Difference between revisions of "Submitting your store to search engines"
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There are many engines that feed from the popular ones so there is no need to go and submit to these portal engines since you're covered under the main ones. <br><br> | There are many engines that feed from the popular ones so there is no need to go and submit to these portal engines since you're covered under the main ones. <br><br> | ||
| − | == Where to | + | == Where to submit == |
Once your store has at least 15 pages, submit your URL to the big three: | Once your store has at least 15 pages, submit your URL to the big three: | ||
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To check to see if your store has been indexed, simply type your full URL into the search box. <br><br> | To check to see if your store has been indexed, simply type your full URL into the search box. <br><br> | ||
| − | == Don't | + | == Don't keep submitting! == |
Many people get anxious while waiting for the search engines to add their online store, and they keep submitting. You run the risk of getting your store banned if you do this. | Many people get anxious while waiting for the search engines to add their online store, and they keep submitting. You run the risk of getting your store banned if you do this. | ||
I know it's tempting, but rest assured that your submission was received the first time!<br><br><br><br><br><br> | I know it's tempting, but rest assured that your submission was received the first time!<br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
Revision as of 12:29, 8 October 2010
There are hundreds or perhaps even thousands of search engines out there on the web, but the reality is 90 to 95% of web surfers only use a handful of them.
Google, Bing, Yahoo, AOL and Ask (formerly Ask Jeeves) are the most popular right now, and they are all you really need to be concerned with at the moment.
Once you get listed with the main ones, you'll eventually show up in some of the other "less important" engines since many of them are just portals of the more popular ones.
For example, Netscape.com has a search engine, but they pull their results in from Google. So if you're ranked #1 in Google for "blue widgets" then you'll have the same ranking in Netscape for that keyword phrase.
There are many engines that feed from the popular ones so there is no need to go and submit to these portal engines since you're covered under the main ones.
Where to submit
Once your store has at least 15 pages, submit your URL to the big three:
- Google: http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl
- Yahoo: http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit
- Bing: http://www.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx
Please be patient. It may take weeks, or even months for your store to appear, especially with Google. Bing usually adds your site pretty quickly.
To check to see if your store has been indexed, simply type your full URL into the search box.
Don't keep submitting!
Many people get anxious while waiting for the search engines to add their online store, and they keep submitting. You run the risk of getting your store banned if you do this.
I know it's tempting, but rest assured that your submission was received the first time!