Hi Lyndon ~
You're quite right, one cannot find this website by performing a
search on Google.
If you haven't submitted your site to Google yet, you may wish to do
so on the Add URL page, which is located here:
- ://www.google.co.uk/addurl.html
If you have submitted your site to Google and are wondering why it
isn't showing up, I would refer you to Google's Webmaster Info, "How
Do I Get My Site Listed on Google?"
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/1.html
A check of the WHOIS database shows that this is a relatively new
domain which was registered on July 9, 2003, just five weeks ago, so
it is not unusual for the site to not yet be listed in such a short
amount of time.
If you are wondering when or if the site will be listed, there Google
offers information for Webmasters. Please notice the information in
"No. 2 Submitting Your Site":
"We add thousands of new sites to our index each time we crawl the
Web, but if you like, you may submit your URL as well. Submission is
not necessary and does not guarantee inclusion in our index. Given the
large number of sites submitting URLs, it's likely your pages will be
found in an automatic crawl before they make it into our index through
the URL submission form. We DO NOT add all submitted URLs to our
index, and cannot predict when or if they will appear"
and
"The best way to ensure Google finds your site is for your page to be
linked from lots of pages on other sites. Google's robots jump from
page to page on the Web via hyperlinks, so the more sites that link to
you, the more likely it is that we'll find you quickly."
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/1.html#A2
A check of the Open Source Directory (DMOZ.org) and Yahoo show there
is no listing for your site, either. And Google also recommends you
submit to them in "What else can I do to get listed in Google?":
"Google partners on the Web include Yahoo! and Netscape. If you are
having difficulty getting listed in the Google index, you may want to
consider submitting your site to either or both of these directories.
You can submit to Yahoo! by visiting
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/suggest/. You can submit your site to
Netscape's Open Directory Project (DMOZ) by visiting www.dmoz.org.
Once your site is included in either of these directories, Google will
often index your site within six to eight weeks."
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/1.html#B2
You'll notice it indicates it will often index your site "within six
to eight weeks." Therefore, if you have already submitted your
website, it is not unusual for its not being listed in this short a
time.
Why Your Page May Not Be Listed
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Page is designed using frames. Google addresses the use of frames in
its "Why your site may not be included":
"Your page uses frames. Google supports frames to the extent that it
can. Frames tend to cause problems with search engines, bookmarks,
emailing links and so on, because frames don't fit the conceptual
model of the web (every page corresponds to a single URL). If a user's
query matches the site as a whole, Google returns the frame set. If a
user's query matches an individual page on the site, Google returns
that page. That individual page is not displayed in a frame -- because
there may be no frame set corresponding to that page.
If you are concerned with the description of your site as seen by
search engines, please read "Search Engines and Frames". It describes
the use of the 'NoFrames' tag, which is used to provide alternative
content. If, instead of providing alternative content, you use wording
such as "This site requires the use of frames" or "Upgrade your
browser", then you are excluding both search engines and people who
use browsers with frames turned off. (For example, audio web browsers,
such as those used in automobiles and by the visually impaired,
typically do not deal with frames, which are a visual mechanism.) You
can read about NoFrames in the HTML standard here:
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/present/frames.html#h-16.4"
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/2.html
As presently designed, there is nothing for the Google crawler to
index on your site, and without that, the chances of being indexed at
all are greatly diminished. You may want to redesign the site without
frames in order to increase the chances of being indexed by Google.
Google offers design and content guidelines to increase your chances
of inclusion here:
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/guidelines.html
and also explains its technology and explains PageRank here:
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/4.html
An understanding of the relevance of links to your site and how to
utilize HTML and design principles will also increase the probability
of being included in Google's index.
Here's what Google suggests once your site is ready:
"* Once your site is online, submit it to Google at
://www.google.com/addurl.html.
* Make sure all the sites that should know about your
pages are aware your site is online.
* Submit your site to relevant directories such as the
Open Directory Project and Yahoo!.
* Periodically review Google's webmaster section for
more information."
- ://www.google.co.uk/webmasters/guidelines.html
Search Terms
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- Google information
- Google + webmaster information
- Google guidelines
Please note that Google Answers Researchers are independent
contractors and not employees of Google. We do not have any "insider
information" about Google's closely-guarded algorithms, but refer you
to Google's Guidelines and Webmaster Information which, if followed,
is generally sufficient for inclusion in Google's index.
Best of luck,
Serenata |
