{"id":19906,"date":"2020-10-29T13:31:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T05:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/?p=19906"},"modified":"2020-10-30T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T08:35:53","slug":"submitting-site-to-search-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/submitting-site-to-search-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"Submitting Your Site to Search Engines (How and Why You Should Do It)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your website has gone live, but you don\u2019t see it on<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0search engine results pages (SERPs). Now you\u2019re wondering\u00a0<\/span>if your site will ever rank high on Google.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a common dilemma that many\u00a0face, especially for website owners that are just starting to build their own web presence.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before finding out why your site has not come up in the search results yet, it\u2019s best to first learn\u00a0<\/span>how search engines work<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In a nutshell, s<\/span>earch engines<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>function on the basis of two fundamental processes<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0crawling and indexing.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes these pages eligible to show up on\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>SERPs<\/span>\u00a0whenever someone searches for the relevant keywords.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although most search engines perform the\u00a0<\/span>process automatically, crawling and indexing\u00a0<\/span>take<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0some time.\u00a0<\/span>If you don’t have the patience, or you simply want to see your website take off as soon as possible, it’s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>best to\u00a0<\/span>put up your website for a manual search engine submission.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Why should you manually submit your website<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Why<\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons<\/span> a manual website submission is the better choice for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pace<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

While it<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>true that search engines will locate your website on the internet<\/span>\u00a0sooner or later<\/span>, there<\/span>\u2019s no knowing exactly when<\/span>. Your site might be found in four days, four weeks or in some cases, four months!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, unless you<\/span>\u2019re\u00a0<\/span>willing to risk both time\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0resources, it<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>wise to submit your site manually and\u00a0<\/span>save you precious time<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Assurance<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you leave your site to be discovered by the search engines, they<\/span>\u2019ll\u00a0<\/span>index\u00a0<\/span>all information from it<\/span>\u00a0as they deem fit.\u00a0<\/span>Any important changes in layout, structure, content, or design might be completely overlooked.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But\u00a0<\/span>if you submit your site manually, you can<\/span>\u00a0choose pages you want search engines to\u00a0<\/span>prioritise<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Improvement<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The moment you submit your site to a search engine for consideration, you<\/span>\u2019ll be\u00a0<\/span>directed to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>anagement\u00a0<\/span>D<\/span>ashboard<\/span>. This is where you are provided with a multitude of tools that can help you test your web page and identify problems if any.\u00a0<\/span>You\u00a0<\/span>can even update your content and inform the search engine that it needs to crawl once again<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And this is just the tip of the iceberg<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With manual submissions, you can gain access to the humongous functionalities of Google, Bing, and Yahoo<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0which currently hold sway over the search engine market with a combined\u00a0<\/span>market share of almost 96%<\/span><\/a>!\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, are you ready to submit your website to an engine of your choice?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Banner<\/a><\/p>\n

How\u00a0<\/span><\/b>t<\/span><\/b>o Submit\u00a0<\/span><\/b>a<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Website\u00a0<\/span><\/b>t<\/span><\/b>o Google<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Submitting your website to Google is a rather simple\u00a0<\/span>task<\/span>. Before July 2018, Google permitted direct URL submissions to its search engine. But since then, submissions can only be made via<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Google Search Console<\/span><\/b>.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All you have to do is:\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Locate your\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span><\/b>itemap<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0Your sitemap is\u00a0<\/span>an XML file that lists out all the pages that exist on your website. You<\/span>\u2019ll<\/span>\u00a0find your sitemap at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>yourdomain<\/span><\/i>.com\/sitemap.xml<\/span><\/i>. If it<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>here,\u00a0<\/span>try\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>yourdomain<\/span><\/i>.com\/robots.txt.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Once you<\/span>\u2019ve\u00a0<\/span>found your sitemap, go to Google\u00a0<\/span>S<\/span>earch<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>onsole<\/span>\u00a0and click on\u00a0<\/span>Select your property<\/span><\/b>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Click on\u00a0<\/span>Sitemaps<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and paste your sitemap in the URL box provided.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Press the\u00a0<\/span>Submit<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>button.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>only\u00a0<\/span>want to submit an individual page<\/span>\u00a0instead of your entire website<\/span>, you can simply paste that page’s URL in Console’s\u00a0<\/span>URL inspection<\/span><\/b>\u00a0tool<\/span>.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    This is where you can also find out<\/span>\u00a0whether or not<\/span>\u00a0Google has indexed your page<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n