Web Site Promotion - Top Search Engines

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Yahoo!

Alta Vista uses a web spider to crawl pages. So, just submit your url and it should be indexed within a few weeks.

Well, the best tip I can give you is simply not to spam. Other than that, be sure you do not submit a large number of pages at one time, because this is seen as an attempt to spam the index. All that is left is to type in your url and hit submit.

How do they get my site title and description?

These are taken from the title and meta tags on your page. If you do not include meta tags, the first text the spider can find on the page will be used.

Ratings

Scale (1-10) : 1=Poor; 10=Excellent

Quality of Search Engine: 9

Very accurate most of the time, and very good at more complex and specific searches. I usually go here if my computer gives me a cryptic error message. If I type in the error message for the search, I tend to find a link to a discussion board where someone has answered the question: "What does this error mean?"

Quality of Directory: 6

Lets you use the LookSmart directory to browse by category.

Ease of Submission Process: 9

Submit your url, and it is usually indexed within a few days. How's that for simple?

To Submit

Go to AltaVista, and look for the link "Add a Page". Read the instructions, and use the form to submit your url.

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