Help Getting Indexed on Google

[Geek_Girl]

I just started a blog about a week ago and I'm still do not come up on googles search. Can someone give me some advice on this? How long does it take to get on Google?

[Dirty Hippie]

1. It can take longer than a week to get indexed

I've heard it can take months.

Go here

http://www.google.com/webmasters/

for information about getting your site indexed.

[ps1074]

2. exchange links with similar blogs

My observation is that Google search treats blogs very well. You should be indexed soon.

[mrbassman03]

3. Make sure you put your address in on that form on Google...

I had to do it multiple times... don't stress, it just takes a while...

[Arancaytar]

4. Patience, and plant some links. It takes several weeks.

I've started a Blog at the end of August (unconnected to anything political), just as a test, after reading about google bombs.

I linked to it from a site I have that is indexed on Google (this is *tremendously* important, it's much more efficient than submitting the URL to google itself). Nobody, to my knowledge, has yet seen it (if they have, they've been few), or linked to it. Around middle of September, it went up, and is now among first places when you google my moniker 'Arancaytar'.

Afaik, google updates its index once a month, and I got lucky.

Just wait, and meanwhile, drop links at boards and sites you know to be popular on google. You'll see, in another 2 weeks, it'll be up there (hopefully).

Edit: Mind posting the URL? I'm sure you'll find some kind spirits who'll link you on their blogs to speed up the process. :)

[private_ryan]

6. "Afaik, google updates its index once a month, and I got lucky"

actually it updates almost daily...

[private_ryan]

5. you need inbound links

place your link on the signature here and also ask people to exchange links. With no links, you have no chance.

Even with that, Google has a so called sandbox http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&q=google+sandbox for new sites...it might take a whiel before you get ranking.

[Arancaytar]

8. "actually it updates almost daily.."

Maybe, but it doesn't send its spiders out all over the web every day. They couldn't do that, it would generate too much traffic.

There is such a thing in weblore called the 'google-dance', referring to the alleged ability to predict what parts of the web Google will spider at what periods. Dunno if it's actually possible to see patterns in it, but I'm sure they index different parts at separate times to relieve the server load.

[Dirty Hippie]

7. Something cool

If you type in Info: YourDomainHere

Google will show you sites that link to you if you have been indexed.

[daisygirl]

9. Not specifically Google, but

if your blogging software will let you send out a ping when you post a new entry, http://rpc.pingomatic.com is a good one to use since it'll ping a whole bunch of sites for you (the list of who they'll ping for you is at http://www.pingomatic.com ), and that'll likely help generate traffic for you.

[Arancaytar]

10. If it's the blog in your signature above,

Then it should be up and running in really short time. Boards like this one are amazing sources of page rank, as are other blogs (I've put a link on mine, which is already on Google). Good luck!

[Geek_Girl]

11. Thank you

Thank you everyone for the great advice!

:yourock:

and here is my link
http://geekgirl.typepad.com

[no name no slogan]

12. Don't forget your site structure and valid HTML

About a year ago (at my ex-employer), we did some hardcore SEO for Google with our site. Thankfully, we were also doing a site redesign so it gave us a chance to incorporate it all into the new design.

First of all, have good keywords in your <title> tag. That's one of the first things Google looks for.

Also, use proper document structure for your site. Your main headers should ALWAYS be <h1> tags, with subheaders being <h2> tags, etc. Be sure you have your keywords in these header tags, too, because after the title, Google looks for those and their relevance.

After that, be sure to use your keywords in the main text of your page. Google also counts the number of times your keywords appear in your page copy. However, don't "overdo" it, either, because you may get delisted for "spamming" the search engine. Unfortunately, I'm speaking from personal experience on this, so be careful.

The best way to think of any HTML page is as an "outline". Everybody did these in elementary school, so you should be familiar with it. Your main points are h1, secondary points beneath that are h2, etc. Believe it or not, Google does look for page structure, and valid, logical HTML can make the difference between a high ranking and a top ranking.

One more thing: don't use HTML tags for text sizing and effects. Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control your fonts and text appearance. It's really not that hard to use, and it makes maintaining your site that much easier in the long run. No more <font> tags all over the place-- one master stylesheet, linked to each page, takes care of that. Visit http://www.w3.org for details.

I followed these rules for one site I redesigned, and the site ranking went from second page to top three on our main keywords. It's not as hard as it sounds, and it does pay off. The redesigned site led to more contacts and drew more business for the company, whose main hook was in advertising.

If you want any other advice, PM me and I'll do what I can. :hi:

[Arancaytar]

13. Wow, I didn't know that

Thanks for the info, no name no slogan! I didn't know that about page structure and CSS getting preferred treatment. Just another reason to design with css then...