SERVICES | MARKETING & PROMOTION | SITE SUBMISSION

Inktomi Search/Submit is the easy way to get your site content discovered through Inktomi's extensive network of Search/Web partners, including AOL, iWon, MSN, HotBot and Overture. Search/Submit includes your most valuable content in the Inktomi index and keeps the content fresh with 48-hour updates for a one-year subscription period. Inktomi Search/Submit is available to content providers that wish to include up to 1,000 URLs on a flat-fee basis. For partners with more than 1,000 URLs we recommend Inktomi Index Connect, which offers a pay-for-performance pricing model.

• Which of their site's content is included in Web search indexes
• How much of their content is included in Web search indexes
• When their content is included in Web search indexes

• Refresh their indexes less than once a month
• Crawl only a sampling of your site (usually between 30-50%)
• May not fully leverage your metadata

Inktomi Search/Submit rectifies this situation by:

• Making content findable on the most heavily trafficked search engine on the Web available via Inktomi Search/Web partners
• Using advanced relevance algorithms to serve the most relevant content to the users and direct highly targeted visitors to your content
• Providing 48-hour refreshes to keep your specified content up to date in the index
• Allowing you to specify which pages are included in the index
• Enabling you to decide when the pages become available in the index
• Verifying the validity of URLs upon submittal
• Notifying you upon the inclusion of your content in the index
• Providing an annual service *Metadata must conform to Inktomi's anti-spam policy and other legal and editorial guidelines

• Drive traffic to your web site
  • Inktomi Search/Submit offers the combined reach of many of the Web's largest portals
  • Improve your content's quality for better placement in the index
• High-quality, targeted visitors
  • No need to try gimmicky attention-grabbing marketing-just serve high quality content
• Saves time and effort
  • No need to resubmit your URL multiple times so that it can be found
  • No need to resubmit your URL multiple times so that its title and search engine description are up to date
  • Have the peace of mind that your content is available and up to date
• One Price, One Vendor, Multiple Portal Reach
  • Submit once to Search/Submit for a price that is often less than the cost of listing in a single search engine or directory and receive listings in many of the most visited portals on the Web.