Home
About me
Sitemap
Wordpress SEO
Contact
SEO jargon busters
RSS feeds
Daily SEO Blog
Jan
08

New site not indexed on Google yet ? Here’s what to do

One of the most popular problems among webmasters is not being able to get indexed by Google despite search engine submissions and long waiting. Google takes time to index some new sites and this can be frustrating. But most of the times, the reasons for Google not indexing your site is from your side, although not many people realize it, and hence to frequent complaint. So if you have a new website and is awaiting indexing by Google, here are a few things that you might want to consider in the first place.

Checklist for search engine indexing.

1. Check if your CMS has an opt in option where, it blocks search engines.

Well technically they shouldn’t but some CMS’s like WordPress has a default option which will be checked already where it will block all search engines from crawling the website. This is to make sure that your website is not indexed while you are only setting up the site. But when you forget to uncheck this option, the CMS adds a Nofollow meta tag to the pages whereby search engines will not crawl the site.

2. Check if you have set the correct Robots.txt

Robots.txt files are used to control (not fully though) search engines crawling the website. Make sure you have not blocked bots from crawling parts of your website.

3. Check if your servers are returning OK status

Use tools like header checker tools to ensure that your server is returning a healthy 200 OK status. Anything else should be dealt with immediately.

4. Set up a sitemap

Sitemaps does not guarantee that your site will be up on the SERPs soon, but they are a necessity. They ensure that we have a route map for the bots to follow. So set up a sitemap before even trying to get indexed.

5. If you run plugins check if they are set properly

Setting plugins like SEO plugins are good. But make sure they are set properly. Some plugins have an option to set nofollow meta tags on pages by default to avoid duplicate content issues, if you do not turn this off, it might screw up the indexing process.

I assume that you have done all the basic steps to invite search engines to your site already. Which are -

1 – To submit the website URL to Google via the submission tool.

2 – If possible, get a relevant contextual link from a good website (which has already been indexed and has good reputation).

Summary

Generally Google takes its own time to index new websites, and the best way to make sure Google indexes your site is to get a very relevant text link from a reputed site, but it isn’t easy always. But however, remember to have the basics health check done, so that when the bots are here, you have everything in place.

SEO Auditor Features
- Complete SEO audit
- Competitor Analysis
- Report generation
Try it today !
Link Assistant Features
- Easy Link Building
- Finds link partners
- Get backlinks regularly
Try it today !
Rank Tracker Features
- Rank Check reports
- 558 Search Engines
- Keyword Research
Try it today !



Possibly related SEO & Social Media Articles

  • 10 Tips to ensure better search engine crawling of your site
    Even if you have a kickass site, sometimes you have to wait for ages to get some pages indexed and crawled on Google.  Why does this happen ? I’ve found many people complain that after building a great site, and doing the standard chores, waiting so long for the results doesn’t make any sense. Certain [...]...
  • Quick SEO Tip : Getting ready to get indexed by Google
    This goes out to all the new websites out there waiting to get indexed. While many prefer to believe that all the major SEO is done after the site is launched, I would hint that if you’re able to get indexed while in the best shape, that’s quarter battle won. We all know that there are [...]...
  • The right way of getting new websites indexed on Google
    The Google webmasters folks have put up a good video giving us information on the right way to get a brand new site indexed on Google. According to Google, here are the steps you have to go through to ensure a brand new site is getting indexed on Google. Submit to Google at www.google.com/addurl.html Acquire relevant links [...]...
  • Control how Google visits your site
    We had seen earlier that Google is now indexing your site quick and fast as never before. More of this has got to do with the frequency of content change that’s happening in your site. And blogs are at an advatange here compared to other static paged websites. This is a screenshot from my indexing results [...]...
  • Is your site indexed on Google after all?
    Back to some basics today. For all novices out there – Do you know if your site is indexed on Google? Meaning – Is your site recognized by Google? Or Do your site appear on Google search results? Not sure? Okay goto www.google.com/yahoo.com/msn and search for site:www.yourdomain.com If it gives a result like – “Site not found”, then it [...]...

Category: SEO Tips | Author: Mani Karthik
SEO Wordpress Themes
  1. AnkitNo Gravatar

    Good Post Mani,
    here I would like to add one more thing in your list.
    This is “Duplicate content”. Your new site is also not indexed in Google if you copy the contents from another sites.
    I have got some clients and they had No-Indexing problem and the reason was Duplicate Contents.

