05 Jul, 2006
Getting Listed in Search Engines
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Many people expect people to just start finding their website out of nowhere. Just like brick and mortar shops, people need to be able to find it. The first step after the launch of a website is to get listed in major search engines. Search engines are the number one way customers locate websites and are the “yellow pages” of the Internet.
The first step is to submit the website to www.dmoz.org. DMOZ is a large directory of websites that popular search engines like Google and MSN use to find new websites. Search engines then go through the new websites and add the new websites to their search results. You must also visit each search engine's website separately and use their site submission form. Some search engines charge to be listed, some charge to be expedited onto their search engine, and some are free. Not all search engines are worth paying for but, Yahoo, for example, is worth the price.
Submitting your website to free search engines, does not guarantee that you will be listed in them. It can take weeks or even months before your website will even start showing up in search results. If you do not see your site listed after 2 to 3 months, feel free to submit again.
So how do you find search engines? There is actually a directory of them at dmoz.org or entering “search engine” into Google will keep you busy for hours. There are even search engines specific to topic and country.
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