Hello,
We will soon launch the Japanese version of our B2B semiconductor
technology website (www.kns.com) and are wondering how we can ensure
local search engine exposure. Are there any search directories where
we should submit our site?  Any other (cost effective) ways we can
promote our new local web presence?
Thank you!

Dear connie-ga,

To begin with, I can start giving you a complete list of websites
where you can submit your website to find it on the net
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Web_Design_and_Development/Promotion/Search_Engine_Submitting_and_Positioning/Submitting_Services/Premium_Services
.

On the other hand, you are looking for local search exposure, I wonder
you are looking for Japanese local searh engines. You can submit your
Japanese website to ensure local customers for free at
http://www.asize.net/~notbad/submitter .

Futhermore, you can add your site at Dmoz ( http://www.dmoz.org )

This is the direct URL where you can add your site to the Japanese
market:

( http://dmoz.org/cgi-bin/add.cgi?where=World/Japanese/%a5%b7%a5%e7%a5%c3%a5%d4%a5%f3%a5%b0
).

If you agree to promote your website paying, you can go to the
following link, where you can submit your website in 2000 search
engines paying a low cost rate.

Finally, I recomend you to promote your website with Google's
cost-per-click AdWords Select. They promote your website in local
areas as well as you pay only for results. That means cost-per-click
(CPC) pricing, you pay only when a customer clicks on your ad,
regardless of how many times it's shown. Furtheremore, you will
promote your website in a search engine which is visited by more than
150 million times a day, the people who use Google. If you choose to
promote your website in your local area you will reach lots of hits
and possible customers if you use the right keywords. You can find
more info at https://adwords.google.com/select/main .

Good luck with your website!

Regards,

Alejandro Pérez

Hi Alejandro,

Thanks for the information...very helpful!

Best regards,
Connie