    Thanks Again for Wonderful Post.
    Ankit

    Reply

  2. Mark McCullochNo Gravatar

    Absolutely awesome to see such good quality information on how to get a website indexed on google.

    You are offering true value and many will be thanking you.

    Reply

  3. csjoeNo Gravatar

    Great article!

    When I start a new webpage, and want google to index it as fast as poosible, I always write some blog articles and link to the page. Google like blogs very much :)

    Reply

  4. Loans buzzNo Gravatar

    my new site student-jobs.co.in is not yet indexed.

    i havd followed all the things you mentioned here.

    hope my site gets indexed soon

    Reply

    chakkravarthiNo Gravatar Replied:

    you need to build some links too, otherwise it takes a little more time for Google to find your site.

    Reply

  5. Joaquim FélixNo Gravatar

    This information is very important for people who are submitting a site for the first time.
    But be advised, it takes time. Your own site isn’t the only one being submitted.
    From my experience, I can tell that it can take up to 1 month before you start seeing anything.
    But I do admit that using Google Webmaster Tools and a site map helps a lot. Even if the site map doesn’t contain all the links, if you have a good link structure (or perhaps a not so good one), in time Google will index all your pages.

    Reply

  6. t2technicalNo Gravatar

    It does take ages to get a new site listed in Google – but older sites do seem to get indexed more quickly. It’s easy to say, but just keep adding the content, and it will happen, eventually!

    Reply





Click to cancel reply

  • SEO Blog Sponsors

    MLM Leads with SEO SEO CockPit
    Advertise Here
  • Create Flash Websites
  • Recent SEO Blog Articles

    • Upload any file of upto 250MB to Google Docs ( Yeah, any file type ! )
    • New site not indexed on Google yet ? Here’s what to do
    • Confused over .com and regional domain SEO Advantages ?
    • How to detect mobile browsers & Redirect mobile users to another URL
    • 3 Effective Ways to block Google from crawling parts of your website
    • News from Google: Fix duplicate content issues using canonical tag across websites
    • Header Tags – What are they ? Where and How to Use Them Effectively
    • Speed up your pages like right now !
    • 5 Routine SEO house keeping tasks to check site health regularly
    • 4 SEO Factors Search Engines might talk about more in 2010
    • 3 Simple Ideas that will get backlinks, even if you don’t ask
    • SEO Tips Day 14 – How to submit a new website to search engines ?
    • SEO Tips Day 13 – 3 Crucial things you should avoid in SEO
    • SEO Tips Day 12 – Top 3 Influencing factors in backlinks
    • Google now indexes pages via RSS/Atom feeds on your site
    • SEO Tips Day 11 – How to deal with duplicate content issues
    • SEO Tips Day 10 – Domain Age and SEO – How important is it ?
    • SEO Tips Day 9 – Optimizing URLs for Search Engines
    • SEO Tips Day 8 – Will linking to other sites, reduce your Page Rank ?
    • SEO Tips Day 7 – Would buying links get you banned from Google ?
    • SEO Tips Day 6 – Use of Keywords in Page Title
    • SEO Tips Day 5 – Don’t pick the keyword with highest search volume
    • SEO Tips Day 4 – Make an attractive page title for better click through rate
    • SEO Tips Day 3 – 5 Handy Internal Linking Tips
    • SEO Tips Day 2 – SEO is Skeleton, Content – Muscles, Social Media – Physique
  • Popular at Daily SEO blog

    • 10 Twitter tools to effectively manage your followers (126)
    • How to get indexed by Google in 48 hours (102)
    • How to get a Google Wave invite (even if you didn’t sign up earlier) (91)
    • How to get free backlinks (82)
    • Free SEO Wordpress theme – SEO Blog (75)
    • Ultimate list of Dofollow Social Bookmarking sites (74)
    • 9 Twitter Tips that will help you gain respect in the Twitterverse (Like @Zaibatsu) (72)
    • 25 SEO Gurus you should follow on Twitter (61)
    • SEO for Wordpress - A quick guide (57)
    • New Wordpress theme - "SEO Green" from DailySEOblog (57)
  • SEO Tools & Resources

