Each of the major search engines provides submission process for inclusion in their index or directory. Each search engine also clearly states that submission does not guarantee a listing in the directory or index. Some search engines offer guaranteed directory listing, but they require a submission fee (this isn't ranking just an entry in their index).

The overall submission process itself is quite simple, however without proper preparation; submission alone will not get you a search engine ranking. Achieving a listing in a directory or crawler is one of the significant tasks in the search engine optimization process, now you just have to get ranked (check out our one page sampler ranking service). A good example of how the major search engines interact can be viewed at Bruce Clay's Search Engine Relationship Chart this shows why correct submission is important to your web site search engine listings.