1) A. How do I get Authorized to use Self-Submit?

Self-Submit used to be FREE to the Public, but people started automating it and our server couldn't handle the load. It's still available for clients that are hosted with 2serveU.net - we will be happy to Authorize your Domain Name for you FREE of Charge, just Email To Activate

Non Clients => Sign Up for a Free Hosting Trial - no obligation!*

*Self-Submit will be available after your Free Trial, if you like our hosting and decide to stay with 2serveU.net

2) A. How do you use Self-Submit?

Notice: Due to abuse, Self-Submit is only FREE to our Web Hosting Clients!
To use Self-Submit => Sign Up for a Free Hosting Trial - no obligation!

After your web pages have been optimized with our Free Meta-Tag Generator, you are ready to promote your web site to the world by submitting your web pages to search engines . . . it's easy using Self-Submit!  Hear's how, using our Free Version:

• type your Domain Name after the http://    in the Website URL box
• enter your email address (it must be valid) in the Email Address box.
  we suggest you create a new email address to use for submissions
  to avoid getting spam mail coming to your main email account.
• leave the checkbox in the Send Email Confirmation box for a report
• click the "Submit Your Site" button, and watch the real-time results
• on "Submission Failed" Responses, CLICK Their BOX for information
• now check your email, follow instructions (many require confirmation)

To modify Search Engines List you can:

• click on any boxes next to any Engines to manually Select / Deselect
• click the "Check All" Link to automatically select all Search Engines
• click the "Clear All" Link to automatically deselect all Search Engines
• click the "Reset" Button to automatically revert back to default settings

3) A. Why are there different categories of Search Engines?

To help you tailor your website submission we have grouped the Search Engines into the following categories:

1. Default - these Engines seem to accept our submission script on a regular basis
2. Foreign - use for International Submissions, some will only accept country URL's

You can select / deselect any individual engines at any time by clicking the boxes. You can also use the Check All / Clear All to save time.

4) A. What about all the Submission Failed Notices?

These are just notices to tell you there is a notice sent from the Search Engine that is trying to tell you something. Click the "Search Engine Details" Box to read the message. There are 4 kinds of Submission Failed Notices:

1. Thank You Notices: will say something like "Your website has been Submitted" - You should expect these messages from Alexa, Amfibi, Arianna, AxxaSearch, Cipinet, Claymont, DayPop, Evisum, FindWithin, FyberSearch, IPROM, Kazazz, SearchSight, SurfGopher, and SusySearch.
2. More Information Notices: These tell you various things . . . Moshix2 shows a script but you will get instructions from them in your email ... MyProwler and SearchEngine.com will notify you if you try to submit anything but a homepage ... TowerSearch will need your Name, etc ... Squizz will remind you that they only accept Australian sites.
3. Misc. Notices: Shoula - will show a search info page ... just close it and check your email for their welcome message. WhatUSeek - Details will Not Open, this is normal, and you'll get 2 emails from them.
4. Error Notices: If their website is down a Connection Failed notice will appear. Note: These search engines show a Connection Failed notice after your submission: Acoon, Caloga-ES, Caloga-FR, Caloweb-DE let you know your URL will be added ... Splat-Search may need you to trim your Title or Description and then requires a click ... Also, some Search Engines will only let you submit your homepage, or not let you resubmit, etc.
   
   Note: Nintra and Sootle are currently showing an Internal Server Error ... This is a problem with their search engines and we hope they get their techs to repair it soon.

So make sure you click on each "Search Engine Details" Box to read the message!

5) A. What should I do after Reading the "Failed Notices"?

Check you email and read each message. Most will just thank you and welcome you, but these Search Engines may require you to Confirm Your Listing:

• AxxaSearch
• BigLocate
• Claymont
• Moshix2
• ScrubTheWeb
• Search-O-Rama
• WebSquash
• TowerSearch
  
  

Note: AtomicBot will send email to webmaster@yourdomain.com and admin@yourdomain.com so you won't receive them unless you have a "catchall" email for your domain set up.

6) A. What about Hotbot, InfoSpace, and MSN?

