Re: Search Engine Optimization Agencies

From: Danny Sullivan <danny_at_calafia.com>
Date: Wed 08 Nov 2000 15:35:49 -0500

MICHAEL MARTINEZ <Michael_at_xenite.org> WROTE:
> If you've got money to throw away, submit to Looksmart.
> Looksmart claims to "reach" more people than Yahoo!
> What's important for any search service is HOW MANY
> PEOPLE USE THEM and WHICH PEOPLE USE THEM. According
> to industry statistics, few people actually use
> Looksmart, even when you toss in their partners.
> Yahoo! is still number 1, and AOL/ODP is a major
> player, too.

What LookSmart is talking about is the fact that MSN
Search uses LookSmart's listings for their main
results; AltaVista, Excite and iWon also use LookSmart
data in some way. These are major search services, and
because of them, there's absolutely every reason to get
listed with LookSmart -- along with also getting listed
with Yahoo and the OPD/Open Directory Project, which
you mention.

cheers,
danny

Danny Sullivan
Editor, SearchEngineWatch.com
http://searchenginewatch.com





Received on Wed Nov 08 2000 - 14:35:49 CST