Marcia - 8:56 am on Jul 31, 2002 (gmt 0)

Welcome to WebmasterWorld, plusminus. I assume it's automated submitting software you used. That may be OK for checking ranking occasionally (careful with Google, they don't care for it) but there are only a few necessary to submit to, and those are easily done by hand. In fact, with some, Like Alta Vista, you need to. Here's a summary of the major ones:

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Generally, you'll be found through links, and sometimes PFI is a good idea, but it does usually take a little while.