Search Engine Submission and SEO FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions:
- What are Natural or Organic search engine listings?
- What is SEO?
- What is link popularity?
- What is the difference between a search engine and a directory?
- What is a search engine spider or crawler?
- What is a meta tag?
- Do I need meta tags?
- Why should I submit to hundreds of directories and search engines?
- Why should I submit my web site more then one time?
- How long does it take for the search engines to list my site?
- How do I know your service will work?
- Will I receive spam after my site is submitted?
- Why do some companies advertise submission to several thousand search engines?
- Which directories and search engines do you submit to?
If your question is not covered here you can visit our feedback page and ask us your question or call us toll free at 1.800.591.5592 for a free consultation.
Questions With Answers:
What are Natural or Organic search engine listings?
Natural or organic search engine listings appear in search results because of the listed website's relevance to the search terms as determined by the search engine, as opposed to their being paid advertisements.
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What is SEO?
SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization" or "search engine optimizers." Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving a website's ranking for relevant keywords in "natural" or "organic" search results.
What is link popularity?
Link popularity is a measure of the quantity and quality of inbound links to a specific website.
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What is the difference between a search engine and a directory?
Search engines are tools that search for information in databases built by computer programs called web crawlers, spiders, or robots. The search results are usually presented in a list. Directories are usually human edited. Directory indexes are built by editors who visit websites and add any they determine to be a valuable resource. Directories list websites by categories and subcategories.
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What is a search engine spider or web crawler?
Computer programs typically called web crawlers, spiders, bots, robots, etc., browse the World WIde Web methodically and automatically. These programs transverse through websites, following links, and gathering information in a database.
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What
is a meta tag?
A META tag is an item in your HTML code that aids some
search engines in listing your site properly. META tags provide these
search engines with the title, description, and keywords of each page
on your site.
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Do
I need meta tags?
Yes. These tags help some search engines with placement.
Without these tags, your site would not rank nearly as well.
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Why should I submit to hundreds of directories and search engines?
If traffic is important to the success of your site like most others
then it is important to get listed on as many other high traffic sites
as possible. Some services say you should only submit to the top 10
or 12 directories and search engines. Even though these search sites
probably will make up the majority of traffic referrals to your site,
it will just help your site even more to get listed in the other search
engines, directories and other site indices. Today some search engines
use the links to your site from other sites as a factor in determining
the relevance your site gets in search queries. This is another advantage
of submission to hundreds of directories and search engines.
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Why should I submit my web site more then one time?
Your site may be bumped down by new sites or
completely removed at any time. Although search engines are getting
more reliable, they still may lose your information from time to time.
Also changes to your site may not get noted in listings if site is
not submitted regularly. Also,
be assured that your web site will be submitted within the parameters
set by each particular search engine.
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How long
does it take for the search engines to list my site?
After the initial submission of
your site, addition of your listing is entirely up to that particular
search engine or directory. Some pages are automated and will
add your site almost instantly. Some sites send a "spider"
to index your site within a few weeks. Some sites can take 6
weeks or longer and some may fail to list your site. This is
a good reason to resubmit your site monthly.
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How do I know your service will work?
Testimonials are available on request. Go to our feedback
page and send us a request or send an email to support@website-submission.com
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Will I receive spam after
my site is submitted?
We do not submit your email address to the sites we
submit to unless the customer requests we do so. We also do not submit to any Free for All (FFA) link sites. We only submit your site to reputable search engine and directories.
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Why do some companies advertise submission to several thousand search engines?
In the late 90's and early 2000's, typical website traffic was very diverse. It came from many different search engines, directories, link pages, and other indices. Today's typical website traffic is far from diverse. 98% of all website traffic originates from the top 10 directories and search engines. Most of the indices that those other companies submit your website to will yield no beneficial traffic. They are link farms, email harvesters, etc. that can hurt your website's good reputation and your rankings in major search engines like Google. Submitting to the most popular reputable directories and search engines is the right way to go.
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Which directories and search engines do
you submit to?
We constantly improve our database of directories and search engines.. This involves appending
and deleting sites from the database regularly. We will always submit
your site to the most popular directories and search engines. We do not post a list of directories and search engines included in our database as we believe it to be a valuable proprietary work product.
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