How to use Free Website Submission Services

After you have built your website the next natural step is to start promoting it. You can start with submitting your site to the various search engines and directories.

For those of you who either have a site now or are planning to have one in the future, you will of course want your site to be listed in the search engine index and directories.

You will thus need to decide if you want to submit your site to each individual search engine and directory by hand, pay a submission service to do it for you, buy site submission software, or use one of the free submission services on the internet.

Submitting to each individual search engine and directory by hand is relatively easy to do and yet can be time consuming and a bit tedious. If you decide to go this route, you just visit each site and look for the "Add URL" or "add website" link which is generally at the top or bottom of each site. Then simply click the button and add your website, using the full address or URL(Uniform Resource Locator). In certain instances you might have to add a title, description and other information. For the directories such as Yahoo and the DMOZ, you will be required to visit the relevant category first. Be thoughtful to select the right category. If you pay a submission service to do this for you they can save you a lot of time and will usually do a slightly better job with the keywords and descriptions based on their know-how. If you choose to do it yourself, a good place to start is directoryguide dot com and searchenginecolossus dot com.

Another method is to buy software like Submit Wolf if you are submitting a single site. I personally do not really recommend this software since it is somewhat expensive and time consuming for a novice to learn. If you have an older computer this software will chew up plenty of resources while it is running and slow down your computer considerably. On the positive side it does submit to a sizeable number of sites. This can boost your page rank or popularity. That leaves us with the freebie submission services that exist around the net. There are at least several of them available that are good. The way it works is you fill out 1 form and the service submits that site data to all the search engines and directories on it's list. I do not recommend using them if your whole business is built around your site, but for many sites they are adequate. The problem is that some search engines block these automated submissions automatically(they want you to visit their site in person so you can view ads), and they are ineffective for most directories which require that you navigate to the pertinent category first. Also, each engine allows a differing amount of keywords and requires different types of information. Some of the more popular services include submitexpress.com, which will submit your site to 40 search engines for free, addme.com which will submit your site to Google, Subjex, Alexa, Scrub The Web, FAST Search AllTheWeb, LookSeek, ExactSeek, Jayde, and a few others for free, addpro.com submits to 20+ top search engines using an automatic service that is easy to use, and quickregister.net which will submit your site to the major engines and directories if you put a small text link on your site. If you go to ez2www.com there is a freebie site submission service there if you click "add url" at the bottom of the page. There are other free submission sites out there. Just go to your favorite search engine and type in "free search engine submission" and you will be presented with a list of such freebies.

A.M Wilmont is a writer and researcher. For more information go to http://www.aaronsfreebies.com/ or http://www.home-business-match.com/

---

I Need Real Visitors, NOT Search Spiders!

The answer to the first question is simple, the difference... Read More

How to Get More Links to Your Websites and Improve Traffic

I feel the most effective way to get people to... Read More

The Reality of Linking

On a regular basis I receive e-mail through all my... Read More

Accessibility: Is your website causing you to loose potential clients?

Accessibility: Is your website causing you to loose potential clients?With... Read More

Can What You Dont Know About Web Analytics Hurt Your Site? Yes is an Understatement!

Web analytics. Don't worry, it's not as boring as it... Read More

7 Innovative Ways To Advertise Your Web Site

1. Directory Linking Create a directory of web sites on... Read More

Unlock Your Prospects Mind From The Inside

A prospect's mind is an intimate place... Read More

A Novel Free-For-All Idea

Almost anyone who has tried submitting to free-for-all sites will... Read More

The Basics Of Free Web Site Promotion

It's easy to forget the fundamental components of Web site... Read More

Submitting Your Website With Web Promotion Services

Once you have built and uploaded your home business website... Read More

How to Write Effective Web Copy

Writing effective web copy begins with an understanding of what... Read More

How to Get Unlimited Free Advertising

The opportunities for getting free advertising for your product or... Read More

Website Promotion: 10 Power Secrets To Keep Your Profits Rolling

Here are 10 power secrets to help your website promotion... Read More

How to use Free Website Submission Services

After you have built your website the next natural step... Read More

Time to Tell A Friend

The internet has the capacity, sometimes, to divorce not just... Read More

Complete Novice Builds Business Using Press Releases on the Internet

My name is Barbara Mascio. I am the founder of... Read More

The 4 Keys to Great Website Promotion ? Helping Others with Friendly & Useful Services

With all the "How To" articles, and great advice available... Read More

Reach Your Web Site Goals By Attracting the Right Visitors (Part 2 of 2)

An important question to answer when creating or revising a... Read More

5 Totally Free Website Marketing Tools

I've collected some really cool free products for you that... Read More

Website Promotion Ideas: 8 Simple But Effective Tips To Get People To Visit Your Web Site Often

If you have a website and desires to attract traffic... Read More

Track or Perish

Who me? Track?Now I realize some turn a blind eye... Read More

Three Cost Effective Ways to Get Bumper-to-Bumper Traffic Using Your Vehicle

The following traffic generating ideas do not require costly set-up... Read More

Why Directories Might Save Your Websites Life

Many business owners and online marketing experts focus their efforts... Read More

10 Ways To Extend The Reach Of Your Site

Successful websites extend their reach far and wide! They build... Read More

Website Promotion

Have you ever wondered why some websites get a thousand... Read More

The Top 10 Most Ludicrous Things You Can Do on Your Web Site

We have a running joke in our office that one... Read More

How to Get Targeted Web Site Traffic from Other Peoples Sites

Getting targeted web site traffic from other people's websites is... Read More

5 Reasons Why Link Swapping Is Killing Your Website

I created my first website in 1995 - it was... Read More

Promote Your Website - Link Popularity

What is link popularity?The quantity of links in different websites... Read More

7 Must Knows for Measuring Web Site Activities

Record keeping measurements for Internet marketing Record keeping tracks money... Read More

Increase Your Web Traffic without Breaking the Bank

If you are like most webmasters, your goal is to... Read More

The Power of Link Exchanges

Let's face it. Getting webmasters to link to your site... Read More

Promoting Your Business Website - Where to Begin?

Website promotion is certainly a main focus of all business... Read More