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I recently launched a mini project and was shocked at how difficult and long it took to get any of its pages properly indexed on Google. It's almost as if Google is actively trying -not- to index anything as a way to reduce spam, by forcing the people who really care to jump through 100 hoops. A great way for the dark web remains dark.
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I'm not sure I agree that the people doing the search are the customers here
I’m really curious to know who exactly you think are Google Search’s customers in the context of this thread about SEO.
Google Search's users are people who do the searching.
If a service is free to use, you are the product.
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Yes and no. I mean, just because something gets indexed doesn't mean Google values it and is willing to expose its customers to it. The consistent problem with SEO is that most SEOs don't understand Google's business model. They don't understand Google is going to best serve its customers (i.e., those doing the search). SEOs (and their clients) need to understand that getting Google to index a turd isn't going to cha…
For a company not interested in pointing their customers to turds, they sure do point them to a lot of turds.
I recently launched a mini project and was shocked at how difficult and long it took to get any of its pages properly indexed on Google. It's almost as if Google is actively trying -not- to index anything as a way to reduce spam, by forcing the people who really care to jump through 100 hoops. A great way for the dark web remains dark.
Is there something for the opposite? I don't want google (or any other scrapper) to index my website. Afaik, robots.txt is not authoritative.
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j DROP
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j DROP
sudo ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 80 -j DROP
sudo ip6tables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 443 -j DROP
The annoying thing about this is that it will ruin this feature for everyone else. I, and many others, use this for requesting to index time sensitive content.
Yes and no. I mean, just because something gets indexed doesn't mean Google values it and is willing to expose its customers to it. The consistent problem with SEO is that most SEOs don't understand Google's business model. They don't understand Google is going to best serve its customers (i.e., those doing the search). SEOs (and their clients) need to understand that getting Google to index a turd isn't going to cha…
+ this technique might make engines aware of your content, but doesn't guarantee indexation whatsoever.