I still construct out from citizens who get confused by solicitations in the mail. Here’s an example one:

At first glance, that semi-official looking letter seems to require bill payment for some sort of “annual website search engine listing.” But whether you read the fine print at the bottom, you’ll see:

that is not a bill. that is a solicitation. You are under no obligation to pay the amount stated above unless you accept that offer.

In other words, feel free to throw that letter in the trash. whether you want to submit a url to

Google, there are at least a couple ways to do it, for free:

- Google offers a free “add url” form where you can submit your domain name.
- You can prepare a Sitemap (a list of urls for your site) and submit it for free as well. Start here. There’s a lot of other free, useful tools from Google there too.

When you get a letter like that in the mail, whether it’s about your web site or your domain name, read the fine print carefully.

Original post by Matt Cutts