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Search Engines for the Complete Newbie

Okay, you've got your website on the Internet. Now what? Just because it's there doesn't mean anyone is going to see it. To get your site seen, you need to get it listed in the Search Engines.

A Search Engine is the first place someone on the Internet goes to look for...anything. So how do you get listed in the Search Engines? First, ask yourself what YOU would type in a browser to find YOUR website. Do you have an online gift shop? What do you sell in it? Use those words AND phrases as your keywords.
 Got them ready? Good. Now, what do you do with them? You use them - in your website description, page title(s) and meta tags.

Your what? Meta Tags. These keywords are placed within the HTML Code of your web pages. Slow Down! HTML Code? HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language, to be specific) is the code that makes the "pieces" of your site (graphics, text and/or links) show up where you want them to on your web page.

Once you (or your website designer) have the keywords in place, you can "submit" your site to the search engines. You CAN use a submission service to quickly add your URL, but...you don't know for sure if it's been added, until your submission company has provided you with the results.

Each Search Engine has it's own specific rules for submission. Be sure you read their policies thoroughly because they change often.

I hope this article helps you understand more about what is involved in search engine submissions.
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