Undoubtedly this has been raised before but I can't find an answer using search. How do I get my forum to come up when I search for it on Google, Bing etc?

I've registered the site with Google webmaster tools but it seems to be locked on the message "Your request has been received and will be processed shortly." I can't get Bing webmaster tools to work for me, probably because I don't understand it.

Its difficult without content on your forum.

Google, Bing and other search engines will index your forum based on Content, well that's what moves you up the board and gets your site noticed.

I add my forums to this link: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url?continue=/addurl&pli=1