The free route into the major search engines' databases is via links into your site from other sites that are already listed there.
If you are in a rush and think you can afford it you can 'pay to submit' to some of the major search engines (but not Google). Make sure it's worth your while as it may cost $29/year per page. And this doesn't mean your site will perform well and get visitors, it's just to get in the race. Should you get them, those visitors can cost you up to 30 cents per visit (or 'click'). Crikey!
Did those prices scare you? With the free route you might have to wait three months or more before being indexed but you wont 'pay per click' once in. Time we looked at linking, I think...
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