Yahoo Changes the Rules... Again!

Hello,

Did you know... Yahoo has announced their intent to make the $299 submission fee an *annual recurring charge* instead of a one-time fee.

Now, you must pay, not just for editorial review, but for continued inclusion, year-after-year.

Before you submit your URL to Yahoo, make sure you read their new rules and fees.

For complete info, simply go to Yahoo.com.

Cordially,
Diane Everroad




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Hi Diane,

I guess maybe Yahoo is starting to see themselves more as a service to the people in the listings, rather than to the ones doing the surfing....

I think the reason why Yahoo is really doing this is because Yahoo (the company) is making losses. If you go back a couple years, Yahoo was actually one of the few profitable internet stocks. However, when the dot-com crash came about, revenues from online advertising plummeted, and Yahoo went from being profitable to making losses.... So they are hurting financially, and Yahoo is probably trying to figure out whatever they can to bring themselves back into profitability.

This is in contrast to eBay, which seems to just be going from strength to strength. EBay keeps increasing their profits.... In fact, I've just started looking at eBay recently to consider whether to invest in them. (If I do, it will be my first internet stock investment!) I've only STARTED my analysis, so I still have a lot more to look at, but at first look, eBay looks undervalued - that is, at first look, it looks like it could be a bargain even now....

There are plenty of opportunities in the stock market right now. It's a great time to buy into stocks if you are a long term investor....

Most people follow the trends, but in stock market investing it helps to be a contrarian - when everyone is selling, it's often a great time to buy, and vice versa. :)

- Dien

Greetings,

Not that I like paying more, but I
definitely can understand Yahoo charging more.
Just like you said Dien, the online advertising
market is hurting. Most all businesses with an
advertising design model are now out - Yahoo is
still up, and they are putting up a fight to stay
there. I'd be surprised if they failed.

Personally, I don't mind paying Yahoo. I
think of it as an advertising cost. I get about
100 visitors a day from them. That's 36,500
visitors for $300 dollars. Not too bad.

Stephen Dean
ebizknowitall.com
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