to each of the major search sites to index your pages. Even though search
engines index web content automatically, this is the best way to ensure
your site has a presence on their sites. Each of these sites has a form for
you to fill out with the URL address, a brief description of the site, and, in
some cases, a category or list of keywords with which your listing should
be associated. These forms are easy to fill out; you can easily complete all
of them in an hour with time left over to list yourself at one or two specialized
directories you might have found as well. (How do you find the specialized
directories? Through the major search sites, of course!)
be a bit confusing: Each search engine uses different terminology to identify
where you should click to register your pages. The following list might
save you some frustration; it includes the addresses of some popular
search engines which will include your site for free, along with the exact
wording of the link you should click to register:
Google—Visit http://www.google.com/addurl/, enter the address
of your site and a brief description, and then enter the squiggly verification
text, called a CAPTCHA, (or Completely Automated Public
Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) shown on the
page. Then click the Add URL button to add your site to Google.
Yahoo! Search—Visit http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit,
click on Submit a Website or Webpage, enter the address of your site,
and then click the Submit URL button.
Bing—Visit http://www.bing.com/docs/submit.aspx, enter the verification
text, enter the address of your site, and then click the Submit
URL button.
AllTheWeb—AllTheWeb search results are provided by Yahoo!
Search, so just be sure to submit your site to Yahoo! Search, as
explained previously.
AltaVista—AltaVista search results are also provided by Yahoo!
Search, so just be sure to submit your site to Yahoo!. Search, as
explained previously.
