. The cost per click amount is a fixed cost (no bidding needed), which is determined based on the category of your site. Search submit offers a very simple, yet effective, method for online businesses to be considered for inclusion in the main body of search results pages on multiple portals.

a YahooStore owner, you will be forced to participate in the "Product Submit" scheme and list your products in YahooShopping. You will pay a predetermined click rate based on the YahooShopping category your products are in. Unlike other click thru programs like Google or Overture, you will have no control over the per-click cost OR the amount of money you spend each month. You will be required to pay whatever Yahoo wants.

Yahoo! Search Submit, Yahoo! Search Marketing's paid inclusion product, offers a very simple yet effective method for online businesses to gain inclusion into the main body of search results pages for multiple search engines and portals. By subscribing to Yahoo! Search Submit, your Web Pages are reviewed for quality and submitted to a database that powers search results for Yahoo! HotBot, Alta Vista, All The Web and others.

All major search engines, including Yahoo and MSN, are crawler-based. They regularly gather and update information about websites with the help of their robots; this is why they don't put much emphasis on other information-gathering methods. Often, their submission forms are not prominently placed, so it takes time to find out how to submit information to them.

Even though Yahoo! does not pull from their directory for the search results, nor does the US directory count for PageRank/Link Popularity, we still recommend it as it is the best directory in the world and in terms of publicity, nothing comes close.

Yahoo! Search Submit Basic is a paid inclusion program offered by ineedhits. Search Submit Basic offers rapid 4 business day Yahoo! inclusion, 7 day listing refreshes, performance reporting and 12 month guaranteed Yahoo! inclusion. It provides you with the largest reach of any single service. That's over 85% of unique internet users in the US alone and more than 3 billion monthly searches.

Search Submit Pro, Yahoo!'s paid inclusion product, offers a very simple yet effective method for online businesses to be considered for inclusion in the main body of search results pages on multiple portals. By subscribing to Search Submit Pro, your Web pages are reviewed for quality and submitted to a database that provides search results to Yahoo!, AltaVista, AlltheWeb and others.