Google is beating all other search engines out there!
The latest report released in 2020 suggests that Google has over 86% share of the overall search traffic.
Find more statistics at Statista
So, as a website owner, ignoring Google is definitely not a good idea. This is the platform your target audience uses the most.
But before all this, Google needs to index your pages.
How can you submit individual URLs to Google so that it indexes these pages as quickly as possible?
This article only talks about how to get your URLs indexed on Google. If you want to rank those pages, just contact us online or hit us on the live chat below.
Why is it Important to Have a Page Indexed?
Unless your web pages are indexed on Google, it won’t be visible in the search results.
So, even if you update your site regularly with new blog posts and articles when there’s no indexing, people won’t be able to find your content even if it matches their search query.
This means no improvement in traffic, and as a result, there will be a decreased site visibility.
How to Submit Your URL to Google?
So, I guess you have already made your website live.
Great!
Are you unable to find the pages on Google? That’s the last thing you want.
Don’t worry. Most new websites face the same hardship.
But this has straightforward solutions.
This is exactly what I’m going to discuss in this article.
There are two easy ways to submit URLs to Google.
Using Sitemaps
Request Crawl Option
Using Sitemaps for Submitting URLs to Google
One of the most widely used methods for submitting URLs to Google is using a sitemap.
Since the search console was introduced, Google has been requesting the webmasters to submit the sitemap for better indexability and crawlability.
A sitemap can be created using three different formats.
Read more here
You could have come across several business directories full of businesses to compare against each other if you've ever searched for a service or product online.
Find out the pros and cons of using them to create the credibility of your organization online.The marketing prosBoost the chances of being noticed: By being online in more fields, you increase the ability for potential clients to be discovered and also improve your SEO (Search Engine Optimization), which will bring more people to your website.
You'll also benefit from getting backlinks from more online sites, which is perfect for improving SEO again (although see our health warning about this below at the top of our list of cons).Let's let people find out if you're good: Before agreeing to purchase a product or service, many people want to see feedback and ratings from past customers as it gives some legitimacy to what you think about yourself.
More customers are likely to prefer your business over others if you're getting good feedback.
Some directories also allow customers to check for star ratings, so your business could be at the top of the related listings if you do a good job and get good reviews.The marketing consUnfortunately, Google has found over the years that these web directories have cheated the system by improving their SEO through the spamming of backlinks.
Google also penalizes businesses that are located in such directories to fight this, so make sure you do your homework and just join those that are reputable.
It takes between 2 days and 4 weeks for your brand new website to be crawled and indexed by Google.
This range, however, is fairly broad and has been challenged by those who claim to have indexed sites in less than 4 days.
Even though Google’s inimitable search engine works on an algorithm, the eternal math that’s happening behind the scenes can’t produce a single, solid answer for us.
Still, a guideline of 4 days to 1 month gives webmasters a small amount of comfort while they wait to see where their page will appear in the search giant’s results pages.How Sites Are Crawled and Indexed by GoogleRead full article
We have been continuously facing indexing issues for a few customers for the last two weeks.https://www.submitshop.com/2021/08/10/are-you-also-facing-google-indexing-issues-recently
