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Inktomi
is an important crawler-based search engine because
it provides "backup" results to the popular MSN Search. It was also recently
purchased by Yahoo and so may be providing results
to Yahoo in the near future.
As
covered with Google, building links is the best
way to get listed for free. Unlike Google, Inktomi
has no free Add URL page. This doesn't mean that
you can't get listed, however. Inktomi crawls the
web, so if you have links pointing at your web site,
you may get included naturally.
What
if you aren't picked up for free? Inktomi has a
"paid inclusion" program that will guarantee to
add the pages you submit within two days and keep
revisiting it on a regular basis for a year. Because
of this, for a brand new site, it's well recommended
to use the program. You can quickly get yourself
represented in Inktomi for a modest amount.
You'll
want to use the Search Submit program to get at
least your home page listed, for a $39 fee (prices
may vary among Inktomi's Search Submit partners,
but this is typical). This also means the page will
be revisited regularly, for up to a year. After
this time period, if you don't renew, your page
might possibly be dropped by Inktomi. However, if
you've built some links, this is highly unlikely.
Home pages are deemed as very important by all crawlers,
and it would be unusual for these crawler-based
search engines not to include them for free. Paying
the fee is really only speeding up the process of
getting the home page listed, for a brand-new site.
You
can also choose to submit many more of your pages
through the program, and the fees are less than
for your first page. In addition, there's an Index
Connect program for those who have thousands
of pages they wish to pay to include.