Search,Engines,for,the,Complet DIY Search Engines for the Complete Newbie
When starting a new work at home business it is very easy to become consumed by it. We spend so much time trying to get the business up and running that we may end up becoming burned out and lose our motivation. There is so much to learn and Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in
Okay, you've got your website on the Internet. Now what?Just because it's there doesn't mean anyone is going to seeit. To get your site seen, you need to get it listed in theSearch Engines.A Search Engine is the first place someone on the Internetgoes to look for...anything. So how do you get listed inthe Search Engines? First, ask yourself what YOU would typein a browser to find YOUR website. Do you have an onlinegift shop? What do you sell in it? Use those words ANDphrases as your keywords.Got them ready? Good. Now, what do you do with them? You usethem - in your website description, page title(s) and metatags.Your what? Meta Tags. These keywords are placed within theHTML Code of your web pages. Slow Down! HTML Code? HTML(Hyper Text Markup Language, to be specific) is the codethat makes the "pieces" of your site (graphics, text and/orlinks) show up where you want them to on your web page.Once you (or your website designer) have the keywords inplace, you can "submit" your site to the search engines. YouCAN use a submission service to quickly add your URL,but...you don't know for sure if it's been added unless youdo it yourself.Each Search Engine has it's own specific rules forsubmission. Be sure you read their policies thoroughlybecause they change often.Here are the links to the top FREE search engines to submitto:Alta Vista http://addurl.altavista.com/sites/addurl/newurl All The Web http://www.alltheweb.com/add_url.php Hot Bot http://www.hotbot.lycos.co.uk/submit.html Google http://www.google.com/addurl.html Lycos http://www.lycos.co.uk/service/addasite.html Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com/docs/regurl_help.htmlOther Important EnginesAeiwihttp://www.aeiwi.com/submit.html 2kCity http://www.2kcity.com/search/addurl.asp?page=adurl Exact Seek http://www.exactseek.com/add.html Find Once http://www.findonce.com/submit/ Frequent Finders http://www.frequentfinders.com/addsite.php Surf Gopher http://www.surfgopher.com/addurl.htm Info Tiger http://www.infotiger.com/addurl.html Master Site http://www.mastersite.com/addurl.htm National Directory http://www.nationaldirectory.com/addurl/ Scrub the Webhttp://www.scrubtheweb.com/addurl.html Search It http://www.searchit.com/addurl.htm Splat Search http://www.splatsearch.com/submit.html True Search http://www.truesearch.com/addurl/ Googley http://www.googley.com/cgibin/search.cgi?AddSite=promptInfomakhttp://www.url.infomak.com What You Seek http://www.whatyouseek.com/addurl-secondary.shtml Walhello http://www.walhello.com/addlinkgl.html Subjex http://www.subjex.com/submit_url.htmlYou're finished. Or are you? There are a LOT more searchengines out there...just type "search engine" in one of themand see what comes up! There are also pay-per-click enginesand directories...but this article is for the Newbie. Let'snot get you overwhelmed!I hope this article helps you understand more about what isinvolved in search engine submissions. If you have questions,send them to [email protected]. I'll answer themas best I can. Article Tags: Search Engines, Search Engine
Search,Engines,for,the,Complet