Steps to prepare your site for indexing

 


8 Steps to Prepare Your Site for Indexing


Only those sites that are crawled and indexed by search engine robots appear in search results. If you want to get visitors to your site via search, you have to ensure your site is prepared for indexing.

Step #1: Get Links to Your Site
Your site needs to be linked to sites that are already indexed by Google and other search engines.
Step #2: Submit Your Site to Search Engines
Submit your site to Google and Bing.


Step #3: Directory Submissions
Submit your site to the oldest website directory, DMOZ.org.

Step #4: Niche Submissions
Submit your site to niche directories.

Step #5: XML Sitemap
If you are not sure whether your site has a sitemap,
Sign up for Google Webmaster Tools. This is a free tool that provides your site’s indexing status. Create an XML Sitemap for your site and submit it to Google, as well as Bing. This allows search engines to acquire a map of your site’s pages for easier and faster indexing.
Step #6: Fix Crawl Errors
Some coding tips to avoid crawl errors (SEO-friendly tags)