AOL NetFind Listing effective within two weeks
AOL NetFind is a hot site that gets a lot of traffic. Powered by Excite, AOL NetFind claims over 20 million visitors a month. This is a big site with dozens of options and places to go. Follow the second URL to the submission page. Enter URL and E-mail only. Their spider goes out about every two weeks and sites will be added then.

Business Seek  Listing effective within two weeks
Business Seek provides a listing of more than 100,000 companies and professionals around the world. You can list your site in several languages, including English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. Follow the URL to the submission page. Enter your business information and "Send".

Excite Listing effective within two weeks.
Excite gives you access to more than 50 million web pages, 140,000 pre-selected web site listings, and thousands of Usenet postings. Their ICE (Intelligent Concept Extraction) search technology looks for related concepts as well as keywords. Excite Network reaches over 20 million unique cunsumers each month and is one of the best overall search resources. Follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out a very short form, with a drop-down list of categories. Click "Send". It takes about two weeks to appear.

Goto Listing must be set up by site owner
This search engine used to be called WWW Worm, but was purchased by idealab! and renamed Goto in 1997. While they no longer accept free listings this is a very important site, so you may want to check out their advertising options.

Google Listing usually effective within one month
Our current favorite. Google is one of the fastest indexes and continues to grow. Set up by those wizkids at Stanford University and based on three years of research in web search and data mining in the Stanford Computer Science Department, their search engine uses mathematical analysis and sophisticated text-matching techniques to get you results relevant to your search. Index contains 25 million pages+. To submit follow the second URL to the submission page, give your URL and a description and they will spider your site and add it as soon as possible.

HandiLinks  Listing effective in: 2 weeks
This is a great directory. "With over 18,000 topics, 700,00 listings, and 30,000 new listings per month, HandiLinks is "quietly" becoming the web's favorite directory." HandiLinks listings are all organized into a hierarchical index that's fast and easy-to-use. . HandiLinks has categorized over 700,000 sites into 45 user friendly main categories with over 18,000 subcategory topics. Follow URL to the Home page. To submit, select a category and additional sub-categories as needed until you get to a page with a green button at the top of the list. Click it to get to a submission page. The form is rather long but easy to fill out. Click "Submit Entry" at the bottom. It takes about two weeks to get listed.

HotBot Listing effective within 3 weeks
Since it's beginning in 1996, HotBot has been named the Number One search site in independent reviews, and has received top honors in 1997 and 1998 as the "best search site on the Web" from Smart Money, PC Magazine, PC Computing CNET, and PC World. HotBot indexes every word, link, and media file on more than 110 million Web documents and refreshes its entire database of documents every three to four weeks. To submit, follow the URL to the submission page. Add your URL and E-mail address, go to the bottom of the page and click "ADD."

Infoseek CLOSED (click link for more info)
Since 1994, Infoseek has been a pioneer in allowing computer users of all experience levels the ability to get the most out of the Internet with their easy-to-use search and directory services. Infoseek has now partnered with Disney and created GO Network, a new and exciting gateway to the Internet. Follow the URL to the submission page. Submissions are accepted via E-mailto: request@infoseek.com as well as at the web site. Just include your URL

InfoSpace Listing effective in: ?
This is a great new site. InfoSpace has over 112 million US and Canadian listings of people, government offices and businesses that include fax and toll-free numbers. They claim that their AccuMail is the largest and most accurate email directory in the world. The Company focuses on content with broad appeal, such as yellow pages and white pages, maps, classified advertisements, real-time stock quotes, information on local businesses and events, weather forecasts and horoscopes. The Company's affiliates include AOL, Netscape, Microsoft, Lycos, MetaCrawler, Playboy, Dow Jones (The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition), ABC LocalNet and CBS's affiliated TV stations. To submit, follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out an easy form and click "Submit …"

Jayde Online Directory  Listing effective immediately
Jayde is currently receiving about 400 site submissions a day. Submissions are free and can be added to one of 40 categorized areas in Jayde's searchable database of over 35,000 links. Follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out a short form.

