This makes trying different page designs, resubmitting, and then following up much easier. If you want to try out your new doorway pages right away, these engines certainly make it easier. You may find that InfoSeek has become more competitive than most engines in getting that top 10 slot because other web marketers prefer InfoSeek's instant indexing feature too. Therefore, if you have trouble in InfoSeek, don't think for a minute that you can't achieve a good rank on Lycos or Yahoo. Just a handful of good rankings on just a few of the engines can bring in loads of traffic.
Nothing beats the effective and free advertising that search engines offer.
Many people make the mistake of giving up to early and never see the hidden gold mine search engines have to offer us. With banner ads, you must gamble and spend anywhere from 25 cents to a dollar or more per visitor. You can afford to invest a little time into achieving those positions since most of us would prefer to risk a little time rather than hard cash. My theory is that InfoSeek may be putting you into some kind of temporary index then finishing the process later as it has time. If someone out there can confirm or deny this rumor, drop me a note on what you've found to be true.