Search Engine Optimization (Page 7)

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SEO for Yahoo

Yahoo is one of the most international of all the search engines. Yahoo! reaches over 237 million unique users in 25 countries and 13 languages. Other search engines use Yahoo results such as Inktomi, All The Web, AltaVista, and Overture. However, these other search engines filter the data after receiving it resulting in partial and sometimes varied results.

Sites have been declined by Yahoo where there is not sufficient unique content on the pages submitted. Yet another page selling the same product might be included in the Yahoo search results. For this reason, Yahoo is probably one of the hardest search engines to predict.

The main Yahoo Index results are compiled by spidering the web. You can also be included in the results by participating in the Yahoo Paid Inclusion Program.

Like Google, Yahoo offers a directory. The Yahoo Directory is organized by grouping related websites under subject categories. Sites are evaluated by Yahoo editors, who visit and evaluate the site. These evaluators then decide if the site should be included in the directory and where the sites belong.

Sites that are deemed to be SPAM or solely created to sell products are often rejected so you will want to offer unique content to your visitors if you wish to be included in the directory.

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Submit Your Site

When you are ready, click here to submit your webpages to Yahoo for free. You will need a Yahoo ID and password to submit a site. You can register for a Yahoo ID for free by answering a few basic questions.

You will only need to submit your home page for each website you own. The Yahoo spider will crawl your site and find all of the other pages that are listed on your menus and links.

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