Q - Should all my Web pages have META Tags?

A - Absolutely! Every Web page on your site should contain at least the TITLE and META Description. TITLE and META Tags are there so you have more control over the tile and description that is presented by the robot type search engines. Without this you're listing would not present what you want it to.

Q - I heard search engines no longer use META Tags. Is that true?

A - So you've fallen for the "META Tags Are Dead" postings on the Web. This is a huge lie started by a site we care not to comment on. Every major search engine including Google and Yahoo! use and present META Description information in their search results. Not all results will include META Tag information, but they still use META Tag content. If you want proof we'll gladly prove both Google and Yahoo! use and display META Tag content.

Q - I found a great site on the Web that will submit my URL to 10,000 search engines for only $15(US). Isn't that a great deal?

A - Don't fall for this scam. There are NOT 10,000 or even 500 search engines on the Web who have and control their own database. Most search engines (ie, AltaVista, AOL Search, Hotbot, Webcrawler and thousands of others) all get their search results from one of the major players like Yahoo! and Google. Spending money on scams like this is a HUGE waste of your money.

Q - Should I submit all my Web pages to the search engines?

A - This depends on whether or not you want all your pages to be found on the search engine in question. Some search engines will only index pages you actually submit and will not crawl your Web site looking for additional Web pages like Lycos and some others claim to do. We found it's always best to submit all Web pages you want indexed. But be careful, some sites will only allow you to submit so many URLs in any 24 hour period and others will not allow you to submit more than one URL.

Q - How long does it take to get listed with the search engines?

A - This depends on the particular search engine or site you are submitting to. All search engines are different. Some sites will list you in real-time while others may take several weeks or even months before listing you. Our advice is that you visit the site you submitted to and ask them what their policy is if any.

Q - I used Easy Submit and submitted my Web site to all the major search engines. I was wondering if I should re-submit my site occasionally?

A - We recommend you visit each search engine monthly and see where you rank. If you can't be found on their Web site you should of course re-submit. Many robot type search engines have a search option that allows you to search out a particular URL or domain name.

Q - Should I resubmit my Web pages every month?

A - Is some submission service or software company telling you to submit monthly? They do this so that you spend the money... The fact is that once your Web page is in the search engine, resubmitting doesn't do anything at all. No major or smart search engine is going to revisit your Web page just because you resubmit. Search engines have a built in "re-visit" algorithm and will re-visit and re-index your Web page at that particular time. Nothing else is going to influence them to come any sooner.

Q - I have already submitted my Web page to the top search engines. I now realize my META Tags were not inserted or not found by robots. What should I do now?

A - Once you have your META Tags inserted on your Web pages the search engines will pick up the new information on their next visit. For those search engines who have not yet indexed you, you can simply resubmit to them. We recommend you wait at least 24 hours before resubmitting to any search engine.

Q - I tried your META Tag Analyzer, but it can't find my META Tags. What could be wrong?

A - If our META Tag or Web Page Analyzer reports problems, then there is a problem for robots. 99.99% of the time it's a syntax error on your end. Our robot is looking for properly constructed HTML and META Tags. We suggest you use our META Tag Builder to construct your META Tags and try again. We have found that the majority of problems are from those sites that are using FRAMES. Make sure you are viewing the correct page. Our META Tag Analyzer views your Web page just like all other robots. If it can't find your META Tags then you have a problem.