• Introduction
  • Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  • Entering the United States As an Immigrant
  • Naturalization
  • Citizenship
  • Refugees and Asylees
  • Launching An Online Business
  • Domain Name
  • Web Design and Web Hosting
  • Web user Agreements
  • Utilizing Search Engines
  • Linking Issues
  • Selling Online
  • Internet Fraud
  • Television
  • Radio
  • Movie Rating Systems
  • Telephones
  • Faxes

    • Utilizing Search Engines

    It is important for a Web-based business to be listed as part of a search engine result. All Web sites are eventually indexed by search engine "robots." To speed up the process, you can submit your Web address (URL) to the search engine. For example, submitting your URL to Google is a way to get your site listed in a search result sooner rather than later.

    Sidebar: META tags allow a Web search engine to find your Web site. The term refers to coding on a Web site that is used by search engines to index the site. META tags are a key element of Web design for online businesses.

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