3 Step Formula for Getting a New Site Indexed in Google in 24 Hours or Less

Recently I put up a website on a brand new domain.  Wanting to get the site indexed in Google quickly, I used a special formula I’ve been using for a while.  In fact, the site was in the Google index in less than 24 hours.  First, let’s agree on how we determine if a site is in the index or not, by performing the Google search for your domain:  Visit Google.com, in the search box type your domain name (no www, quotes, just the name).  If there are no results, or your site name isn’t in the first position, you are not in the Google index. 

3 Step Formula for Getting a New Site Indexed in Google in 24 Hours or Less

Let’s be clear, getting a site indexed is the first step to ranking well in the search engines, and simply means that the search engines (in this case Google) are aware of your site.  The site is in their index (database), which is different than getting your site ranked high on the search results pages for keywords you are targeting (much more complex).  To get indexed, one could certainly submit a URL to Google for consideration, and while that is a good approach, I think I have one that may be faster.

1 – Search for Other Sites in Your Market or Related Niche

• Go to Google.com
• Search for blogs in your market: [keyphrase] blogs
• Select one of the sites in the top 10 listings that you feel looks professional, that has comments, and readers you feel might benefit from content on your site.

2 – Comment on Related Post

• Find a post that you would like to comment on. Tip: Locate a recent post already having a decent number of comments on it.
• In the comments section, add your name in the “Name” field.  Some would argue this is a place to put your targeted keyphrase, in this instance the goal isn’t link building, the goal is to get your site indexed.  Do not put your keyphrase in here because comments that do this are often dumped in the blogs spam bin, or ignored altogether by the person approving comments.
• Email: Many blogs require your email address in order to comment. This is good because as they often notify you when either your comment is approved, or when someone else comments on the post.
• Add a comment; preferably one that continues the conversation or asks another question.  Bottom line here, make the website owner happy to approve your comment.

3 – Include Your URL

Before submitting your comment, pay close attention to the (often optional) “Website” or “URL” box.  This is the place to put your website address.  When the comment is approved, and the search engines see it, they will be curious, and go visit your site as a result of the blog comment.

That’s it!  Your done. 24 hours from now perform the Google search for your domain (described at the beginning of this post), and see if your site isn’t indexed.

Bonus – Bookmark the Blog Post

If you want to supercharge this, consider using one of the top social bookmarking services like, Digg, Delicious, or StumbleUpon, and bookmark the post that you just commented on.  These sites are constantly crawled by Google and doing so can accelerate the indexing process.  The site owner will be glad you did it too.

Was this useful? Have other ideas? Please chime in with your comments below (be sure to include your website in the proper place.
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