Question from a newbie - How to Get Site in Google

[Joseph Ratliff]

jcorkern,

Thanks. I had always followed the same pattern when placing my sites, which included the addurl option. I will just remove the addurl portion of my site set up now, and just stick with Craigslist and blogs/getting links to get indexed.

Thanks for the clarification jcorkern. It is appreciated.

[Linda Buquet]

Meant to mention this before - important point!

In response to the question "how do i get my website to appear on search results?"

Bo said: "I'd recommend that you purchase a link (can I say this here?) from TLA"

Sure you can mention Text Link Ads here. They were a 5 Star client for quite awhile in fact.

However be aware that Matt Cutts and the new Google webmaster guidelines say NOT to buy links and some speculate it could get you banned or at least penalized. So I would definitely not start a brand new site off by buying links - AT LEAST from a well known link seller that G has her eye on.

Not saying don't use TLA at all, simply saying a n00b that doesn't understand the game yet - with a brand new site, should probably not go that route since it's possibly risky.

[jcorkern]

I agree with Linda 100%. Avoid buying links from anywhere, but if you do, make sure it is from TLA since they do not list url's of their sites and do not allow them to link to their site.

The only reason you should buy links is if you fall a few positions short at a major update from a top 10 position(between position 15 and 11). Then 4 or 5 top quality links may push you up between a major update. Keep building links and at the next update, remove the paid links.

They should only be used as a short term solution. this will keep you out of the penalty box or from getting banned.

NEVER buy links from a place that list the sellers url's. This is a nightmare waiting to happen.

[60MinuteAffiliate]

To get your site indexed by Google fast I would recommend that you submit some articles on your topic to EzineArticles.com

Colleen

[lexiseek]

Originally Posted by jcorkern

I agree with Linda 100%. Avoid buying links from anywhere, but if you do, make sure it is from TLA since they do not list url's of their sites and do not allow them to link to their site.

If you don't mind me asking, why don't you think that there is anywhere else to buy links other than TLA?

There are several directories that are in Google and do website reviews and offer listing services in categories. Yahoo and MSN both offer directories that list sites
for a fee. Is this considered a paid link?

[jcorkern]

Are you sure they are not allowed to link to the site?

What about a 3rd party payment center. What about the links in an area that says "sponsored links" and it points to the directory site?

I am sure that there are a few others that are good, but be careful.

you should only buy text links for one reason only, and short term, so why are you defensive about it anyway? I clearly listed the reasons i recomend them, if another company uses the same practises, would you think i would talk bad about them?

I was just giving advise so no one gets punished. Working 3, 6 or 9 months on a site and losing it because of a lack of knowledge can be heartbreaking.

I am just trying to help. And it is not guesswork. This is my full time job. Not some rookie with an opinion, I will tell you nothing unless i am absolutely sure. But you also have to use common sense as anything can be taken ot of context or can be run wild with assumption.

[lexiseek]

Originally Posted by jcorkern

you should only buy text links for one reason only, and short term, so why are you defensive about it anyway? I clearly listed the reasons i recomend them, if another company uses the same practises, would you think i would talk bad about them?

Sorry if I sounded defensive.. I was just asking for clarification, that's all. Nothing short term about it - I've been working full time on the net since 2001.

I was just giving advise so no one gets punished. Working 3, 6 or 9 months on a site and losing it because of a lack of knowledge can be heartbreaking.

I agree totally. Working on a site for 1, 3 or 5 years to lose it would be even more heartbreaking.

I am just trying to help. And it is not guesswork. This is my full time job. Not some rookie with an opinion, I will tell you nothing unless i am absolutely sure. But you also have to use common sense as anything can be taken ot of context or can be run wild with assumption.

Duly noted. Have a great day!

[MrCat]

You could try link building through directory submissions, social bookmarking, etc. This would do the trick for you. Focus more on oraganic / natural links.

Do you have any duplicate content on your site? Or have you used Black Hat SEO before for your site? - These are some factors that might explain why you don't really appear on Google

[psp]

You should get high quality back links from relevant sites. Then your site will be automatically indexed in Google. Submit the site in directories and write articles promoting it.

[Harveen]

Im a newbie as well...thanks for all the info!!