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...but it was a hardcore business oriented site and I thought I might have a chance at ringing the buzzer. I guess we'll see. Anyone with any tidbits of info?
I've talked to a few people who have used it, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why. No link pop gain, very little traffic, and no rankings boost in the directory. So what, now what? Are people expecting NBCI to go through the roof and justify the $outlay?
Outside of the entertainment categories, are there any "killer categories" on nbci/snap?
'are there any "killer categories"?' ... I am betting hardcore business from the news spillover(?)
Plus since it does nothing to help Link pop, I would not bother.
I do. Trust me, plenty of people use it -particularly from their co-branded partner pages. I compete on US travel terms and only Google gets close to them in traffic.
Exactly right. Somtimes I wonder if the seniors in this business are reluctant to change. Every business is different but the time has come where reaching for the wallet is going to be part of life on the web. How quickly and how many times do you need to get your investment back is the question.
>>I am betting hardcore business from the news spillover(?)>>
What I am seeing is a Monday through Friday office crowd.
Mostly women. Good conversion rate. I have a fashion Ecom site.
I am also seeing an increase in pacbell.net coming from them. I think because it is the default home page for pacbell. With the increase in DSL and what is going on with the smaller companies, like it or not (mostly not) pacbell is going to be a big player.
Ditto that. Add [qwestportal.nbci.com] and [bellatlantic.nbci.com]
...looks like a nice description and title but it doesn't rank. NFFC and I watched it this morning like a big fire cracker that went 'pop' instead of 'BANG'.
...maybe it will take a while... or maybe it won't:)
Boy, are we sad. ;)
Being based in the UK NBCi is not really on my radar screen, is there a click thru factor involved in their rankings?
Also, in common with other Bizex type services, do they offer an appeals procedure? Sometimes a hyphen can kill the rank!
There are a few sections to look at
Top Sites
Member-Submitted Sites
Additional Sites
Search Marketplace
Understanding Search Results [home.nbci.com]
Nicer if you include the hyphen in a search for the primary phrase, I'm thinking appeal.
For right now they are also much more flexible than Yahoo as far as changes to listings and categories and respond much quicker to requests.
I think they will become a major source of traffic and recommend to all my clients that they get in now while it is still easier to get the top rankings. Of course submissions must be done right for top spots.
Note that it may take several days or more before the popularity of the
site
is displayed on the Site Details page and before its position in search
results fully reflects the popularity of the site. Also there may be a
brief
initial period when your site still appears only in NBCi's
LiveDirectory
while we process the changes to our databases.
Please accept our congratulations on your submitted site being
included among the best sites on the Web!
Sincerely,
The NBCi Directory Team
It was a nice try dogboy.
...come on MM... have a little faith?
