Search Engine Registration Notes
Posted on March 3, 2007 in Optimization by Jeff Starr
In his excellent book, Search Engine Optimization for Dummies, Peter Kent explains that many search engines actually get their search results from one (or more) of the larger search engines, such as Google or The Open Directory Project. Therefore, the author concludes that it may not be necessary to spend endless hours registering with thousands of the smaller search sites. Rather, the author provides a brief list of absolutely essential search sites with which it is highly recommended to register. Further, by registering with the following sites, your site will be listed in a significant majority of all search engines.
Here is the list of recommended search sites that currently provide free site submission (may require user registration):
It is also advisable to check if your site is listed in one of these search directories (index via name, location, and/or category):
If you are financially serious about paying for search engine registration, here are some resources to get you started:
- AltaVista
- Teoma/Ask Jeeves
- Yahoo! Search Submit Express
- addpro.com
- ineedhits.com (paid)
- ineedhits.com (free)
There are even software programs that may help you with bulk website registrations:
One of the best seo things you can do to your Wordpress blog is to add a Google Sitemap Plugin. This will update your xml sitemap automatically and ping Google.
Excellent point, Xen. Here is a link to the current heavyweight champion for Google Sitemap plugins: Google Sitemap Generator for WordPress