Adding a Website To Multiple Search Engines
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I have just designed a new website and will be going live in the early Fall. I would like to have it listed with as many search engines as possible, for the best and widest possible exposure. I would like the most expedient method of adding my site to multiple search engines for greatest exposure. Please advise the best method of doing this - I know some search engines are free and some carry a fee attached to them. I would like these types of submissions separated out, since cost is an object. I would like the site to get maximum exposure, and would appreciate any help you can give. In case the site material makes a difference to the search criteria you would advise for me, this is an actor tribute site. The more exposure given to it, and the more people who access it, the better it will be. Please give me the benefit of your expertise.
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Hi there, I've answered your search engine submission query in four parts: some general tips, free submissions, paid submissions, and my recommendations for submitting your site. SOME TIPS ========= - Never use a service that promises to submit your URL to thousands of search engines - there are only a handful worth submitting to, and the others can cause more problems than benefits. - Make your free submissions as soon as possible, as soon as there is some content on your site. It can take a month or two for your site to appear in the search results. When your content changes, the search engines will notice, so dont worry about it being unfinished. - The best page to submit to free submission services is a site map. It doesn't need to be fancy, just a page of links to every page on your website. - Make sure your website is up & running at all times. If the search engine robot visits when your site is down, it might not come back. - If you have the same content elsewhere, at a different website, make sure that it is removed, or redirects to the new site - ask for a clarification if this applies to you. FREE SUBMISSIONS ================ Once upon a time all search engines had this, but now there are but a few. Submitting once is enough - then wait a month or two. Despite there being many websites that can automate the submission process for you, it is quite quick and easy to do it manually and avoids a few problems (like too many submissions via the same website in one day). Just visit these web pages and fill out the info: Google ://www.google.com/addurl.html Yahoo! http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Actors_and_Actresses/ If your site is purely a fan site, and is non-commercial, then find the appropriate category at Yahoo and submit for free, using the link at the bottom left of the category page. Sometimes you can be listed quite quickly, often it takes a year or two (they have a big backlog of submissions) and most likely it will never be listed. When a search engine has a paid submission service, their commitment to the free submissions wanes. Inktomi http://www.hotbot.lycos.co.uk/submit.html Hotbot UK still has a form for free submissions - it can't do any harm submitting your URL, but I think the odds of it getting you onto the Inktomi index is quite small. Alltheweb http://www.alltheweb.com/add_url.php AltaVista http://addurl.altavista.com/sites/addurl/newurl Walhello http://www.walhello.com/addlinkgl.html Open Directory http://dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Acting/Actors_and_Actresses/ This is the basis of Google Directory. Find the appropriate category and click on Add URL at the top of the page. Getting listed can take anywhere between one day and a couple of months. A listing can improve your ranking in Google search results. Zeal http://www.zeal.com/users/register.jhtml This is for submitting non-commercial sites to Looksmart. Requires registration before you can submit a site. Then go to Celebrities/Actors via their home page. PAID SUBMISSIONS ================ By paying you can be listed within a day or two. Make sure that your site is fully functional and best fits the category you select. Some of these services (like Yahoo and Looksmart) do not guarantee to list you, and may not if you don't meet their standards - so check out all the small print. Yahoo Express http://docs.yahoo.com/info/suggest/busexpress.html Yahoo Express requires a US$299.00 non-refundable, recurring annual fee. Being listed at Yahoo will improve your ranking in other search engines. Looksmart http://listings.looksmart.com/?synd=none&chan=lshomeft $49 to get listed, and then 15 cents every time someone clicks through to your site. This could become much more expensive than using pay-per-click services like Overture and Findwhat. Alltheweb / Lycos http://searchservices.lycos.com/searchservices/select_overview.asp?co=atw Annual Membership: $18, Annual Cost per URL: $12 12 month subscription AltaVista - Express Inclusion http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/express_incl First URL $39, URL #2-10 $29.00 each, URL #11-500 $19.00 each 6 month subscription Inktomi via Verisign http://www.netsol.com/en_US/promotions/offers/options/inktomi.jhtml Inktomi via INeedHits http://ink.ineedhits.com/ Inktomi's index feeds Altavista, HotBot, iWon, LookSmart, MSN, Overture, DogPile and other search engines. 1st URL $39, URLs 2 - 1000 $25 each 12 month subscription The two different services for paid submission to Inktomi are basically the same. Ask Jeeves / Teoma http://ask.ineedhits.com/1st URL $30, URLs 2 - 1000 $18 each 12 month subscription Listed within 7 days, and your listing refreshes every 7 days I RECOMMEND =========== Submit to every free service, and do it as soon as possible. Pay special attention to the Open Directory submission, it and Google are the most important. If you are in a hurry to receive traffic, consider one of the paid submissions, that way you will get hits while you wait a month or two for the free submissions to be indexed. Regardless of what you do, most of your search engine traffic will come via Google. Paying for submission will get you more traffic, but at a price. If the actor your site pays tribute to is hyper-famous (ie Britney, J-Lo etc) then appreciate that there is a lot of competition out there, and even if you pay, your site might not achieve a high ranking in search results. The best value for a non-commercial site would be Inktomi, followed by Ask Jeeves. Only submit your home page, or the page that has the most information and keywords on it. Consider using a pay-per-click service. If your actor isn't too famous, Findwhat might get you traffic from just 1 cent per visitor. http://www.findwhat.com Search strategy: Personal experience I trust this answers your question. If any portion of my answer is unclear, please ask for clarification. Best wishes, robertskelton-ga
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