Search Engine Submissions

[krikri]

How can I submit my site to serach engines for free. I need methods that will give me high ranking.

[heini]

There's basically one answer to your question: get good links to your site. Submission only works if the SEs find links pointing to your site, ditto with ranking.

[pageoneresults]

heini summed it up. You may want to take a few moments and read this...

WebmasterWorld Welcome and Guide to the Basics [webmasterworld.com]
Newcomers guide to basics of website development, submission and promotion.

There really aren't any free submission search engines left out there that are of any value. Google will find your site quicker from a link then it will using their Submit URL form. And, as heini says, if there are no links pointing to you from somewhere else, the free submit form is of no value.

[Dreamquick]

(What pageoneresults and heini said but were faster at typing than me)

You might also want to consider reading through the Google knowledgebase [webmasterworld.com] since a lot of the advice there will help a little with your rankings in other search engines too.

-Tony

[krikri]

Thank you very much for the advice. I will do the further reading but how can I get links pointing to my site.

[Stefan]

I will do the further reading but how can I get links pointing to my site.

The ODP, [dmoz.org...] , is a good place to start. The Yahoo directory is another. Along with those, look for pertinent sites that might be interested in giving you a link because of your dazzling content, (the content part is very important), and then send them a nice email asking them to consider doing so.

Avoid dodgy link-trading sites... they'll do more harm than good.

[krikri]

Thanks for the info. I am going to learn right away.

[molsmonster]

Hi Stefan,

You are getting some excellent advice.Another avenue to take is the niche-directory route( some call them topic specific directories) These can take some time, but they are well worth the it, especially when finding some diamonds in the rough.

Ater listing your keywords and descriptions search G. As an example search for: travel directories +.com add url.

Then do a synonym search: ~travel directories + .com add url

Next repeat using .org .edu etc

You can also check your regional directories starting with your state. or municppality.

One caveat: before doing these searches be organized. You may want to do a spread sheet using excel or some other program to track the submissions.
Good Luck Hunting

[krikri]

Thanks. This forum has been very helpful. I have had a lot of quality advice and education. Thank you all. I am puuting all the advice into work.

[molsmonster]

Stefan,
Please excuse my miscue. As you know my post was for KriKri. You already know this stuff.

Krikri,
Stick around this place and you will learn so much more. Ask any question you want and I am sure someone will answer with great ideas. It is amazing how much some folks want to help others.

[Stefan]

No problem, molsmonster... :-)