How do I get my site recognized by Google
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To add your site to Google's search index, you can submit your URL here. If you are getting search results when you search for site:yourdomain.com using Google, your site has already been indexed by Google. Google performs crawls of your homepage, as well as "deep" crawls of your entire site. If only your homepage has been indexed by Google, you don't have to do anything but wait for the "Googlebot" to take a second pass at your site. That is, Google will often index your homepage and entire site on different occasions, but once Google has "found" your homepage for the first time, it will automatically return to your site in the future to pick up your future updates and changes to your content.
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How Do I Improve My Google Rankings?
Google uses a system they call "PageRank" for determining where your site is ranked in its search results. The methodology behind these determinations is very complex, but it is designed to closely resemble your real life popularity. If a lot of different high profile sites link to yours, your PageRank will increase. The traffic being directed to your site will also increase as a result. In other words, if you are able to get the New York Times to review your site/album/concert/band, it should be no surprise that your PageRank will increase over time, just as your public recognition in real life will no doubt be given a healthy bump. So, there are no real shortcuts, no voodoo, no tricks... Get your site recognized by high profile media sources, and you will do well.
What Are "Meta Tags"?
In prior years, there was much talk of "meta tags" which allowed site owners to include keywords on their sites which were to be picked up by Google. Due to how they have been abused, these are no longer depended on by Google, so they are no longer worth the time and effort - at least as far as Google is concerned. Google will use the first paragraph or so of content on your site as a summary of your page when it is displayed in Google's search results, so make that text meaningful and describe who and what you are. If your site is primarily image based, make sure your image "alt" attributes include descriptive details about your lead image and/or site.
Do I Need to Worry About Other Search Engines?
In our opinion, no... However, the way they work is very similar to Google, so not paying attention to them does not mean that your site won't be listed.
The Open Directory Project
If you don't want Google to use the first paragraph of your homepage content as its summary of your site, one way to provide your own description is to submit your site to the Open Directory Project. There are no guarantees that your submission will be accepted and promptly collected by Google, but it can't hurt.
