STEP 13
Getting "found" by Google

Note: Google is currently making the transition from a monthly update process to a more or less "continuous" update process. This means that some of the information in this part of the tutorial may soon be out- dated. The SEO procedures described in the tutorial will still be valid however.

Google's Googlebot spider performs a "deep crawl" around the first of every month. Googlebot starts with the web pages that are already in the Google database, usually following each link on each page on the site.

The external links are then followed which will lead Google directly to your site. This procedure takes place without you having to submit your URL to Google at all.

You can submit your URL if you like, but if you follow this guide your site will be found and indexed before your manual submission is even processed . Once Google has spidered and indexed your site, it won't actually show up in the search listings until the next update (at the end of the month).

Depending on the current month's schedule for spidering and indexing, it could take up to 6 weeks for your site to be added to the Google database and actually show up in the search results.

Of course just getting your site into Google is only half the battle. It does no good to get listed unless your site shows up near the top of the search results. That is where working on your site's Page Rank or PR comes into play.

Follow the steps mentioned previously and you will achieve a great PR and show up on the first page of the search results.