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Can you guarantee all search engines will list my
site? Can you guarantee me a top position?
While we submit your site to
a number of top search engines, we cannot make them index your page. Many will
personally visit your web
page and will make a subjective decision concerning inclusion. Normally, about 95% of our submissions
are
successful.
If you order
one of our
"annual" promotional services, we provide suggestions for
improving your search engine position. However, your actual position is
determined by a number of factors, some of which are out of our control -
such as:
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the amount of
competition you face - there may be thousands (or millions) of web
pages with
similar products
-
your domain name
(URL) - keywords in the address are influential
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the number of
relevant links inbound to your site. Our submissions will help your
link popularity but you may have competitors who have spent years
building 1000's of links
-
competition who
"buy" a keyword position - see below
For more details about
the "realities of search engine positioning, please visit
www.artcraftmarketing.com/searchenginereality.htm
We will not employ
dubious means to "trick" search engines such as hidden text, key
word spam, doorway pages, etc. These represent tremendous ways to have
your site banned completely from important indexes.
There are firms who will
guarantee a top 10 position. They generally charge $300-$500 per term per
search engine.
You may also
"buy" your keyword position. Yahoo, Google, and
others allow you to bid on select terms. The cost varies depending upon
demand, but most charge between $.50 to $3.00 per term each time your site
is displayed. Participants could (and do) spend hundreds or
thousands of dollars monthly on these programs.
Special note about
"pay for inclusion" resources - some of our packages include
registration with PFI search engines. This means your site should be
quickly indexed by select popular search engines (normally within one
week) This does not guarantee specific position for any particular search
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Do
you use email or spam to promote my web site?
NO! We detest spam. We
send no unsolicited emails to anyone, nor do we provide your email address
to anyone other than target submission sites which require it for
registration. To protect your privacy, we use a secondary email address
for many of your submissions. This dramatically cuts down the amount of
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I see website marketing services on the web - why
should I chose you?
Please
see the information provided on out "Why
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I
use a shared ISP
(Geocities, AOL, Hypermart, Etsy, Ebay, etc). Can you still promote my
site?
Yes we can - however - some
search engines do
not like shared addresses and may not readily index them. Because of our extensive experience,
we are often successful in getting your site indexed when other submission services fail.
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What
are the requirements for banner, avatar, and plug graphics?
Upon
receipt of your order, we will send an email explaining what we need in
graphics. Essentially, banners should be 468 X60 pixels and less than
30,000 bytes. Avatar buttons should be 125 X 125 pixels and less than
20,000 bytes. Plugs should be 88 X 31 pixels and less than 10,000 bytes. Graphics must be in either jpg or gif formats. You
need not
have the graphics available before ordering any of our promotional
packages. We can also provide you resources and services who can
make graphics for you, if needed. For much more information concerning
graphics, please visit our Graphics
Info Page.
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Can I renew my
submission plan? [Annual and Enhanced only]
Yes, you will be given the option of renewing
at the end of your promotion period, normally at a special "customer
loyalty" price. A large percentage of our clients renew to keep the traffic coming.
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Please
contact us
should you have additional questions.
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