Why Isn’t My Site Being Found?
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So you have your web site up and running. You are happy with the way it looks, and have shown your friends, family and associates. However, you’re getting 3 hits a day and they are all from people directly entering in your URL. You go to google and type in your website’s name and nothing shows up. So you ask yourself, “What is the problem?”
Well, one of the problems is you or your web developer did not submit your web site to search engines! This may take some time, but it will be worth it. At Novel Concept Studio, we have a search engine submission package which sends your site to 90 search engines. This comes as part of our internet marketing package.
The most important search engines are the major ones like google, yahoo, msn, etc. However, you will want to submit your site to as many as possible as it will never hurt. Provided that you are on the major search engines, most of the smaller search engines will pick up on your site automatically.
On many search engines, you will be asked for a sitemap. The sitemap is important, because when search engines visit your website (aka crawling), they will need to know where to look. The Sitemap guides the search engines through your website. This is also how search engines know how to index your website. Meaning, they will understand the hierarchy of how your website is laid out. This helps to ensure your sites are properly displayed in search engines.
If you are a developer, or had your web site developed it is important to ask your developer to incorporate the sitemap. If not, most marketing firms will also generate one for you. This also comes with our internet marketing package and is done with the site optimization process.
If you have questions regarding the Search Engine submission process, feel free to contact us!
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