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Hotrate.com is just like Yahoo!, but with far fewer advertisements and they are not banner ads, but text ads. Therefore it loads very fast and more of the information you are looking for fills your screen. A major drawback of Hotrate compared to Yahoo and Open Directory is that the Text ads are paid for search results that appear on top of the list of search results. This is a major bias against producing "relevant results" which the site brags about. As the web grows, automated search engines and directories with small editorial staffs will be unable to cope with the volume of sites. Hotrate's goal is to produce the most comprehensive directory of the web, by relying on volunteer editors who get compensated for their effort. You can become an editor or a paid reviewer. Editors and reviewers are paid through a multilevel referal program. Like any community, you get what you give. Hotrate provides the opportunity for everyone to contribute. Editors use their expertise in a certain field to help Hotrate organize the Web. As an editor, you will be able to add categories, accept site suggestions from webmasters all over the world, add good restaurants, dentists, and so on. You bring structure in the Web's chaotic sea of information! Reviewers use their competence, expertise or particular interest in a certain topic to review websites, restaurants, etcetera. There is a FAQ and a page where you can learn more about Hotrate.com. Hotrate accepts site submissions.

(Last updated 10/11/02)