ArtSites Updates
(posted on 24 May 2013)
We often receive this question from new ArtSites artists, Why Isn't My Website in Google or Why Isn't My Website on the First Page of Results?
In the Internet Explorer sample above, you will see that the address bar is the upper most input area to your far left! (Here's a more detailed article on How to Find Your Address Bar and What It Looks Like.)
Your Address Bar is where anyone can type in your new website address and reach it! (even if Google hasn't indexed your website yet ;-)
The other input boxes are Google (or other) Search boxes and if your website has not been indexed, they will not find it there :-(
If you're not sure, here's a tip: Press the following keys simultaneously: Ctrl and L (PC) or Command and L (Mac) and the address bar will be highlighted and you can start typing!
If your website HAS been indexed and it's not on the first page, there may be several other issues:
You do have to be patient and over time, your rankings will improve and Google will hopefully list you closer to the top! ;-)
You are probably running up against a couple of issues.
In terms of the issue about not finding your new website on Google, this is due to Google's policies.
Google does NOT immediately index every new website. In fact, Google purposely waits a few weeks to make sure that your website is not a "spam" website and is legitimate.
You should also know that Google penalizes websites that are less than 6 months old or have made substantial changes within the last 6 months.
Again, this is their way of ensuring that people are not creating websites that are not legitimate.
So, when you setup your website, be patient because it may take a few weeks before you see your name in the Google results.
HOWEVER, your website is "live" and anybody can view it if they type in your website address in their "address bar" (NOT Google Search Engine!)
Speaking of which, your "Address Bar" is the area at the top of your web browser that has the http:// or https:// or just the website page address in it (see below).
In terms of the issue about not finding your new website on Google, this is due to Google's policies.
Google does NOT immediately index every new website. In fact, Google purposely waits a few weeks to make sure that your website is not a "spam" website and is legitimate.
You should also know that Google penalizes websites that are less than 6 months old or have made substantial changes within the last 6 months.
Again, this is their way of ensuring that people are not creating websites that are not legitimate.
So, when you setup your website, be patient because it may take a few weeks before you see your name in the Google results.
HOWEVER, your website is "live" and anybody can view it if they type in your website address in their "address bar" (NOT Google Search Engine!)
Speaking of which, your "Address Bar" is the area at the top of your web browser that has the http:// or https:// or just the website page address in it (see below).
In the Internet Explorer sample above, you will see that the address bar is the upper most input area to your far left! (Here's a more detailed article on How to Find Your Address Bar and What It Looks Like.)
Your Address Bar is where anyone can type in your new website address and reach it! (even if Google hasn't indexed your website yet ;-)
The other input boxes are Google (or other) Search boxes and if your website has not been indexed, they will not find it there :-(
If you're not sure, here's a tip: Press the following keys simultaneously: Ctrl and L (PC) or Command and L (Mac) and the address bar will be highlighted and you can start typing!
If your website HAS been indexed and it's not on the first page, there may be several other issues:
- If you have a fairly common name, you may not rank high enough to get on the first page, especially when your website is new.
- You have little text on your website and that makes it difficult for Google to know how to categorize your website.
- That said, your website should represent your work and you should NOT artificially try to add words and phrases that do not represent what you are doing.
- What you should do is get words onto your website that do describe the work or your process for creating your work.
- Additional, try to use "geographic" words that help people know where you're located. Often buyers and people are looking for local artists!
This process can take time too so just keep improving your website and the search engine rankings will follow.
You do have to be patient and over time, your rankings will improve and Google will hopefully list you closer to the top! ;-)
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