CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface, which is basically programming that has allowed websites to be very dynamic and to gather information. Although there are hundreds of different uses for such programming, the most common include scripts that create counters, guestbooks, inquiry forms, and discussion forums. Although website hosting and search engine placement are two completely separate issues, it's impossible to count the number of times we're asked this question. And, the answer isn't simple. The truth is that we have clients that come up in the top ten on nearly every major search engine, and we have clients who we have a hard time finding in more than just a couple.
Every search engine is different, and what it takes to succeed in each one is also different.
Your success will always depend on the information provided in your website, how your website was built, when your site was submitted, how much competition you have, and how good your competition is at getting listed above you. Before you hire a company, including ours, to submit your site to the search engines, we highly recommend that you first educate yourself about what is involved in being successful in the search engines. There are a variety of sources for that information, but one of the better ones that we've found is available here .