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How do I get my pages into a search engine?
1. Meta tags ( I suggest a tag maker unless the editor you are using can
create them)
Meta tags are parts of your code that go between the <head> and </head> tags
in your html codes for each page.
These describe your page... not all search engines use them but it is wise to have them
anyway! If you are not sure how to create meta tags for your page here is a site that
creates them for you. Simply go here and create them then copy paste the code that is
created for you into your html and re-upload your pages.
http://www2.essex.ac.uk/webauthoring/html_guide/meta_tag_generator_generate.asp
For a stand alone program to make meta tags for search engines refer to:
Meta Tag Creator
2. ALT tags
The alt tag is another thing that is good pracitce to use... it is a component of the
image tags. For example, in your code where you see:
<IMG SRC="homepage.gif" ALT="Welcome to My Homepage"
HEIGHT=190 WIDTH=425 BORDER=0> Notice the ALT there... that is a way that search
engines search for things as well.
Look for all your IMG SRC tags and add the ALT component to them.
You can also, use ALT tags in all of your links tags. For example:
<A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/skyliner/633/index.html"
ALT="Fig Newton Presents">Fig Newton Presents</a>
ALT tags are basically a way for a search engine to keyword itself.
Like I said though, not all search engines use these. I just feel that it is a good
habit to get into anyway, for those search engines that do look for them.
3. Submitting your site to search engines can take weeks before they will
notice you, but be patient you will get there eventually. I think it was almost 6 months
before my pages were in them.
You can submit your page to search engines by going to each search engine and see if they
have a place where you can submit your pages. You will have to submit each page
seperately... not just your index.html but all the other ones as well. This is time
consuming but if you want it out there then that is what you will have to do.
Try starting with http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
Search engine reviews, tutorials on how to use search engines, insight into
search engine technology and more.
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