{"id":24535,"date":"2022-03-21T12:25:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T19:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdigitalservices.com\/?p=24535"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T23:25:06","slug":"submit-website-to-search-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdigitalservices.com\/submit-website-to-search-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Submit a Site to Search Engines in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting your website indexed by Google and other search engines can be an effective way of driving free traffic to your website. But you might wonder:<\/span>How do I submit my website to search engines?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The short answer is: it depends on the search engine. The longer answer is to follow specific steps for each.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should I Submit My Website to Search Engines?<\/h2>\n

Yes and no.<\/span><\/p>\n

Search engines were not built to rely on manual submissions of web pages. It\u2019s not efficient. That\u2019s one reason why their bots crawl the web to find sites to index.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crawling is when search engines look at websites and follow links from one page to another. When a link leads to something helpful (e.g., an informative website), that page is indexed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This means search engines can be pretty good at finding new sites on their own, as long as they’re linked to from somewhere else on the web.<\/span><\/p>\n

With that being said…<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Submit Your Site to Search Engines?<\/h3>\n

Here are some reasons why you should manually submit your website to search engines:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Peace of mind<\/b> – It\u2019s better to get it right the first time than to worry about it later. It\u2019s worth doing manual submissions for how quick they are.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Tell search engines about your site directly<\/b> – Submit your site to Google by using the methods below. This allows you to tell Google about important things about your site, including content updates and important changes to your site.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It’s an easy improvement opportunity<\/b> – By submitting your site, you get access to various web tools that can help improve it. You can inform them that the new content has been added and needs to be crawled again.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How to Submit Websites to Search Engines: Getting Started<\/h2>\n

    Before you start submitting your website to search engines, here’s a list of things you’ll need. You\u2019ll first need to be able to view and edit your website.<\/span><\/p>\n

    You don’t necessarily need backend access to submit a website to Google, but it may help if you want to add something later down the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

    For example:<\/span><\/p>\n