I was scouring the net for questions I could answer in a post for today, I have been feeling sort of dry in the ideas department but have faith I will use my own techniques I explain on the blog here, here and here to get myself out of this slump.
When does one know if they are indexed in the search engines?
I looked up my “Ask Me Anything” thread on my webmaster forum at Bzimage.org, much to my surprise there was a question I skipped (sorry about that) so I thought instead of adding it to a video I would just explain it via a post instead.
The question I received was a general one, that’s probably why I skipped it in the first place. But as promised I will answer every question I possibly can. Here was the question I received in the thread…
“When does one know if he or she is indexed in the search engines?”
First off, this is kind of a two fold question even though it doesn’t seem like it. Mainly because it’s asking how to know if your indexed in the search engines but we also need to know how to get indexed to complete the question properly. Guess what guys, you don’t get indexed without wanting to, plus there is no reason to create a blog and post in it if you’re not indexing, it’s just plain silly and we all know it!
Alright to answer the original question in style, all you have to do is visit www.google.com and type your website URL into the input box and hit search. When the results are listed to you if your site is not one of the top spots on the page then you are not indexed. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean your banned from the search index, it simply means your not indexing properly yet.
See now doesn’t that questions answer leave you with the feeling of ok, so I am not banned but I am not indexed either. So how do I get indexed relatively quickly so I can start gaining ground and readership? Great question, I have covered this topic in-depth before, however for a quick fix here is the basic story to getting your site indexed fast.
All you need to do is get maybe 5-10 regular links pointing to your site, while simultaneously getting anywhere from 5-25 friends to social bookmark your site. These socials will help your site get indexed really fast while the links give the search engines a link profile to go off of at the start.
Doing one without the other is a bit silly IMO, also if you already have a blog going with links and you are indexed but you just published a great article and you want it indexed in just a few hours apply the same technique minus the extra links. If you’re already indexed it’s just slow from cache date to cache date then your link profile is already in place, you just need a power booster and that is where the socials come in handy!
That raises another question, if after you get the socials and links to your site yet you still remain not included in the indexed within 48 hrs what should one do?
Check and see the history of the domain, see when it was last registered and what the last page indexed by archive.org is. Once you know this you can start dissecting the page to see what may have caused google to ban or deindexed the site.
It’s a long a tedious process, so if it has happened to you by some small chance of fate I suggest you drop that URL and get a brand new one and start with it. Don’t buy into the lie that an aged domain is way better for a site then a new URL, which is only true if you keep the old website with it. As soon as the site is taken off you drop nearly all the authority and have to rebuild anyhow. Trust me on this one and take it to the bank, there are so many scammers on the net that will scam you into anything just for a couple of bucks!
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You missed a slight bit of info here Shannon!
Yes Google searching your URL does bring back results for the given url however this is all it is & if you look through the results will show your given url on other websites.
To find out what pages are indexed in Google or any other search engine you must first put the advanced search command “site:” before your url.
Great write up though buddy
“Don’t buy into the lie that an aged domain is way better for a site then a new URL, which is only true if you keep the old website with it.”
Not true at all, example 6 weeks ago i bought a 8 year old domain with 100k in backlinks. Threw up a content site nothing like the original, not even remotely related and it’s receiving $400-$450 per day and 85% of this revenue is via Adsense and direct Google search referrals.
The domain is cost me $145, and it’s now turning over $400 per day. Now you do the math and tell me if it’s a waste? This is a process i have rinsed and repeated for a number of years, i wouldn’t do it any other by starting with a new domain.
As for “How do i know if my site is indexed”, simple. Copy a unique string of text from your page, create a Google alert and you get a convenient Email delivered to your Inbox when it’s picked up.
Hello Bruce, I have earned money off the site as well. I never said the site wont get traffic and you cant make money off ads. I said dont expect to rank well in the engines with it as you more then likely wont without some work.
I’ve had quite a lot of success with preowned domains … I usually buy from FreshDrop, and the sites have done well.
I think whenever we designed our website we just submit it to Google if Google does not indexed us .It means there is some lagging in our site.I think the best way to indexed our site that you must have a good content on your site as well as display your links on well reputed authority we sites.Thanks for sharing such a nice thoughts.
Yes, the best way to get indexed is to make a unique and fresh content which should not be duplicate or copied from somewhere else and i think it really workd for getting your site indexed.
I only indexed a few link to my sites
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type the url in google and see if it comes up. If not, you are not indexed.
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