There were some major Search Engine changes in 2004 - Yahoo bought Altavista, AllTheWeb, Overture, and Inktomi (which powers over 50 other search engines, including MSN and Hotbot). We left our scripts intact for MSN and Hotbot UK, which used to give us a "backdoor" into the Inktomi Database ... but we don't know for sure if Yahoo is including those. We also left our backdoor to InfoSpace through their Japan site, which we think still accepts free submissions.

Get into Yahoo's Search Results by going to our EZ Manual Site Submission Page and submit to AltaVista and AllTheWeb - While you're there, make sure to submit to the new MSN Beta Search Engine that is trying to compete with Google and Yahoo.

7) A. How often should I use Self-Submit?

If you want to drive traffic / customers to your site, your web pages have to be listed in as many Top Search Engines as possible. A one-time submission will get you into some, but many search engines will not register you the first time, and others won't even post your site for 6-12 weeks! We suggest a monthly marketing campain, to keep your site's listings current.

You can use Self Submit to register your web pages as often as you want, but you probably should Not submit the Same Page more than once a month, or you could get banned!  Some search engines consider that "spamming". In a good marketing campain you might consider submitting up to 10 of your main pages the first day, and another 10 the next day, until all of your main pages have be submitted. Then repeat the process using pages inside of folders, until all of your site has been submitted. You can then start the process over again in 30 days. This keeps a steady flow of traffic to your site.

8) A. What if I want More Traffic?

There are 5 things you can do:

1. Submit to Manual Search Engines - Free
   These search engines will not accept automated, scripted, or software driven submissions, or are beyond the scope of Self-Submit. They are well worth the time, and we've created an EZ Manual Site Submission Page with a convenient Layout for you - Instructions
2. Use TrafficBlazer / Online Tools - $29.95 /yr
   TrafficBlazer is an inexpesive solution to manage your web submissions to over 200 Search Engines and Directories. There are tons of great tools built in to help you prepare, analyze, optimize and submit your Web pages properly. See TrafficBlazer Demo
3. Purchase Web Submission Software - $169
   We recommend SubmitWolf, with over 200,000 users worldwide, downloadable updates for your search engine databases, and easy to use interface.
4. Overture Site Match™ - $49 /yr
   This is an economical entry into Pay Per Click Advertising, and get your site listed into Yahoo at the same time. You only pay when someone clicks your link ... All your reports are stored in a Simple Interface, where you can view your performance results ... More
5. Priority Submissions - from $19.00 /yr
   Many search engines will list you within 48 hours for a fee (Priority Submit). You could pay to get into Yahoo, Entireweb, Slider, etc ... and have a bunch of separate accounts - or
   
   ... you could register at PrioritySubmit and get a Simple Interface to Sign Up and Manage ALL of your Priority Search Engine listings . . . Choose the Search Engines you want to get listed in, sign up, then manage your advertising campaign all from a single login - try out PrioritySubmit Now

9) A. How do you use the Manual Submission Page?

We've created a time saving way to submit to Search Engines that won't accept automated scripts . . . our EZ Manual Site Submission Page is really 3 pages in one:

1. Top Page: this is used to store all the information you may need to fill in the forms. Fill these in 1 time, then copy and paste the info you need on each submit form.
2. Left Sidebar: this is your list of Search Engines. Just click the Search Engine link and the page will load in the center (main body) for you to fill out.
3. Main Body: this is where the search submit forms will load into. On some sites you will need to navigate to the Category you want to submit to

For lots more Manual Submission "Quick Links", visit 100+ Hot Search Engine Links

Search Engine Ranker lets you see how well your site is ranked in popular search engines, showing whether or not you are listed, and what place you are in. This is a good web tool from 123 Submit, and of course they add a pop-up ad to the results.

Instructions: Enter the URL for your website, then enter one or more keywords or phrases that represent the topic of the associated web page. Search Engine Ranker will search the leading engines and create a report detailing whether the site is found and at which position.

