List of Search Engines
Search engines are the lifeline of many websites. This page contains a listing of the more well known search engines which most people consider important to submit their site's URL to. When ever possible the URL for submission of your site should also be listed in the description.
Some people prefer an automated service for submitting their website. If you are one of those, there are some free search engine submission services listed on our:
Most experienced webmasters prefer to manually submit their site to the individual engines.
Note: Submitting your site is not the same as getting a good listing for your site. For that, you will need to optimize your site for the search engines.
Its interesting to know that many search engines take their feeds from one of a few search engine databases like Google, Fast, Overture, Teoma and the like. So for example, Google fuels numerous engines, including, at the time of this writing, the web search facility at Yahoo. If it's not listed, then it's not a valid search engine.
Manual Submission to Major Search Engines:
Before you submit your website, are you optimized?
IF NOT
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If your website was dropped off the listings, you could be waiting a considerable amount of time to be re-included. Here are some statistics for database refreshes:
Google:60 days
AltaVista: Can be several months
Lycos: 2 months
AllTheWeb: Can be up to 1 month
To keep your site listing up to date within the search engines, we suggest submitting your site on a regular basis. A submission once a month will ensure that your site stays up to date and also, more importantly, included in the search engines. Luckily our OCC Pro Submit and OCC Pro ongoing packages cater for this type of submission solution.
PPC- (Pay Per Click) ENGINES
ENGINE LISTING INFO
KANOODLE Powers Galaxy.com, 37.com, CNET.com, TurboFind.com as well as 10,000 other search enabled sites!
E-PILOT Powers Infospace, Mamma, Dogbile, Netmedia and more! Minimum Account $10.
7 SEARCH 7Search.com is the second most visited pay-per-placement search engine in the world.
General Search Engines Rules of Thumb
ENGINES RULES
Submit no more than 2 pages per domain per day that focus on different keywords to avoid spamdexing.
Avoid submitting more than 30 pages per domain at any time.
Follow the rules outlined by each engine carefully.
General Search Engine Free Submissions
ENGINE LISTING INFO
GOOGLE Updates Yahoo! and Netscape default search 6-12 weeks for addition.
ALTAVISTA
Submit only 2 pages per domain per day. AltaVista will only accept 10 URLs per domain in a 24-hour period; if you submit more than 50 URLs in a 24-hour period, your domain will be removed from altogether. Submission code required for every 5 urls. Submitted pages take @ 4 weeks to appear. Automated submission not possible. See Other Ways to Submit
ALLTHEWEB Mostly updates Lycos. Rising search entity.
LYCOS Free submission of one page of your web site. Registration Required
DMOZ Open Directory Project. *Important now for indexing of Netscape, HotBot, Lycos, Netscape, AOL, Google, and a host of smaller search engine directories.
ENTIREWEB Small Engine/WorldLight Network: Accepts submissions from Addme.com
General Search Engine Paid Submissions
ENGINE LISTING INFO
EXCITE Powered by Overture, Looksmart, DMOZ, and Infospace. No longer free submission.
LYCOS Paid submission via Lycos Insite
NBCI Now Looksmart Powered. Pay per listing.
YAHOO Paid listings only for Business/Shopping/Services anything Commercial. $300 - $600
LOOKSMART Updates Excite, Altavista, MSN, iWon and other popular directory results.
INFOSPACE Very Important to submit primary domain. Registration Required.
Other Engines
ENGINE LISTING INFO
AH-HA Required Site Registration - You can only Enter URL and Email
AEIWI Easy Add URL feature
JAYDE Required Site Registration
SPLUT UK based banner-free engine. Accepts UK sites only.
DIRECTHIT A popularity ranking service utilized by some search engines. NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
HOTBOT Recently removed add URL page. NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
TEOMA Rising Google competitor. No URL submit feature. Acquired by DirectHit / AskJeeves NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
WISENUT Acquired by Looksmart. NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
ANSWERZ Now Powered by Google- AU NZ engine. NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS.
Please note: Always consult with a professional before doing any submissions. Your site must maintaining 100% uptime after first submissions. Please do not submit if you plan to move your site in the next 8 weeks.
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