[zen-r]

Thanks PC-Whizz -your tip has proven useful.

I submitted my website to Google, Yahoo & Microsoft search engines several weeks ago. It was indexed & appeared in Yahoo & Microsoft soon after (I can't remember how long after exactly -probably under a week). I was even pleased to see how high up in the search results it appears, given the right few keywords -especially as the website is only a make-shift design at this stage, with only 1 page & few links.

However, many weeks later it still remains absent from Google. It amuses me that this means that even if you type the full web address for the website in Google's search box, it still can't find it. Duh! )

I then came across your tip, added the website link to my signature in this forum, & hey presto, the very next day my site was at last appearing in Google! OK, it only appears within the text for a link to this forum, but it is a start. I'll give Google's bots another chance to index my site, & hopefully within the next few days, it may actually have a direct link. I'll report back here to update any results.

Also, thanks to others for the site-mapping suggestion. I had already heard about this tip, but haven't used it myself yet, as the website only consists of 1 page & a map seemed a bit pointless! As soon as the site gets developed, I will definitely add a map. Judging by your comments, having a site-map could be a key factor in getting rapid indexing within Google.