Altavista Characteristics
Quantity of indexed pages: about 500.000.000
Frame support: uses NOFRAMES tag
Metatags support: contents of title and description tags is used to define relevancy of a page.
Database updates: completely updated once per three months
Approximate indexing time: 4-6 weeks for free submission, 1-2 weeks for paid.
Search robot name: Scooter. Current version Scooter W3.1.2
Price of quick indexing is $39 per URL. Indexing price for additional pages is measured using special scale.
Pay links: three links from Overture database (in the upper side of SERP).
Updates – weekly for paid submissions, 4 weeks for free.
Image and media search: indexed and counted at definition of relevancy
Optimal keyword density: use one instance on each page and in each tag: title, keywords, description, body. Recommended keyword density is 0.33-5.5%.
Indexing by inbound links: robot is
quite unpredictable: the best way to get your page indexed is to submit your site manually.
Link Popularity is considered when defining relevancy.
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