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Hi all, just seeing if anyone has a good list of the major SEs submitting urls

Cheers :cheesy:

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Useful follow-up and modern context that builds on the thread without repeating the links already posted by .

Search engines no longer need you to hand-submit every URL to work: what matters is that pages are reachable and that search engines know where to look. Practical steps that fill the gaps in the replies above:

  • Make pages crawlable and discoverable: publish an XML sitemap, ensure robots.txt doesn’t block important paths, avoid accidental noindex or wrong rel="canonical" values, and provide internal links from hub/category pages so new pages aren’t orphaned.
  • Use webmaster tools to speed troubleshooting, not as a bulk-submission channel: verify your site, monitor crawl errors, and use URL inspection / request-indexing for individual, time-sensitive pages when needed.
  • Focus on quality signals rather than quantity of submissions: create pages that earn editorial links (useful guides, data, tools, case studies). If you keep a public “resources” or link page (as noted), add descriptive context for each link so it’s useful to humans and not a thin link dump — that’s what was hinting at, in effect.
  • Avoid automation and low-quality directory spamming. The quick tactics mentioned by some posters may produce short-term moves but carry risk of penalties; prioritize white‑hat outreach and partnerships.
  • Troubleshooting checklist if a page isn’t indexed: confirm server returns 200, check robots/meta tags, confirm internal/external links exist to the page, review sitemap, and inspect crawl logs or webmaster-console crawl reports.

Quick action list:

  • publish sitemap and verify site in webmaster tools
  • check robots.txt and meta robots for blocks
  • add a contextual internal link to any new page
  • create one outreach or editorial placement for important pages
  • avoid mass-submission services and low-quality directories

This keeps the spirit of the thread — resource-sharing and link‑building — while giving an actionable, future‑proof approach that works well long after the original 2006 discussion.

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Member Avatar for rickvidallon

Yes I have pages for this ~ but you will have to email me because the links are on my site and the bozos at Dani Web will think I'm spamming. Send email to

Thanks,Rick

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Hi rickvidallon, thank you for your offer

I just shot you an email, thanks very much =)

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So I'm a bozo now am I? :-P j/k

See ... I'm not so sure that manual submission is the way to go. There's another thread somewhere on DaniWeb where I talk about that. Generally speaking, all youreally need to do is get other sites to link to you, and the search engines will find you automatically. Getting backlinks, or other sites linking to you, is also the prime way to climb the rankings in the engines.

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I feel so ashamed :(

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Nono, don't. No hard feelings :) We're all just here to learn from each other.

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I think both things are positive. ( please appologise for my poor english, I am Portuguese- I am saying this in davcne because I know I make some mistakes in this language )

I think both getting a good link database- do not exagerate on this, no more than 15 links per pahe please and make sure your link page also has the propper metatags- some SEOs recomend you submit your link page to the S.E.´s Individualy but, for this, you will need to make your link page a page with content not just links.

Nevertheless, submiting to relevant directories is never bad ;)

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I think both things are positive. ( please appologise for my poor english, I am Portuguese- I am saying this in davcne because I know I make some mistakes in this language )

I think both getting a good link database- do not exagerate on this, no more than 15 links per pahe please and make sure your link page also has the propper metatags- some SEOs recomend you submit your link page to the S.E.´s Individualy but, for this, you will need to make your link page a page with content not just links.

Nevertheless, submiting to relevant directories is never bad ;)

Yes agreed.
I keep several pages of links for these tasks. The pages are not meant for aany SEO function on my site, but they are links that I have collected over the years and make avaiable to anyone who would like to use them.




Thanks,
Rick :!:

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Manually submitting = old school seo.

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Manually submitting = old school seo.

correct however it depends to what where how when i think that most seo firms have a few scripts that go and spam blogs and other sites and place links in places..... auto gen sites the works it's cheaper for them and it saves time however the real seo is done by hand everything!!:p

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Manually submitting = old school seo.

Hi,

Yes, it is old school SEO. Try to add relevant one-way links, that will help you a lot :mrgreen:

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