Yahoo

Yahoo has both a human-edited directory and a spider-based index provided by Google. Sponsored results are provided by Overture and appear at the top of the results page and additional entries are presented at the bottom of the page whenever a next page is available. If you want to get into Yahoo's directory, you should use their Business Express plan.

Although it costs $299 each and every year (prices may vary), it guarantees that your site will get reviewed with 7 days; however, it does not guarantee that your site will get into the directory or where it will be placed. Before submitting to Yahoo's index, you should search the Yahoo Directory and find the appropriate category for your site. When filling out the form, make sure that the title and description you submit contain keyword phrases relevant to your site. To get into Yahoo's "Web Page Matches", you should submit your site directly to Google.

Sites have been declined by Yahoo where there is not sufficient unique content on the pages submitted. Yet another page selling the same product is not reason to be in Yahoo.

The thing to remember is that you must have suitable URL content and be engineered to beat your competition within Yahoo before you register your pages. Just registering with Yahoo does not assure a suitable ranking.