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Can I submit a free hosting URL eg. Geocities?

April 26, 2017Free geocities hosting submit URL

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Can I submit a free hosting URL eg. Geocities?

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Many search engines will not index sites that use free hosting URLs. eg. Geocities, Freewebs, ISP hosting etc. due to their transient nature. Examples of these URLs are: http://www.myisp.com/~johnsmith http://www.geocities.com/aaaaa/bbbbb/123456/ http://www.freewebs.com/sitename Most engines specifically request that only top level URLs are submitted, and many request that no free hosting sites are submitted. This request is due to free hosting sites being indexed, only to become dead links when the site owner loses interest or the free hosting is terminated. A top level URL is a URL with no subdirectories or page names specified. eg. http://www.trellian.com To ensure that your URL can be indexed by all engines, it is suggested that you purchase your own domain name and web hosting.