Taking wordpress blog live

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  tlcfiji · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:09 pm

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  Hi. Still very new at this. Do I need to have a website host to be able to have my blog searchable on Google. I have published the pages I need to, but still can’t locate it on Google – even with very focused keywords. Please help.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:13 pm

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  Hi there,
  It takes time and the frequent publication of fresh content in posts (not pages) that cannot be found elsewhere on the internet to get search engine attention. http://en.support.wordpress.com/search-engines/
  For verification see > http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/
  10 factors that expedite indexing > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/21/omg-i-cant-find-my-blog-on-google/

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  tlcfiji · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:22 pm

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  Thanks timethief. So just to put one part of my query to rest, do I need to have a host to launch my blog from, or is the blog automatically live/searchable once the pages/posts are published? thanks

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  timethief · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:26 pm

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  No you do not need to hire a web host. You already have one ie. WordPress.com is you blog host. WordPress.com pings the major search engines every time you publish and/or delete. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/02/15/new-content-wordpress-com-pings-for-you/

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  tlcfiji · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:28 pm

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  Thank you thank you. You’ve been a great help.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 1, 2012 at 9:29 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog.