ArtSites Updates

Geoff and I are often asked some variation of the following questions:

• Why isn't Google showing my new text or new pages from my website?
• Why is Google STILL showing my old pages or text that I've removed / deleted?

Unfortunately, this has nothing to do with us.

Getting your website updates INTO Search Engines is completely driven BY the Search Engines!

This is because search engines decide on the frequency for "reviewing/updating" websites.

(And, unfortunately, we have little control over when or how frequently this happens.)

(However, because you are included in our ArtSites Artist Directory, your updates do happen more frequently than if you just had your own "individual" website.)

Based on what we've seen in the past, Google updates their database roughly weekly.

This means changes made to your website should show up in Google within a week or so.

That said, Google specifically states that it will NOT guarantee updates to a specific website within ANY specific time period.

So, keep that in mind and you may need to be patient ;-)

Regarding removed/deleted pages, these do take longer.

Google cannot be 100% sure if a page it cannot reach has been removed or if the website is just having some temporary problems.

Usually, Google allows for several weeks of not being able to reach a page before it deletes it from its database.

When you make changes to your website, keep in mind that your changes may take a week or more before Google shows your new information.

This is particularly important if you want to get your show announcements into Google.

Add any important information to your website ASAP, especially since it probably won't get updated immediately! ;-)

Yes, even websites require some pre-planning! ;-)