Search engine submission and directory inclusion, should be treated as separate entities. People are often confused by the terms search engines and directories. A search engine uses a program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns the list of results. A search engine is divided into two parts, a spider and an indexer. The spider is a program that looks for the documents, and the indexer will read documents and create an index or database based on relevant words or ideas contained in each document.

Search engines will often vary in what emphasis they place on, titles, meta-tags, text, headings, etc. Directories primarily focus on the title and description you submit to them, and the category and/or sub-categories you select in the directories.

A directory (such as Yahoo, often mistaken for a search engine) depends on human editors for listings. The basic difference between a search engine and a directory is that a directory will not rely on either a spider or robot. Hence if you don't submit your site, it is unlikely your site, will be found in that particular directory. Directories most often are divided into categories and thus you must submit your site, under the most appropriate category.

Experience has proven to us, that the best designed submission software; cannot be a substitute for professional manual participation in Search engine submission and directory submissions. Marketing-Online-Biz.Us will never use submission software, to submit your site to search engines and/or directories. Search engine submission and directory inclusion is a time consuming process, however the end result will be a long lasting and positive outcome.

Marketing-Online-Biz.Us will review your site, to ensure that its meets search engine and directory guidelines. This would include a review of load time, content, coding, text, etc. Using innovative researching techniques, we will advise you on the most advantageous category for your site, and include well developed and appropriate titles and descriptions. Our search engine and directory submission service will go a long way, in helping you to achieve strategic search engine and directory positioning.

Our Search Engine and Directory Submission service will include:

• Web site review and consultation
  
  
• Professionally developed Meta Tags for your home page
  
  
• Optimization of your homepage
  
  
• Hand Submissions to marketing-online-biz Top 50 Search Engines and Directories *
  
  
• Research and Hand Submit to industry/ Regional specific directories
  
  
• Search Engine and Directory Verification
  
  
• Professional Submission to Yahoo Business Express and/or Looksmart
  
  
• 3 Month Monitoring of submission results; via detailed reporting (tracking and search/directory positions)

* Note: In addition to submitting to industry and regional specific search engines and directories. We also utilize the search engines and directories listed in the box below. We would encourage you to click on, these resources for details on each specific platform."

Some search engines and directories charge for inclusion. You will be advised of these charges as part of your submission quotation. With the option to include or not include, these search resources as part of your submission. In most cases these inclusion fees are non refundable; as per the search resources own policies.

Marketing-Online-Biz.Us will submit, a maximum of 7 web pages, at a time to the major search engines, and your homepage to directories to avoid a spam penalties.
Once your site has been accepted into a directory, the option to add additional pages of your site can be reviewed and evaluated.
The time between site submission and addition to the search engines or directories database is called indexing time. Upon submission you will receive a report indicating the indexing time, for each search engine or directory your site has been submitted to.