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Search Engines FAQ
Crawler-based search engines automatically visit web pages to compile their
listings. This means that, unlike directories, you are likely to have several if
not many pages listed with them. This also means that by taking care in how you
build your pages, you might rank well in crawler-produced results.
Our FREE submission service submits your site to most popular search engines
among 100 others. Here is the listing of the most important ones.
Arguably the most important crawler-based search engine is
Google, because both the important services
of Yahoo and
Netscape use some of Google's results. In
addition, many people also go directly to Google to search.
The absolutely best way to get listed with Google is to build links to your
web site. Indeed, this is the best way to get listed for free with all the major
crawlers listed on this page. Crawlers follow links, so if you have good links
pointing at your web site, the crawlers are more likely to find and include your
pages.
Here's the good news: if you submitted your site to the major directories and
got listed with one or more of them, then Google and other crawlers will almost
certainly pick up the URL that was listed. This means you may not need to do
additional work to get listed with crawlers.
Aside from link building, Google does provide an "Add URL" page that lets you
submit a URL directly to it's crawler:
There's no guarantee that Google will actually include a URL submitted to it
this way, however. Despite this, it makes sense to submit your home page and
perhaps one or two other URLs from "inside" your web site via the Add URL page.
You really don't need to submit more than this. The only reason for
submitting some of your inside pages is in case there is a problem reaching your
home page. This gives Google an alternate route into your site. From whatever
page it visits, it will look for links to other pages that you have and perhaps
include those. This is true for other crawlers, as well.
If you have a brand new web site, it will probably take about a month before
Google lists your web pages. Because of this, you might consider making use of
it's paid placement program, which is covered in the next part of this guide.
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Inktomi is an important crawler-based search engine because it provides some
of the results used by major search sites such as
MSN Search,
AOL Search and HotBot.
As covered with Google, building links is the best way to get listed for
free. Also, as with Google, Inktomi does take submission via Add URL pages. It
doesn't maintain it's own, however. Instead, you need to submit using one of it's
partners.
Exactly as with Google, you need only submit your home page and one or two
inside pages. Also, as with Google, you can expect a delay of one month or
longer until your pages show up, assuming they are accepted. Acceptance is not
guaranteed to those using the Add URL page.
In contrast, Inktomi will guarantee to include your pages if you use it's paid
inclusion program. In addition, it will get your new page listed within 2 days.
Because of this, for a brand new site, it's well recommended to use the program.
You can quickly get yourself represented in Inktomi for a modest amount.
You'll want to use the "Search Submit" program to get at least your home page
listed, for a $39 fee. This also means the page will
be revisited regularly, for up to a year. After this time period, if you don't
renew, your page might possibly be dropped by Inktomi. However, if you've built
some links, this is highly unlikely. Home pages are deemed as very important by
all crawlers, and it would be unusual for these crawler-based search engines not
to include them for free. Paying the fee is really only speeding up the process
of getting the home page listed, for a brand-new site.
You can also choose to submit many more of your pages through
the program, and the fees are less than for your first page. In addition,
there's an "Index
Connect" program for those who have thousands of pages they wish to pay to
include.
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FAST Search is an important
crawler-based search engine primarily because it powers some of the results for
the popular Lycos service. It also maintains it's own search engine called
AllTheWeb.
As with the other crawlers, you need only submit your home page and one or
two inside pages. Expect a delay of up to six weeks until your pages show up,
assuming they are indeed accepted. This is not guaranteed to those using the Add
URL page.
Like Inktomi, FAST will guarantee to include your
pages if you use it's paid inclusion program. It will get your new pages listed
within 2 days. As with Inktomi, it's recommended that
new sites use the program to get their home pages quickly listed.
The cost is $30 and means that the page will be
revisited every two days, for up to a year. As with
Inktomi, it's possible that your page could be dropped, if you don't renew.
However, again as with Inktomi, this is highly unlikely to happen to a home
page.
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Teoma is an
important crawler-based search engine because it powers some of the results
that appear at the popular Ask Jeeves
web site. In fact, Ask Jeeves owns Teoma.
Unlike the other crawlers covered so far,
Teoma has no free Add URL page. This doesn't mean that you
can't get listed, however. Teoma crawls the web, so if you have links pointing
at your web site, you may get included naturally.
Like Inktomi, Teoma will guarantee to include your
pages if you use it's paid inclusion program. It will get your new pages listed
in a week. As with Inktomi, it's recommended that new
sites use the program to get their home pages quickly listed.
The cost is $30 and means that the page will be
revisited each week, for up to a year (and currently, for 15
months through a special promotion). As with Inktomi, it's possible that
your page could be dropped, if you don't renew. However, again as with Inktomi,
this is highly unlikely to happen to a home page. To sign-up for the program,
visit the page below:
Ask Jeeves/Teoma Site Submit
http://ask.ineedhits.com/
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AltaVista is an important
crawler-based search engine because, while it's popularity has dropped over the
past year, significant numbers of people still use it to search the web.
As with the other crawlers, you need only submit your home page and one or
two inside pages. Expect a delay of one month or longer until your pages show
up, assuming they are indeed accepted. This is not guaranteed to those using the
Add URL page.
Like Inktomi, AltaVista will guarantee to include your pages if you use it's
paid inclusion program. It will get your new pages listed in about a week to two
weeks. As with Inktomi, it's recommended that new sites use the program to get
their home pages quickly listed.
The cost is $39 and means that the page will be revisited regularly, for up
to six months. As with Inktomi, it's possible that your page could be dropped,
if you don't renew. However, again as with Inktomi, this is highly unlikely to
happen to a home page. To sign-up for the program, visit the page below:
AltaVista Express Inclusion
https://www.infospider.com/av/app/
As with Inktomi, you can also choose to submit many more of your
pages through the program, and the fees are less than for your first page. In
addition, there's an "Trusted
Feed" program for those who have thousands of pages they wish to pay to
include.
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