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There is a common misconception about websites that
"If you build it, they will come". With literally millions of websites on
the internet, the importance of marketing your site effectively
is more important than ever. A combination of optimizing your
site for the search engines and marketing your site with an effective
search engine service is the key to reaching your target audience.
The following services are recommended as a means to get your
site listed on the search engines. Take some time to review our
helpful "Optimizing Your Site- Making
it Search Engine Friendly" section for tips on how to
fine tune your site to get the best results from the search engines.
- Search Engine Control-
Automated submission service
- Real Estate Directory Services -
Pay for inclusion service
- Third Party Search Engine
Services- Pay for inclusion services
- Pay Per Click Services-
Guaranteed Placement Services
- Additional Services-
Free Submission Services
- Inktomi Search Submit, Ask Jeeves Search Submit and Lycos InSite Search Submit - Update: these services are no longer available.
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1- Search
Engine Control Option- Advanced Option
Automated Monthly Submission Service.
Provided as an economical option, this service will submit registration
to multiple search engines monthly.
Services offered do not guarantee how quickly your site will be
accepted or where your site will fall in the search rankings.
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 Search
Engine Control
$ 4.98/month
 
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Automated submission to top search engines including Lycos, Google, HotBot and WebCrawler.
No guarantees on how quickly you may be listed or search engine rankings*.
Click on Add
Options from the Admin Menu to order this service.
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2-
Real Estate Directory Services - Advanced
Option
These services will provide a guaranteed listing in the individual directories and start your link building efforts.
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International RE Digest $25/per year
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International Real Estate Digest has been supporting real estate on the web since 1995 and is one if the most respected real estate directories available.
Click on Add Options from the Admin Menu to order this service.
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Real Estate Library $59/per year
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RE Library is a great resource center for all things real estate on the web and is used by many consumers to find a realtor.
Click on Add Options from the Admin Menu to order this service
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Real Estate ABC $25/per year
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You can be listed in four local communities and receive a priority listing in the directory, above free link exchange clients.
Click on Add Options from the Admin Menu to order this service. |
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3- Third Party
Search Engine Services*
Why consider paying
for search engine inclusion?
Because of drastic changes over the last several years in the
way search engines do business, free submissions are not an effective way to get your site listed quickly. Paid inclusion services are quickly becoming
the model for many search engines to increase revenue and provide
a valid service to subscribers.
The following services offer quick and effective
search engine submissions at price ranges from $30.00 - $299.00.
Click on a link below to review the services offered. Register
your site directly with them and you will receive additional information
and control over your site submissions.
Recommended
Registration Services
Click on a logo for more information.
| Service |
Description |
 Excite
$75.00/year  |
Express inclusion in the Excite and Excite Partner network. |
 Yahoo
$299.00/Year |
Express submission service
to the Yahoo directory of your choice. |
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4- Pay Per
Click Services- Buy your way to the top*
These search services allow you to "bid" on your keywords and
then charge you for every time someone searched that term and
"clicks-through" to your website. They are a good way to
get targeted traffic to your site.
Click
on a logo for more information.
| Service |
Description |
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Bid on your
keywords and pay per click. This service can get you number
one, two or three on: Yahoo, AOL, Lycos and AltaVista. |
| Google
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Bid on keywords
for "sponsored" placement on top of Google search
results. |
| Yahoo SiteMatch |
Pay an annual fee for site inclusion in the Yahoo network search results and pay .30 for every click. |
 LookSmart
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Bid on keywords
for "sponsored" placement on AltaVista, iWon,
CNN, Juno and more. |
 FindWhat
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Bid on Keywords
and placement on FindWhat.com network |
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5- Additional
Services- Free Submission Services
Although these services do not guarantee
that your site will be posted or how quickly your submission is
accepted, we highly recommend taking the time to register your
site. You can safely submit your site about once per month until
your site is posted. You can submit your site at no charge to
the following services.
We recommend that you take advantage of these free services.
Click on a logo for more information.
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6- Inktomi Search Submit/Ask Jeeves Search Submit/Lycos InSite Search Submit - Update
The Inktomi, Ask Jeeves and Lycos InSite search engine submission services are no longer available.
Previous submissions to Inktomi, Ask Jeeves and Lycos InSite will remain active for the full one year subscription period.
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Please Note:
services are provided exclusively
by third parties. CIS Data Systems makes no warranty for
performance of such services.
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