Submit Process
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Name
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Estimated Listing Time
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Search Results
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Uses META Tags In Submission Process
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Search Engine
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AltaVista
|
1-2 days
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AltaVista SE
|
YES - case sensitive
|
Directory
|
AltaVista
|
6 to 8 weeks
|
LookSmart directory
|
|
Directory
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About.com
|
Request to guide by email, guide categories
|
About.com directory
|
NO
|
Directory
|
About.com
|
Approximately 30 days through Direct Hit
|
Direct Hit
|
|
Search Engine
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Anzwers
|
Up to 60 days
|
Inktomi
|
|
Directory
|
Canada.com
|
Approximately 2 to 6 weeks
|
Inktomi
|
YES
|
Search Engine
|
GO Network (Infoseek)
|
1 to 6 weeks
|
Infoseek SE
|
YES
|
Directory
|
GO Network (Infoseek)
|
NA
|
GoGuides
|
|
Search Engine
|
HotBot
|
60 days
|
Inktomi SE
|
YES
|
Search Engine
|
HotBot
|
Approximately 30 days through Direct Hit
|
Direct Hit (top ten)
|
|
Directory
|
HotBot
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
Excite
|
2 weeks
|
Excite SE
|
NO - may use description meta tag if matching page content
|
Directory
|
Excite
|
6 to 8 weeks
|
LookSmart
|
NO - may use description meta tag if matching page content
|
Search Engine
|
Lycos
|
2-3 weeks
|
FAST
|
NO
|
Search Engine
|
Lycos
|
Approximately 30 days through Direct Hit
|
Direct Hit (top ten); uses some results
|
|
Directory
|
Lycos
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
WebCrawler
|
2 weeks
|
Excite SE
|
YES
|
Search Engine
|
MSN
|
4 to 6 weeks
|
Inktomi SE
|
YES
|
Directory
|
MSN
|
LookSmart paid submit unless non-profit. Express submit, 48 hours, Basic submit 8 weeks
|
LookSmart
|
|
Directory
|
MSN
|
|
Direct Hit
|
approximately 30 days
|
Search Engine
|
Direct Hit
|
approximately 30 days
|
Direct Hit SE
|
|
Directory
|
Direct Hit
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
Open Directory Project
|
|
Search Engine
|
FAST (Alltheweb)
|
Approximately 3 weeks
|
FAST SE
|
|
Directory
|
NBCi
|
Up to six weeks
|
Search results for main Snap directory; uses popularity of clicks on search terms
|
|
Directory
|
NBCi LiveDirectory
|
24 hours
|
Search results for Snap Live directory; uses popularity of clicks on search terms
|
|
Directory
|
NBCi
|
4 to 6 weeks
|
Inktomi SE
|
YES
|
Directory
|
LookSmart
|
LookSmart paid submit unless non-profit. Express submit, 48 hours, Basic submit 8 weeks
|
Looksmart directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
LookSmart
|
Approximately 30 days through Direct Hit
|
Direct Hit (top ten)
|
|
Search Engine
|
LookSmart
|
NA
|
Inktomi, secondary search results
|
|
Directory
|
Open Directory Project
|
Nightly refresh of directory, can be within 24 hours
|
ODP directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
Northern Light
|
3-4 weeks
|
Northern Light SE
|
NO
|
Search Engine
|
Google
|
1-4 weeks
|
Google SE
|
NO
|
Directory
|
Google
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
NO
|
Directory
|
4anything
|
1-2 weeks
|
4anything directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
4anything
|
NA
|
Inktomi, secondary search results
|
|
Search Engine
|
Netscape
|
Multiple SE's listed in drop box
|
Other SE's
|
|
Directory
|
Netscape
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
|
Search Engine
|
AOL
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
NO
|
Directory
|
Yahoo!
|
1 week to months later; re-submit every 4 weeks
|
Yahoo! Directory
|
NO
|
Search Engine
|
Yahoo!
|
1-4 weeks, submit to Google SE
|
Google, secondary search results
|
NO
|
Search Engine
|
ICQ
|
3 weeks, ODP update varies
|
ODP directory
|
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