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which ones to sub Search Engine Submissionby Larry PochBefore submitting your site to search engines you should have some insight into, 1.. how they function.
2.. what some of the differences are.
3.. which ones to submit to.
4.. do I need to pay for a submission? Is it a Search Engine or a Directory?When submitting your site to a search engine or searchdirectory be aware that there is a difference between thetwo.
Not being aware of this difference can create problems.Example, Google is a search engine and Yahoo is a directory.The basic difference between the two is in the way thesubmission is reviewed and entered into the database index.Search EnginesSearch engines are databases that use robots/spiders to crawlthe Internet and index web sites. The database listing is automatically generated from the information gathered from thepages of the web site.
The sites may be found through randomsearch of the Internet or through a submission. DirectoriesDirectory databases are compiled from submissions and reviewedby editors, real live human beings.
The editors physically reviewthe submission, rate it, and catagorize it. Take great care in describing a site when submitting it to a directory.
The methodsused to achieve a high search engine ranking DOES NOT work when submitting to a directory. SubmissionUnderstanding where major search engines and directories getsome of their database information from can help when it cometime to submit a site.
It can save a lot of time and possibly quitea few dollars.Many major search engines and directories get their search resultsfrom third-party search providers. Some of these third-party searchproviders are other search engines or directories.
So by reviewingwho provides search results to whom may help with your submissionprocess. Submitting to one search engine may get your site displayedin another one where you would have had to pay for the submission.
Example:Google, most popular search engine on the Internet, provides mainresults to AOL Search, Netscape Search, and Yahoo (fee-based). Google uses the Open Directory for back-up results.
The Open Directoryalso provides the directory back-up results for AOL Search, Ask Jeeves,HotBot(fee-based submission), Lycos(fee-based submission), andNetscape Search. Needless to say, getting your site listed in the Open Directory is wellworth the time spent submitting it.
DMOZ (http://dmoz.org/)This alphabetical list of the major engines shows the current sources for database search results.AltaVista (search engine), provides its own results using a crawlerto index information for its database. Paid results/listings come fromOverture, while secondary results come from the Open Directory.AOL Search (search engine), primary and paid results both comefrom Google.
Secondary search results are pulled ftom the OpenDirectory.Ask Jeeves (search engine), paid results come from Overture withsecondary results coming from Teoma. Directory results are fromthe Open Directory by way of Teoma.Google (search engine), crawler based providing its own primaryand paid results.
Directory results come from the Open Directory.LookSmart (directory), paid results are their own, secondary searchresults are from Inktomi.Lycos (search engine) primary results come from the Open Diectory,secondary results from Fast and paid results from Overture and theirown fee-based submission program.MSN Search (directory), with results coming from LookSmart.Paid results provided by Overture with secondary results from Inktomi.Netscape Search (search engine) primary results from the OpenDirectory, secondary results from Google, and paid results fromOverture.Overture (pay-per-click database service)Not actually a search engine, Overture provodes the paid searchresults for many of the major search engines. Such as; All the Web AltaVista AskJeeves Excite iWon MSN HotBot Netscape Lycos TeomaOpen Directory (DMOZ) (directory) All content in this human-edited directory is from direct submission.Yahoo! (directory) paid submissions from its own fee-based programand Overture.
Secondary search results from Google.For more in-depth detail on this interwoven web of search results seethe following pages. Search Engine Providers Charthttp://www.searchenginewatch.com/reports/alliances.htmlSearch Engine Results Charthttp://www.searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/results.htmlSearch Engine Relationship ChartPDF file format, need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.http://www.bruceclay.com/searchenginechart.pdf -------------------------------------------------Larry(Momp) owns Momp's Web Design and MWD News newsletter.
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