Search engine submission to major search engines

Whitelines.net offers you links to the FREE search engine submission pages to the major search engines. You need to be sure that you have read the hints and tips for search engine optimization (step 2) and performed the search engine friendliness website test (step 3). These steps are required to achieve successful ranking within these major services.

If you are sure your website is ready then submit its URL to the major searchengines in the following lists;

• The major spider search engines
• The major directory search engines

Use the links to navigate to the text below.

The major spider search engines

Submit your website to the following major spidered searchengines. In most of the URL submission forms you only have to specify your top-level URL and your email address. A robot will visit your site and index it within a certain time. Most searchengines offer paid inclusion, in which you site will be reviewed and if ok, included in a short timeframe.

Alltheweb/FAST is the second largest search engine. Go to the us-list for more general information on Alltheweb.

Altavista is the third largest search engine. With using AltaVista's Express Inclusion service you can expect to see your site listed within 5-10 days. The nice thing about this new service is that AltaVista will re-index your site weekly, therefore making sure that your listing is current. You can still choose to submit to Alta Vista for free, however expect to wait 7-10 months before they index your site, if at all.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Altavista.

SEO-tips: 1. Put most important keywords in the page-title (max. 300 characters, short titles preferred). 2. Put keywords on top of page and between <h> tags. 3. Repeat keywords in files names. 4. Use keywords in text links.

Google is the largest search engine on the planet. Upon submitting to Google, it can take up to 4-6 weeks for your site to be listed in the index. Make sure you have enough external links pointing to your site, otherwise your submission might be rejected. Google will re-spider or re-index every page in its database approximately once every 4-6 weeks.

Read our comments on the Google Page Rank mechanism, and find a Google Page Rank calculation example.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Google.

SEO-tips: 1. Put most important keywords in the page-title (max. 60 characters are visible). 2. Put keywords between <h> and <b> tags. 3. Make sure you have many high quality links to your site; the Google Page Rank is the most important factor. 4. Being listed in Dmoz.org is also very important for your ranking in Google.

Initially, it can take up to 2 months to get indexed in Hotbot. However, more often then not it takes 5-6 months to be indexed. If you want your website indexed quicker, use Inktomi paid registration. Generally, your site will be indexed into HotBot within 1-2 weeks.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Hotbot.

SEO-tips: 1. Put most important keywords in the page-title (max. 105 characters). 2. Use keyword metatag (max. 75 characters) 3. Use description metatag (max 150 characters) 4. Repeat keywords in files names. 5. Use keywords in text links.

Inktomi powers AOL Search, GoTo, Hotbot, Looksmart and NBCi. Go to the us-list for more general information on Inktomi.

As of March 2002, Fast (Alltheweb) is now providing results for Lycos. You can choose to add your pages for free to Lycos by submitting your site to AllTheWeb.com. Free inclusion into the Lycos index can take up to 3 months. If you would like to have your site added to Lycos within five days use Lycos new Express Inclusion program.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Lycos.

SEO-tips: 1. Put most important keywords in the page-title (max. 1129 characters). 2. Put keywords on top of page and between <h> tags.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Teoma. Teoma.com is a very fast growing spidered index owned by Ask Jeeves.

The Dmoz directory is used by an endless number of searchengines. Getting a listing in dmoz.org is judged by human editors. This is the top-of-the-pops!

It can take up to 4-6 weeks to get listed in the Open Directory.

Go to the us-list for more general information on Dmoz.org

Looksmart provides directory results to Altavista, and MSN Search (amongst others). Go to the us-list for more general information on Looksmart.

Yahoo still is one of the most popular portals on the web. Getting listed in their directory is worth a lot. Go to the us-list for more general information on Yahoo!