Automatically indexed after first crawls?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Bolkie, Nov 15, 2007.

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  1. #1
    Hello,

    this is the first time i ever build a website and I am actually doing more reading on related subjects on this forum then that i am actually working on the damned thing. :)

    I just have this small question which I dont see answered anywhere else on this.
    For over a week now, everytime i add some content/section to my site i submit a sitemap to my Google webmastertools account.
    And everytime a nice spider comes by. Problem is: my site is still nowhere to be found on the SE. I understand that it might take time to be noticed by Google ( or another SE).
    I've seen alot of threads about crawls and alot of threads about being indexed, I've just never seen someone actually saying first crawl = getting indexed.

    So does being crawled not automatically mean a website gets in the index?

    It might just be the case that I am utterly naive about this 'getting indexed dream', if so, please slap me wide awake,

    thanks,

    Bolk
     
    Bolkie, Nov 15, 2007 IP
  2. hansmast

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    You are correct. Just because you are crawled does not mean that you are put into the public index. That's a decision that Google, et. al. will make after watching your site for a bit and looking at various factors (links from other sites, etc).
     
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  3. gyutae

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    #3
    You're right, a crawl does not mean you'll be indexed.

    Rather than submitting site maps to Google, focus on building links to your site and building unique content. This is what will ultimately get your pages indexed. The sitemaps are just a tool to facilitate things once you have an established site.
     
    gyutae, Nov 15, 2007 IP
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  4. Bolkie

    Bolkie Peon

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    Thanks ALOT for these fast answers guys. :D

    Now I can relocate my stupid efforts about getting indexed to some actually useful stuff.
     
    Bolkie, Nov 15, 2007 IP
  5. gyutae

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    Haha no problem. Just focus on a quality site, and the search spiders will eventually come around to indexing your site.
     
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    Submit your site map, do some link campaigning by submitting articles, blogs and directories and watch for the result.
     
    fonque, Nov 15, 2007 IP
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    reena_rani Banned

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    yes all same happened with me. really, first time i thought it is amazing but after read your threads, now all well.

    how can get best result from google for any website that already page rank down now 0 to 4?

    directory and articles had done but i am not sure that i will get better result.

    thanks again for discuss.
     
    reena_rani, Nov 15, 2007 IP