Is your Associated Content article not indexed by Google?  Try these three methods first to get your Associated Content articles indexed within days.

Before you Start

SEO makes or breaks your article.  Make sure you are using your keywords and keyphrases accurately.  Don’t keyword stuff.   If you’re not doing it correctly, it’s not going to be indexed properly.  Check the keyword density of your article using TagCrowd or Textalyser.

Now let’s move onto the indexing methods.

1. Hit up any highly trafficked web sites or forums that will allow you to post your article’s URL. Don’t spam it in hopes your article gets indexed–it’s not worth the hassle of dealing with angry Internet users.  Instead, post the article only once at a couple of high trafficked websites and explain one or two points to make it non-spammy.

Good example:  “I know everyone here is dealing with Diabetes.  I did some research about exercise and Diabetes, and it turns out this expert says we’re not exercising right.  What do you think? (LINK)”

If you ask a question, make sure to respond to the comments.  Don’t post the link and forget about it.  People know when you’re trying to use them.

Associated Content articles usually index within a few days using this method, but if it doesn’t work…

2. Take advantage of social networking. Not just any social networking website, however.  The main one you want to use is Twitter.

It helps to have an already established Twitter with a handful of followers, but if you don’t, start one right now and build up a following.  Don’t mass add people–add people that genuinely interest you.  Again, people know when you’re only trying to spam.  Spammers are loathed in the Twitter world.

Post your link once describing what you wrote and a link to the Associated Content article.  If you’re lucky, people will retweet your article and post your article link elsewhere, such as on their blog or website.  It increases your chances of getting indexed.

Note: Once really means once.  I’ve seen people who spammed the same links several times a day.  That’s a really good way to lose followers and gain a bad reputation.  Don’t be a Mr. Spam-a-lot!

3.  If all else fails, get bloggy. I suggest setting up a blog at Blogger (it’s owned by Google) and creating a post containing your article link.  Make sure to add a paragraph or two explaining your article’s topic.

You can also ask a friend to blog the link for you.  Not everyone has a trusted friend who is willing to do this, but if you have that option, go for it.

This should get your Associated Content article indexed by Google fairly quickly, say one to three days.  If your article is still failing to get indexed after two weeks, though, contact Associated Content immediately with the following information:

• Article URL
• Article name
• Description of the problem
• What you have done to rectify the problem

Associated Content can then help identify why it is failing to get indexed.

This article is a part of the AC Tutorials series on WJR.  To view all of the articles included in this series, visit the AC Tutorials section.