How I made my site appear on Google search engine

My friends ask me all the time… how do you make your site appear on Google search engine?

Without doubt, traffic from search engine is one of the best source of traffic any site could get. It’s highly targeted and the potential for people to purchase something of your site is much higher. These traffic from search engines also leads to more calls and enquiries thus a healthy sales lead for your organization.

Now back to the question on what I do to make my site appear on Google’s search engine. I’ll basically tell them that there are some methods to apply and getting a site to appear on Google’s search index is a process rather than an overnights work. Even if your site appears in just 2-3 days, your site ranks way down at the bottom. So you will still need to optimize your site for it to rank higher.

Right after I tell them this, they will be like ok ok… cut the crap.. whats are the steps?

We will then sit down somewhere comfortable like in Starbucks. The drink will be definitely on him as I’m taking time to reveal what I think are ways list a site on Google. So here it goes:

Method #1 –  Submit your site to Google! Duh… Just let Google know about your link and they will gladly send spiders to crawl your new site. Easy isn’t it?

Method #2 – Get links from sites which are related to what your site is about. Say your site is about your ability to read a book upside down, then search for forums and sites related to supernatural abilities. The keywords to search for is “supernatural abilities forum”. Join the forums and participate in threads by teaching people how to read a book upside down then place links to your site! It’s a little work but once your link goes in, your rankings improve. Bit by bit of course. If your site is about money, technology, online games, flowers, seo, etc. you can also ask me for a link to your site. Sometimes, all you need to do is ask, there’s nothing to lose.

Method #3 – Tweak your site to ensure it’s Google SEO friendly. Say you have already implemented the methods mentioned above, you can tweak your site to help Google rank your site better.

Do’s

• Place keywords in your url
• Place keywords in the Title tag
• Ensure keyword density in the body text of about 5-20%

Don’ts

• Place texts in images. Google spiders aren’t intelligent enough to read in images.
• Link to bad sites such as link farms, FFA (free for alls).
• Use frames. Google spiders have trouble crawling into frames within your pages. 

For a complete list of about 100 Do’s and Don’ts on your site, do visit Google Ranking Factors – SEO Checklist

Method #4 – Add your comments on blogs or sites related to yours. Say your site is about supernatural abilities and you’re looking for other blogs or sites which is similar to your site, simply do a search in Google with this term “supernatural abilities” + “Add comment”. The search results will display a list of sites which allows you to drop a comment. When you leave a comment, ensure that it doesn’t appear spammy. Make it sound natural and relevant to what the site author is writing about. You don’t wanna leave a comments like … “Please come to my site so that I can teach you to read a book upside down! With this ability you will be highly in demand and you can also put this skill on your resume!” Something like that!. Although you might get some visitors to your site, I’m sure the site owner wouldn’t appreciate it or even approve the comment in the first place.

Beside searching with “supernatural abilities” + “Add comment”, you can also try “supernatural abilities” + “Add Links”. Do note that some blogging tool applies the nofollow rule so that spiders don’t crawl your links. If this is the case, this method doesn’t help your ranking much but helps to bring in targeted traffic to your site.

Conclusion. So with these methods I conclude my explanations on how to make a site appear on Google search engine. If you have a new site, do try to implement these steps and let me know of any success stories or questions you may have. Happy trying folks.