Submission Time-to-Listing Chart
Just How Long Do They Take?
These charts show how long it may take for your site to be listed after you have submitted it to the search engines or directories.
Chart current as of 11/2001
Engine Time To Listing AltaVista Usually lists within 4-6 weeks. Also offers a paid Express service through infoSpider and Trusted Feed. Hot Bot (Inktomi) Usually lists within 6-8 weeks, but you may have to resubmit. Hot Bot drops pages if you do not get a significant amount of click-thrus after they list you. The best way into HotBot is through the paid process with Position Technologies. http://positiontech.com
If you pay the fee expect to be listed within just a few days. It's a recommended buy. But be aware that the engines Inktomi services will update their listings at differing times.
Excite 10-12 weeks or possibly never. This is one of the slower engines on the Internet. Expect to be listed within 4 -6 weeks. The Google spider is very active, and this is an excellent search engine. If you want immediate listings, don't forget about their AdWords program. You can get started for a minimal fee.
Northern Light Your listing will usually appear in 3 to 6 weeks. It's a fairly good engine, and they are very responsive. Direct Hit Having a fairly good response rate, you should show up in Direct Hit within two weeks. Rankings will suffer, however, without click thrus. Webcrawler Don't hold your breath. While WebCrawler is still a good engine, they hardly ever update their index. GoTo.com
aka OvertureA paid service. You can expect a turn around time of 1-3 days. Excellent! Also, if you pay for the top three rankings you can expect to show up on many other cooperating engines.
Lycos Takes anywhere from 6 - 9 weeks. Check back frequently. They have a reputation for being slow to update.
Directory Time To Listing Yahoo For free submission, 2 days to 1 month to never. The most popular search tool on the web is also the most difficult to get listed in. For faster service, go with their Express Submit service which guarantees a review of your site within 48 hours.
Pricing is currently $299.
Open Directory Generally comes through in about 2 weeks IF your chosen category has a volunteer Editor. Again, these folks are doing an excellent job. About.com You'll have to convince an About.com Guide that your site is worth listing, and this can be no small task. But should they decide to list you, you can expect an immediate update. IMHO, About.com is one of the best directories on the net.
LookSmart Now a pay for listing only service. For $299 an editor will review your site within 48 hours. For $99 an editor will review your site within 8 weeks. You can also submit sub listings.
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