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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
i started a thread about this last month when i noticed it..
and contrary to whats been posted, the way this service works they are indeed selling that spot right out from the site owner , and even worse , many times they are selling a directory listing already paid..
example.. i own www.widgets.com , i buy a directory listing on yahoo for $200, i build my site for 5 years optimizing the keywords "widgets", finally obtaining #1 listing. then yahoo sells my link to wildline who sells it to the highest bidder.. before i got "xxxx" free hits from yahoo , now i pay 15% cut for every hit from yahoo
From the way wildline is setup though , they say they dont sell spots to affiliates , only to owners..
seems rather silly though because any owner buying hits through them is actually buying spots they already own ( or at least thats how i see it , i could be wrong) |
heres what i snagged from seochat.
looks like this is what kevsh found.
Web Results may also include links to sites that participate in the Content Acquisition Program (CAP). CAP enables content providers to submit web content directly to Yahoo! for review and inclusion in the Yahoo! Search index; content providers that participate in CAP through the Search Submit program pay for these services. Participation in CAP or Site Match does not guarantee placement or ranking in search results but additional information made available through the direct data feeds may increase or decrease relevance depending on the search query.