{"id":16540,"date":"2019-07-23T04:26:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T12:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/?p=16540"},"modified":"2023-10-05T03:06:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T08:06:15","slug":"submit-website-to-search-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/submit-website-to-search-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Submit Your Website to Search Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-txt\">If search engines don\u2019t know your website exists, your chance of ranking isn\u2019t an improbability; it\u2019s an impossibility.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But do you still need to submit your website to search engines in&nbsp;2021?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll learn in this&nbsp;guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#reasons-to-submit-to-search-engines\">Reasons to submit to search engines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-search-engines\">How to submit your site to search engines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-check-if-site-is-indexed\">How to check if your site is indexed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-fix-indexing-issues\">How to fix indexing issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#why-submitting-isnt-enough\">Why submitting your website isn\u2019t enough<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"hub-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SEO basics guide\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/svg\/6.svg\"><div class=\"hl-title\">New to SEO? Check out&nbsp;our<\/div><div class=\"hl-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/seo-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEO basics guide<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Reasons to submit\" data-section=\"reasons-to-submit-to-search-engines\">\n<h2>Do you need to submit your website to search engines?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Probably not, but it can help them discover it faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google and <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/alternative-search-engines\/\">other search engines<\/a> don\u2019t rely on manual submissions. Their primary way of finding new websites and pages is <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/70897?hl=en\">crawling<\/a>. That\u2019s where computer programs continually re-check known websites for new links to new content. Any useful content they find gets added to their&nbsp;index.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div> Matt Cutts explains more about crawling and how it works in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BNHR6IQJGZs\">this video<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, search engines will <em>probably<\/em> find your website on their&nbsp;own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there are a few benefits to submitting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Better safe than sorry. <\/strong>It\u2019s quick to submit your website, so why risk search engines not finding it?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give them more information. <\/strong>Keep search engines updated about changes to your content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improve your website<\/strong>. Submitting your website to Google and Bing gives you access to free tools to help improve your website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Submitting to search engines\" data-section=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-search-engines\">\n<h2>How to submit your website to search engines<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Google and Bing <a href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-to-stop-supporting-public-url-submissions-to-its-search-index-302571\">both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bing.com\/webmaster\/september-2018\/Anonymous-URL-Submission-Tool-Being-Retired\">discontinued<\/a> their URL submission tools in 2018. Now the only way to submit your website to these search engines is to submit your <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/\">sitemap<\/a>. For other search engines like DuckDuckGo and Yahoo, there\u2019s no need to submit your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can usually find your sitemap at one of these&nbsp;URLs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>yourwebsite.com\/sitemap_index.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/1-xml-sitemap.jpg\" alt=\"1-xml-sitemap.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t see your sitemap there, check your <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/robots-txt\/\">robots.txt<\/a> file at yourwebsite.com\/robots.txt. Most websites list the location of their sitemap here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2-robots-txt-sitemap.png\" alt=\"2-robots-txt-sitemap.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re still having no luck, chances are you don\u2019t have a sitemap. You\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/\">create one<\/a> before continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that\u2019s out of the&nbsp;way\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the official ways to submit your website to search engines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-google\">Submit via Google Search Console<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-bing\">Submit via Bing Webmaster Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-yahoo\">Submit your site to&nbsp;Yahoo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-duckduckgo\">Submit your site to DuckDuckGo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-baidu\">Submit your site to&nbsp;Baidu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-google\">How to submit your website to Google<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\">Google Search Console<\/a>, hit \u201cSitemaps\u201d on the left menu, paste in your sitemap URL, then hit \u2018submit.