Submitting Your Website To LookSmart

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In the headlong rush to reach sustained profitability,
Yahoo has been doing all sorts of twists and turns.
They increased the price of submitting a site for
"review" a while ago to $299.

Recently, they made the $299 fee annual.

Then, just a few weeks ago, they changed all the Yahoo
Mail users preferences from "opt out" to "opt in"
*without* asking them so that they could send ads to
everyone!

Hmmm...

Now, hot on the heels of Yahoo, comes LookSmart. But
they've added another twist...

When Yahoo made changes to its policy, it "grandfathered"
existing accounts (making them immune to the changes
and only applying them to new accounts),

However, LookSmart, who used to charge $199 for "Express
Submit", which was then increased to $299 (sound
familiar?) has now gone "Pay Per Click" (with no click
costing less than 15 cents!).

Not only that, but they've applied the changes to all
existing accounts. So if you paid $299 for a "review",
you now have to pay per click.

Looksmart have tried to offset the potential backlash by
offering the first 100 clicks per month ($15) for "free"
...but only for the first 20 months (which totals $300,
so you don't lose out...unless you happen to get more
than 100 clicks per *month*, or want to stay in
Looksmart beyond 20 months).

Looksmart has also changed some links within its
directory to *affiliate* links in an attempt to earn
commission from sales. That's right, if you submit
a direct link to your site, LookSmart may change it
to an affiliate link with them as your new affiliate!

The big directories are hurting for cash, and are coming
out with new tricks to grab as much as possible.