Search Engine Submission
See Search Engine Submission Tips from Search Engine Watch.
- Search engines (for list of most popular search engines, see Nielsen NetRatings Search Engine Ratings and list from AllStocks.com)
- Lycos (paid inclusion and paid placement via InSite. Paid inclusion is $32.30 per year. Paid placement includes Lycos, Hotbot, Tripod, Angelfire, etc. Paid placement.)
- MSN (ads via Overture. Cannot submit to MSNBot.)
- Overture (paid submission program: $49 review fee, plus $0.15 or $0.30 per click. Appear as part of organic results in Yahoo!, Alta Vista, AlltheWeb and others.)
- Teoma (paid inclusion program. Teoma partner network includes Ask.com, Excite, Hotbot.com, Ixquick, Mamma.com, Metacrawler, MySearch.com, MyWay.com, Search123.com, Teoma.com, and iLor.)
- Yahoo (also paid submission program: $299 per year. See also Overture Site Match.)
- Directories (for list of most popular directories, see list from The Strongest Link)
Linking Strategy
Link popularity is a criterion that many search engines use when ranking web pages within their index. Simply put, most search engines give a ranking boost to sites that have incoming links from quality, related sites.
Take advantage of reciprocal link opportunities. Link with complimentary sites, trade directories, etc. Linking to related sites with quality complimentary content enhances the value of your own site. Link Development: The Key to Successful SEO
Affiliate programs? Web rings? Use easy2link.com or make your own "how to link to us" page.
