It's expensive for small Web sites, but again, it's geared more toward medium to large sites. Currently, Excite doesn't have a pay submission service, and I couldn't get them to respond as to what their plans for the future are. We believe that providing a search service that delivers objective and unbiased results is most useful to users. Google is one of the few major engines that doesn't use either LookSmart or GoTo results. However, they do offer AdWords, where you can purchase keywords similarly to the way GoTo operates.
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Northern Light Susan Stearns, Director of Marketing with Northern Light, responds to what their plans are for implementing a pay submission program. To my knowledge, we have no plans for such a program. However, as I am less familiar with these programs, I'll double check with our engineering group and let you know if I discover anything different. If we learn anything else from Northern Light, we'll pass that information on to you. In most cases, the cost can be looked at as very cheap, yet effective, advertising.