Re: FN-FORUM Search Engines.

date posted 5th April 2001 21:59

I've just submitted my site to the following search engines, all for free:
http://www.google.co.uk
http://www.lycos.co.uk
http://www.excite.co.uk
http://www.altavista.co.uk

Search engines charge for some extra listing services, but most offer a
basic submit for free. Otherwise they wouldn't be a seach engine, they
would just be a directory.

Rob

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> Folks,
>
> Just reading an e-mail from Joe Burns (HTML Goodies To Go -
> www.htmlgoodies.com ) & thought that you
should
> be, if not already, made aware of this when quoting for your sites. Sorry
> if it rambles on though.
>
> If anyone wants the whole e-mail, just give me a shout.
>
> Regards,
>
> Martin
>
> I had been lecturing on META commands and how to get
> pages up and into the search engines. The students were
> feverishly taking notes when I went to the big computer
> to show them how to get their pages into the search
> engine databases for free. I assured them that it would
> take a little time if they wanted to go the free route, but
> the search engines would still accept their pages and
> would no doubt give them a listing for free.
>
> Oops.
>
> I went first to Webcrawler. I slid down to the familiar
> "Add you URL" link towards the bottom. I clicked
> expecting to get the text box.
>
> Errrrt! (That's my basketball buzzer sound effect)
>
> It's now pay-to-play. If you want a link in two days, it's
> $199. The "Basic Submit" is only $99.
>
> "Woah," I thought, "I'd better try another, and quick."
>
> AltaVista wants $199 too. However, you can still submit
> for free...five pages. They're now using some sort of
> code that tracks your submitting. LookSmart wants $199
> for two days or $99 for a listing in about eight weeks.
> Excite wants the same.
>
> "Yahoo must still be free", I think. I go. Nope. I
> attempted to submit a site and ran into the now familiar
> $199 deal. When I attempted to go beyond and submit
> for free, I was greeted by an FAQ that starts with the
> question, "Why can't I submit my site for free anymore?"
> [http://docs.yahoo.com/info/suggest/faq.html]
>
> My lecture was falling apart. I finally found that Lycos
> still allowed a free submission so I submitted and quickly
> moved along to a new topic.
>
>