Submitting Your Site to Search Engines
You have finally created a website for the world to see, how exciting! Or perhaps you already have a website that you want to share but you aren't sure how to do it.There are several factors that determine how and where your website shows up on the web. Addressing these factors requires some work, but with a little effort your site will show up in search results in no time!
First, you must submit your website to search engine directories. Most search engine directories offer free URL submission, which increases your web presence by linking to your site. The more links you have, the higher your page rank will be in the search results. You can go directly to major search engines such as Google (http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl) and Bing (www.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx) to manually submit your URL for free. You can also visit a number of sites such as freewebsubmission.com and addurlfree.com to automatically submit your URL to numerous search engines at once. To add your URL, type in the address of your site, choose the search engines where you want your site to appear and click “Submit.” Sometimes it takes search engines a week or so to index your site so do not be discouraged.
Another factor in earning a higher page rank is search engine optimization. Search engine optimization (SEO) ensures that your website is structured properly so that your page appears higher in search results. There are many ways to optimize your website. Some of these ways include having a search engine-friendly URL and using keywords throughout the first paragraph and the footer of your website. If any of this sounds foreign to you or intimidating, there are many resources out there to help you along the way. There are do-it-yourself tools such as the free keyword suggestion tool (http://www.selfseo.com/keyword_suggestion_tool.php) as well as companies that offer search engine optimization services that will do the work for you. Despite the method you choose, don't forget to add your URL to search engines for free using one of the aforementioned resources.
Please note that if you submit your website to the same search engine more than once, it could be considered spamming. If you have already submitted a site but you have updated your site, use a “ping” service such as http://pingomatic.com/ or http://pingler.com/ to update search engines and drive traffic to your site
