subject: Your First Search Engine Listing: How To Get Your First Website Listed In Google And Bing [print this page] It can be challenging for a new website owner to get their web pages listed in the search engines for the first time, and it is always a thrill when you get to see your website listed in one of the major search engines such as Google or Bing for the first time. There are a variety of simple methods that you can use to make sure that you get your website listed in the search engines, and while most of these strategies are free there are also paid options which can give you the added benefit of building more incoming links to your website which will increase your search engine ranking right away.
If your website is built on any sort of blogging software such as WordPress, this software comes with a built-in feature called "pinging" which means that it can automatically notify the search engines that your content has been updated. If you simply enable this feature and continue to post new content then your new website should show up in the search engines in a matter of days. Another free strategy that you can use to get listed in the search engines right away is to sign up for a webmaster tools account at both Google and Bing.
Both of these major search engines will require you to confirm that you are indeed the owner of the website that you are registering, but once you have confirmed your ownership of the website then you can submit your pages directly to the search engine index and also monitor over time how many people click on your listing in the search engines and what keywords they used to locate your pages. This can be valuable information to know, because if you are able to identify a keyword that many people are using to find your website then you can tailor your content around this keyword to increase your traffic.
A paid option that you have is to sign up with a company that offers search engine submission service and link building, which can get your website listed in the major search engines and also create a number of incoming links to increase your website traffic. Depending on your budget you may want to stick to the free methods for getting listed or you can choose to use a paid service which will give you the added benefit of increasing your website's page rank at the same time.
