How long does it take to get listed in major search engines? Is 3 days normal???

topdaytrader · 09-24-2007, 04:50 AM

I thought normally people needs to wait 3-15 months to get listed in major search engine. But my sites showed up after 3 days. The only reason I can think of is that I've those sites linked to one of my 9 yrs old site. Anybody have similar experience?

dee_el07 · 09-24-2007, 10:28 AM

3 days is normal especially is you link to your 9 yrs old site.. But getting indexed in 3-15months is not a normal thing.. where did you get that idea?

skysoldier · 09-24-2007, 02:08 PM

It normal when your site is indexed after 3 days, and also within 3-6 months too!

scorpionagency · 09-24-2007, 02:25 PM

I normally submit new sites to 600+ engines just to get them started (Included with Most new client designs).

I have found that while some of the directory engines (Baby Search Engines) may index you within 24-72 hrs (1-3 days). Some of the larger directories (Striving to become a search engine) As well as Known search engines may take up to 3 months for inclusion (This is using free & auto methods).

On the flip side of the coin, if you manually submit & or utilize Paid Engine Inclusions you will normally be indexed within 1-7 days.

Example:

Out of 600+ Auto submissions I find that 75% go through (thats 450 successful). Out of the 450 I find that 30% index within 1-3 days (Thats 135) - 45% index within 7-14 days (thats 203) - & 25% take up to 3 months to index (thats 112). 135 + 203 + 112 = 450.

In conclusion:

Each engine has different guidelines & inclusion practices, therefor one set time span to measure all inclusions is not possible.

Hope this helped

bogs · 09-24-2007, 02:53 PM

if your site got index fast its possible... i noticed in google new page or site rank fast/high and then lost after a few days...

MrCat · 09-24-2007, 03:24 PM

Link backs get your site indexed faster than submitting them manually to SE url page

scorpionagency · 09-24-2007, 03:44 PM

Any supporting research or tests conducted on that Mrcat or is that just an Opinion?

I only ask because I like to compile research & then conduct my own in order to verify theories. It's the only way I can be sure if a campaign technique actually works for my company & to what extent it's effectiveness is.

I guess I am still old fashioned in thinking "If I don't test it myself, I'll never know if it works for me".. Reason being, is because results vary for everyone. While one campaign may work for AT&T - It Flops for MCI/GlobeComm & Vice Versa.

However, I still like to see other peoples results, it serves as a motivational tool to decide on what to test next & push it to the limits.

ProvenSEOServices · 09-25-2007, 09:37 PM

It really depends on how good your SEO is, how many pages are indexed, and in what manner you submitted your information or made it accessible to robots.

I've gotten sites indexed overnight and on page one, on the other hand for results that have one billion + pages it can take two months or more.

It depends on a lot of factors, but way to go!

Christina
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businessservicesuk · 09-26-2007, 12:37 AM

I have seen nothing to suggest that linking to search engines is actually worthwhile. I get plenty of traffic from the major search engines and maybe if I lucky 1 visitor per month from the others.

I did not submit my site to the main search engines, just waited, I think it took about a week.

monhunter · 09-26-2007, 01:12 AM

3- 4 days 3-4 month for pr update

saytom · 09-26-2007, 04:29 AM

3 days is normal if your site is linked to some old site that has high page rank or if you have submit your site to large number directories that has good page rank

MrCat · 09-26-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scorpionagency

Any supporting research or tests conducted on that Mrcat or is that just an Opinion?

I only ask because I like to compile research & then conduct my own in order to verify theories. It's the only way I can be sure if a campaign technique actually works for my company & to what extent it's effectiveness is.

I guess I am still old fashioned in thinking "If I don't test it myself, I'll never know if it works for me".. Reason being, is because results vary for everyone. While one campaign may work for AT&T - It Flops for MCI/GlobeComm & Vice Versa.

However, I still like to see other peoples results, it serves as a motivational tool to decide on what to test next & push it to the limits.

Just an example for your reference: try posting a live link at a very busy forum (with no-follow tags disabled) and see how fast it gets indexed rather than submitting it manually to SE's.

Another example of this is in a blog. Posting a link and pinging afterwards will also get you indexed faster.

And yes, this is based on experience

prashant vikram · 09-26-2007, 03:21 PM

Did anybody said it takes 3 days to get listed on search engines.

Well guys it only takes a link from a high PR website and you would get listed on makor search engines within 24 hours!

scorpionagency · 09-26-2007, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCat

Just an example for your reference: try posting a live link at a very busy forum (with no-follow tags disabled) and see how fast it gets indexed rather than submitting it manually to SE's.

Another example of this is in a blog. Posting a link and pinging afterwards will also get you indexed faster.

And yes, this is based on experience

I do agree that inbound links tend to bring the spiders. The more inbounds you have, the higher your chances of faster indexing due to the indexing cycles at different Datacenters.

There are Millions of spiders out there indexing sites from baby directories to large monopolizing commercial search engines. each one using a different technique. Seeing that he didn't specify what engine in relevance to indexing cycles & speeds, I simply provided him with my research / Statistics & point of view including %'s & numbers to aid in my advice (In a more General sense).

coolguy27 · 09-27-2007, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCat

Link backs get your site indexed faster than submitting them manually to SE url page

Ha? Manual Submission in SE? I think not..

Don't waste your time submitting your URL to search engines. Because this crawler-based search engines will find your site more quickly as soon as you get a link from another web site already being crawled.

Search engine submissions died a few years ago....

scorpionagency · 09-27-2007, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolguy27

Ha? Manual Submission in SE? I think not..

Don't waste your time submitting your URL to search engines. Because this crawler-based search engines will find your site more quickly as soon as you get a link from another web site already being crawled.

Search engine submissions died a few years ago....

I have to disagree simply because when a company first starts out on the net with NO inbound links, No listings in any Directories (Baby Engines), Or Listings in the Prominent Engines Serp's, I feel that Submitting is a Great starting tactic.

Not to mention that even if a site places a link to you, you are limited to the spiders that index their site ONLY. However, if you manually submit you have more Targeted control over where & what engines / directories to be listed in that an inbound linked site may not be spidered by.

I think a good starting practice (From scratch) is to submit. Along with continual submissions every time you find an Index that you are NOT listed in yet.

skysoldier · 09-28-2007, 10:12 AM

On my opinion, we are not saying submitting to major search engine is not good in fact
it is not bad at all but as an seo professional it is more recommended for the site to
have links to sites that are being crawled so it will be indexed faster.

And the major search engines will automatically index the site.

"Just Let them find you"

topdaytrader · 09-28-2007, 10:27 AM

I submitted couple of other domains to all major search engines almost 2 years ago, and its still can not be found on those search engine. I think its just waste of time. I should've try the link method long time ago.

scorpionagency · 09-28-2007, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skysoldier

On my opinion, we are not saying submitting to major search engine is not good in fact
it is not bad at all but as an seo professional it is more recommended for the site to
have links to sites that are being crawled so it will be indexed faster.

And the major search engines will automatically index the site.

"Just Let them find you"

Interesting.. so, are you saying that if a site being spidered "ONLY" by Google, yahoo, & Jade links to you, that automatically you will be spidered & indexed by MSN, AllTheWeb, AltaVista, Etc..?

I think you missed the point of why you should make sure each engine is at least submitted once too.

No one said DON'T run an inbound link campaign.. that's essential to any website.. Just that you should submit at least once as well to make sure.

As long as you don't spam the engine with multiple submissions, you won't receive any penalties for submitting.. It's a win win situation, why Not submit?