Here are a couple quick tips to getting indexed by Google on the rush. Whether it’s for a new site, new pages, fresh content or because you can’t get enough pages about blue widgets, these couple steps can quickly alert Google to send their spiders your way.
Add your URL: http://www.google.com/addurl
Create a sitemap
Submit that sitemap via Webmaster Tools
Give me your ideas and I’ll compile a top 10 list of what you think. Everyone has their preferences and best practices, let’s share!
Why didn’t someone tell me I could remove my web pages from the Google index? I mean seriously! I’ve been playing with Google’s Webmaster Tools for over a year now, and I just discovered this?
On Tuesday, I attempted to use Google’s Webmaster Tools as a reverse index. Why? Because I can’t submit any more URLs via the Webmaster Tools (but that’s another post).
My theory stands at this:
Google uses user provided sitemap files as a starting point to index a web site. Often used for large and deep sites, the sitemap allows those in charge to submit a list directly to Google for indexing. I want to use it to tell Google what NOT to index.
So how am I going to send Google my list of pages to remove index from?
Simple…I use a sitemap file. I have submitted a sitemap via Webmaster Tools that contains the following:
My goal is by the end of next week to have a subdirectory with only 4 pages indexed in it. Currently, they are all indexed.
Here’s to hoping, and hopefully results soon enough…
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