Q and A: How do I get Google to index more pages on my site?

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Q and A: How do I get Google to index more pages on my site?

Tag: Q and A, google webmaster tools, link building, seo, sitemaps — Kalena Jordan @ 9:42 pm

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Dear Kalena…

I am currently reaching #1 in Google but only for two pages of my site. My question is how do I get more than two pages to return ranking? I don’t believe Google is indexing more than the two pages. How can I change this?

Gloria

Dear Gloria

Easy peasy. You need to create an XML sitemap of all your web pages and upload it to the Google Webmaster Tools area. Once you set up a Webmaster Tools account, you’ll be able to keep track of how many pages Google is indexing, what indexing issues, if any, Googlebot strikes and other useful statistics about your site’s visibility in the Google index.
But getting your pages ranking towards the top of the search results is more tricky and will require you to learn and implement some SEO tactics. You should also consider improving your site’s link popularity by obtaining more incoming links from relevant, trusted sites, particularly those in the same industry. This will help boost your rankings for industry-specific keywords and phrases.

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2 Responses to “Q and A: How do I get Google to index more pages on my site?”

Q and A: Why do my search positions fluctuate so much in Google? | Ask Kalena says:
March 26th, 2008 at 2:15 am

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July 2nd, 2010 at 1:45 am

Links are very important, but do not forget site structure, pages that are buried deep in site structure, need more pr juice to be indexed.