im sure this is basic html, but how do you get your site listed on the search engines like google? is it meta tag, if it is whats the code for that?To get listed you have various methods - all of which do not guarantee listings...1) Have other sites already indexed to link to you: If other sites that are already indexed link to your site and they do not have over 100 links on any page then the chances that your site will be visited by the spiders that visit the other site is very high. It doesn't mean you will get listed, just that spiders will attempt to look at your webpages.1a) Once a spider visits your site your pages should be readable by them - this includes but is not limited to having visible Meta-tags (one meta tag per line - check the syntax is correct etc) and also robot friendly meta tags - not excessive amounts of information. In addition, having valid content on your pages that can be recognised by robots and having internal links that are working. (Having broken links will limit access to your site from spiders and could end their visit / indexing of your site).2) Robots.txt A robots.txt file, if used should allow the robots you wish to crawl your site access to the areas that you wish to be indexed. If no robots.txt file is present then you will need to check your pages are easily accessed by spiders and robots and what content they are likely to view.Meta tags that you may be after could be<meta name="robots" content="index,follow"><meta name="ROBOTS" content="ALL">* If you are using the meta tags then make sure the correct method is used. Depending on your site language definition the above may not be appropriate to display for your site, it may be<meta name="robots" content="index,follow" /><meta name="ROBOTS" content="ALL" />These are not 100% necessary, but maybe they serve a useful purpose to some search engines and are ignored in part by others.2a) Sitemap: Having a sitemap with all your links that is readable by spiders/robots will enable the path through your site by them a lot easier. This may grow in importance over time..3) Manually submitting your website url to search engines and dmoz directory. This can get your website reviewed and included in the directory which other major search engines use and can therefore get your site spidered. Different search engines operate different implementation times from when they receive the dmoz data - it doesn't guarantee a listing, but doesn't hinder it either.4) Professional search engine submission - this would be a paid service whereby someone could simply use a submission bot that doesn't guarantee a listing and is igored by other search engines. Costs would vary greatly and there is no chance that you are guaranteed listing in any they submit t
verall, Check your site is search engine friendly.Build up links into your site.Ensure any meta tags used are correctly used. (also includes title being relative)Make use of the open directory - it does no harm.Consider robots.txt file permits access to spiders you want to crawl your site.Consider a Sitemap.
verall, Check your site is search engine friendly.Build up links into your site.Ensure any meta tags used are correctly used. (also includes title being relative)Make use of the open directory - it does no harm.Consider robots.txt file permits access to spiders you want to crawl your site.Consider a Sitemap.