Search Engines are a very important factor concerning traffic to your website.90%of all Internet users utilize search engines and directories in order to find something. But it may take some time until search engine submissions "bite". So, you better start to submit immediately to them.

It may take from a couple of days to several weeks or month, before you will see results. Some engines update their data base more frequently then others.

The key point: If a visitor finds you via a Search Engine you have a huge advantage: HE is looking for YOU. So you are not trying to sell something, he comes to you and wants your product. How targeted can a visitor be? He types in a keyword, related to your product and finds you. Should be highly targeted, if you have chosen your keywords wisely.

Once you are prominently listed with major Search Engines and Directories, you will see a continuous stream of highly targeted visitors dropping by your site and turning into customers.

The major Search Engines and Directories are:

It's no secret that US economy has slowed down, but stock market does appear to be on rebound. Thousands of companies however, are still struggling, and are being forced to cut costs, decrease benefits, and even lay off employees. Many of those who lost their jobs, will try their hand at doing business on Internet.

It seems however, that lately I've been hearing a great deal about difficulty of doing business online. Put aside talk about hype and scams. They existed even before Internet was commercialized. They are however, becoming more sophisticated with their promises of earning millions, but as people become more experienced, they quickly see through them. Fake e-mail addresses, spam and broken dreams will continue to abound until either legislation forces them to do business ethically, or well of suckers dries up which is doubtful.

Sounds pretty negative doesn't it. Under other circumstances, it would be enough to put someone off trying to do business on net. But let's look at positive side. I don't know about you, but I've met some pretty fine people on web. They are honest, hard working and a pleasure to do business with. While there are a few "bad apples" (and aren't there offline as well), it's amazing how many friendly, helpful people there are out there.

In early nineties, before entrepreneurial invasion of Internet, only game in town was proprietary Bulletin Boards such as run by Prodigy. Anyone who "dared" become commercial was summarily banned from Boards, and "blacklists of offenders" were actually shared between Board Moderators. But, as commercialism crept in, and old Bulletin Boards joined ranks of dinosaurs, a whole new strategy started to evolve.