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What is a search engine and why is it important? More than likely if you're not familiar with the term search engine it is because you didn't know what it was
actually called. Everyone who navigates aound the web using search engines; common names people know are Altavista, Excite, HotBot, Lycos, and so on.
You may ask why Google and Yahoo weren't mentioned in that list? That is because they are actually directories and not search engines. They
function much the same way, but are not totally identical.
A search engine
is the main tool that allows people to locate information on the World Wide Web. Serach engines use keywords entered by users
to find web sites which contain the information they want to locate. Search engines are not run by people perse. Search engines use
tools called "bots" to seek out and index web sites and the information on them. Some "bots" only look through things called meta-tags, others
now look through an entire web sites content.
You know that you want your website to be found by these search engines, but how do you get your website in there? It is very easy to get a basic level of
search engine submission done. There are a wide variety of submission systems out there that will submit your website for free. These do work but do not
get you any form of special placement, and if you do not have the right key words, you may be at the very bottom. If you have a
family or personal website and are just starting out, these free submission systems will be great for you. However, if you own a business
website and want to get the highest number of hits possible, it is important to budget for search engine submission.
Free Search Engine Submissions:
* Submit Free - Here is a great tool to start submitting your URL to search engines. Submit Free lets you submit your URL to 20 popular search engines from one location.
* Add Me - Your site will be submitted to the following search engines: Subjex, Alexa, Scrub The Web, FAST Search AllTheWeb, Google, LookSeek, Jayde, InfoTiger, NerdWorld, Aeiwi, Walhello, LifeTips, and EntireWeb
* Quick Register - The free, fast & easy way to submit your site!
Search Engine Submission Tips & Tricks:
* Search Engine - This section of Search Engine Watch (formerly called A Webmaster's Guide To Search Engines) is primarily for webmasters, site owners and web marketers. It covers search engine submission, placement and marketing issues.
* Submit Corner - If your website is not in the top search engines, how will your customers find you? Learn the techniques, tips, indexing strategies and gain the competitive edge you need in e-business.
* Microsoft Search Engine Tips - Search engine optimization can be difficult and confusing. Knowing this we decided to put together some tips to help you with the process. They cover everything you need to know about optimizing your web pages for the search engines quickly and easily.
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