Monday, July 27, 2009

Improve Your Search Engine Rankings

By Alison Cox

Did you know? When your site is presently listed by Google further submission can not speed up matters. If you are trying to locate the page where you have to submit your site, simply search 'Google submit' in Google. It is understandable that their page would rank on top of the list but you could attempt several other ways for them to decide on your site.

A novel way to get Google to notice your site is via links from sites which are heavily crawled. Using online directories could be the best and fastest way though. Google has the habit of scrutinizing top level directories regularly and when any site has links from these the site also gets noticed quicker.

There are free directories and there are paid subscription directories, it really is a case of you pay your money and you take your choice. Business directories which also have similar interest areas as yours are good since Google is always keen to find links between the two, when indexing your site. You site ought to be dealing with the same issues as the business directory.

DMOZ, also known as the Open Directory, is probably one of the most important directories to get listed in if you are interested in good rankings from Google. This is however not the instantaneous way to get Google notice your website. In fact it can take weeks, even months to get listed in DMOZ. This is because every site submitted is reviewed in person by the category editor and it really depends how far down the queue you are. One critical advice, is before submitting your site to DMOZ, remember to go by their guidelines strictly and comply with every instruction provided.

Another good way to get Google to index your site is through writing articles and submitting them to the article submission sites. Mostly all important and successful article sites would allow the author to add a small resource box called 'About the Author' or 'Author Resource'. This is the place where you insert the link to your site.

Another benefit of writing articles is that when they are good, other sites find it relevant to use them on their sites. It is compulsory however that the 'About the Author' section is always tagged under your article as this result in your getting a free link. While this is a sure shot way to get Google index your site, if the articles talk of the same topic as your line of business then you can be really successful in generating more traffic to your site. Lastly, you definitely can submit directly to Google, but do give the options of directories and article writing a genuine try to get your site indexed.

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