LookSmart  Listing effective in: will review
LookSmart is a great search engine launched by Reader's Digest. It uses Java extensively and focuses on providing quality rather than quantity. Their directory guides users to over 600,000 of the best and most relevant web sites in more than 23,000 subject categories. LookSmart is updated daily and enjoys an international presence through exclusive alliances with AltaVista, HotBot, @Home, Cox, Comcast, nearly 100 ISPs and is a premier Netscape search provider. To submit, follow the URL to the Home page. Select categories and sub-categories and when you get to the location you want Click on the "Submit" button at the top of the page. Fill out the form and "Submit".

Lycos Listing effective in: 2 - 4 weeks
One of the most popular robots, Lycos is currently the second most visited hub on the Internet with more than 40 percent of the Internet audience, which translates to approximately 7 million visitors each day. Its network of sites includes Lycos.com, Tripod, Angelfire, WhoWhere, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey and Suck.com. In October 1998, Lycos signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wired Digital, Inc.. To add your site, follow the URL to the submission page. First, enter your URL and search to see if you're already listed. If not, enter your URL and E-mail and "Submit". Once your site has been spidered, it will be entered within 2 to 3 weeks.

MSN Web Search Listing effective in: ?
The MSN network of Internet services reaches over 40% of people on the Internet today. Communicate your message to millions of people who are ready to learn more, make better decisions in their lives, and buy online. MSN targets the mainstream Web user - the single-largest and fastest growing segment on the Web. To add your site, follow the second URL to the submission page. Enter your URL and E-mail address only, and "Sumbit".

The Mining Co. Listing effective in: ?
The Mining Co. is a unique search resource that's run by people instead of machines. They have over 500 topics to choose from, each run by expert Mining Co. Guides from across the Net and around the world. Each Mining Co. GuideSiteTM is devoted to a single topic complete with site reviews, feature articles and discussion areas. To add your site, select a category and sub-category. Click "Feedback" at the bottom of the selected category. Enter your URL and a brief description and "Submit".

Northern Light Listing effective in: immediate
Northern Light's Internet Search Engine, a robot named Gulliver, provides information that enables you to search the World Wide Web for information from over 5,000 premium sources. This is a popular site with plenty of traffic and has recently gained status as one of the "Big Boys" among the search resource specialists. Follow the URL to the submission page, fill in the three item form and "Submit".

Open Directory  Listing effective in: will review
Once known as "NewHoo", the Open Directory Project relies on the input of its users, the public to provide the necessary labor for to help keep the site cleaned up and the directories current. One can volunteer in a specific area and become an editor of that area. They say it helps keep the garbage out and their content good. To submit a site, select categories and subs until you get to the appropriate one, then click "Add URL" at the top of the page. From there you go to a very short form, and once submitted you wait for an editor to review it and see if it's suitable for addition.

REX (World Wide Web Resource EXchange) Listing effective in: 1 week
The REX Internet Search and Index is nearly two years old, and has grown extremely fast over the last few months. REX has made a lot of changes recently. The search engine is faster, new categories have been added, and they have incorporated their new " 3-dimensional, diminishing value, context sensitive navigational array" technology to make your searching and surfing even easier than before. Follow the URL to the submission page. First do a search to see if you are listed. If not, you go to a short form. Click "Continue". Go to a confirmation page, and change information as necessary. Then, select a category yourself or "Let Rex" pick for you, up to 3 categories. If you let Rex select, you're not told what categories are selected. The list is long, but may be worth it to place your site exactly where you want it.

Snap  Listing effective in: 4-6 weeks
NBC and Snap.com have joined up to create this directory. It has all the usual stuff that most other popular directories have, and it's search results come back fast. To submit a URL, find categories and subs, click Submit at the appropriate place. Sites are accepted on approval, and it can take up to 6 weeks, depending on the backlog, to get listed.

Starting Point Listing effective in: will review
This directory is large, well organized, and popular. Submissions are added to the "New Sites" section under the appropriate category on the day they are received. Starting Point users vote to select a daily "Hot Site" from these submissions. Follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out the form and "Submit".

