NetMechanic Leads Webmasters
through Internet's Site Registration Maze

EngineStarter Automated Search Engine Submission Tool Helps
Distinguish Web Sites on the Worldwide Map

Huntsville, AL (September 14, 1999)-NetMechanic (www.netmechanic.com), the leading independent Web site maintenance and monitoring company, announces the first of its Web site promotional tool suite: EngineStarter. Registering a site with multiple search engines is no longer just a useful tool in marketing a Web site - it's a requirement - and can mean the difference between success and failure of a Web site. NetMechanic's EngineStarter service is designed to assist Webmasters by providing efficient and cost-effective search engine registration.

"The sooner a Web site is registered with key search engines, the better chance that site has of gaining popularity. Having your site show up in a search on any of the hundreds of existing search engines is no small task," said Jeff Morgan, CEO of NetMechanic. "As many as 85% of Web users rely on search engines to locate information and companies on the Web. NetMechanic's EngineStarter is designed to eliminate the time-consuming site registration process while helping newcomers find what they need - your site."

NetMechanic's EngineStarter will submit a site to the Top 100 search engines, and it does this with less of a time investment on the Webmaster's part as manually submitting to just one search engine. If visitors can't find a site, those thousands of online pages someone spent time and money developing are useless. Additionally, NetMechanic EngineStarter offers the option to submit a site to 12 of the most popular search engines - FREE. This follows with NetMechanic's philosophy of allowing users to sample NetMechanic products prior to subscribing.

Once EngineStarter submits a site to the search engines, it actually tracks responses from the engines, then sends those results in an email to the service user. If a search engine rejects the site, the NetMechanic email will contain a link to the search engine, where the user may be able to provide additional information that will be helpful in a re-submittal. Most submission tools simply send the submission out to the search engine, with no status report back to the user. The site profile and submittal results are stored on NetMechanic's server for future submittals. The confirmed submission and profile storage features are valuable tools for Webmasters.

More about NetMechanic
NetMechanic's superior online services are targeted toward Webmasters for all types and sizes of Web sites. Since most users do not have control of the computer hosting their site, existing desktop or server-based maintenance applications cannot adequately address user needs for Web site improvement and monitoring. NetMechanic addresses these concerns by monitoring and testing sites from its own strategically located remote Web servers, allowing easy setup with no software downloads.

NetMechanic provides a full range of site maintenance tools in the NetMechanic Pro subscription service and site monitoring with Server Check Pro. The primary components of the NetMechanic Pro product include Spell Check, Load Time Check, GIFBot, Link Check, HTML Check and Browser Compatibility services. These services are offered in both free trial and subscription versions that will test sites of all sizes. NetMechanic also offers Server Check Pro, a subscription service which monitors Web servers 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

NetMechanic provides a full range of site maintenance tools in the NetMechanic Pro subscription service and site monitoring with Server Check Pro. The primary components of the NetMechanic Pro product include Spell Check, Load Time Check, GIFBot, Link Check, HTML Check and Browser Compatibility services. These services are offered in both free trial and subscription versions that will test sites of all sizes. NetMechanic also offers Server Check Pro, a subscription service which monitors Web servers 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

NetMechanic, an Internet software development firm based in Huntsville, Alabama developed the online tools provided through the NetMechanic Web site. For more information contact Cindy O'Gorman at (256) 533-0076, ext. 116, email cindy.ogorman@netmechanic.com. For information regarding NetMechanic's Partners Program contact Todd Gandy at (256) 533-0076, ext. 114 or todd.gandy@netmechanic.com or visit the company's Web site at www.netmechanic.com

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