When I type in my website, livingintacoma.org, and it shows the website has robots.tx

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  hilton4961 · Member · Nov 24, 2014 at 8:20 pm

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  When I type in my website, livingintacoma.org. This comes up after the site address: “A description for this result is not available because of this sites robots.txt.” I had the site private when I first started but have changed it to public. How can I get rid of this comment on the internet for my website. It doesn’t help me get any traffic.
  Thank you Elaine

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

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  thatrobyn · Member · Nov 24, 2014 at 10:56 pm

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  Hey there!

  If you are having trouble with the way your site appears in Google, I highly suggest using Google Webmaster Tools to verify your site:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/webmaster-tools/#google-webmaster-tools

  We don’t have complete control over the way websites appear in search engines, but if you dot your i’s and cross your t’s when it comes to WordPress.com’s SEO suggestions, you’ll be in great shape to have your site display as you want:
  http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/seo-on-wordpress-com/

  Try out those suggestions, and please let me know if they solve the issue for you. Just a word of warning: new sites can take 4-6 weeks to be indexed properly on WordPress.com. I see that you registered your domain on October 23, 2015, so you’re closing in on six weeks, but the newness of your site could be one of the reasons your site’s description isn’t appearing yet.

  Please let me know how you’d like me to proceed. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks!

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  hilton4961 · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 12:36 am

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  Hi
  Thank you for your quick response. I read it and I think I understand what to do. I will try. Better yet, Can you do this for me?
  Thank you,
  Elaine

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  thatrobyn · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 1:10 am

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  Hey Elaine!

  I wish I could, but you’re going to have to enter private Google-related information to which I have no access.

  Certainly drop me a line if you get stuck at any step at all. Just make sure you follow our steps, rather than Google’s. Google’s instructions are great, but ours are a bit similar and are tailored to WordPress.com.

  Sending you the best! Thanks much.

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  hilton4961 · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 1:35 am

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  Hello,

  Okay. Thank you. I think I can do this. I have been trying to get on the site for about 30 minutes. Keeps telling me it is busy and to try again!
  So I am and I will. Elaine

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  hilton4961 · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 3:26 am

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  Okay. Got it done. All I really want to know is my site available to the public and not blocked by the robots.txt. Can you check that on my WordPress site?
  Not sure if it is or isn’t
  Thank you

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  thatrobyn · Member · Nov 25, 2014 at 7:56 pm

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  You’re all set! You did great. This is what I see when I google you now:

  

  That was amazingly fast. Nice work :)