Have you ever wondered if your site is being indexed by Google?

The good news is that Google is automatically programmed to search the web to find sites to add to their index. However, it is not guaranteed that your site will automatically be picked up and then actually indexed.

How to add your website URL to Google:

1. First, determine if your site is already indexed by doing a site search. In the Google search box type in site:http://www.yoursite.com. If your site is indexed the search results will be listed.
2. If your site is not found with the site: search operator then go to the Google Submit URL utility and follow the basic steps to add your site.

How To Check Exactly What is or isn’t being indexed by Google:

Now that you have determined whether or not your site was already indexed, it’s time to take things a step further to ensure going forward you maintain your site’s indexing performance on Google.

1. Register for Google Webmaster Tools - a free Google Tool that gives you full control over viewing, editing and submitting your content for inclusion in the Google index.
2. Create an XML sitemap and upload it to your Google Webmaster Tools account – it’s also free and very simple to do with a site called xml-sitemaps.com.

What to do if your site is just not being indexed:

If you have added your URL to Google, and created a Google Webmaster Tools account and find that your site is still not being indexed by Google then take a look at Google Webmaster Site Central’s steps to add your site to Google.

As stated, it could be caused by the design of your site, how many relative sites are linking back to your site, you may have to wait until Google next web crawl as your site may not have been available during the last crawl.