Surely submitting by hand is more reliable?
Not necessarily. As long as the information sent to the search engine is accurate, the submission software sees no distinction between submissions from UpYourSite and those made manually. UpYourSite’s accuracy is ensured by a daily maintenance routine involving both software and expert human input. Q: Why don’t you guarantee that the search engines will accept my submission? A: It’s a legal thing. We can’t guarantee the actions of third parties because we don’t control them. If you read the disclaimer on most search engines or directories, you will usually find that they don’t offer a guarantee themselves. However, in practice, for most search engines (with the possible exception of Yahoo, see below), the majority of submissions are accepted. Q: How soon after submitting can I expect to find my site in the search engines? A: That depends on the particular search engine or directory. In general it takes anything from 2 weeks to several months. You can find out the search engines’ own es
