Ma favorite word: FREE

Don't ya just like the way it sounds; the way it effortlessly rolls off the tongue (okay, so until the age of 5, I could not pronounce the word 'three' correctly, so it would sound like 'free'; but that's beside the point)

I am always scouring the internet for freebies; especially hosting and promotion. I thought I would share some of the better resources I have found for search engine submission and site promotion which can be beneficial to adult webmasters.

Want to submit up to 253 search engine for free? (I didn't stutter) Try out Tecnixindo's Submitter. As they have disabled right-clicks on their page (I don't know why) disable JavaScripts in your browser before you load the page; if you want the convenience of copying and pasting your information rather than typing it. They use a php script call SubmitForce, which is a free script that comes with a DB of about 12 engines, and have obviously tweaked the database to include a whole lot more engines. If anybody is running or is interested in running the SubmitForce script on their site, they also offer the ability to download their database.

Being that the database varies by who has updated it, you can find different engines on different submitters. Other sites also using this script are: R4RW, 224 engines including a lot of European engines and directories; and Klick the Web, 174 engines.

*Please note: even though the above submitters do submit to Google, it is best to submit to Google using their own submission page; although they do take automated submissions (despite what their own outdated guidelines suggest). MSN does require that you submit to them through their submission page. These submitters are best used as an adjunct to regular submission practices; allowing you to submit to engines and directories you may not otherwise know exist, or, in the case of foreign engines, may not be able to read the submission forms. Despite what some webmasters may tell you, automatic submitters are accepted by many search engines and are an invaluable resource for webmasters to use. There are two basic types of webmasters: those who tell you what they have read; and those who tell you what they have experienced.


1PS.BIZ is an interesting service which offers paid and free submissions to search engines and directories. Where they differ from the standard click and submit is that you can fill in quite a bit of information at the beginning of the process, then as you are going thru the submission process (you supervise each submission individually) you have the opportunity to update the information to better suit the particular engine or directory. It is an interesting combination of automated and manual submission which also lets you pick and choose the directories and engines to which you will be submitting. They allow you to submit to 200 directories/engines with the free service.

2ServeU.net is not an automated submission service, but what they have provided is quite a valuable tool. They have a page in frames with a list of search engines and directories on the left side nav menu and on the top are some boxes for your informaton including email address, desription, url, keywords etc. Click on the engine/directory and the submission page will load in the frame. Now copy and paste the information from the boxes into the required fields, updating if necessary. This is a convenient and timesaving tool they have setup.


FFA Links Pages

Various kind words have been ascribed to free for all link pages by webmasters:

" they are worthless"

" they will hurt your search engine ranking"

" why are there so many pages dedicated to the Future Farmers of America"

For a webmaster just getting a site started, free for all link pages can be a useful way to get your link noticed by several search engines, as many of them are crawled by the search engines, and one of the keys to getting your site noticed is by having your link out there on other pages. As links from these pages disappear quickly, and nobody ever visits them in person, all they represent is a way to get your link noticed and are not particularly effective once you have been listed with Google. Actually, after you have been listed, you probably don't want to use them (the embarassment of having the link to your site on an FFA page ranked higher than the site itself) as, although it is a good way to get your site noticed in the early stages, constant submittal to FFA pages may well adversely affect your ranking with some search engines (Google in particular) as their algorithm will basically pick this up as spamming your link.

Alas, don't ya just hate having to verify your email address just so you can submit your site to FFA pages? Well, two submitters do not require you to validate your email address; just enter your information and submit. These submitters are: Millennium Submitter, which is parked on this very site for your convenience. It claims 15,000 FFA page submissions, and you can add the script to your own site if you please. There is also Magical Link Spider, probably around 300 pages submitted, but pages from various services. With Magical Link Spider, you want to fill in any information fields you do not want to disclose with 'NA', as they ask for your address and stuff like that,but it is not required to use the service. Also, with Magical Link Spider, you need to be careful about your wording as they do not like to submit adult sites. The main thing is to not put the words 'adult' or 'porn' in your title.

As submitting to FFA pages will get you several confirmation emails, usually advertising the page owner's affiliate or service, you should have a junk email address to use for FFA submissions (in other words, if Yahoo is not your regular address, you can get one for free, but they do disable your email after 30 days of you not logging in, regardless of how many emails you have recieved). If you want a throwaway email, you can get a free email address from my service at HotModels Mail. You can also find other free email resources including MyWay.com which is a really nice, advertising free, email service which would be a shame to waste as a throwaway.


Other Resources

Here are some other sites which offer free promotion resources:

Spam Free FFA Pages is a list of over 200 FFA pages which do not require an email address in order to post a link. These pages will also hold your link longer than most FFA pages.

DoItByHand.com (get your filthy mind out of the gutter) provides links to various resources for paid and free site submission.

Directory Critic offers a list of over 600 free web directories to which you can submit your site. Ace Directories also offers a similar list.


I hope you find some of this useful. As I come across more free promotion resources, I will post them here. If you have any you would like to share, you can email me or post it on the forum.