submissions

Over the last few months, search engine submissions have changed dramatically. Now is the time to analyze the way we're submitting our Web pages and to rethink our submission strategies.

Part of the overall process of submitting one's website to the search engines is getting your site listed in the top directories. Directories are different from standard search engines in that a search engine will query a database of indexed websites before it produces results and a directory is a database of websites that have been arranged by subject. Directories do indeed have search functions but the websites are still listed in specific categories of which one may search by drilling through the various subjects the directory offers.

We've received several requests for a method of verifying data submitted with a web page form is unique. So I made a kit that can be used to implement such a method, and give it to you in this article.

Do you remember a time when search engine submission strategies were fairly easy and worked almost across the board? Sure, we recommended manual submissions, and yes, we recommended daily submission limits, but the strategies were uncomplicated.

Your Question: Are manual submissions better than automated submissions? If so, what are the major search engines to submit to? How often should we be resubmitting our site, and how often should we change keywords, etc? Shari's Answer: My quick-and-dirty answer to the first question is -- it depends. In some instances, automated submissions work well. In other situations, manual submissions are best.

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