I have seen a lot of articles talking about how a website can be indexed by Google. Some say that you should submit it to Google itself while others advise to just keep updating the blog or website with new content. Actually, there is really no science behind Google indexing. With their goal to provide the largest directory on the internet, their robots will find your site sooner or later.

But then you may be overly concerned on how Google will notice you. Well, do not try so hard. Here are some tips to get noticed fast.

1. Get a domain name

Believe it or not, getting a domain is really one of the steps for Google to notice you. My recently purchased domain name can get index in a single day even if the page does not have any content. Having a domain is powerful. It does not have to be keyword-rich though. Any domain name will do fine unless you are really concerned with SEO (search engine optimization).

2. Install an autoping plugin or ping your blog through other sites

Pinging is one way to get noticed. By pinging, you are actually poking certain sites (Google included) to tell them that “Hey! I exist.” Some of the ping plugins for Wordpress blogs I can recommend are Pingcrawl and MaxBlogPress Ping Optimizer. They have served my sites in the past so I see no reason for them to fail now.

3. Slowly build links

Links are also just an important if you want to build your website. Google love it when people vote for you. It makes you seem more credible. As you build links, Google will follow the link to your blog and notice that you exist.

Here are just some ways. It worked for me so if these tips do not work for you, then tell me. I hope this will be your first step in joining the extensive Google directory.

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