Microsoft Small Business Directory

arius · 09-29-2004, 07:06 PM

Hi all,
Check out:
Microsoft Small Business Directory
http://sbd.bcentral.com/

$49.00 get you 10 links from a PR7 Directory.

What do you think?

TGR · 09-29-2004, 07:43 PM

Too bad it's M$FT!

I love this:
http://submit-it.com/features.htm#se...e-optimization

imaginemn · 09-29-2004, 07:55 PM

The bsubmit tools are pretty good. Just one thing they are VERY picky on how you submit the site. It goes through a review process that can take up to 7 days. Overall not bad.

imaginemn

awall19 · 09-29-2004, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGR

Too bad it's M$FT!
I love this:
http://submit-it.com/features.htm#se...e-optimization

lots of people forget search is a business...some of the transparency shows when people who are creating an engine are also directly offering tips on how to improve rankings.

arius · 09-30-2004, 06:23 AM

Has any one been able to use their keywords suggestion tool?

imaginemn · 09-30-2004, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arius

Has any one been able to use their keywords suggestion tool?

Which one? They have a few depending on which service you are using.

imaginemn

gariben · 09-29-2004, 08:00 PM

10 links?

we can list up to 10 different urls?

PRBot.Com · 09-29-2004, 09:28 PM

I have listed all my sites with them and am very happy!

arius · 09-30-2004, 01:46 PM

What's the link to an MSN Search based Keywords Suggestions tool?

imaginemn · 09-30-2004, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arius

What's the link to an MSN Search based Keywords Suggestions tool?

You are the one that said it wasn't working. Were you talking about another tool other than the one's for MSBD? I think the thread got off topic the original post was about Microsoft's Small Business Directory and NOT submi-it[com].

You need to be a bCentral member to access the one's I am referring to.

imaginemn

arius · 09-30-2004, 08:50 PM

Please post any link for any service that works to provide keyword suggestions based on MSN Search.

imaginemn · 09-30-2004, 09:13 PM

After you purchase access to MS bCentral and you log in click on the Position Agent area. or the Submit It service. They both have a Keyword research tool.

The cost of this comes with the $299/yr service. I am not aware of a free service if that's what you are looking for.

imaginemn

TGR · 10-01-2004, 08:29 AM

Well that was a waste of time!

I decided to see what this was all about so I figured I'd submit a site.

They want you to optimize your site and follow their directions before they'll accept it. Sorry, but I don't have the time to fiddle with the site just so it can be included in their directory.

It could take hours- I just don't see the point!

That was $50.00 down the drain. Oh well, At least I know now.

PRBot.Com · 10-01-2004, 08:39 AM

Dude, you don't have to optimize anything. They know that their spidersd are ancient. You can just ignore their warning and go ahead and submit. All my sites their system said were not ready but I ignired all that and submitted my sites anyway and got approved.

TGR · 10-01-2004, 08:51 AM

Yeah, I see that now. But they don't give you that option during the initial process.

I had to leave and go back before the actual option to submit was available.

Whatever! We'll see what happens.

PRBot.Com · 10-01-2004, 08:55 AM

Yeah well, you can't expect Microsoft to do anything right do you?

I have yet to see them do ANYTHING proper. I am a MCSE and I love NT for security on Lans but when it comes to quality Microsoft has NEVER had anything with real quality.