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I submitted my site www.airsole.net to google more than 2 months ago. One of the pages I submitted (the main index page) was on google for a few days, then it disappeared. None of the pages I submitted are on google.. I have been patiently waiting. Why isn't my site listed? (PS metatags etc.. on my site are done correctly).
dmoz.org is regarded very highly by search engines. The content at dmoz.org is edited by human editors, resulting in better quality content than most other directories (I don't know of any directory of this size that uses human editors for editing).
A listing in dmoz.org can improve an existing your listing with Google. Your website will often come up higher in search results when listed in dmoz.org vs. no dmoz.org listing.
While I can see your frustration with dmoz.org being unavailable, this kind of problem can be experience by any website, and often with no control of the events. The problem often happens "higher up", and cannot be fixed locally. Instead, websites are often at the mercy of Internet Providers, power companies, and such.
I would recommend you try submitting to dmoz.org again. Write down the URL of the directory of you chose in case any problems occur. If there are problems, you can just re-enter the URL, and go straight to the correct category without spending any time browsing through the categories all over again.
Regards,
slawek-ga
Before I answer your question, please keep in mind:
There are very few people in this world that KNOW Google's algorithm. Us Google researchers are not included in that small group. This means that my answer will be based on what the SEO (search engine optimisation) community has learned about Google's ways, and not on scientific information derived from the algorithm. There is a good reason why the algorithm is secret, and why no one can just give a magic answer that will work 100%.
Having said that, please do not lose heart! You are about to receive some information that will greatly improve your chances of a listing with Google.
I have visited your web site with two web browsers: Netscape 7, and Internet Explorer 6. One of the first things I noticed is that some background text loaded, and was promptly covered up by the main interface and images.
I checked the code, and indeed you do have a lot of body text, but other items cover all of it. Google is pretty smart, and often can detect hidden text. A lot of people use hidden text to spam the search engine with irrelevant terms. This resulted in a 30-Day “no listing” penalty being enforced for any hidden text found. Seeing that your PR rank for your web site is 0/10 vs. "No rating yet available", my hunch is that this might be the reason you are not showing up in search results (please see PR, or Page Rank, explained at the bottom of my answer in the resources section).
Whether the hidden text is a browser glitch due to a design for other browser versions or browser types than used by me for testing, or on purpose, I would recommend looking into ensuring that there is no invisible text on your page. Remove the hidden text, or change your code so it shows up under Netscape 7, and Internet Explorer 6.
Other factors to consider are code to text ratio. As of now, you do not have a lot of true text anywhere. I would recommend converting the image text to true text. Search engines cannot view image text. Converting the images to text will also greatly improve the load time of your web site, keeping more users happy. Down the road if you ever need to modify the text, you will find the task a lot easier when using true text vs. images.
Having gone through your links, I noticed that your contact information is hidden under the right hand side images when using Netscape 7. As I motioned above, it is always a good idea to test with as many browsers as possible. I test my pages with Internet Explorer 6, Netscape v4/v7, and Opera 7. Chances are that when the page looks good under all four, it will be at least "usable" under other browsers. Sometimes making the page look readable under the four browsers I use to test means not using some technologies. I still use tables for 95% of my layout needs, because this is the only technology I can rely on 99% of the time. Anything else might render my page unusable under certain versions or browser types.
Back on the subject of getting you listed with Google.
After you have made some of my recommended changes, head over to dmoz.org as that is the best way to get into the Google index. Move through the directory until you find the section most appropriate for your web site, and click the Submit A Site link. If you don't see the link, you will have to narrow down the category a little bit more.
Please read the terms that are shown before site submission. Not knowing the terms means you cannot obey them, and not obeying them can mean getting banned from the index forever with the submitted domain name. The only thing you can do when that happens is change domain names. Not a good option.
Once you have done that, surf over to the regional section of dmoz.org, and find the geographical location directory that best represents your physical location. Submit your site here too. dmoz.org says that only one submission is allowed, but after contacting one of the dmoz directory editors, I have been notified that a regional and industrial submission is always welcome. The proof is that you can find some web sites under two listings, one is geographical the other industrial.
Once you get listed at dmoz.org, Google will pick you up from the dmoz index.
There is a lot of information available on the do's and dont’s of search engine submission, and SEO copywriting (writing text and code with search friendliness in mind). This is a huge industry, and be prepared to do some learning. I am including some good resources on the subject, which should help you get started.
RESOURCES:
WEBSITE: Lessons in Failure - The Top 10 Ways to Ensure Your Search Marketing Strategy Sucks URL: http://www.marketleap.com/report/ml_report_45.htm
WEB SITE: SEO Copywriting - An SEO copywriting tutorial by John Scott
URL: http://www.internet-marketing-research.net/seo_copywriting.php
WEB SITE: "Ethical" Search Engine Optimization Exposed!
URL: http://www.webworkshop.net/ethical_search_engine_optimization.html
WEB SITE: Search Engine Optimization 101 (index of many good links)
URL: http://www.marketleap.com/help/seo101/default.htm
WEB SITE: Google Technology (Page Rank Explained)
URL: ://www.google.com/technology/
WEB SITE: Get your own Google Toolbar, and find out your and others PR! URL: http://toolbar.google.com/
I have answered a similar question to which I would recommend reading the answer to. There you will find more details on Page Rank and some additional information that might be of interest to you.
Question: Google Page Rank
URL: http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=238877
SEARCH STRATEGY: I found the provided information and resources during my learning about SEO. I have found most of them through discussions in online forums, and general web surfing on the subject.
I hope my answer will prove helpful, and is the first step in a successful listing with Google. If you are left with some of your original questions still unanswered, please ask me for a clarification before rating this answer.
Thank you for choosing Google Answers, and the opportunity to aide you with your venture!
Regards,
slawek-ga
In my opinion if you want to get your site listed on google, you need to look at sites that offer reciprocal links - this should enable your site position to improve.
The more sites that have your website listed the better and the more sites that have your website listed and your site also listing their site in return the better.
An easy, although slightly sneaky way around linking is to join many many forums and start a topic with your product name/description as title with your website url and name in the body.
Make a note the page is located at and submit that page and your website page to google:
://www.google.co.uk/addurl.html
://www.google.com/addurl.html
Due to the cost in time, I don't recommend dmoz.org at all.
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