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Will google index my site which is created using a subdomain
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Short answer: yes — Google will index pages on a subdomain, but a few specific checks make the difference between “eventually found” and “seen fast and correctly.”

As pointed out, being crawlable matters. Confirm the subdomain actually resolves and is public (no HTTP auth, no firewall blocking). Check the host-level crawl rules at the subdomain root (the robots file for that host) and any server or header rules (for example an X-Robots-Tag) that could tell crawlers to stay away. Also make sure pages return normal 200 responses and that you’re not accidentally redirecting everything to another host or version.

If you want visibility and control, add the subdomain to Google Search Console. For coverage across all subdomains consider a domain-level property (requires DNS verification); for a single subdomain use a URL-prefix property. Place a sitemap that lists full subdomain URLs where crawlers can fetch it and submit it for the matching Search Console property. Use consistent rel=canonical values so Google indexes the version you want. Internal links from the main site and at least one natural external link will also speed discovery — avoid spammy link exchanges.

Quick troubleshooting steps: run site:subdomain.example.com to see indexed pages, use Search Console’s URL Inspection to check crawl/index status and request indexing, and inspect server response headers if a URL isn’t being indexed. If problems persist, review robots/meta rules, server responses (401/403/404/soft-404s), DNS and CDN rules. Indexing speed varies, but these checks will catch the usual causes when a subdomain is not appearing in search.

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Member Avatar for almostbob

yes
get a google account
verify
(follow the instructions on google webmaster tools to get your site indexed) re links design
submit your sitemap online sitemap generator
do not join a link exchange, many are a negative effect on your page ranking

family.mysite.com
www.mysite.com

in the google index

incidentally the script that says " we reccomend using firefox "
is wrong, this is not an IE browser at all, and not IE6,
Opera
you alienate many more of your visitors than you will get converts to another browser.
not a commercially viable idea.

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As long as robots are not prohibited from searching your host, and as long as your homepage is named the name your host requires, the indexing should be automatic. Mine always appear within a day or two without any coaxing from me. I don't have to do anything, except upload the new pages and provide a link or a path of links that reaches from the homepage to the new pages.

I used to have a website on a host that prohibited robots. But because other people linked to my pages after I told them where they were, they also appeared on Google. I am amazed that some of them are still there, even though the site is now just a link site of the old urls with simple pages containing links to the new pages on my new site.

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Midimagic is right, if the site is indexed at all
the googlebots pick up changes rapidly
my advice is if the site is completely new, and has no or limited external links

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