Overture Introduces Site Submission

[djdonny]

Overture, the largest Pay-per-click provider, has recently added a service called Site Match, which is essentially a powered site submission service.

Click here for info:
Overture's Site Match

[Jim Casey]

I will tell ya Donny...I'm not a big fan of Overture as it is and I'm not sure this is any better.

I thought Yahoo was going with it;s own search results soon. Did this fall through?

This is the pricing chart for Overture:

Site Match™ Pricing
When you initiate your Site Match subscription, a non-refundable annual review fee is charged for setting up your account and for quality review of your pages.
Once your pages are accepted into the program, a cost-per-click fee is charged for each lead driven to your site.

URL Submission (non-refundable annual fee, per domain)
First URL: $49
Next 2-10 URLs: $29 each
11th URL and beyond: $10 each
Cost-Per-Click Fee
Tier 1 Categories:
Adult
Automotive
Books
Computers & Software
Dating
Education & Career
Jewelry & Watches
Music & Video
Office
Other
Reference
Sports & Outdoors
Toys & Baby Equipment $.15

Tier 2 Categories:
Apparel
Electronics
Financial Services
Flowers, Gifts & Registry
Health, Beauty & Personal Care
Home & Garden
Professional Services
Real Estate
Telecom & Web Services
Travel $.30

So you pay the fee AND then per click for this program along with the pay per click already in place. WOW! Do I miss the days of goto.com

[djdonny]

Wow. I don't think they had prices up about a week or so ago when I checked. I didn't realize they were charging per click as well. What a ripoff.

I agree, I'm not an Overture fan either -- haven't been since they upped the minimum bid to .10. Now they charge a minimum .15 with Site Match, plus about $50/yr for the privilege of being their customer!

I promise to wait until prices post next time before offering links to new marketing options here.

[DJMC]

PPC sux.......there is no substitute for individual Google-ization.