Yahoo $300 submit fee

do the $30 services really include this fee?

[webwoman]

A friend of mine said she found a search engine submittal service claiming to submit to 400+ engines for $30 per month and that Yahoo submittal is included in this fee. When asked how they could absorb a $299 fee for $30, they said they "do so much traffic with Yahoo they get a special price". The company in question was nowhere to be found on any of the major search engines itself. What's the deal here?

[seth_wilde]

There probably just using Yahoo's free submit service... Which isn't very effective...

(edited by: seth_wilde at 7:34 pm (gmt) on Dec. 7, 2001)

[engine]

Hi webwoman,

The service is exactly as they state, a submittal service. As Seth said, it's probably using the free submit at Yahoo.
Certain sections are paid only, so, it does depend upon the category.

For $30 you wouldn't get much work out of a car mechanic!

[mivox]

Hehe... I'd suspect the deal here is a scam, but I don't know the company's back-room deals, so I can't say for certain.

(However, if you're signing a multi-month contract at $30/month, keep in mind that Yahoo's $299 fee is a one-time charge.)

[Robert Charlton]

>>A friend of mine said she found a search engine submittal service claiming to submit to 400+ engines for $30 per month and that Yahoo submittal is included in this fee.<<

Only 400 engines?... A client forwarded me an email that offered submission "to 500,000 search engines...." ;)

I would avoid services like this entirely. At best they result in a lot of spam email.

[webwoman]

thanks everyone, for your valued opinions. I thought it seemed suspicious - when something seems too good to be true - it usually is! :)