| Successfully submitting a website URL to Google has become the Holy Grail for webmasters and something of a cottage industry in the world of search engine submission services and SEO specialists. In fact, it could be said that getting your web site’s pages listed and ranked on Google are the only things that matter today with regards to Internet marketing. While there’s most certainly a kernel of truth to the idea that a high ranking URL listing on Google is the most important thing to the success of one’s website, we urge webmasters to exercise caution in the methods they use to achieve this goal. And, we also suggest that great care be given in the selection and hiring of any search engine submission service advertising that they will submit your site to Google with guaranteed results.
There are literally thousands of so-called SEO experts and search engine submission “gurus” who offer to submit your website’s URL to Google and guarantee your web page or pages will be ranked in the top 10. More often than not, these claims are pure rubbish. In fact, many search engine submission services may do you more harm than good when submitting your site to Google. In most instances, a website owner should never need to pay a 3rd-party search engine submitter for a Google listing. And, be very cautious of the so-called free search engine submission services. Some of these companies could actually cause your site to be blacklisted on Google; and, if you’ve ever had that happen to any of your domains, you know just how painful a process it can be to restore the “good name” of your website in the eyes of the Google gods.
We’ve found that patience is the real key today to getting a site successfully listed on Google. Avoid the temptation to try shortcuts and sneaky methods for submitting your site to Google or any other search engines. Instead, we recommend using the free “Add your URL to Google” service in conjunction with Google’s Webmaster Tools resources. Don’t expect instant, overnight results. However, with patience, careful adherence to Google’s submission and website policies, and a well thought out plan for updating your site’s content, most webpage operates will see a natural, organic improvement in their Google page rank, without the risks and expenses sometimes associated with third-party search engine submission services. |
