How to list your new blog with the search engines?

• 

  bostonrealestatemaven · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 6:46 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  My new WordPress.com blog is barely two weeks old. I’ve not yet been “found” by the major search engines. What is the best way to get the ball rolling? Would the URL upgrade help?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

• 

  husdal · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 6:50 pm

  • Copy link

  I’ve not yet been “found” by the major search engines. Yes, you have:
  http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Abostonrealestatemaven.wordpress.com

  You only have two posts. Posting more and regularly is the only thing that helps.

• 

  bostonrealestatemaven · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 7:58 pm

  • Copy link

  Thanks, Jan; helpful. (Handsome site, by the way; my compliments.)

  Assuming I keep adding posts, will either of the following give me an advantage with the search engines over the long haul: 1) URL upgrade, and/or 2) WordPress.org site?

• 

  husdal · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 8:17 pm

  • Copy link

  You’re welcome and thank you for the compliments.

  Having your own domain does nothing in terms of being found by search engines. It’s your content that counts. Domains are more a matter of “branding”.

  Going for wordpress.org or not depends on what you plan do with your blog. If it’s just meant as a blog, wordpress.com will do fine. If you want to develop it into a company website or, in time, engage your readers more(inter)actively, wordpress.org has more options.

  That said, I would start using my own domain already now. That way you are already starting the branding process, and if you ever decide to go for wordpress.org or some other system you will not lose all the effort you have put into it since all links to your then ‘old’ URLs will be instantly transferred over to your new place of residence, so to speak.

• 

  bostonrealestatemaven · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 8:31 pm

  • Copy link

  Thanks, again, Jan, for the thoughtful answer. What you say supports what I’ve been assuming. Will do on the URL, which I already own.

• 

  bostonrealestatemaven · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 8:48 pm

  • Copy link

  Incidentally, I visited Bergen and vicinity some years back. Memorable trip.

• 

  husdal · Member · Oct 6, 2009 at 8:50 pm

  • Copy link

  It’s great city, indeed. Slightly off-topic now, aren’t we? Anyway, I’m glad I was able to help.

• 

  pbencivenga · Member · Oct 7, 2009 at 12:58 am

  • Copy link

  i can’t find my blog on the web shoulfd i change the name? Presently it’s called 750 square feet brownstone brooklyn

• 

  tellyworth · Staff · Oct 7, 2009 at 1:01 am

  • Copy link

  @pbencivenga you don’t have a blog, you have a post. Write some more and Google will notice you.