Now when it comes to search engines, all your valuable content is invisible because it is stored in database! Generally speaking search engines will not index search results on your web site. This leaves you with a database full of rich information but no way for search engines to index it!

There is a simple way around this: store your content in a dual format. One version is kept in database and another in static html formatted files. The static version is then submitted and indexed by search engines. This is a programming free, 20 minute process as you will see below.

If you don't have a large content database here is what to do, visit your site and perform a search that returns largest amount of results from you database. Store source code of search result page to a static html file and publish this file to your web site. Then it's a matter of submitting this page to all search engines and Voila! Your web site content is for world to see.

If you have a fairly large database then you're in luck! Cause I've got a method for you that will create some of most powerful jump pages you'll ever have. This should take around an hour all up, but it's well worth it:

Pricing

If your site is a business site, prepare to pay Yahoo US$199 (Business Express Service). It is officially announced that there is no free lunch for business sites anymore. The price guarantees that your web site will be reviewed within 7 days. As Yahoo needs to maintain a high quality directory, it cannot promise that your site will be included after a review. For non-business site, you can still submit to Yahoo for zero cost. However, Yahoo does not guarantee to review your site.

For adult site, you need to pay US$600 before Yahoo¡¦s editors will visit your site.

In general, submit to Yahoo requires money. To avoid wasting your money, you need to well prepare your site before submission.

Preparation

In your web site,

1. Your official business name should be clearly visible. Yahoo is likely to take it as your site title.

2. There are no broken links and no under construction areas exist.

3. Your site must be available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. If your web host is unreliable, it means you must switch your web hosting company.

4. If you are selling products, you must ensure that you can accept credit card payment on-line in a secure channel. More favorably, you accept multiple payment methods.

5. Ensure that your business address is available at your web site. Preferably, it should be found somewhere at your homepage. At least, you should add a page called about us or contact us and provide your business address in this page.

6. Ensure that your web site functions properly in different browsers, at least, latest version of Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.