WhistlerWEB Search & Submission Page
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Do Search Engines Work?
The term "search engine" is often used generically to describe both true search engines and directories. They are not the same. The difference is how listings are compiled. Search Engines Vs. Directories Search Engines: Search engines, such as HotBot, create their listings automatically. Search engines crawl the web, then people search through what they have found. If you change your web pages, search engines eventually find these changes, and that can affect how you are listed. Page titles, body copy and other elements all play a role Directories: A directory such as Yahoo depends on humans for its listings. You submit a short description to the directory for your entire site, or editors write one for sites they review. A search looks for matches only in the descriptions submitted. Changing your web pages has no effect on your listing. Things that are useful for improving a listing with a search engine have nothing to do with improving a listing in a directory. The only exception is that a good site, with good content, might be more likely to get reviewed than a poor site. Hybrid Search Engines: Some search engines maintain an associated directory. Being included in a search engine's directory is usually a combination of luck and quality. Sometimes you can "submit" your site for review, but there is no guarantee that it will be included. Reviewers often keep an eye on sites submitted to announcement places, then choose to add those that look appealing. Meta Tag Help: Site Name / Title: This should be a short, to-the-point, descriptive title of your web site. Around 60 characters in length. Site Description: We recommend that you limit your META tag description to 20-25 words or about 150-200 characters of text. Anything longer will be cut off in the middle of the sentence and will look less professional. One thing to avoid with this tag is the temptation to load the description tag with keywords for your site. This tag should be used to provide a short but colorful description of your site that will entice searchers to click on your link instead of your competitor if they come up next to each other in the search results. Try to use only the keywords that you feel are the most important in you description. Keywords: Try and put yourself into the shoes of your target audience and try to determine what keywords they are likely to search use when looking for a site like yours. Also, be aware that many words have more than one meaning. For example, a law firm using the keyword "injury" may find itself competing with a doctors office using the same word. Here are more helpful tips to keep in mind when making your keywords selection:
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