[thelist] [fwd] How do I get a search engine to add me to thesearch?

[John Handelaar]

----- Original Message -----
From: "zac" <zac at pixelgeek.com>
To: "theList" <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [thelist] [fwd] How do I get a search engine to add me to
thesearch?


> Martin Kuplens-Ewart wrote:
>
> > The obvious choice is to submit your site
> > to the search engine used by the most people out there.. Unfortunately
> > people's habits are unpredictable and so we have to go with the
> > [second]-best option... DMOZ,
>
> YMMV warnings but in my experience the vast majority of the search engine
> referrals I get on my sites are from Yahoo.

I was utterly astonished in February to find that a site we worked
on experienced a sudden explosion in traffic. Cause: MSN Search.

<tip>
A good ranking in MSN Search will, believe it or not, cause a
number of referrals which can knock your total from Yahoo into
a cocked hat.
</tip>

jh

[Who absolutely fscking hates AOL as an ISP at home but has no
choice in the matter.  But that's another story.]