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b)  Check for No-index Tag Errors    Google will give you a chance to check your   3.  Use Social Media
           Google has a limit on the number of pages   site further.
        it can index effectively. It is sometimes good                              Social media such as blogs, Twitter, and
        to de-index parts of your website. You can do   2.  Submit a Sitemap      Facebook can help boost your SEO efforts.
        so by adding the no-index tag. This will help                             These sites host content. This content may
        prevent Google from crawling parts of your   You can submit a sitemap to Google using   contain information that Google should index.
        website that you do not wish to index. For   the Sitemaps tab in Google Webmaster Tools.   However, these sites do not have substantial
        example, if you have a forum, you can block it.  This will allow Google to update its index more   authority over Google. This is where SEO
                                             easily. You can check for errors and other   comes into play. You can use these sites in
        c)  Check for Proper Meta Tags       problems through the ‘Sitemaps’ tab on your   your outreach. Social media web admins
           Google has strict indexing rules   webmaster account page. A sitemap will allow   are some of the most active members of
        concerning meta tags. It expects them to be   you to specify which pages you want Google   the search engine community. You can get
        written in a specific way. If you are likely to   to index.               valuable information about how to improve
        modify your meta tags, it is always good to                               your SEO efforts by having a chat with them.
        check this out.
                                             Unofficial Means to Get a Google     4.  Maintain an Active Blog
                                             Re-Indexing
        d)  Check for Sporadic Downtime
                                                                                    A blog is a great way to get the word
           One of the common causes of an    1.  Use a Ping Service               out about your website. You can also add
        indexation problem is downtime. Your server                               some valuable content to your blog. Google
        may crash and take your website down. When   There are services that you can use to ping   considers a blog to be an authoritative web
        this happens, you will find that Google indexes   Google. There are discussions online advising   resource. This means that it will give it more
        some pages but not others.           the use of a ping service. It is important to   weight in its indexing process. The use of
                                             note that Google does not recommend using   a blog can work as a content marketing
        e)  Check for Sitemaps               this method. However, if you decide to try   tool. It can help you to target more relevant
           A sitemap is a list of all the pages on your   it, consider using Ping-o-Matic. This service   keywords.
        website. Google can crawl all the pages in   is designed to work with Google, so it has a
        the sitemap and index them appropriately.   better chance of getting indexed.  Conclusion
        Sitemaps are beneficial if your website
        contains several pages.              2.  Try guest posting and link-building   Re-indexing a website is a crucial task for
                                                                                  search engine optimization. To ensure that
                                               outreach
        f)  Check for Broken Links                                                Google is indexing your website appropriately,
           Broken links are one of the most    Guest posting can help your site to   you need to ensure that your site contains all
        common causes of indexation errors. They                                  the necessary elements. Using a ping service
                                             rank better in search engine results. This is
        can sometimes be repaired by performing                                   and guest posting is good to ensure that your
                                             because it allows you to create links from
        a manual recrawl of the link. It is good to                               website gets indexed. In conclusion, you can
                                             websites that are already indexed. You can
        periodically perform a recrawl of your website   also use link-building outreach to establish   take the following steps to get Google to re-
        if you want to keep it free of broken links.                              index your website:
                                             a link. The benefits of guest posting and
                                             link-building outreach are numerous. Guest   �  Use the URL inspection tool in Google
        The Official Way of Getting Google   posting can help your site to rank better   Search Console.
        to Reindex Your Site                 in search engine results; links help build

        1.  Use the URL inspection tool in Google   authority and visibility, and both measures can   �  Submit a sitemap to Google using the
           Search Console                    improve your SEO efforts.              Sitemaps tab in Google Webmaster Tools.


           The URL inspection tool provides Google   Outreach tactics can get you to the top   �  Use social media such as blogs, Twitter,
                                                                                    and Facebook.
        with a URL and suggests that Google should   rankings for fewer keywords. This is because
        check out the site to see if it is okay. Google   you are targeting less competitive keywords.   �  Maintain an active blog.
        will then generate a report about the URL and   Both guest posting and link-building outreach
        send it to you. If your website is excellent and   techniques have other benefits. They can   �  Use social media to boost your SEO
        is appropriately configured, Google will be   give you some insights into your competitors’   efforts.
        okay with it. But if there are any problems, the   SEO efforts and even help you identify new
        report will indicate the possible causes, and   keywords to target.


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