Live Search Webmaster Portal: SEO Tools Coming From Microsoft

Later this year, Microsoft has announced that there will be a public beta of "Live Search Webmaster Portal,"
a collection of tools and information for site owners akin to the
Google Webmaster Central and
Yahoo Site Explorer
offerings from those respective search engines. A private beta of these tools
is about to begin.

The new portal will consolidate existing submit links such as:

• Web search submission
• Local listing control
• Live Product Search Upload
• Video submission
• Book submission

It will also consolidate existing tools such as the
Live Search Box and introduce new tools
with reporting on:

• Linking data
• Indexing data
• Crawling data

The portal will also offer new technical support tools such as:

• Expanded and consolidated site owner
  help pages
• A dedicated site owner forum running through the Microsoft Developer
  Networks forum area
• A dedicated blog for site owners
• More feedback forms

As said, there’s a public beta planned for later this year. However, a
private beta is starting for publishers who meet key criteria (mainly those
with mid-sized to large web sites). Send an email to
[email protected] if you want to
participate in the private beta.