The following list will give you as idea of the "DO'S" for the search engines:
     (you can create your Meta-Tags Free at: http://www.2serveu.net/meta-tags.htm)

• Try to create "content rich" web pages that are Informative, and "item-specific". Search engines LOVE text, and your pages will rank higher if they specialize in one topic. You should try to have at least 200 words of text on any page that you are planning to register. Try to mix in some key phrases and search terms to raise your rankings. You may want to test your page before submitting them with this Keyword Density Analyzer => Search Engines rank TEXT on your page the Highest when it comes to indexing your site.
• Create a Title for the page that has a good combination of "keywords" that you think people will be searching for . . . but also, Make the Title Descriptive! These "search terms" or "keyword phrases" should be separated by no more than 2 (two) commas, or search engines will think you are "keyword stuffing" the Title. Enclose your Title with <tags> , ex. Here is the title of this page:
  <TITLE>Self Submit Search Engine Submission - Registration Tips and FAQs</TITLE> => Many Search Engines rank the TITLE on your page the 2nd Highest when it comes to indexing.
• Create a description meta tag for your page that uses a few of your most relevant "keyword phrases" and "search terms", separated by commas . . . but also, Make the Description Specific in the first 10 words, and no more than 25-30 total words. Do NOT Capitalize Each Word in your description, and try to refrain from using characters such as "&" and "!" . => Some Search Engines rank the Description <Meta-Tag> the 3rd Highest when it comes to indexing.
• Create a keyword meta tag for your page that uses the most relevant words and phrases. These "keywords" and "keyword phrases" should each be separated by a comma, and should include all of your most relevant "search terms". To see which "search terms" are the most popular, you can do some detective work using the Overture Keyword Popularity Check. => Some Search Engines rank the Keywords<Meta-Tag> the 4th Highest when it comes to indexing.
• You can invite Search Engine "Robots" to index your page. If using our Meta Tag Generator, just click "Yes" to generate code to be indexed by Search Engines.
• You can tell the "Robots" to Follow each Link (spider your site). If using our Meta Tag Generator, just click "Yes" to generate code to follow links on your site for further indexing.
  

The following list will give you an idea of the "DONTS" for the search engines:
     (from Search Engine Ethics: http://www.searchengineethics.com/spamming.htm )

• Do not use text that is the same or slightly different color as the background to 'hide' words. Also, note the background color to a table cell and make sure that any text put inside the cell is not also the same color as the page background color.
• Do not repeat the keywords in the Meta tags more than once, and do not use keywords that are unrelated to the site's content.
• Do not create a title like soft toys, soft toys, and soft toys. etc. This is considered as spam.
• Do not repeat the keyword to increase its frequency on a page (Keyword stuffing). Search engines now have the ability to analyze a page and determine whether the frequency is above a "normal" level in proportion to the rest of the words in the document.
• Do not optimize a page for top ranking, and then swap another page in its place once a top ranking is achieved.
• Do not put misleading words on the page in the hope to attract visitors looking for another topic.
• Do not submit a page to the search engines that, once loaded, automatically redirects to a page of different content.
• Do not create a page that prohibits the user from using the browser's back button to return to the search engine results.
• Do not create too many doorways with very similar keywords.
• Do not submit the same page more than once on the same day to the same search engine.
• Do not submit pages that contain keyword filled 'sentences' that make no sense.
• Do not put multiple instances of the Title Tag in the HTML code. For a while, spammers were enjoying success with this, but the search engines quickly caught them, and it is now considered spam.
• Do not put pages of content in layers and position them off screen or practice the same kind of behavior by turning the visibility of the layers to 'off.'
• Do not use tiny or 'invisible text' in the page.
• Do not send query to a search engine with an automated 'rank reporting tool' hundreds of times per day.
• Do not purchase multiple domains and put duplicate copies of the web site on each domain. Search engines can detect duplicates and may penalize the entire block.
• Do not participate in Link Popularity Programs or Farms (that means participating in link exchanges for the sole purpose of increasing the ranking in search engines).
• Do not submit different versions of the web site (i.e. do not simply duplicate a Web page, give the copies different file names, and submit them all) in the hope of getting multiple listings. That will be interpreted as an attempt to flood the engine.
• Do not submit more than the allowed number of pages per engine per day or week. Each engine has a limit on how many pages one can manually submit to it using its online forms.
• Do not cloak.
• Do not support affiliate sites with same or similar content but a different site designs.
• Never submit doorways to directories. Follow the submission guidelines carefully.