How many of us bloggers and site owners try to get our blogs and websites indexed in every directory we know?
The answer is: all of us; that's because a blogger's blog or web master's website is his voice and tool, his way of speaking his mind and giving his opinion, most bloggers try paid websites and give away some money in return of getting indexed in top search engines, famous directories and of course getting more hits and clicks, but some of them can't because either they don't have the money or because they are just in the wrong part of the world, i.e. outside the USA or Europe.
What I am going to share is not some secret scheme to get indexed and not the magical solution to make visitors pour on your blog, I am sharing something that some bloggers already know and may not even need, but still some bloggers don't know where to start, like me for example, I didn't discover this tool easily, not before extensive research and readings, so I hope it would be of help.
During my research on blogging, I found a fantastic tool, my purpose was to find the best ways to get your blog indexed without spending money or having to wait for 4 or 5 months, that tool is Google Web Master's Tools, it's a free tool provided by Google for websites owners to mange and track their websites activity and position on the Internet, Google Web Master's Tools also provides you with a backdoor access for the information that Google stores about your blog or website and also it gives an idea about how Google sees your website.
Notice that using this tool is free and powered by Google, so here's a video I found on YouTube to help you get started:
As you can see you can add your website or blog and verify it and then start using the tool, I want to add some tips and notes:
1-For bloggers you might not be able to upload a file onto your blog, so use the META tag verification method.
2-Try using this method to get indexed in Google and don't use the traditional method as it takes a very long time until you can get a result.
3-Use the geographical targeting gadget to select a specific country or region to focus your work in this country.
4-This is the most important note, you will have the option of submitting your site map file, for those who don't know what it is, it is simply a file containing a map that indicates the pages on your blog or website and how they link together, so the thing is you can't upload a site map to a blog as we previously indicated, so you use your main site feed as a site map, it will be "your blog address/feeds/posts/full"
As you can see these are the top queries that my blog appears in, and believe me that is a big thing considering that it took only 8 days to see that result, so if you type any of these queries in Google search you will find that it's very accurate and all link to my blog http://breakyourlimits-demarco.blogspot.com/.
That's not all, your posts and pages will also be indexed and listed and many more amazing features.
There will be more details on the amazing Google Web Master's Tools in the few days to come, meanwhile I will happy to answer any questions and reply to your comments.
It's very easy to create a blog, you don't have to spend a dime, it's totally free as there are many service providers to host your blog, you will only need an computer with internet access and your good to go, but statistically 90% of blogs don't last for more than a week, and if they are monetized they don't earn more than 2 dollars, on the other hand the other 10% gain popularity and earn money, and I am going to show you why.
The starting point is the same, you start with creating a blog using any host, I personally prefer Blogger and it will be our tool during this tutorial.
Step1:(Getting Started)
Go to Blogger.com and begin by making an account, the whole data process is very simple and doesn't deffer from any registration process, but the main trick is choosing the right URL for your blog, sadly you will find most of the good names are taken, but you can always choose your desired address and then follow it with a (-) then your name, that makes it easy for search engines to enlist you in the right place. Then you will be asked to choose a template, I say choose your most appealing template as you will change it later.
As you get logged on to your dash board you will find four main links underneath your blog, and they are: ( Edit Posts – Settings – Layout – Monetize ).
Step2: (Optimizing)
We will start with the Settings tab, the trick in this tab is in formatting link; you will find an option that indicates how many post to show on the main page, I would advice that they would be only 3 or 4, but not more. That is the most bases you will need for optimization and more tips are still to come.
Step3: (Decorating)
We will now discuss the Layout tab, first you will find a link for changing the template, try to choose a template that serves your subject and theme, match your colors with the signals and feelings you want to transmit to your reader, try not to use very bright colors and also avoid darkness, use calming and eye friendly colors, that will draw more attention to your content.You can view an example at BreakYourLimits
Step4: (Monetizing)
Using the Monetize tab you will be able to determine whether you will use ads or not, an then using the Layout tab you can select where to place them.You can view an example at ArabSportNews
Each one of those steps will be thoroughly explained in the upcoming posts.
Many eyes are now headed towards screens of all kinds whether it was a PC, laptop or even mobile.
There seem to be no escape from seeing and here or there, calculating the percentage of actually seeing an ad during your every day routines, you would find that the numbers hit the roof and that’s just for starters; the accurate numbers are very wild and unbelievable.
What are the odds of accidentally browsing a web page without finding a single ad? I find that impossible to happen and very unlikely. It’s like a one in a million shot, regardless that heavy internet users may browse hundreds of pages a day and in some cases it could be thousands.
We are compelled to think about those numbers and wonder who benefits from this phenomenon. And how do they benefit? And the most important of all how to be a benefiter in this widely open market?
Every thing in life starts with a simple form then it gets complicated over time, as all things huge and most powerful websites and networks started in a very simple form and the best example that comes to my mind now is the great Google; many people may not know this, but Google started in a garage with only two computers! Could you imagine back then the size of Google’s domination over the entire web nowadays? I mean how many millions of people use Google’s search engine every day? And how many website, blogs or forums integrate Google’s Adsense? Frankly I couldn’t tell I don’t believe that even Google could tell.
In my personal opinion the very seed of online success is BLOGGING; as it will give you the experience you would need to start expanding, I now encourage every and each internet user or online browser to stop being only a receiver and start leaving their foot mark the way they prefer.
Blogging is vastly useful, not only it’s free, but also it gives you a free of risk chance to try the impact of your targeted content on your visitors and developing it to increase your targeted traffic, in other words it gives you the chance to start your own ground base of the upcoming website or may be network.
So people you need to start now and waste no time use blogger or wordpress most importantly use something
HERE IS A LIST OF MY ESSENTIAL PING SITES TO ADD TO YOUR BLOG:
