Please note: if your site is listed with Google already, then any further attempt in submission would not help expedite listing. For first time submissions, an easy way to find the page for submissions is to search for ‘Google submit’ in Google. Understandably, their page would be the first to feature on the list but there are other ways which can be deployed to make your site stand out and get picked up by them like using backlinks.

A successful way to index your site by Google is through important links with other heavy-traffic sites. Using online directories and there are plenty of them could of course be the best and the most effective way. When your site is tagged with links from high ranking directories you get indexed faster since Google routinely examines these top directories.

It all ultimately depends on the money available and your personal choice as you can opt between free and paid subscription directories. Business directories which are in line with your business type are best since Google always looks for pertinence before indexing you. The business directory ought to have a lot of commonality with your line of business and your site.

The most proven way to get good Google ranks is to enlist in DMOZ, which people also call an Open Directory. This however can not hasten the process of Google picking up your site. DMOZ might take weeks or months to enlist you. This happens since every site submitted has to pass through a personal quality check by a category editor and everything depends on where your site is in the line. One important point to remember is that when submitting to DMOZ, you must ready and follow their stipulations thoroughly.

Another good way to get Google to index your site is through writing articles and submitting them to the article submission sites. Nearly all the worthy article sites allow you to leave behind your tell tale signature box called ‘About the Author’ or ‘Author Resource’. It is at this place that every author leaves the link to his site.

One more advantage of writing articles is that if they are worthy, other similar sites pick them up and use them in their sites. It is to be understood though that they must carry the Author details section at all times and this gives you a free link to your site. This is one successful way to get picked up by Google and if the articles deal with same subject as your business, then chances of increased traffic to your site are far more.