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Lead_Them_On_ _Getting_the_Spiders_to_Notice_Your_Site
| Lead Them On - Getting the Spiders to Notice Your Site
© 2004, John Calder http://www.TheEzine.net
You've found your market, developed a marketing and business
strategy, identified or created your products, and finally
finished your site. Everything else is in place, and you're
ready to get listed in the search engines. In order to get
indexed, you will need to let the search engine spiders know
about your site in the first place.
Are there ways to lure the spiders to your site without manual
submission? Thankfully yes, and in fact, many professional SEOs
recommend that you follow these methods rather than submit your
pages directly.
The very best way, if possible, is to get a link to your site
from another site that is already indexed, spidered frequently,
and is related to your site. This may include mentions in blogs,
news releases, and so on. This technique can get you spidered
very quickly, sometimes within a few days or less!
You can also stick to tried and true methods such as posting on
forums and writing articles for any of the various article
directories. If you do this, don't spam. Follow their rules,
offer helpful answers, and don't overdo your "sig file". Private
membership forums may not be indexed, so be sure that the forums
where you post are listed in search results, and that relatively
recent posts are displayed.
Whatever method you use to get the spiders to visit, you'll need
to provide them with a good site map. Whether created manually
or with software, a site map is a listing of and a link to all
the pages on your site. If you have more than about 100 pages,
consider having a multi-page site map, and make sure each site
map page links to every other site map page. Put a link to your
site map on your home page at the very least, and preferably on
every page. Try to make your site map pages as simple and
clutter-free as possible.
About the author:
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