How to Make a Website Searchable

When creating a website or blog, a common task that arises is making your website searchable. By enabling a website search tool, you allow visitors to be able to find content that is not directly linked from the splash page (the one that initially loads). This allows the consumer to be able to view relevant content that might otherwise go unnoticed. The easiest way to make your blog or website searchable is to use the Google Website Search Tool in your website.

Instructions

1. Register for a Google Adsense account.

2. Select the "Google Adsense -> GetAds" file menu options from the primary Adsense file menu.

3. Choose the "Adsense for Search" ad option from the website menu and enter any keywords you have chosen to use for your website in the "Keyword" text field. If you have not chosen keywords, you can configure this option after the search box has been installed. Click the "Continue" button at the bottom of the page.

4. Pick the "Look and Feel" of the search box by selecting the radio button next to the search box that has the desired appearance for your site and select the "Continue" button. The next page allows you to pick if the search results will open on the same page or new window when users use the search box. Make any desired changes, enter your URL (uniform resource locator) for your website in the "Open results at this URL" and select the "Continue" button at the bottom.

5. Acknowledge Google's Terms of Service by selecting the radio button next to the terms of service field. Then enter a name for the search box and select the "Submit and Get Code" menu button.

6. Copy the HTML code displayed on the next screen and insert on the primary web page of your site. If you are using a tool for your website creation, then you can insert the code by pasting it between the body tags of the index page. After you update the code of the site, it will be searchable using the Google Search tool by site viewers.

Resources

• Google Adsense Website Search Tool