Help: Why isn't this site being indexed?

Discussion in 'Websites' started by micsaund, Sep 23, 2006.

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  1. #1
    Hi all,

    Sorry if this isn't the totally correct place to ask this, but it is SE related so figured this was the closest match.

    I'm (slowly) building a content site (here) and am wondering why Google is not crawling it when MSN, for example, is.

    The site is based upon CMS Made Simple, which doesn't seem to be very commonly used, but it gave me the expanding menu system I was after. However, as you can see at http://www.google.com/search?q=site:semiconductor-design.com, there are no pages other than the main page.

    Any input would be appreciated. I know that I should have probably just used a meta language like WML or WPP, and that's not totally out of the question if CMSMS is really bad for getting indexed. But, before I did something severe like re-building the site, I figured I'd get some input from you SEO guys as it's probably just something stupid that I'm doing.

    Thanks,
    Mike
     
    micsaund, Sep 23, 2006 IP
  2. iatbm

    iatbm Prominent Member

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    #2
    When did you go online with the site ?

    info.vilesilencer.com .... submit to directories and wait couple of days ;)

    also do something about heading tags ... you don't want <h1> to be Home ;)
     
    iatbm, Sep 23, 2006 IP
  3. micsaund

    micsaund Peon

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    #3
    I've had the framework up for a few months, just with varying levels of content as I slowly add to it.

    I get visited by googlebot (and the others) regularly, it just doesn't seem that googlebot makes it past the first page. The summary text/cached text for the main page that Google shows is up-to-date.

    Thanks for the idea about the H1 tags - I honestly hadn't looked at the code that closely figuring that the default templates included with CMSMS would be relatively OK. I guess that replacing the default "<sitename>" text with my clickable logo is the cause of that.

    Thanks,
    Mike
     
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    iatbm Prominent Member

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    Just work on links and google will index you !
     
    iatbm, Sep 23, 2006 IP
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    I'd suggest using one of Google's Publishers Tools - Google Sitemaps. To quote Google...

    Help people discover more of your web pages with Google Sitemaps
    Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your site’s representation in the Google index. It is a collaborative crawling system that enables you to communicate directly with Google. You get a smarter crawl because you can provide Google with specific information about all your web pages, such as when a page was last modified or how frequently it changes.

    You will need to create an account with Google and then install a script on your site to create a sitemap. When you log in to your sitemap account you will be able to see a wide variety of statistics such as when the last site crawl was, top keywords Google has identified with your site, top search terms for those finding your site and so much more.

    Regular site updates are a surefire way to decrease the time between Google Bot visits.

    Good hunting.
     
    jeffvdw, Sep 27, 2006 IP