I was pleased to see that Google made it really easy for webmasters to submit their content to Google’s Engines of Search. The page details almost every content-related site within Google that I can think of and is a valuable reference for would-be webmasters.
So if you are looking to get your website in Google’s search engine, you would certainly start with:
Step 1: Get Included
Add Your URL to Google’s Index
Submit your website for inclusion in Google’s index
Step 2: Webmaster Tools
Webmaster Tools
Submit a Sitemap of your website to Google
Step 3: Submit Your blog
Blog Search
Make your blog searchable in Google’s blog index
To get your site additional traffic, you can also…
Step 4: Ping Your blog
Step 5: Ping Your Sitemaps, too.
You can also ping updated sitemaps (when you create a new page/post, for example).
Many of these have suitable plugins for WordPress and automate the process. In fact, some features are already included in WordPress. So I think WordPress makes running a website easier and smarter than using Joomla.
Chris, this is for you as you are building your website! Hope it really turns into something great!
Posted on July 7, 2009 by InvestorBlogger