How to List on the Google Search Engine
So, you've built a website and uploaded it to a Web server. Now the hard part starts. You need to get visitors to your website. One way to do this is to get listed on Google. A large amount of targeted website traffic comes through search engines. People who are looking specifically for the type of content you have on your site will use a search engine to find it. Google is the leading search engine today. That is why it is important to get your site listed on Google.
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Instructions
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Use the Google Add URL form to place your site into the Google database. Once you have suggested your site, Google Web crawlers will visit your site and see if it is appropriate to be listed on Google. It may take several weeks for your site to be listed after doing this.
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Suggest your site to the DMOZ Open Directory Project. The directory is maintained by volunteers, so it can take up to a year to get it listed depending on the category that you are suggesting your site for. Go to the DMOZ website, click through the categories until you find one that closely resembles your site and click on the "Suggest URL" link at the top right-hand side of the page. Enter in your site information (Web address, description and keywords) and click on "Submit." Once your site is listed in DMOZ it will automatically listed on Google.
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Request a site already listed on Google add a link to your website. If you already own an established site, the easiest way to do this will be to add a link on your established site that connects visitors to the site you are trying to get listed. Otherwise, ask other webmasters to link to your site. Keeping your site updated with valuable and relevant information will make others want to link to your site as a resource for their visitors.
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Tips & Warnings
If your site contains illegal content or malicious code, it will be turned down.
Signing up for a link-exchange program or paying for links won't get you listed on Google unless they are one-way links. So stay away from services that offer to link to your site if you link to theirs. If you have to do this, make sure that the links are scattered around in the content and not all on the same Web page within the site.
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