Search Engine
Submission
Now that you've
found a home for your new web site, what's next? Now, it's time to tell the
world about your new site. You must register your site to be
listed in the Search Engines, Directories and Announcement
sites.
Search Engines
True Search Engines
utilize a software, often referred to as a Robot or Spider, which crawls
the web in search of new or updated pages to index. They constantly crawl
the web until they have indexed every page. When submitting your web site,
you will only be required to enter your URL (web address) and the robot will
spider your site and record the full text of every page within your site.
It will continue on and follow any external links you may have on your site
and eventually index every site on the Web.
Although the spiders will eventually find your site, it may take quite some
time. Submitting your URL will speed up the process.
Directories
In order for
your web site to be listed in a directory, you must register it. They do
not search and index the web or spider your web site. You must fill out a
form and manually submit each page of your web site.
Directories are usually set up in categories and subcategories and will contain
a "Add URL" link within each category. To register your web page, browse
through the categories until you find an appropriate category for your site,
then go to the "Add URL" link and fill out the submission
form.
Announcement Sites
Announcement
sites offer you a great way to announce your new site. When you register,
your site will be listed in the "What's New" section for a short period of
time and then will be archived for their visitors to continue to view.
Directories/Announcement
Submitting Your Web Site to the Search
Engines
When submitting
your site to the major Search Engines, I highly recommend manual submission.
Many Search Engines are now penalizing sites using autosubmission programs.
It will only take a few minutes at each site.
Google (You will be much better off not
to submit your web site to Google and to allow them to find your web site
on their own.)
Infoseek
Excite
Lycos
Altavista
WebCrawler
HotBot
AOL
Netfind
Jayde
Northern
Light
Rex
When you're ready to begin listing your site in the directories, announcement
and award sites, it would be a good idea to create a text file with all of
your pertinent information. This will save you a lot of time by enabling
you to copy and paste your information into each form. Each site may require
different information, different description lengths, etc., so create several
different versions. Your text file should look something like this:
Name:
Business Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Country:
Phone:
Title:
Description #1: 100 characters
Description #2: 150 characters
Description #3: 200 characters
Description #4: 250 characters
(include spaces when counting characters)
Keywords separated by commas:
Keywords separated by spaces:
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Directories, Announcement and Award sites with one form, visit
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For further
information on Search Engines, visit:
Search Engine Watch
Using Search Engines to Drive
Traffic to Your Website
Search Engines:
What they Are, How They Work, and Practical Suggestions
Search Engine Tutorial for Web
Designers
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