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I completed optimizing a site this weekend, as I completed a page, I submited to Yahoo, MSN, Google and directories. My question is, I began submitting like the 27th. Preiously, the site did not specify when to revisit, I changed that, however, since it was submitted previously this year, and it seems that the crawlers would get to it every month or so, do I need to wait a month or because it was submitted, will it be indexed sooner??

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For — crawlers do not follow a fixed timetable. How soon a page is rechecked depends on site authority, how often content changes, crawl budget, and whether the page is actually indexable. Below is a compact, practical checklist and realistic timing you can use while waiting.

  • Verify indexability: make sure the page returns HTTP 200, is not blocked by robots.txt, and has no noindex meta tag or a canonical pointing elsewhere. These are the fastest causes of "never indexed."
  • Use webmaster tools properly: submit an XML sitemap and check the Coverage/Crawl reports. The URL inspection / request-indexing feature can often trigger a much faster visit for individual pages, but it is not an instant guarantee.
  • Improve discoverability: ensure the page is linked from at least one already-indexed page and avoid isolated URLs. Quality inbound links from relevant sites help long term; random directory spam does not.
  • Check server behavior: frequent 5xx errors, slow responses, or rate limits will reduce crawl frequency. Review server logs to confirm bots can reach the page and how often.
  • Monitor and repeat sensibly: watch Search Console (and Bing Webmaster Tools) for indexing results and crawl stats. Avoid bulk, repeated "request indexing" for hundreds of pages — use the sitemap and steady updates instead.

Expectation: single pages can be indexed in hours to days if everything is correct and you use the URL inspection. Without that, indexing often occurs in days to a few weeks; sites that were crawled monthly typically stay on similar schedules until authority or content-change patterns change. As noted, patience matters; as noted, link signals matter — focus first on the indexability checks above. For official guidance, see the Google Search Central documentation: Google Search Central.

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Member Avatar for Webnauts

I would suggest you to sit back, relax and wait.

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Hmmm, thanks, but how long more or less??

Member Avatar for Webnauts

Hmmm, thanks, but how long more or less??

Can you tell me the url please?

Member Avatar for EFEXConsulting

better continue promoting it - post to different directories/catalogs and whatever, so the search crawlers meet link to your site quite often.

if they meet it on many forums be sure your site will be updated more often

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Can you tell me the url please?

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Thank you in advance for your help.

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