Q and A: How long do you have to wait until a site gets crawled?

Dear Kalena...

Hi there - good useful info here. Just a quick question. When you add your new url to Google or other search engines how long do you have to wait till it gets crawled? Your help would be great thanks

Eugene

Kalena's Answer:

Dear Eugene

It depends. Often a site will get crawled faster if it is linked to from another site that gets crawled daily, but it is totally up to the search engine robot's crawling schedule. Here's some info from Google's FAQ on the subject:

"Our crawl process is algorithmic; computer programs determine which sites to crawl, how often, and how many pages to fetch from each site."

If you are curious to know when and how often Google and Yahoo crawl your site, you can verify your site with Google's Webmaster Tools and Yahoo Site Explorer.

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