Hand Submissions

Submitting Web sites to search engine directories (as opposed to listings) is a manual, labor-intensive process. Human editors review submissions' quality and content to determine if they will be accepted in a directory. Stringent submission guidelines (and pricing, when relevant) vary between search engines. Submission volume is enormous, and editors are increasingly selective. More popular (and populated) categories are more difficult to penetrate.

Directory categories and sub-categories are determined prior to submission as are listing factors like regional directories, which can increase chances of acceptance. Sites in categories with relatively fewer listings are more apt to be selected. Most search engines utilize other search engine listings, so directory submissions are made only to major search engines. We only submit by hand to avoid being penalized by the key search engines and directories.

• All submissions by hand
• Keyword research and analysis and selection
• Competitor Analysis
• Marketing Micro Pages
• Web page optimization (page links, page copy and tags)
• One time submission of 5 pages to the major search engines and directories (non-paid inclusion)
• Including Google, Ask Jeeves, Tahoma
• Report on site ranking and visibility on the web

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