Getting into Yahoo
My site has never indexed well in Yahoo. After I picked up the domain name, I found that the domain had been banned by some search engines due to the prior owners' activity. I wrote a letter to Google and got indexed. As far as I know, Yahoo doesn't allow you to write a mercy letter like that.
Instead, I use pay per click and last year started paying for the Yahoo directory. Now my site is in Yahoo but still pretty sad rankings.
Two things are working for establishing a presence on Yahoo. One is my blogging on REW. My REW blog shows up for search terms of certain neighborhoods. Two is my videos posted to Yahoo. When I get listings that look good, I make a 2-3 minute video and post it to Yahoo video with appropriate title and tags. At the end of the video I include my contact info and website address. Result: people visit my site after they see my videos. Maybe someday Yahoo will cut me a break.
Mike
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