submission

[supine]

hi, firstly, does anyone know which sites currently will accept only manual submission?
Second, have been trying to make chart of which engines/directories ar e interrelated and feed off each other? any ideas as to where I should be looking? thanks

[Mel]

Hi Supine:

You must submit manually to all directories and also to AltaVista, but its not a bad idea to submit at least your home page to each of the major engines and those local or specialty search engines which interest you.

You can view my suggestions HERE (http://search-engine-optimization.ecommercehosts.com/se_data.htm) for data on the major SEs, how to submit to them etc.

Hope this is what you need, if not ask again.

[supine]

Thanks Mel , the link you gave looks like having tonnes of relevant info, just a shame I can't get bruce's chart to be more legible
thanks again

[Mel]

HI Supine:

I am not sure if that SE chart is up to date given the recent changes in partnering among SEs. If you download the file and view it in PDF format it should be clear and full page size.

The information on the link I gave you contains information current as of two weeks ago, but it takes a bit of digging to find it all.

[supine]

thanks again, at least with the chart to update it gives a sort of map into the maze& hope it will make choosing priorities re which to submit more focused

[Mel]

Hi Supine:
Glad to be of help.

You might want to look through some of the other threads in this forum for advice on the topic of which SEs to submit to and when.

One of our favorite strategies here is just to make a paid submission to Looksmart (yes I know the fee really smarts) then sit back and let the major search engines find you.

A free submission to DMOZ is always good also, and if you can convince an About.com editor to accept your site that will do you some good also.