Search Engine Optimization Process (SEO Process) -Search Engine Submission and Directory Submission

This step of search engine optimization process include the search engine submission and directory submission. Search Engine Submission is the introduction step to introduce your website to search engines and Directory submission give assistance for both the SEO friendly website development and search engine optimization process (SEO process).


Search Engine Submission and Directory Submission:

Search engine submission is the process to make search engine aware about your website on the web so that they include your website in their indicies and search results .It is an attempt to inform search engines that your website is in existence.

The major search engines are Google , Yahoo! , Bing, Ask , AOL Search, AltaVista etc.The submission process is same as we discussed in my previous blog for sitemap submission.

Directory Submission: Directory Submission is an important step for both the SEO friendly website and search engine optimization process (SEO process).


The basic difference among a search engine and a web directory is:

• Search engine crawlers the Internet to look for new web pages and then indexes the web links based on the relevancy it attaches to those links.

• While in a web directory, we submit our links in the groups which relevant to our business. This process we done manually or with the help of software. After that links are reviewed by editors for making decision of accepting & rejecting.

Benefits of submitting links to Directories:

• Directory Submission gives inbound links to your site which are required to make your website search engine friendly. Web directories; provide one way linking, which is search engine friendly.


• Directory Submission allows you to write Anchor Text of your choice which is helpful the SEO friendly website and search engine optimization process (SEO process).


• Directory Submissions are free of cost and paid both. You have the choice to choose according to your budget.


• Directory Submissions provide targeted traffic to your website. Because the web directories provide the various categories based on the services and products you offer.


• Directory Submissions give validation to search engines for your website link, which gives more worth, reliability and visibility to your web presence.

List of some directories:

• DMOZ
• YooFindit.com
• A1WebDirectory.org
• Yahoo!

The process of directory submission to make your search engine friendly is very easy and simple.Just open that particular directory on which want to submit your website. Then you see the different categories. Now select the appropriate category which relates to your services or products .Now you get the subcategories follow the same process as above select the right category. Click on the add site or add URL link you will get a form to fill which shows the following heading:

For Example:
Now you have to submit given details:

Title:
URL:
Category:Internet/Web Development
Description:
Contact Name: Contact Email:
Reciprocal Link:
Submit

On click on submit button your website in the process of listing to that directory.It will take some time for review.


Jeniffer Jen blogs about “SEO friendly website development “at Click4Joomla. You can also follow me on Twitter @websitewithseo