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Have you ever wonder where can you start submitting your website? Wonder no more, here we have compiled a list of useful search engines, online directories and e-marketplaces where you can submit your website FOR FREE and start generating TRAFFIC!!

THE TOP 3 SEARCH ENGINES

Google, Yahoo and MSN are the top 3 "800-Pound Gorillas" in the search engine industry. These 3 search engines are used extensively by 2/3 of the world internet population(or even more). If you website does not exist in their database, then it's an isolated island!!
Important: Follow the search engine quality guidelines below before submission so they will "love" your website even more and get it ranked higher than your competitors!!

800-Pound Gorilla in Search Engine

Google	http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl
Yahoo!	http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html
MSN	http://search.world.msn.com/docs/submit.aspx

Besides the Big 3, you should try out the smaller search engines below as well.

Snap	http://www.snap.com/about/site.php
exactSeek	http://www.exactseek.com/add.html
Splatsearch	http://www.splatsearch.com/submit.html
TYGO	http://www.tygo.com/websites/FreeSubmitURL.aspx
ISEDN.org	http://submit.isedn.org/
Accoona.com	http://www.accoona.com/public/submit_website.jsp

WEB DIRECTORIES (Human Edit)

Web directory like Open Directory is a good place to start submitting your website for free. But bear in mind that directory like DMOZ.org are manually edited by human volunteers, it will take some time for your website to be verified and get listed. Others like Yahoo! already start charging USD 299 yearly if you want your website to be reviewed and listed FAST!

Open Directory	http://www.dmoz.org
Yahoo Directory Submit	http://add.yahoo.com/fast/add?177672

Local Directories / E-marketplace

If you are a local (Malaysia) website, below is a list of local directories or e-marketplaces you should not miss. If you like their service, you can always check out their advanced advertising package to get more benefits.

Cari	http://search3.cari.com.my/newlinks/addlinks/
iSearch	http://www.isearch.com.my
Malaysia Central	http://www.mycen.com.my/centraladd.html
Malaysia Trade Post	http://malaysiatradepost.com/leads/postlead.asp#mem
Mesra	http://directories.mesra.net/cgi-bin/add.cgi
Web Portal	http://www.webportal.com.my/search/add.asp
iBeli	http://www.ibeli.com/registration/register.asp
Infotoday	http://www.infotoday.net.my/reg.php
M-Sia	http://www.m-sia.com
e-Guide	http://www.eguideglobal.com/
Asean Sources	http://www.aseansources.com/jsp/myaccount_login.jsp
E-Directory.com.my	http://www.e-directory.com.my/f-seller.asp
Mobile Money SOS	https://mmweb.mobile-money.com/ (SMS based listing!)
InfoSearch.com.my	http://www.infosearch.com.my/
88DB.com	http://www.88db.com
Trademal.com	http://www.trademal.com
Hotfrog.com.my	http://www.hotfrog.com.my

E-Marketplace

E-Marketplace is a virtual place where buyers and suppliers all around the world meet and trade. E-Marketplace is more suited for manufacturers or wholesalers, since they facilitate bulk buying between businesses. Some of the E-Marketplaces actually provide free account where you can post a limited number of products for FREE!

Alibaba.com	http://us.my.alibaba.com/user/join.biz
Asian Net	http://www.asiannet.com
Global Sources	http://www.globalsources.com
EC Plaza	http://member.ecplaza.net/add/signup.do
Commerce Online	http://www.commerce.com.tw/register/
EC21	http://www.ec21.com
Transworld Trade Net	http://www.ttnet.net
Taiwan Trade	http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw
Asian Products	http://www.asianproducts.com/register.php
Busy Trade	http://www.busytrade.com/member/joinus.php
eBigChina.com	http://www.ebigchina.com/ebcps/4/doc/freesvc.html
Tradekey.com	http://www.tradekey.com
Importers.com	http://www.importers.com

Please take some of your time to do the submission or registration. We are pretty sure you will find it beneficial. After all, it's FREE. You should be able to get substantial traffic to your website one or two month after submission. Hard work always pays off!

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Neowave is a software company focusing on developing the best tools to help merchants to sell more. Any comment on this article? We would like to hear from you at ucandobetter@neowave.com.my

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