Major Search Engine Submission: How To Get Listed In Google, Yahoo And MSN

Article written by: Rose DesRochers

Bloggers often ask how to get their blog listed in the major
search engines.

Here's how:

1. Submit Directly: Submit your blog via Google's free
submitting form. http://www.google.com/addurl/?continue=/addurl

2. Submit your sitemap to Google.
http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/

3. Submit your site to DMOZ, the Open Directory Project. Keep
in mind that http://DMOZ.com is run by volunteers; therefore it
may take some time before you are listed and a submission does
not guarantee listing.

4. Get a Qualified Backlink: Get linked from a website that
search engines crawl regularly and add your link to forum
signatures. Google states, "Google's robots jump from page to
page on the web via hyperlinks, so the more sites that link to
your pages, the more likely it is that we'll find them
quickly."

5. If your blog isn't already listed in Google's Blog search
engine, you can submit it manually. Add your blog to Google's
Blog Search. http://blogsearch.google.com/ping

It usually takes a new website about a month before it's fully
indexed by Google. Google Blog Search indexes blogs by their
site feeds, so be sure that you publish a site feed.

Keep in mind that, while Google dominates the web, it isn't the
only search engine on the web.

Yahoo Search is one of the major search engines and directories
online as well, so you are going to want to submit your blog to
Yahoo's Directory. http://add.yahoo.com/fast/add?17051064

It could take eight to ten weeks before you are listed in
Yahoo.

Yahoo Site Explorer allows you to explore all the web pages
indexed by Yahoo Search. http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com

Submit your blog to Yahoo Site Explorer.
http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit

Submit Your Feed to the Yahoo! RSS Browse-by-Topic Directory.
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/my/cgi_rss_submission

Submit your Media RSS Feed to Yahoo! Search
-http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/submit?

You can submit your blog to Msn at
http://search.msn.com.sg/docs/submit.aspx?FORM=WSDD

SubmitExpress.com will submit your blog free to the top 20 +
Search engines.

If you don't already have a Technorati account, sign up for one
at http://Technorati.com and claim your blog at Technorati.
Technorati is a popular weblog search engine.

Bloggertalk.net offers a list of blog directories where you can
also submit your blog to increase your exposure online.
http://www.bloggertalk.net/blog_resources-cat-369.html

When submitting to directories, be sure to take the time to
read the submission guidelines provided by each blog directory.

Getting listed in the major search engines alone doesn't
guarantee traffic. Your blog content guarantees that. Update
regularly, provide interesting content and the visitors will
come, as will the spider bots.

About The Author: Rose DesRochers is the founder of Blogger
Talk Blog Community http://www.bloggertalk.net, a friendly fast
growing blogging portal, offering bloggers support, advice,
tools, tips and information about blogs and blogging. She is
also the administrator of Today's Woman Writing Community
http://www.todays-woman.net, a supportive online writing
community for men and women over 18.