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3-search-console-submit-sitemap.png\" alt=\"3-search-console-submit-sitemap.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div> You\u2019ll need to have added and verified your website in <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/34592?hl=en\">Google Search Console<\/a> to do this. Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/34592?hl=en\">this tutorial<\/a> first if you haven\u2019t done&nbsp;that.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have multiple sitemaps, repeat this process.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Recommended reading:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/submit-website-to-google\/\">How to Submit Your Website to Google in&nbsp;2021<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommendation\"><div class=\"recommendation-title\">Just want to submit an individual page to Google?<\/div><div class=\"recommendation-content\">\n<p>Paste the full URL into the Search Console\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9012289?hl=en\">URL Inspection tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the page isn\u2019t indexed, you\u2019ll see the \u201cURL is not on Google\u201d warning. Hit \u201cRequest indexing\u201d to ask Google to crawl and index the&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4-url-inspection-not-on-google.png\" alt=\"4-url-inspection-not-on-google.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If the page is indexed, you\u2019ll see the \u201cURL is on Google\u201d confirmation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5-url-inspection-on-google.png\" alt=\"5-url-inspection-on-google.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If the URL is on Google, you don\u2019t need to do anything. However, it\u2019s good practice to request reindexing after updating and <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/republishing-content\/\">republishing content<\/a> as it may help Google to recrawl and reindex the page faster.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-bing\">How to submit your website to&nbsp;Bing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/webmasters\">Bing Webmaster Tools<\/a>, select \u2018Sitemaps\u2019 on the left menu, paste in your sitemap URL, then hit \u2018Submit sitemap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-bing-webmaster-tools-submit-sitemap.png\" alt=\"6-bing-webmaster-tools-submit-sitemap.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have multiple sitemaps, repeat the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-yahoo\">How to submit your website to&nbsp;Yahoo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/business\/8174763.stm\">Bing\u2019s index powers Yahoo<\/a>. By submitting to Bing, you will automatically submit your site to Yahoo. So there\u2019s nothing to do&nbsp;here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-duckduckgo\">How to submit your website to DuckDuckGo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DuckDuckGo doesn\u2019t allow website submissions. They discover and index websites from <a href=\"https:\/\/help.duckduckgo.com\/results\/sources\/\">over four hundred sources<\/a>, including DuckDuckBot (their web crawler), Wikipedia, Bing, and other partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s nothing you need to do here other than <a href=\"#how-to-submit-your-website-to-bing\">submit your website to Bing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"how-to-submit-your-website-to-baidu\">How to submit your website to&nbsp;Baidu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You only need to submit to Baidu if your website targets people in China, where <a href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/search-engine-market-share\/all\/china\">Baidu has a 66%+ market share<\/a>. Because the process is quite convoluted, we won\u2019t discuss it here. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webnots.com\/submit-site-to-baidu\/\">here\u2019s an excellent guide to Baidu submission<\/a> in case you need&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Check indexing\" data-section=\"how-to-check-if-site-is-indexed\">\n<h2>How to check if your website is indexed<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Many similar guides say to check indexing status by searching Google for <code>site:yourwebsite.com<\/code>. However, this is unreliable and won\u2019t reveal whether a site or page is indexed. Using the tools provided by search engines themselves is the only reliable way to check indexing status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Google<\/strong>, head to the Coverage report in <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\">Search Console<\/a>, select the \u2018Valid\u2019 tab, then hit one of the lists under details to see indexed URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/7-search-console-coverage-report.png\" alt=\"7-search-console-coverage-report.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to check the status of a particular URL, use the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/9012289?hl=en\">URL Inspection tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For Bing<\/strong>, use their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/webmasters\/help\/site-explorer-c680da37\">Site Explorer<\/a> and filter by indexed URLs. You can then explore all the pages on your site that are indexed. To check individual pages, use their URL Inspection tool.