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Site_Submission_Refresher_Checklist
| Site Submission Refresher Checklist
Let’s talk about why search engine placement is important and to
help you evaluate how well your website is actually doing based
on your previous submissions. First of all, site submission is
the process of implementing your site to a search engine or a
number of search engines. Generally there is a form that you
complete telling the search engine’s spider to visit and index
the site you are submitting. Submitting your site to various
search engines greatly improves the likelihood that it will
appear in the search results when people are surfing looking for
specific information such as yours. The question is, how do you
know when it’s time to re-submit to those same search engines
and why you should consider doing so.
Even if your site has been submitted and it’s been out there for
a while, there are instances where you may need to resubmit
again. Especially if you’ve made changes to your actual web
site, any pages within that website, content changes and if
you’re looking for an improved ranking for your site would
qualify for resubmitting. To get the best possible results for
your website in terms of submitting and getting the attention
that it deserves, follow through this refresher checklist to see
if you’re on target.
Are you optimized?
Before you even consider submitting your site to various search
engines, your website should be fully optimized. What that means
is that every search engine has their own criteria and formula
in how websites get ranked. In order to optimize and propel the
success of your site when it’s submitted, you need to look at
your site’s HTML code or modify your site’s HTML before you
submit. What’s even more important is to get all the information
from each search engine you plan to submit to and fully
understand as well as comply to every demand they require before
you resubmit your website is the way to guarantee a successful
submission. No short cuts or half-baked efforts are acceptable.
Still not sure exactly what optimization is all about? Click
here to get more solid facts about optimization.
How and where do I submit?
Top search engines have their own standards. Like I previously
stated, you need to be familiar with each and every one of the
search engines you plan to submit to. Each and every search
engine will be different, so be prepared to submit each website
differently. To get started, you probably can find that
particular search engine’s home page to get the information you
need to submit your site. Look for labels such as, “Suggest a
URL” or “Add my site”. Keep record of the date, time and outcome
of each of your submissions so you can keep track of where and
when you did the submissions. Keep this information on standby
at all times since you may need to have this data to send
follow-up emails to a search engine’s staff. The next question
is; where should I submit my website? If you want to get noticed
and successfully generate traffic to your site, you should plan
on implementing your website to a minimum of 15 major top search
engines. Since those top search engines are responsible for
about 90% of the traffic, so go with those specific search
engines.
How long before I see my website in the search engines?
That all depends on which search engines you submit to. To give
you a very general idea on how long it takes to get submitted,
here are some time frames from the top search engines
MSN -- 2 Months Google -- Up to 4 Weeks Alta Vista -- Up to 1
Week Fast -- Up to 2 Weeks Excite -- Up to 6 Weeks AOL -- Up to
2 Months HotBot -- Up to 2 Months iWon -- Up to 2 Months
The basics of site submission have been addressed and the major
research needs to be done by you depending on which search
engines you decide to go with. Don’t miss any steps and if you
have any questions, take advantage of using customer service to
get those right answers before you submit your website to those
search engines. If you don’t do it right the first time around,
it won’t get submitted. Use that time preciously to make sure
you have all your bases covered. Hopefully your rankings will
show improvement this time around.
About the author:
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Joelene Orlando is a Web enthusiast and a staff
writer/consultant for eMarketingAnswers.com with a broad
knowledge of topics covering Internet marketing and
communication strategies for small business owners. You are free
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