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Michael Cheney has been marketing on the Internet since 1995 when Yahoo! had just a couple of hundred websites listed on it! Since then he has gone on to develop and market websites that make thousands every week.

There's much discussion about search engine optimization, and much complaining about the damage that the recent Google update did to such-and-such a website.

Many "web development" and "search engine optimization" (SEO) companies advertise submitting your website to search engines on a regular basis as a method of increasing your rankings. It will NOT help. Then why are you getting all the spam in your inbox making this claim? Follow the money.

What is Link Development? Do I Need to Use This Type of Strategy?

Link development is a web site promotion strategy to increase your web site's Google PageRank. PageRank (PR) is a measure of your web site's relative "importance" based on the number and quality of links from other web pages. Any link can send valuable traffic to your web site, but let's focus on building PR in this discussion.

What is the Open Directory Project? Why Do I Want to Submit There?

The Open Directory Project (ODP or DMOZ) is the largest, human-edited directory on the Internet. The ODP volunteers list hundreds of web sites into a vast, comprehensive list of categories. A listing in DMOZ can generate both traffic and links since many sites use ODP data.

Must I Submit My Web Site Anywhere in Order for People to Find It?

The landscape of search engine submission has changed a great deal. One advantage is that many search engines and directories are taking great pains to deliver the best, relevant search results to your browser window. You do not have to be included in every search index and directory on the planet to have a successful web site. There are a few bases to cover; then submit and forget about it. Your various submissions will take several months to take full effect.

Why is Web Site Content an Issue? Don't All Web Sites Have Content?

What is Google PageRank? Of What Importance is My Web Site's PageRank?

Google PageRank (PR) is one piece of the web site promotion puzzle, and it's an important one. Google is the only search engine that is known to record a specific PageRank, but other search engines take similar information into account. PR is a measure of your web site's "importance" based on link popularity.