Weekleaks Daily Dose of Internet
Preparation Steps {#preparation}
Before submitting your website to search engines, ensure you have:
- Created and Verified XML Sitemaps
- Generate an XML sitemap listing all important URLs
- Include last modified dates
- Keep file size under 50MB and 50,000 URLs per sitemap
- Test sitemap validity using online tools
- Implemented Robots.txt
- Create/update your robots.txt file
- Include sitemap location
- Set appropriate crawl directives
- Test using search console robots.txt testers
- Technical Prerequisites
- Ensure website is live and accessible
- Set up SSL certificate (HTTPS)
- Confirm proper DNS configuration
- Test site loading speed and mobile responsiveness
Google Search Submission {#google}
- Google Search Console Setup
- Go to search.google.com/search-console
- Add your property (both www and non-www versions)
- Verify ownership through recommended methods:
- HTML file upload
- HTML tag
- DNS record
- Google Analytics code
- Google Tag Manager
- Submit Sitemap
- Navigate to ‘Sitemaps’ section
- Enter sitemap URL
- Submit and verify processing
- Monitor indexing status
- Request Indexing
- Use URL Inspection tool for important pages
- Submit individual URLs for immediate crawling
- Monitor coverage report
Bing Search Submission {#bing}
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- Visit www.bing.com/webmasters
- Add and verify your site
- Import Google Search Console data (if available)
- Submit URLs
- Add sitemap URL in Webmaster Tools
- Use URL submission tool for instant indexing
- Configure crawl settings
Additional Search Engines {#additional}
- DuckDuckGo
- No direct submission needed
- Focuses on Bing’s index and other sources
- Ensure Bing indexing is optimized
- Yandex
- Register at webmaster.yandex.com
- Verify site ownership
- Submit sitemap
- Baidu (for Chinese market)
- Register at zhanzhang.baidu.com
- Verify website
- Submit Chinese language sitemap
Best Practices {#best-practices}
- Regular Monitoring
- Check indexing status weekly
- Monitor crawl errors
- Track coverage reports
- Address issues promptly
- Optimization Tips
- Keep sitemaps updated
- Remove or fix 404 pages
- Maintain clean internal linking
- Update content regularly
- Common Issues to Avoid
- Blocking important pages in robots.txt
- Submitting non-canonical URLs
- Ignoring mobile optimization
- Neglecting server performance
- Advanced Techniques
- Implement schema markup
- Use hreflang for international sites
- Configure proper HTTP status codes
- Set up news sitemaps if applicable
Remember to regularly check search console reports and resubmit sitemaps after significant website changes. Search engines typically take anywhere from a few days to several weeks to fully index new content, depending on your site’s authority and crawl budget.