Why Can’t I Get Indexed by the Search Engines? A common question indeed…but it deals with an important aspect. One really gets sucked up while waiting for getting indexed in the search engines. It could take up from two days to six months to get listed on a search engine.

The current position of your website is enlisted in the WebPosition Submitter. Nevertheless, a search engine could choose to hold up the indexing for various reasons. But the lucky ones get their listings when by chance they happen to submit their listings just a couple of days before search engine’s database gets refreshed. The question arises if after your long wait, you still are not able to get indexed, what would you do?

Do not check again and again the status of number of indexed pages per week. Instead check the status in WebPosition Reporter’s URL verification feature that tells the URL exists or not in the search engine. Assure that you have uploaded all the pages of your website. After long research we have found out some tips that would help you to solve the problem:

• Create non-framed pages for indexing as the information in the frames may create trouble while submissions. The pages thus submitted may have link to the framed website.
• Dynamic pages encounter problems during indexing as the search engine spiders are unable to index sites requiring registration or passwords. As the spider is not programmed to fill a query, it is recommended that you should create static pages making them easily pointed out by the search engines. The same rule applies to Multimedia content.
• Limit the size of your web page to less than 60k for the convenience of visitors as well as search engine spiders. The page of your website should not show time out lest visitors will stop visiting.
• For getting properly indexed do not rely just on your homepage. You may require submitting the pages that do not have any link to the home page.
• Always get service from a reliable web hosting service provider so that your Web site does not fail to answer when the search engine spider pays a visit.
• Search engine may also reject the submissions if you indulge in overt spamming; i.e. excessively repeating words, etc.
• While submitting to a directory site like Yahoo, Open Directory, etc. be assured of the quality. Review your pages according to the tips enlisted in WebPosition Submitter to improve your probabilities of getting a good listing on aforesaid directories.
• Buy a domain name of your own otherwise you may end up having failed in submission because search engine tagged your domain as junk.
• WebPosition’s submitter lets you know regarding the current limits and willnot accept the submission if your web page does not comply with the limits. Do not think that over submission of pages will make you a winner. On the other hand it may lead to rejection of submissions.
• It may be possible that you may not get indexed for some technical error or bug. So, resubmit once or twice during a month. Again do not overdo. If you have complied with the rules and regulations and still find yourself unlisted, resubmit.

In case you do not get success by following all the above steps, just send across a courteous mail asking them the reason for your not having been indexed. Whatever you do but you need to patiently wait for at least one month to see your website indexed.

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