Looksmart index without submitting?

[Bobby79]

I saw that one of my sites was indexed by Looksmart. I know that you must pay to get indexed, but i didn't. I even never submittet anything at Looksmart. How is this possible? The description they use is also new to me, i never used that one.

[angiolo]

Yes, it can happen.

Editors contribute to the directory adding sites that they consider relevant.

Angiolo

[rcjordan]

Angiolo is right. Also, Cox Media is involved in Looksmart. Cox also owns several newspapers that use Looksmart as their local directory. Take a look at the search on The Daily Reflector [reflector.com], particularly the submit a site [reflector.com]. I've found numerous pages in both the regional and main LS directory. If you have a Cox newspaper in your area, the local editors might be adding the links themselves as content. I think it may also be a very narrow backdoor for free submit.

[angiolo]

And do not forget that LS own www.zeal.com (a directory structured like DMOZ: editors are volunteers).

Angiolo

[Laisha]

>And do not forget that LS own www.zeal.com (a directory structured like DMOZ: editors are volunteers).

I did an interview with a VP at LookSmart last December, and asked her specifically about Zeal and about what happens to sites which are not commercial and yet not non-profit.

Her responses were that there are no plans whatsoever as to what they will be doing with Zeal, and that they have a team of editors who looks specifically for such sites.

[Bobby79]

Thanks everybody :-)