Don’t submit to Google
SEO May 14th, 2008A lot of people think that in order to be listed in Google’s search results, you need to first submit your site to them. This is a complete lie. In order for Google to list your site, you need them to find you naturally through links from other websites on the web.
Google actually values sites that you submit to them lower than they value sites that they naturally find.
Google believes that if they have to be told how to find your site that the online visitors also cannot find your site. If other people can’t find your site, why should Google?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Then why does Google provide a Webmaster Tools site encouraging you to verify your site and have them crawl your sitemap?
May 14th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Hey Peter, I am talking about their addurl page here http://www.google.com/addurl/ . Of course, sitemaps are encouraged, but I think the initial “discovery” should be done naturally.
Thanks!
May 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I’d love to see your evidence that google likes sites that they find naturally more than ones which are subitted.
Whilst I agree that it’s much easier to get a site crawled quickly with a link from an oft-crawled site, google’s not going to penalise sites which are submitted through their own form.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Stu… I can’t give you a link out there to any written evidence (if that is what you are looking for). I am writing from my personal experience.