Do you need to pay to be listed in the Google search?

No, you don't have to pay to be listed in google.
Google makes billions from advertising.
What else does it need?

Nop you can submit your site for free.

Here's the link: http://www.google.com/addurl/

Originally Posted by tresa2706

I was wondering if you need pay to be in the Google search machine. If you don't have to, how does Google earn money, except from advertising?

they earn from adwords (i think).

I've heard of a few people who have paid for google and the month that their listing expires they don't even show up on google at all.

I would spend my money building content, this way you are more likely to have google index you.

No!! No!! Its absolutely free.

Originally Posted by netridge

I've heard of a few people who have paid for google and the month that their listing expires they don't even show up on google at all.

I would spend my money building content, this way you are more likely to have google index you.

I agree on that, as It took me a while to add my url to Google. I even submitted it twice to make sure. It eventually came up after a week or so. Although the description didn't? But these things can also very well rocket the other way. At least if your paying for your listing, to be used on Google than they have to make sure it does. You are their customer afterall, and your paying for the service, and if it doesn't than you can always get your money back. Also, news travels fast, so if other people hear that this scheme doesn't work, it may weakeness Googles position, and they will be forced to re-consider their strategy and make sure they do list your site in the long run.

No you don't. Don't worry about Google, money is pouring in via various revenue streams.

I used submitsuite to subit my site. Its free to submit.

You don't have to pay. It's for free.