Has Anyone Seen This???

[Big Guerrilla]

Just wondering if anyone has seen the following LookSmart press release from late January. I might have missed this discussion somewhere else, but I wondering what the general opinion about this new service is.

LookSmart Launches Search Targeted Marketing Partner Program
Reseller Program to Increase Number of Paid Listings in LookSmart Databases

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LookSmart... today announced the launch of its Search Targeted Marketing Partner Program, which enables certified resellers to submit large quantities of their customers' URLs directly into the LookSmart Featured Listings index via XML feed.
The program...offers more than 3,000 businesses prompt inclusion into the LookSmart Featured Listings index. This database is distributed to partners who display LookSmart Featured Listings and Index Listings search results. Select resellers will also be invited to work with LookSmart sales and editorial teams to include their customers in LookSmart Directory Listings.
"A growing number of local, regional and national businesses work with search marketing firms to help them optimize their search engine listing campaigns,'' said Dakota Sullivan, vice president of marketing for LookSmart". "The LookSmart Search Targeted Marketing Partner Program enables us to increase the number of paid listings in our databases, and, as a result, the number of paid clicks throughout our distribution network, without compromising the editorial quality of the LookSmart directory.''

[ihelpyou]

Yes. Since it is mostly for the bigger firms out there, not much talk about it.

[MsSearch]

Yes, as Doug said this is for large companies/firms, who submit numerous client sites and online campaigns...

[ihelpyou]

hey surfDude, :) when is Looksmart going to implement some kind of incentive for SEO's who submit clients?

I'm not talking about the large firms here who have the bucks available for the upper class programs that LS has, but for firms like us normal people who submit many other sites other than our own?

It would be nice if we were at least recognized in some way. I think I will pout awhile now. :cry:

[Big Guerrilla]

Yeah, LookSmart should implement some sort of discount for the smaller Seo's like they do with the bigger guys or maybe some sort of affiliate program. IMHO, they should also increase the number of listings to more than the current 5.

The reason I posted the release was because I wondering if anyone had any experience with this program. I dont know what the bigger guys charge, but I would imagine it would still work out to be less expensive than the $2500 a month LS charges for their bigger accounts. It might be good fit if you wanted 10 or 15 listings for example.