Oh Google, Where Art Thou?
July 9, 2008 6:25 PM Subscribe
I recently set up a language learning blog on Typepad which I am still developing, and to which there are very few visitors as yet and no inbound links. And now (sob) Google has dropped me.
Though the first few days have been indexed, nothing I've posted over the past 3/4 days comes up on Google. Do they crawl so irregularly? In a fit of enthusiasm I also signed up for Google Sitemaps a few days ago, which I now sense I shouldn't have done so early. So (a) why might Google have apparently dropped the site and is there any way of concretely finding out and (b) is it possible to remove a verified site from Google sitemaps and then rejoin Sitemaps at a later date, when the site has more inbound links of the kind Google loves? Thanks for any light you may shed.
Though the first few days have been indexed, nothing I've posted over the past 3/4 days comes up on Google. Do they crawl so irregularly? In a fit of enthusiasm I also signed up for Google Sitemaps a few days ago, which I now sense I shouldn't have done so early. So (a) why might Google have apparently dropped the site and is there any way of concretely finding out and (b) is it possible to remove a verified site from Google sitemaps and then rejoin Sitemaps at a later date, when the site has more inbound links of the kind Google loves? Thanks for any light you may shed.
Best answer: Google has the whole Internt to troll, so don't expect a call back from them in 3 (ghasssp!!!) days.
They only index your site as often as it has a track record of being updated. So if it's new, do what rr says and keep publishing. Eventually Google will notice that your site is updated frequently and speed up it's indexes.
Even then they may not index it more often than once a week (or less) if you're not a high traffic site.
Put your energy into publishing content. Next time Google swings by it will add all that new stuff to your index. And that's what you want.
Oh, and a) If Google actually drops your site it won't appear on Google at all. No past content, no nothing. And b) Don't bother, it won't help. In fact it would just send you to the back of the queue. Take a long walk or some deep breaths or something. That will help.
posted by Ookseer at 7:14 PM on July 9, 2008
They only index your site as often as it has a track record of being updated. So if it's new, do what rr says and keep publishing. Eventually Google will notice that your site is updated frequently and speed up it's indexes.
Even then they may not index it more often than once a week (or less) if you're not a high traffic site.
Put your energy into publishing content. Next time Google swings by it will add all that new stuff to your index. And that's what you want.
Oh, and a) If Google actually drops your site it won't appear on Google at all. No past content, no nothing. And b) Don't bother, it won't help. In fact it would just send you to the back of the queue. Take a long walk or some deep breaths or something. That will help.
posted by Ookseer at 7:14 PM on July 9, 2008
Takes about 6 months to get a decent google presence, in my experience. Unless you get /.ed, dugg or mefed.
posted by signal at 9:06 PM on July 9, 2008
posted by signal at 9:06 PM on July 9, 2008
Yeah, be patient. Once you have a few RSS subscribers on Google Reader, you'll get indexed immediately, but also, it might take a few months to get to that point.
Just keep cranking out useful posts and the internet will find you.
posted by mathowie at 9:49 PM on July 9, 2008
Just keep cranking out useful posts and the internet will find you.
posted by mathowie at 9:49 PM on July 9, 2008
Speaking as a part of the TypePad support team, I'll just say "yep, what they said". It does take some time to build a good Google presence, and removing and re-adding the sitemap won't really help. You'll want to double check that all of your publicity settings in TypePad are correct (at Weblogs > Configure > Publicity), and as long as they are, you're building a good foundation.
posted by mewithoutyou at 10:21 PM on July 9, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by mewithoutyou at 10:21 PM on July 9, 2008 [1 favorite]
1. Keep on writing good content, post regularly;
2. Read related blogs, leave thoughtful comments as often as possible;
3. Post in mefi projects.
posted by ceri richard at 1:18 AM on July 10, 2008
2. Read related blogs, leave thoughtful comments as often as possible;
3. Post in mefi projects.
posted by ceri richard at 1:18 AM on July 10, 2008
Response by poster: I wouldn't have put this unless mairuzu had asked (no free advertising at Ask MeFi), but it's a Spanish learning site at http://www.spanishnewsbites.com. Thanks to all for their encouragement and interest. Content is king!
posted by Holly at 9:28 AM on July 11, 2008
posted by Holly at 9:28 AM on July 11, 2008
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Get your content written.
posted by rr at 6:52 PM on July 9, 2008