Google and brand new websites

Why its not a good idea to submit your brand new site to googles site add

So you’ve created a website, and now all you need is to be listed at the top of search results, and to have the visitors come flooding in.  The good news is that hardest part of the work is over.  The bad news is that you are only beginning to get your site on the top of the heap.  You *could* rush off to Google and list your site manually, but don’t do it.  Resist the urge to try for the easy way out, and do the job right.  Why shouldn’t you list your site with Google?  The answer is very simple, and when we’ve explained it, you’ll be able to understand why such tactics are really little more than a trap for the greedy and unwary. 

You see, there’s a thing known in SEO circles as the Google Sandbox.  When a site is first submitted to Google, it is put into the sandbox, which is a sort of holding pattern.  This is because a very large number of new sites are of the fly-by-night variety, and most of them aren’t likely to go anywhere or accomplish anything.  Another reason is to thwart would-be spammers who are only using Google as a way to make quick sales, without much regard to the people or search engines that are the primary concern of all true webmasters.

The best way to get the word out is spend your time doing just that– getting the word out.  Visit other sites that have a similar focus to yours, and post messages in their forums that are meaningful.  Politely invite readers to visit your site, but do so at the same time as you are showing them how your site could be important to them.  Don’t waste your time posting messages that amount to “VISIT MY SITE!!”, as the only thing  that will be accomplished by doing so is to frighten off possible visitors, and maybe even get yourself deleted from the forum you posted on.  Instead post on relevant topics and think about you are submitting for others to read.  Tell yourself, as you are posting, that more flies can be caught with honey than with vinegar, and fill your posts with meaningful treats for the readers that make them want to visit your site and find out more.

Next, submit your site to directories that have the same focus as your website, or provide reputable listings of many types of sites.  The second category is mentioned specifically with DMOZ in mind.  By being particular about where you look for links back to your site, you are reinforcing the importance of the site.  Avoid directories that have a negative reputation, or are considered link farms, as these will often cause you more problems than gain you visitors. 

Create a blog on your website.  Post to the blog regularly, and submit the blog url to sites like ping-o-matic.com  Those sites, once they’ve sent spiders to visit a time or two, will list your blog, and Google will pick up on the site through them, which is much better than a straight submission to Google.  By posting informative and useful blogs, you not only jump-start your way into Google, but you also open the website to the possibility of some really popular post going viral, and suddenly being broadcast throughout the so-called blogosphere.

In short, the best way to get the most favorable exposure on your new website is to spend some time on other websites.  Your goal is to establish a list of sites that are willing to link back to yours, thereby creating a web-based community that is eager to see what you have, and visits regularly to find out what is new.  These links, called backlinks, take a little time to build up, but are far more valuable in terms of the site’s reputation even than a submitted link to Google, because those links will not only lead back to you, but will be, in turn, distributed to other places with similar interests.

Article written by SEOnotepad.com