    • Google introduces “Browser Size” tool for webmasters
    • 10 Essential Adobe Air Applications for Social Media Addicts
    • Integrity – Broken Link Finder SEO Software for Mac
    • Find out people who’re not following you back on Twitter
    • Google Advanced Search Operators right in your browser (So you don’t have to memorize them)
    • You can actually make money on Twitter, A method that really works !
    • Firefox Plugin – Monitor AdSense earnings from Firefox statusbar
    • Best SEO Software – Rank Tracker Review – Check ranks on multiple search engines automatically
    • 9 Free Tools to check Social Media Backlinks & Popularity of your website
    • A free tool to check your site rankings, backlinks & social popularity
  • Social Media Articles

    • New to Twitter ? 7 Tips to make Twittering a rewarding experience
    • Why is it easy to convince your client of Social Media Marketing but not implementing it
    • 4 Cool Twitter Applications to help you monitor weight, health and stay fit !
    • Why I Tweet Frequently (and still don’t count it as a mistake)
    • 5 Tips to make Twittering more meaningful by increasing the signal to noise ratio
    • StumbleUpon gets a makeover – Gets cool new features !
    • Top 25 Most Popular PodCasters on Twitter you shouldn’t miss following
    • 5 Features I’d like to see on the Su.pr URL sharing service
    • Top 35 News Sources on Twitter you should follow : Keep updated with the latest news
    • 8 Habits of Successful & Popular Twitter users for Inspiration
    • 10 Tricks to search Twitter better, Beyond your timeline – Around the world
    • How to make money on Twitter ? Some ideas that work ( without screw ups ) !
    • 9 Mistakes I committed on Twitter and could’ve avoided !
    • 9 Reasons why I prefer to DM you rather than reply in public on Twitter
    • Social Media Power user. What, So he’s like superman or something ?
  • Recent SEO Tips

    • We love you Google – From your fans in China !
    • Upload any file of upto 250MB to Google Docs ( Yeah, any file type ! )
    • New to Twitter ? 7 Tips to make Twittering a rewarding experience
    • New site not indexed on Google yet ? Here’s what to do
    • Confused over .com and regional domain SEO Advantages ?
    • Website security tips – What to do if website is hacked or malware infected
    • Google PageRank Update 2009 December is happening as I write this
    • 5 Reasons why Google PageRank sucks (and is no more a valid metric) !
    • Google gives top users at Webmasters Forum a pat on the back !
    • How to detect mobile browsers & Redirect mobile users to another URL
    • Google Introduces keyboard shortcuts to access Search results – Accessibility Search
    • 3 Effective Ways to block Google from crawling parts of your website
    • DSB Needs a redesign. Looking for ideas and options.
    • Google Guru might be Google’s answer to Yahoo Answers. Or is it ?
    • Google introduces “Browser Size” tool for webmasters
  • Top SEO Tags

    ads adsense backlinks blog blogger Blogging blogosphere blogs categories check crawler crawling crowd Excel google image images indexing india indian instances internet javascript keywords links pages rank robots search engine optimization seo tips serps sitemap submit tags templates theme themes upload video wordpress Wordpress SEO wordpress seo wordpress tips yahoo youtube

Basic SEO Tips

  • Change the way your site appears on Google SERPs
  • Control Google's crawl frequency to your site
  • How does Google see your site?
  • Importance of footer text in SEO
  • Optimizing header images
  • SEO tips for MSN search engine
  • Optimizing blog titles for Google
  • SEO friendly layout
  • What is an SEO friendly site structure?
  • Importance of keywords - SEO Tips
  • Anchor text importance - SEO Tip
  • SEO Tips for blogs and bloggers
  • Absolute links or relative links is good for SEO?
  • Important SEO tips for wordpress

SEO Tips for blogs

  • 24 Must have SEO plugins for Wordpress
  • SEO Tips - Copy writing guide
  • How to get quality backlinks?
  • Social media and link building tips
  • SEO Tips - Landing page Optimization
  • How to increase traffic to your blog?
  • How to increase your Page Rank?
  • Image optimization tips for blogs
  • 7 steps to your blog's SEO
  • How and where to find incoming links?
  • SEO tips for Google
  • SEO metrics to track
  • How to build a sitemap for blogger
  • How to get Google sitelinks?
  • Find out when Google indexed you
Mani Karthik Hi, I'm Mani Karthik, SEO, Blogging & Social Media Enthusiast. I primarily blog about SEO and Social Media on this blog, basically How-to articles and tutorials to help the SEO learner. Feel free to have a look around and drop comments. Hope you enjoy your stay.
>> More about me
© 2009 DailySEOblog.com Privacy policy