AOL.com Search
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AOL.com Overview

AOL Search allows its members to search across both, the web, and AOL's own content from one place, while the "external" (non member) version does not list AOL content.

AOL, Google and DMOZ

Main and sponsored search results for AOL are provided by Google Search, while the main Directory results come from DMOZ, who is also owned by AOL. When there are no available results from one of these results providers, AOL receives secondary search results from Inktomi.

AOL Search Results

AOL takes Google's site listings and then uses their own algorithm to reorder the search results, and uses Google's Adwords product for sponsored entries. The bottom line is that although the top 25 search results with AOL will generally be pretty similar to Google, you can't assume it because AOL will sometimes throw in a listing or two of their own into the mix.

AOL Submission and URL Listing

AOL does not have an add URL page of it's own. You must submit to Google if you want to be listed with AOL.

Add your site to the AOL Search Hierarchical Web Directory... If you're not already in DMOZ or if your site is currently listed in the AOL Directory and you wish to update it, this is where you go.

Note that if your site is accepted, it will also appear on other sites that use the Open Directory, such as Netscape, Lycos and Hotbot, as well as within AOL Search.

If you are responsible for a web site, click here for information that may be of interest to you. We hope you find it helpful.

AOL Search Engine Positioning Methods:

• Use a similar method as you would with Google
• Do not spam your title and meta tags
• Have high quality content on your site
• Use industry appropriate keyword density
• Make sure your site is finished and optimized before submission.

The thing to remember with AOL is to use keywords in the title and Meta tags, have high quality content, use high keyword density, and make sure your site is optimized before submission. As with most search engines, submission alone doesn't guarantee good positioning.

For more information on search engine ranking and position go to our SEO Central Search Engine Optimization and Website Promotion Tutorials and Search Engine Industry related Articles.

Learn more about Why you need Search Engine Positioning and Website Optimization to truly suceed online.

Google Facts and Fiction... Dispelling the myths.

Webmaster Guidelines... Following these guidelines will help Google find, index, and rank your site, which is the best way to ensure you'll be included in Google's results. Even if you choose not to implement any of these suggestions, we strongly encourage you to pay very close attention to the "Quality Guidelines," which outline some of the illicit practices that may lead to a site being removed entirely from the Google index. Once a site has been removed, it will no longer show up in results on Google.com or on any of Google's partner sites.

SEO and Search Engine Positioning and Ranking Information for Search Engine Optimizers... While Google does not have relationships with any SEOs and does not offer recommendations, we do have a few tips that may help you distinguish between an SEO that will improve your site and one that will only improve your chances of being dropped from search engine results altogether.

Learn more about How Google Ranks a Webpage... Google's order of results is automatically determined by more than 100 factors, including the PageRank algorithm. Check out Google's "Technology Overview" page for more details.

If you want to know about submission policy, spam restrictions, or other submission information… go to Google.com or our own Google Information Page.

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