Promotion World ARCHIVE Tutorial December 27, 1999 CHAPTER 3: Submitting To The Search Engines This chapter is where we really get down to the nitty gritty. Here, you actually start announcing your site to the world. Submitting to the search engines is the step that I always get people to do first. It is a very important thing to do, and can make a big difference on site traffic. Again, only if done right. So many people make mistakes at this critical time. I will show you how to avoid the pitfalls. Some of the topics covered in this chapter include: Hand Vs Mass Submitting The Big Eight Submission Tips Getting Listed At Infoseek And Alta Vista Getting Listed At Excite And HotBot Getting Listed At Lycos And Webcrawler Getting Listed At Planet Search And Northern Lights Getting Listed In Yahoo