URL submission, domain submission, site submission

Hello,
I am newbie to SEO. I just want to know what time is the right time to submit the URL to any SE ?

Is it when the domain is purchased and index page gets live?
or when the whole site is ready? (This may involve some time to develop the site after domain name purchase )

And is the URL submission, and domain submission is different concept?

And also site submission is different than above?

Thanks in advance.
Raksha

If you want to promote your site on search engine then you will be need a domain or url, So you should do firstly index page live not wait for when whole site complete then you do site submission. When you will start a process of site submission then your all pages easily crawl & indexed on google.

For Example:
For being a landlord need firstly your home not you will stay on road then you will prepare for making other rooms or flats.

Thanks enablingbiz for reply, and the example shown.

So I confirm that when I purchased a domain name and have an index page up and running then I should submit the "Domain" name to SE. Right?

And is the URL submission, and domain submission is different concept?

Thanks in advance.

URL Submission and domain submission is not a different concept..
when you submit your site on search engine then what will you give domain or url to Any Search Engine...Ofcourse both is same.

just look here:
http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

Yes, the advice is right about completing your website first and then proceeding with things.

But, after that if you are talking about submitting it to search engines or Search Engine Submissions, than that practice is pretty much useless now.

First complete with your on page refinements whatever you have, then start gathering links, your site will be crawled much quicker and by almost all the major Search engines. Dont worry about submitting it separately to Search Engines.

Thanks enablingbiz, and jalaj4you of course. Both you are quite helpful.

Hello jalaj4you,
Thank for your reply. But my concern is I am having only Index page, not all ready site of a domain, and it is propagated (live on the web).

If I wish to submit it to SE, (although you said not important activity), then is this right time to submit it to SE? (Completion of site with all the pages will require 3 months time )

- Raksha

Not at all it takes only few days or max. one month indexing on search engine and it will depend on your Targeted phrase that how much competitive So firstly you should do make concentration on your content in meta tags.
As I know: Content is King & Links is queen

It depends on you completely....My take on it is that if bringing your home page live does not serves any purpose than why should you go live with only it and leave the other internal pages for the later period. If thats not the case than there is absolutely no benefit in making a website live thats in its construction or transitional phase.

I'll suggestyou to go live only when everything is sorted out and your website is sparkling ready to be launched. And dont be surprised if the search engines have already indexed your website cause they can take any path through any link if you have even one by mistake. (although there's no harm if it has been indexed)

you are right when you say "Content is King".......But King(Content) has a lot more important places to be in rather than something as obsolete as a meta tag.

And why should one concentrate first on placing content in Meta Tags??

Content is for Home page text and meta tags also depends on search engine because SE cached text so and by the way seo_support have only index page right now so its important for him/her that concentrate on content wherever possible.

They are the same thing called different names.

You should submit your URL to the search engines as soon as there is a live site there.

NOTE: You do not need to submit your site as if there is a link to it from a page that is indexed it will get indexed its self in due course.

Do not use any automated submission programs. They do not do anything for your ranking.

Personally I hate "holding pages" or "this site is underconstruction pages". Its a cop out IMO. Plan the site, create the site, register the domain, arrange hosting, upload your site, submit to search engines, start writing content and getting links. Thats the way to do it.

I think that about sums it up, the only thing I'd add is that if you submit you site, only do it one time (lots of people recommend submitting your site every week or month) but Matt Cutts only very recently said do it one time.