Website promotion
Surveys show that a majority of internet users find new web sites by using search engines. In order to be listed in search engines & directories you'll need to send them some information regarding your site. But only listing won't automatically increase your traffic.
Depending on the niche you are in, there may be many sites similar to yours, which are your competitors and that most web surfers aren't patient enough to check more than the first 20-40 listed links.
Each search engine uses its own technology to rank websites and almost all of them are based on rating sites for their good, spider-friendly and optimized for search engines content. Specialized tools walk you through the whole search engine optimization process. From selecting your most effective keywords and building META tags, to optimizing your pages for peak search engine performance, to submitting your pages to the search engines of your choice and to tracking your site's performance in the search engines over time.