Why can't I find my forum via the search engine?

by sailorwind on January 2nd 2009, 2:20 pm

I understand not being able to find my forum on, say, Google since I doubt it gets many hits (yet, hopefully) but even when I go on forumotion and use YOUR search engine for your own forums, it doesn't show up! Why is that? Here is the link, perhaps someone can inform me how I need to search for it to have it show up?

http://jobless.forumotion.net/forum.htm

by Base on January 2nd 2009, 2:29 pm

Hello sailorwind,

Before your forums actually show up on Google or something like that, Google bots will need to visit your forums. Just give it a wait and then they should come sooner or later. Google bots basically add search pages into Google from your forums. Hope I helped.

Regards,

Base

by Carryn on January 2nd 2009, 3:22 pm

Did you click YES for "participate in forum directory?"

Display>homepage>generalities

by sailorwind on January 2nd 2009, 4:50 pm

I'm definitely registered to participate in the forums directory.

And yeah, I know Google will take a while, I'm more worried about why I'm not showing up HERE.

by Dot Com on January 2nd 2009, 6:55 pm

You could always promote your forum in the forum on this site,

by Glad E Olah on January 2nd 2009, 7:15 pm

I just registered at your site. Although I do not need another site to attend I felt like you may need me at least until you get the site going. I am dealing with the same thing. My forum is about a year and half old now. Members have increased to 52 but some of those refuse to post. I have tried everything I can think up to promote members and posts.

Your forum is for the jobless and although I am not looking for work I do understand the turmoil you are in. Best wishes and good luck in 2009!

by MrMega on January 2nd 2009, 7:30 pm

What search engine did you use? If you used MSN, then you won't find it there, the forum needs to get popular. Try using Google or Yahoo!.

by sailorwind on January 3rd 2009, 2:30 am

Dot Com wrote:You could always promote your forum in the forum on this site,

I tried to do that earlier today, actually, but it told me I wasn't permitted to start a thread there?

Glad E Olah, Thanks! I do appreciate having another member. I'm trying to figure out how to best promote my forum, but my first obstacle has been this. And yes, I KNOW it won't show up on the search engines such as Google or MSN or Yahoo until it starts getting hits, once again, that is NOT my question. My question why can't I find it on the FORUMOTION search engine? No matter what I type it does not come up. If I didn't have it bookmarked there's a good chance I MYSELF would never find my forum again.

by ententinis on March 14th 2009, 3:19 am

Sailorwind I feel you. I have the same problem, and like you said its not a matter of Google finding my forum, this is about forumotion's search not finding my forum.
Unless forumotion's search engine is really a Google search engine

by cougar30 on July 6th 2009, 12:38 pm

How do you go about putting the HTML Meta Tag that Google asks for into you're forum?

Thanks in advance

Andy

by **kirk** on July 6th 2009, 12:57 pm

Glad E Olah wrote:I just registered at your site. Although I do not need another site to attend I felt like you may need me at least until you get the site going. I am dealing with the same thing. My forum is about a year and half old now. Members have increased to 52 but some of those refuse to post. I have tried everything I can think up to promote members and posts.

Your forum is for the jobless and although I am not looking for work I do understand the turmoil you are in. Best wishes and good luck in 2009!

Glad E Olah?
with all due respect?what dose this have to do with the issue on hand.
I am sure they are very grateful for you joining them. but messages like this are to be sent via pm.please stay on topic.
thank you.

by cougar30 on July 6th 2009, 2:32 pm

How do you go about putting the HTML Meta Tag that Google asks for into you're forum?

Thanks in advance

Andy

by groovybluedog on July 7th 2009, 9:37 am

google bots once they come once come every few hours

by cougar30 on July 7th 2009, 9:44 am

I need to put the HTML Tag onto my forum - As shown here on Google Webmaster tools. Any help on doing this on my forum would greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.