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There was word that AskJeeves was giving up its paid inclusion program. This is partially true. AskJeeves states that they are phasing out the “Ask Jeeves Index Express program”. It does not apply to the “AskJeeves Site Submit Program”. This is stated on this page:
AskJeeves/Teoma Site Submit : Site Submit Overview
However, it seemed like they were giving up paid inclusion altogether in this article:
Ask Jeeves denounces paid inclusion | CNET News.com
The fact is, paid inclusion is still on but Index Express is out:
“Index Express allows these companies to place a static template of their Web sites in the Ask Jeeves index and to send information via XML feeds, which made it possible for Ask Jeeves to properly capture and index this content.”
PCWorld makes the distinction pretty clear here:
PCWorld.com - Ask Jeeves Drops Paid Search Program
So you still have to pay to get into AskJeeves. These are the anual fees:
Ask Jeeves Standard 1st URL $30 (Adult $60)
Ask Jeeves Standard URLs 2 - 1000 $18 (Adult $36)
But if you have a dynamic site that you would like to serve up an XML feed, you are out of luck.
