When compared to other sites here the information about help files which explains how the engine actually work . Infoseek scores are partly determined by the frequency that a keyword or phrase appears on the page, however they do penalize for using keywords repetitiously in a description. Lycos also penalizes sites for keyword repetition. It is very important to structure your page to have relevant words throughout the page to do well in Excite.
Insignificant words are seen as important in Excite, there is no difference between each word.
Excite does not read meta tags because the feeling is that people could create meta tags that have nothing at all to do with the page, in order to lure people to the site. Yahoo uses a category structure for site listings. Yahoo also lists alphabetically within each category. Placement also depends on the frequency of the keywords in your html code. Since some search engines send out their crawlers during the actual registration process, we view your site and make suggestions prior to submitting your registration to ensure the most success.