How should sites be submitted to the Search Engines?
Search Engine Submission is best when done by hand. There are nine general Search Engines to which it is important to submit a site: Google, Yahoo!, DMOZ Open Directory, Inktomi, AltaVista, Excite, AllTheWeb, NorthernLight, and LookSmart. Over 95% of a Web Site’s general Search Engine Traffic will come from submitting properly to these Search Engines. It’s especially important to submit to Yahoo!, DMOZ, and LookSmart correctly, because the description that is provided to these top-tier indexes is difficult to change once it has been entered. At Mach 10 Results, we always submit sites correctly to the Major Search Engines for the best possible results. There can be costs associated with submitting a site to the Search Engines. Yahoo! costs $299 for a commercial site, but we believe that the one-time expense is easily justified for any serious business on the web. LookSmart costs $149 for an eight-week review for a commercial site, which we also believe is worthwhile. LookSmart is import
