After designing a website, it's time to start thinking about promoting it. Search Engine and Directory Submission are important ways to generate traffic to your website. Search engine and directory submission is the act of getting your web site listed with search engines and directories.

When submitting always be sure to read the submission guidelines. Search engines and directories are different, they have their own rules.

Submitting your website to each search engine and directory individually, you will achieve better results and your website listed quicker.

With a good organization you can keep track of your submissions and avoid multiple submissions to the same site. If you submit more than once, some sites will assume you are spamming them.

Search Engine Submission

There are many "companies" for submitting your site to thousands of search engines. use these services; it is a wonderful way to reach the visitors.

The major search engines are: Google.com Submit.search.yahoo.com/free/request Beta.search.ms.com/docs/

Directory Submission

Directories are important because: They will provide you strong back links. Improve your popularity. Generally they are permanent linking.

There are some common rules for directory submission. Follow these rules before you submit your site.

They never accept mirror sites. Sites with overlapping and repetitive content will not accept. They generally don't accept sites that redirects on other link. Sites with 'Under construction' status will not accept. Affiliate and referral links generally not accept. Don't use promotional language. Submit your site in appropriate categories.