UncommonSense search submission

About those search engines

There are, literally, millions of web pages out there in cyberspace. So even the best looking, most comprehensive web site won't be seen by the world unless you tell them where you are.

Search engines, with familiar names like Google, DogPile, Yahoo, AltaVista, MSN, Netscape and many more help people find web sites. They keep a huge database of web site addresses and information about the site content, so when someone types in a keyword, it sends back the names of sites which deal with that topic.

For those search engines to know who has what, they depend to a large degree on web site owners and developers to provide them with the basic information.

That way, they can either take the content information provided, or they can send out a "spider" which visits the site and analyses the content, and then creates a database entry for the search engine.

It's one of the things we do.

We submit sites to search engines and directory lists, so they know your web site exists, and where to find it.

But before any of that happens, your site needs to be made search-engine friendly. That means compiling a list of about 15 words that best describe the content of your site; words that people are likely to look for when they go searching. As part of our service, we ensure that the proper descriptions are placed where the search engines will find them.

Some 92% of Internet users use search engines to find the sites they want. This means that if your site is not listed in search engines, it may not be found. Just by having your site listed in search engines, your site can be noticed by millions of people around the world.

Check our price structure to the right, and feel free to contact us if you have more questions, or want to discuss our search submission service.

And don't forget...

And don't forget to take a close look at our suggestions for getting your site known by means other than search engines. It's not enough to merely put a web site on a server. Make sure you use every means available to tell people about it.

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Don't forget the
old-fashioned ways
of promotion

There's nothing like good old basic marketing to get your name, and web site, in front of the people you want to reach.

Make sure you tell people your web site address the same way you tell them your phone number and fax number:

Include it in your newspaper advertising;
Put it on your business cards
Add it to your letterhead
Give it a prominent place on printed material like brochures and catalogues.

Treat it the same way you treat other vital information, like a telephone number, that should be in the hands of your customers, friends and associates. More and more, the Web is how people get information about your business or organization. Often it is the first place they look, so that first impression becomes critical.

You have an investment in your web site. Make sure you get a return on it by publicizing it at every opportunity.

Site submission pricing:

After testing many ways of getting web site information to search engines and directories, from commercial services to do-it-ourselves, we now deal with an extemely efficient and effective company that does the work on your behalf.

We submit your web site to more than 3,000 search engines and directories. Then we check and resubmit your web site monthly. Regularly updating and re-submitting your site can dramatically increase your search ranking. This keeps your site fresh in the search engines and helps increase your results.

Your investment in a higher search engine listing is $95 per year, billed annually in advance. We look after all that needs to be done to get your site closer to the top.