Search Engine Optimization and Submission Basics

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Now before we give you the link to a pretty solid META tag generator, let's talk for a moment about search engine submission companies. You've seen the pop up ads. You've received the SP@M about it.

SUBMIT YOUR SITE TO 15 GAZILLION SEARCH ENGINES AND
DIRECTORIES FOR ONLY $15.95!

Give this some thought... there are billions of Internet users. Most of these users use the "major" search engines. Having a link on "Al's Directory to Beanie Babies" might be good if your site has to do with Beanie Babies, but if you are selling auto parts, listing on Al's directory is not doing you much good. Your goal should be GOOD traffic, not ANY AND ALL traffic.

Now with that said, the company who operates the following META tag generator is a search engine submission company. They do submit your site to a number of major search engines and directories. If you have the $200 to $300, it might be worthwhile to hire them, but you can save that money to spend elsewhere if you do this yourself, by hand.

Use this link to create META tags for your site, place them in your home page's HTML and then come on back to finish this tutorial... we'll wait for you.

Site Solutions META Tag Generator (opens in a new window)

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