search engine submission
Introduction
This is a web marketing, self-help page. The two activities below are the first and most basic things you can do after your site goes live on the web.
Search Engine Submission
Search engine submission is the process of saying to search engines “hey, there is a new (or changed) web site over here. Come and look at it“. Site submission doesn't guarantee you of first page position on Google, but it puts your site in the results. Submission URLs follow:
OK, that was easy, what’s next?
Linking
You need links: lots of them. Go to each of the sites below, create an account and add you business details. Record all the login usernames and passwords you use, so you can return and update your business listing later, say if you change a phone number or postal address.
Minor sites that you could also add your business details to include:
Note that many of these large directory sites have approached Google directly about their sites and are working with Google to get their content listed highly on the search results pages. This works for Google as well, as there is no easy way to spam results in these directories as account is required. This creates more trusted content for Google too.
What Else Can I do?
- You can make sure your offline marketing (business cards and signage) carry your web address. Many people forget this.
- You can buy Google Ads. A budget of around $300 a month is required.
- You can start a spam compliant email list.
- You can start blogging (article writing).
- You can use social media
Learn more about search engine ranking.
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