Therefore, this latest pricing model may be temporary depending on how many people are willing to pay to be added to the directory. In fact, I'm not aware of any major search engine that does not have a free listing option of some kind. Therefore, this move by LookSmart seems rather arrogant to me. Because of the market reach they have, it can be if you have a solid online business to promote. However, if you don't craft your submission carefully and achieve one or more good rankings in the directory, then your money could be wasted.
Every study has their own way of estimating or calculating an engine's importance.
In any case, LookSmart remains an important directory although the growth of their catalog size will surely slow for as long as they choose to exclude a free submission option. I certainly hope you find this newsletter of value in your marketing efforts. FirstPlace Software produces several products including WebPosition Gold, the first software program to report your search positions on the major search engines and to help you in optimizing those positions. You will also find an array of additional tips and techniques for improving your search positions in both the WebPosition Help File and the Reports it generates. Only those that subscribe to MarketPosition are added to this list which goes out monthly.