Re: UKNM: Search Engine Registration

[Neil Durrant]

Interesting feedback, even if it hurts when one of your projects is

criticised - but am interested in your opinions.


Whilst trying not to get too defensive.......


Firstly the site is free (even if you do have to put up with at least one

automatic newsletter before you unsubscribe)


Secondly how long would it have taken you to source those directories and

submit yourself - a lot longer than the 5 minutes or so it did with

FreeSubmit.


Personally if I'm submitting a new site, the top international engines are

done by hand but the UK specifics can generate additional if limited traffic

and the service is their to help get the job done quickly.


Surely if it gets the job done in less time, even if you do have to navigate

your browsers back button each time, it's still a useful tool?


I'll await a formal apology when you get your first few new visitors as a

result of the service *grin*.


Finally the comment on altavista failing is not actually part of the

FreeSubmit script - its processed automatically by the search engine you

submitted to. I'm hoping that they have actually disabled this feature as

potentially it could create spamming problems and if they do reinstate I

will drop it from the script immediately as it could potentially do more

harm than good.


There not too defensive was it?


Neil Durrant

www.FreeSubmitUK.com

www.AffiliateMarketing.co.uk

www.Affiliate-Announce.com


BTW Richard was kind enough to plug the site - I didnt initiatae any kind of

pitch here. But the publicity's welcome ;)




----- Original Message -----

From: Tim Ireland <

timdesignercity [dot] com

>

To: <

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

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Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 5:24 PM

Subject: Re: UKNM: Search Engine Registration



> Richard Bailey said:

> > www.freesubmituk.com is new and looks good.

>

> Too bad it steers like a cow!

>

> Not very user friendly at all, this one. You have to submit each site in

> turn, then click 'back' to go back, do this five times, then click next to

> go forward and back for the next five etc. etc. etc. FMD!

>

> Plus - I got this message on quite a few:

> "Submission to altavista failed for some reason. (Response code 200.) You

> will need to submit to altavista by hand."

>

> Sorry - not going to waste a bookmark on it.

>

> Tim Ireland

> www.designercity.com

> www.another.com

> www.buymybook.co.uk



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