The Crawlers
There are many other search engines that you should consider.
So that we are not here all day, let’s take a brief look at
the best way to submit to each of them.
Inktomi
– provides results to Looksmart, MSN, Hotbot and Overture.
Inktomi does not have its own search engine interface but
provides crawler results to many other search engines. The
best way to get listed in Inktomi is to use one of the many
paid-inclusion services. The cost is typically $39 a year
for the first URL you submit and $25 for each URL thereafter.
The subscription is for one year and usually ensures your
site is listed within 48 hours. Two of the main providers
of Inktomi paid-inclusion are: PositionTech and Network Solutions.
Ask Jeeves
Ask Jeeves is a growing search engine with many loyal users.
The crawler results for Ask Jeeves are provided by Teoma (which
Ask owns). Unless Teoma happens to spider your website from
another already in its index, the best way to get listed is
to use their paid-inclusion service. Fees are in line with
Inktomi and are $30 per year for the first URL and $18 for
each additional URL. The main paid-inclusion partners are
PositionTech and Ineedhits.com.
Fast – provides results to Lycos and AllTheWeb
Fast is similar to Inktomi in that it is not a search interface.
However the sites indexed are displayed at both AllTheWeb
and Lycos, so submitting is definitely worthwhile. The fees
are typically $34 per year for the first URL and $16 for each
additional URL. The main paid-inclusion partners are PositionTech
and Lycos InSite Select.
AltaVista
AltaVista is no longer the search engine power it once was
and with Overture recently acquiring the company (and Yahoo
acquiring Overture), its future is unknown. That being said,
should you wish to submit your website you can use either
its basic submit service, which is free but very slow, or
you can use the paid inclusion option which will cost you
$39 for your first URL (this is for 6 months only).
Netscape and iWon
Both Netscape and iWon receive their crawler results from
Google.
Google – 29.5% of searches
Google is everyone’s favorite search engine, but how do you
get your website listed? First there is the submission form,
located on their website.
Yahoo – 28.9% of searches
Up until about 18 months ago, the best way to get listed in
Yahoo was by paying the annual $299 fee to be listed in their
directory.
MSN – 27.6% of searches
There are two effective ways to get your website listed in
the MSN results (sponsored listings aside).
AOL – 18.4% of searches
The submission process for AOL, is well, non-existent.
The Directories
The Crawlers
|
