Improve your search engine rankings
Warning: Once listed with Google means any resubmission would not expedite your listing. If you are trying to locate the page where you have to submit your site, simply search ‘Google submit’ in Google. It is understandable that their page would rank on top of the list but you could attempt several other ways for them to decide on your site.
A novel way to get Google to notice your site is via links from sites which are heavily crawled. Using online directories could be the best and fastest way though. Google has the habit of scrutinizing top level directories regularly and when any site has links from these the site also gets noticed quicker.
The choice is between free and paid subscription directories and you have to pick your choice depending on the money available. Business directories which also have similar interest areas as yours are good since Google is always keen to find links between the two, when indexing your site. The area of operation between your site and the business directory ought to be common.
The sure shot way to get top rankings with Google is to get listed with DMOZ, sometimes called an Open Directory. This is however not the instantaneous way to get Google notice your website. DMOZ might take weeks or months to enlist you. This is because a category editor personally evaluates every site that is submitted and it all matters where in the line your site is located. One piece of advice, if you do plan to submit to DMOZ make sure you read the submission guidelines carefully and comply fully with what they ask.
There is yet another way to get noticed by Google and that is through submitting articles to article submission sites. Most of the reputed article submission sites permit you to insert a box called ‘About the Author’ or ‘Author Resource’. This is the place where you insert the link to your site.
Another benefit of writing articles is that when they are good, other sites find it relevant to use them on their sites. It is compulsory however that the ‘About the Author’ section is always tagged under your article as this result in your getting a free link. While this is a sure shot way to get Google index your site, if the articles talk of the same topic as your line of business then you can be really successful in generating more traffic to your site. Lastly, you definitely can submit directly to Google, but do give the options of directories and article writing a genuine try to get your site indexed.