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Search Engine Submission Tips
Get your site listed in the most popular search engines and directories. This should be the first step in any online business' marketing plan. And it's easier than it sounds! Here are some guidelines and submission links for the most popular search engines, directories and pay-per-click sites. Submit My Site For Me!
Major Search Engines - Free Listings
Major Search Engines - Paid Listings
Yahoo
Inktomi
Alta Vista (free service available)
FAST/AllTheWeb (free service available)
Ask Jeeves / Teoma
Major Search Engines - Pay-Per-Click Listings
Overture
Google Ad Words
Looksmart
Free Listings
Google is a search engine, quite possibly the most popular search engine at this time. It accepts free submissions and provides results for many other search engines and directories. This includes Yahoo and Netscape.
Submit your site to GoogleDMOZ - Open Directory Project
Dmoz is a human-edited directory that accepts free submissions and they provide results for other search engines and directories so you'll get into others without having to submit to each one. These include Google and Netscape. Decide on the category you belong in, and click the "add URL" link at the top of that page. Sites generally appear within three weeks.
Submit your site to DMOZ
Paid Listings
Yahoo
Yahoo is another human-edited directory, the oldest and most well-known, possibly. It has two submission types: "Standard," for non-commercial sites which is free, and "Yahoo Express," for business sites which costs $299 per year. This fee doesn't guarantee that you will be listed. It does guarantee that you'll get a yes or no answer within a week. Most good sites are accepted. Yahoo will pick the appropriate category for your site.
Submit your non-commercial site to Yahoo or
Submit your business site to Yahoo
Inktomi
For a per-page subscription fee, Inktomi adds your content to its search index and refreshes it every 48 hours. Your submitted pages rapidly become available throughout Inktomi's Web Search network, which includes MSN, Hotbot and other major portals.
Pricing
1st URL $39.00
URLs 2 - 1000 $25.00 each
Submit Your Site to Inktomi (through PositionTech)Alta Vista
Alta Vista offers both free and paid submission programs. You can add up to 5 URLs at a time for free. URLs will generally be evaluated within four to six weeks of submission. Basic Submit is a free service.
Submit Your Site to Alta Vista (Free)AltaVista's Express Inclusion service allows you to rapidly insert and frequently update your pages in the global database that powers AltaVista's search results. AltaVista and its partners reach more than 40 million unique users worldwide every month.Six Month Subscription Pricing:
First URL $39.00
Additional URLs (2-10) $29.00 each
Additional URLs (11-500) $19.00 each
Sign Up for AltaVista's Express Inclusion (pricing above)FAST / All the Web
Fast offers both a free submission and a paid submission tool through Lycos. Sites submitted with the free tool will be scheduled for addition to AlltheWeb.com, but they do not add all submitted URLs to their index.
Submit Your Site to FAST/All The Web (Free)Lycos InSite Select gives you control through rapid inclusion and refresh of your Web content, exposing your site to the millions of monthly users of the Lycos Network. Submit individual or multiple URLs into our Web Search index on a self serve basis.
Submit Your Site through Lycos InSite Select ($30 introductory price)AskJeeves/Teoma
Ask Jeeves, Inc. is a provider of natural language, question answering and search technologies. Submitting to AskJeeves includes fast 7 day inclusion into the database powering Ask.com and Teoma.com.Your Web Page will be refreshed every 7 days and will be included in their database for 12 months.
Pricing
1st URL $30.00
URLs 2 - 1000 $18.00 each
Submit Your Site to AskJeeves / TeomaPay-Per-Click Listings
Overture
Overture, the world leader in Pay-For-Performance™ search, has redefined how businesses market online. With just one buy, Overture lists your site in search results across the Internet and delivers the highest return on your advertising investment.
Open and Account with Overture ($50 towards clicks)Google Ad Words Select
AdWords Select™ enables you to manage your own account, and with cost-per-click (CPC) pricing, you pay only when users click on your ad. You control your costs by setting a daily budget for what you are willing to spend each day. Pay the low minimum price for any keyword. Or pay more to get more exposure. Either way, Google's Discounter ensures you pay the lowest amount possible to keep your position.
Open and Account with Google Ad Words ($5.00 + clicks)Looksmart LookListing
The LookSmart Network of partners reaches 77% of Internet users each month.
Pay only when a potential customer clicks on your listing. Unused funds carry over and are refundable. Cancel any time. Your listing manages itself according to your targets. No need to continually monitor a bid or placement.
Open an Account with Looksmart ($49 + clicks)
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