The search engine wars are on again.In an effort to beat each other for the number one ... of the big three search engines is changing its ... model or changing its site.THE SCOOPIn The search engine wars are on again.In an effort to beat each other for the number one position,each of the big three search engines is changing its searchengine model or changing its site.THE SCOOPIn the number three position is Google. In their bid to compete,they have changed their model from just a search engine tobecoming a world class portal. Adding services like free emailand groups, as well as offering a free blog at Blogger,http://www.blogger.com, Google is seeking to attract more usersto their site by making it sticky. There's also Froogle,Google's version of an online catalog where you can buy justabout any kind of product.Number two is MSN. Not content to be in the number two position,Bill Gates, the richest man in America, is adding a spidersearch engine to his site to offer a much larger segment of theInternet.For some time now, the only way to get into MSN was to pay forit. MSN was part of a network of sites including Looksmart,which lost a lot of its popularity when it switched to a paidmodel.In the number one spot is Yahoo. Over the last several years, ifyou wanted to be in the Yahoo directory, it cost $299. Untilrecently, Yahoo's backend results came from Google until theysplit. Now Yahoo has acquired Altavista, AllTheWeb, Inktomi, andOverture. Yahoo now has its own spider search engine, and youcan get listed free.SUBMISSIONSubmission to the the major search engines is easier than evernow because all of them have, or are, building spider searchengines. Note: A spider search engine is different from a directory.Sites offering spider search engines actually "crawl" the siteand add all of the pages on your site to the engine provided thepages aren't too deep. With directories, human beings usuallyreview the sites before adding them to make sure sites are addedto the correct category. Times can vary on when your site will be accepted. For Google, it can take as little as three days to 30 days.Google reserves the right not to accept your site.You can submit to Google here: http://www.google.com/addurl.htmlMake sure that you read all of the instructions on this site tomake the most of submitting your site to the this search engine,as well as get additional tips about search engine submission.MSN's search results are currently powered by the Inktomi SearchIndex. MSN is currently working on its own version of a spidersearch engine. There are no guarantees your site will be accepted or that yoursite will be accepted in a certain length of time.You can submit your site here:http://www.submit-it.com/msnsubmit.htmYahoo recently created its own version of the spider searchengine. It's free to submit, but you have to have to sign up foran account with Yahoo to access the site. The account is alsofree. It takes about 30 days for Yahoo to spider your site, andthere are no guarantees you will be accepted.You can submit to Yahoo here:http://submit.search.yahoo.com/free/requestThere are also several other search engines I recommend that yousubmit to that will bring you some excellent results.DMOZ - http://www.dmoz.org - DMOZ is actually a directory, not asearch engine, but it provides backend results for Google.Exactseek - http://www.exactseek.com - This site is part of theJayde Online Network and includes GoArticles, Site Pro News, andFreeWareFind.Alexa - http://www.alexa.com - If you're looking for sites thatare comparable to yours, or you would like to see how you rank,submit here. You can also gather some excellent statisticalinformation about your site, including who is linking to you.Spider Hub - http://www.spiderhub.com - Although this is afairly new search engine, it boasts that you can get spidered byGoogle in three to five days by being included in thisdirectory. It also only takes about two days to get addedprovided you have placed the small spider on your site.SOME TIPS1. You are more likely to be included in Google and rank higherif you are linked to other sites and "enter the back door" ofGoogle. Link to sites that are already included.2. You can also get included in MSN by being linked to othersites included in MSN.3. Submit only the top level page, i.e. domain, for your site.The spider will take care of the rest and grab the other pages.For example: http://www.yourdomainname.com4. Turn your sites into a network of sites. I currently own fourdomains, and I have noticed that since I linked all of my sitestogether, I am getting more traffic. 5. Link to other sites. You want to choose sites thatcomplement, and not compete, with yours. Search using key wordssimilar to yours to help you find other sites to link to.6. Don't submit affiliate pages. Search engines usually onlyaccept top level domains now and will not accept mirror pages. 7. Optimize your key words, description, and title. This isoften the most overlooked step, especially by newbies. Key wordsare less relevant than the description and title as Inktomi isthe only one that usually uses key words for indexing sites.A well designed site with relevant key words and rich contentwill go a long way to helping you get successfully submitted tothe search engines. A good linking strategy, as well assubmitting to the search engines regularly, and you have a muchbetter chance of being found by the potential customers lookingfor you. Article Tags: Three Search Engines, Three Search, Search Engines, Search Engine, Spider Search, Other Sites Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com