Many factors influence whether a particular web site appears in Web Search results and where it falls in the ranking. These factors can include the number of other sites linking to it and the content on the pages.
Web Search offers a combination of sites from the entire Web obtained by Yahoo! Search and from the Yahoo! Directory and lists the results ranked by relevance. A particular site's position in a list of results can change over time.
Yahoo! Search Submit paid inclusion program offers a way for you to submit URLs for quality review and inclusion in the index that powers multiple web portals, including Yahoo! Search. Search Submit is an opportunity outside of Sponsor Results, to expand your presence on the search results page.
Note: Your ranking on search pages is not guaranteed in this program, only inclusion in the database that powers results.
Getting your site listed in the Yahoo! Directory can increase the likelihood that your site will eventually show in Web Search results. However, a listing in the Directory does not guarantee that it is listed in Yahoo! Search results, or that it is listed in any particular manner or order in Search Results.
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To have your site appear near the top of Yahoo! Search results for a particular search query, you might consider taking advantage of the Sponsor Results program.
A good place to start looking for general information to increase your knowledge on the ins-and-outs of building web presence and search engine ranking is the Search Engine Optimization category in the Yahoo! Directory.
Note: The sites listed in this category are run by independent third parties and are not owned or controlled by Yahoo!.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer specific advice on the placement of any given site in Web Search results.