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Fix indexing issues\" data-section=\"how-to-fix-indexing-issues\">\n<h2>How to fix indexing issues<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If your website or webpage isn\u2019t indexed, the first step is to figure out why. You can\u2019t hope to fix the issue unless you understand what went&nbsp;wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that, paste the URL into Google\u2019s URL Inspection tool and check the coverage error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/8-coverage-error-search-console.png\" alt=\"8-coverage-error-search-console.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few common issues in Search Console and what they&nbsp;mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Excluded by \u2018noindex\u2019 tag. <\/strong>Google is blocked from indexing the page because of a noindex <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/meta-robots\/\">robots meta tag<\/a>. Remove this from the page if it should be indexed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blocked by robots.txt. <\/strong>Google can\u2019t crawl the page because it\u2019s blocked in <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/robots-txt\/\">robots.txt<\/a>. Remove the block if it should be indexed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page with redirect. <\/strong>Google won\u2019t index redirected pages, so remove the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/301-redirects\/\">redirect<\/a> if the page shouldn\u2019t be redirected.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duplicate without user-selected canonical. <\/strong>Google believes this page is <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/duplicate-content\/\">duplicate content<\/a> and has chosen to index what it believes to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/canonical-tags\/\">canonical<\/a> instead. Usually, this isn\u2019t an issue, but you should investigate further if you believe the page should be indexed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"sidenote\"><div class=\"sidenote-title\">Sidenote.<\/div> You can find a full list of Coverage report errors and issues <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/7440203?hl=en\">here<\/a>. <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended reading: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/google-index\/\"><em>10 Ways to Get Google to Index Your Site (That Actually Work)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"post-nav-link clearfix\" id=\"section1\"><a class=\"subhead-anchor\" data-tip=\"tooltip__copielink\" rel=\"#section1\"><svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 14\" style><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path d=\"M0 0h14v14H0z\" \/><path d=\"M7.45 9.887l-1.62 1.621c-.92.92-2.418.92-3.338 0a2.364 2.364 0 0 1 0-3.339l1.62-1.62-1.273-1.272-1.62 1.62a4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.885 5.884l1.62-1.62L7.45 9.886zM5.527 5.135L7.17 3.492c.92-.92 2.418-.92 3.339 0 .92.92.92 2.418 0 3.339L8.866 8.473l1.272 1.273 1.644-1.643A4.161 4.161 0 1 0 5.897 2.22L4.254 3.863l1.272 1.272zm-.66 3.998a.749.749 0 0 1 0-1.06l2.208-2.206a.749.749 0 1 1 1.06 1.06L5.928 9.133a.75.75 0 0 1-1.061 0z\" style \/><\/g><\/svg><\/a><div class=\"link-text\" data-anchor=\"Why submitting your website isn't enough\" data-section=\"why-submitting-isnt-enough\">\n<h2>Why submitting your website isn\u2019t enough<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Google searches return hundreds of thousands of results. But according to <a href=\"https:\/\/backlinko.com\/google-ctr-stats\">this study<\/a>, almost nobody clicks beyond the first&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9-backlinko-second-page-of-google.png\" alt=\"9-backlinko-second-page-of-google.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For that reason, getting your website indexed isn\u2019t enough. If you want traffic from search engines, you need to rank on the first page for your target <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/what-are-keywords\/\">keywords<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How? It\u2019s complicated, but here\u2019s the general process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FUYAe5ROeP0<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-get-on-the-first-page-of-google\/\"><em>How to Get on the First Page of Google [Interactive Guide]<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, even getting on the first page isn\u2019t enough if you want lots of traffic because most people click one of the first three results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/10-clicks-to-top-three-google.png\" alt=\"10-clicks-to-top-three-google.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And most people overwhelmingly click the first result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/11-organic-ctr-by-position.png\" alt=\"11-organic-ctr-by-position.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So what you really want is to rank high for your target keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rm1MbJneLSI<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recommended reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/how-to-get-on-the-first-page-of-google\/\"><em>How to Rank Higher on Google (6 Easy&nbsp;Steps)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Google and Bing will probably find your website even if you don\u2019t submit it. The same goes for other search engines. But it\u2019s still worth manually submitting your website, even if just to give them a bit of extra information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also worth re-submitting web pages that you update or change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did I miss anything? Ping me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshuachardwick?lang=en\">on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But do you still need to submit your website to search engines in&nbsp;2021? 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