PositionCare :: Search engine submission & position monitoring FAQ

BEFORE SIGNING UP

1.	What is PositionCare about?
2.	What search engines will my site be submitted to?
3.	PositionCare compared to submission software...
4.	Some sites advertise to be able to submit to over 3500+ engines...
5.	How do I get started?
6.	What do I have to do after signing up?
7	Can I promote international sites?
8.	What sites are not permitted?
9.	Why do I have to place a button on my site?

HOW SEARCH ENGINE PROMOTION WORKS

1.	Will submitting my web site guarantee it will rank with the search engines?
2.	My Project Score is low or zero. How long after the web site is submitted will I see results?
3.	I've already submitted my web site but it is not ranking, what will your service do for me?
4.	How often should a web site be submitted, what is submission scheduling good for?
5.	I have pages within the site which I do not want submitted. Can we exclude those pages?
6.	What pages (URLs) can an engine index?
7	I'm worried about spamming the search engines, what steps does PositionCare take to avoid spamming?
8.	How and when is my site submitted?
9	How and when will my site being monitored?
10..	How and when will I be alerted?

BILLING & CANCELING

1.	*Why should I sign up for a pro* account?**
2.	When will my credit card be charged?
3.	Do you have money back guarantee?
4.	How can I cancel my pro account?

Will submitting my web site guarantee it will rank with the search engines?

Absolutely not. Rankings are largely dependent upon the web site's pages being index by the search engines and the content of the pages (titles, meta tags and text). PositionCare was designed to increase a web sites presence within the search engines and to assist the site administrator/webmaster in producing better content.

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My Project Score is low or zero. How long after the web site is submitted will I see results?

We find AltaVista indexing website in 2 to 3 weeks. Three to six weeks is not uncommon for many of the other search engines and in some cases up to 90 days.

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I've already submitted my web site to the search engines but it is not ranking, what will your service do for me?

That depends, if the site's index count is low which means that only a few pages are listed, then submissions by PositionCare may be the perfect answer. If the site's index count is good and rankings are low then the site's content needs to be enriched. PositionCare's Tutorial pages provide a good starting point for optimizing the site.

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How often should a web site be submitted?

Submitting a web site weekly or monthly serves no purpose and can adversely affect the web site. After the initial submission of a site it should only be re-submitted for the following reasons: 1-The site's project score drops, 2-There is substantial content changes to the pages.

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I have pages within the site which I do not want submitted to the search engines. Can we exclude those pages?

You can choose which pages of your web site you want to be submitted to search engines on the Manage URLs page.

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What pages (URLs) can a search engine index?

Web pages are either static or dynamic. A static page is created and placed on the web server, it's URL (web address) will generally end with ".htm" or ".html". It will not change unless somebody alters the content and uploads it to the server again. Dynamic pages on the other hand are created on the fly and contain content which is generally populated from a database. Static pages are almost always submittable to the search engines however dynamic pages can pose a problem. If when you click on a link and the page you go to has a URL containing a "?" followed by something like "id=10" then the page is dynamic and may not be submitted to the engines.

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I'm worried about spamming the search engines, what steps does PositionCare take to avoid spamming the engines?

Spamming comes in several forms. Over submitting a web site or submitting to many pages over a given time frame would both be considered forms of spam by many of the search engines. From the very beginning PositionCare was designed with numerous safeguards to prevent search engine spamming. Each search engine submission PositionCare makes is recorded and date stamped. Once the search engine's submission limit is reached PositionCare stops executing submissions to the engine and postpones submission dates into the future. We govern the maximum number of submission which may be may over a time frame however you may override the system with a lower limit.

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What is PositionCare about?
PositionCare is a web-based management interface for search engine promotion & positioning and a portal for centralizing Internet marketing services.
On the SmartSubmit and the Submission FineTuning desktops you can manage website submission, schedule resubmissions whereas on the PositionManager Desktop you can monitor your placements at all major search engines. The PositionAlert gives you more advanced placement tracking features. You will get notifed about major changes in your positions or dropped pages, so that you can take appropriate actions immediately.

Which major search engines will my site be submitted to?
We target major search engines that generate more than 90% of search queries on the Internet: AltaVista, Google, Go-Infoseek, HotBot, Inktomi, Northern Light, Lycos, AOL Netfind, WebCrawler, Excite, Magellan, FastSearch and Infomak.

Why is PositionCare better than submission software?
Even if you have online Internet connectivity, a locally run submission software lacks behind in reliability in a rapidly changing market like search engine positioning. The robots of our online service are scheduled to run and monitor your site regularly. You don't have to download updates and patches for your software, we update and improve our service continuously. Once you set up your account, which obviously takes time, you barely have to care about submitting your pages anymore. We call it: Set it and forget it!

How do I get started?
You have to fill our sign up form, where we ask you about your contact data. You will receive a password to your e-mail account immediately after signing up. If you sing up to our pro account, you have to fill out the credit card payment form.
After you've received your password, you can sign in to the Control Center immediately.

What do I have to do after signing up?
After receiving your password you can sign up to the Control Center. We tried to set up an easy to use interface for you with help and legend tags on the bottom of the pages.
Generally first you'll have to create a project for your site, you have to add your URLs to your project. Then you can start submissions, set resubmissions, and also monitoring of your project will be started.

Can I promote international sites?
Of course there is no restriction regarding this. Most major search engines accept regtistration requests for international websites.

What sites are not permitted?
This is a transcript from our Service Agreement:
"All PositionCare services may be used for lawful purposes only. Promoting sites of any information, data or material in violation of any United States Federal, State or City law is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, material we judge to be threatening or obscene, or material protected by trade secrets and other statutes.
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Promotion of pornography and sex-related content are prohibited. This includes sites that may infer sexual content, or link to adult content elsewhere. This is also true for sites that promote any illegal activity or content that may be damaging to any server on the Internet. Links to such materials are prohibited. This also includes, but not limited to pirated software, hacker programs/archives, and Warez sites.
We reserve the right to refuse or cancel service at our sole discretion."

Why should I upgrade my account?
By upgrading your account you'll get the following extra benefits:
- You don't have to display the button on your site
- You'll be able to manage, submit & monitor more URLs of your site
- You'll get access to the PositionAlert feature, which sends you and email alert about changes in your positions.

Do you have money back guarantee?
There is no charge back for monthly payments, however, there is a 90% charge back for advance payments if account is cancelled within 30 days.
You can have your account canceled any time. In this case we cancel your account at the end of your billing period. {coming soon}

How can I cancel my account?
Please send us an e-mail to signup@positioncare.com containing your user name and password. Also the e-mail address where the e-mail comes from must match our records.
Your account will be canceled at the end of your billing period. {coming soon}