Search123 Listing effective Immediately
SEARCH123 is an auction-based online marketplace designed to introduce qualified, targeted consumers to internet merchants through a patent pending real-time search engine platform. Keyword searches originate from SEARCH123's network of content-driven search partners. Merchants pay their bid amount only if a consumer initiates a keyword search, is taken to a search results page, reads the advertiser's site title and description, and actually clicks-through to the site. The model is entirely based on performance.

SearchLynx Web Guide Listing effective in: 2 days
SearchLynx is a hierarchical guide to the Internet. The service is fully searchable, contains reviews for each site listed, offers users a look at what's new and what's cool,Discussion boards,personals games shopping Mall.

Switchboard Listing effective in: 1 week
Switchboard is one of the most-frequently-visited sites on the Web and can offer you significant reach and category specific targeted advertising. Switchboard currently contains over 90 million individual listings and 10 million business listings, and has over 60 million "hits" each month. Follow the URL to the Home page. Scroll down the page and click on "Add My Listing". Fill out form and "Submit".

TradeWave Galaxy Listing effective in: back-logged
Be sure to list in the right area. You can follow the URL to the submissions page and add your site that way, or go to the Home page, go down the categories, and click "Add a Site" form the category page. For a site to be added to Galaxy, it must be carefully reviewed. They receive many more requests to add sites to the Galaxy Directory than can be easily processed. To guarantee a timely review and decision on your request for your site to be added to Galaxy, they charge a non-refundable $25 fee. With this fee we can assure that your site is reviewed within 30 days and that you receive an email response with their decision. Even if you choose not to pay the fee, your site will still be eligible for review by Galaxy, however, since the backlog is large there can be no assurance that your site will be reviewed in a timely manner.

Web 100  Listing effective in: ?
The Web 100 strives to be a guide to the best sites on the Web. Visitors influence the rankings along with what sites remain in the Web 100. They review sites and make suggestions for sites to add or remove. Ratings are compiled on an hourly basis and sites are ranked from 1 to 100. The programs also select a featured site each hour and provide a tally of statistics, such as the sites getting the most votes and those moving up and down in the rankings. : Follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out a short form, select a category, and "Submit". Copy OK.

WebCrawler  Listing effective in: 2-3 days
This spider has gray whiskers. WebCrawler is one of the first, biggest and most important robots. Now part of the Excite network, this site is getting better all the time and has fabulous performance when searching for a site. Follow the URL to the submission page. Fill out a short form and "Send".

What-U-Seek  Listing effective in: 1 day
What-U-Seek was started in 1996. They call their spider Winona and claim to break all search engine speed records. Their motto: "Where you seek, not search. Where you sail, not surf." They call themselves a search engine, BY the people, FOR the people. Follow the URL to the submission page. Enter your URL and E-mail address only and "Add". New sites are indexed every hour.

Who Where  Listing effective in: ??
WhoWhere is largely for people finding, but their incorporation of various regional Yellow Pages links also supports businesses. The search engine they use is Lycos. It's a kind of 'front-end' for a U.S. phone book, including white and yellow pages. Follow the URL to the Home page. For a business, click on "Yellow Pages" in the bar on the right side. Click on your state. You will be sent to the Yellow pages directory that serves your state. Since each one is different, you'll have to do some looking to find out how to submit your listing to that particular directory. Submitted:

Yahoo  Listing effective in: back-logged
As you know, this is the Big One, the Big Yahoona. Yahoo is decidedly one of the Top Three of all the Internet search resources. Be careful how you submit here. If all the rules aren't followed, your site could get dumped. Follow the URL to the Home page. Select a category and then sub-categories until you get to the specific place for your site. Go to the bottom of that page and click "Suggest a Site". Get instructions, and then go through 4 steps to submit your site. You can submit to more than one category, so when looking through the lists, make a note of any other places your site should go. You're offered a text box in Step Two to enter additional categories, or suggest a new category to list your site in. This saves time and having to go through the submission process several times.

ZenSearch  Listing effective in: 2 weeks
This directory judges sites on three basic criteria: Quality Content, a Nice Look, and Good Feel. All types of sites are listed and submission is free. Very worthwhile place to be listed. Your site must be reviewed by a real person.