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Submitting Your Site to Robotic Search Engines
Lycos Search Engine
Currently, Lycos is part search engine, part directory,
and is a Robotic Search Engine that also uses
DMOZ search results. It usually takes about 4
weeks to get listed at Lycos, depending on when
you submit your site for review. Lycos uses robotic
"spiders" to index their results, which
usually operate once every 4 weeks, therefore
if your site happens to be submitted shortly before
the next spider, it is possible that you could
be listed very quickly.
Excite Search Engine
Much like Lycos, Excite is a Robotic Search Engine,
and operates in a very similar manner, with both
a Robotic Search Engine and a directory. Excite
has recently partnered with Looksmart, and offers
the same submission packages. There is a robotic
search engine as well as a directory, and you
may choose to submit your site to either one.
Submissions to the Search Engine typically take
from 2 - 4 weeks, and submissions to the Excite
directory via Looksmart are available in two packages,
"Regular Submissions" which take up
to 8 weeks, and cost US$99.00, and "Express
Submissions" which take just two business
days.
Alta Vista Search Engine
Alta Vista is another robotic search engine which
has a heavy emphasis on Meta Tags. Meta tags are
"tags" hidden in a sites HTML code.
Generally speaking, the main meta tags used by
most websites are "Keywords" and "Description",
which tell the search engine spider what your
keywords and web site description is. If your
site does not contain meta tags, you should have
them installed prior to submission to Alta Vista.
Alta Vista, like Excite, has recently partnered
with Looksmart, and now offers two types of submissions.
Submissions directly to Alta Vista are free, and
take anywhere from 2-4 weeks to be reviewed. Submissions
via Looksmart are available in two packages, "Regular
Submissions" which take up to 8 weeks, and
cost US$99.00, and "Express Submissions"
which take just two business days.
MSN Search Engine
This is one of the most important of the "Robotic"
Search Engines, and is now also partnered with
Looksmart. MSN no longer accepts submissions,
and all submissions must be done via Looksmart.
Submissions via Looksmart are available in two
packages, "Regular Submissions" which
take up to 8 weeks, and cost US$99.00, and "Express
Submissions" which take just two business
days.
Google Search Engine
Google is one of the newest search engines, and
is easy to use and free of advertising. Currently
Google uses DMOZ for most search results, and
now all new sites must be submitted via DMOZ.
All the Web Search Engine
Alltheweb.com has an extensive listing of websites,
and is a strictly robotic Search Engine. It generally
takes approximately 3 weeks to get listed in Alltheweb.
Webcrawler Search Engine
This is another robotic search engine, using Excite
and Looksmart results, with a 3-4 week waiting
period for all new submissions. Submissions via
Looksmart are available in two packages, "Regular
Submissions" which take up to 8 weeks, and
cost US$99.00, and "Express Submissions"
which take just two business days.
Netscape Search Engine
Netscape has now partnered with DMOZ, and only
accepts submissions via DMOZ.
Northern Light Search Engine
This robotic search engine is increasing in popularity,
and processes all submissions of new sites within
3-4 weeks. This site is extremely easy to use,
and has recently begun a massive advertising campaign.
All submissions are free of charge.
Hotbot Search Engine
Hotbot is another popular robotic search engine
which is part of the Lycos Network. Hotbot also
uses Looksmart, and accepts submissions both directly
to Hotbot, and via Looksmart. Submissions via
Looksmart are available in two packages, "Regular
Submissions" which take up to 8 weeks, and
cost US$99.00, and "Express Submissions"
which take just two business days.
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