Is it better to use an automated program to mass-submit my Web site to thousands of search engines?

Answer:

No. Recent statistics show that over 95% of all search engine traffic is directed through the top 8-10 search engines and directories. In addition, many of the top search engines have put in safe guards to disallow automated submissions. Most of the automated submissions to the "thousands" of search engine simply result in a mass of email "spam" since many of the other obscure search engines are designed to collect email accounts and sell them. If you want to be found in the search engines, make sure your Web site is submitted correctly!