Guide to Getting Listed on DMOZ

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What is DMOZ?

Dmoz.org is a directory edited by humans that has been around since 1998. It was created as a cooperative environment that would allow volunteer editors to keep up with the Internet explosion. Once upon a time Yahoo used to be a directory – not a search engine – and dmoz was an alternative to this. Nowadays there is of course one crucial difference: We are now well into the Google era of information at your fingertips. Dmoz.org on the other hand is pretty much where it started.

The full title of dmoz is Open Directory Project. Dmoz is made up from the first letters of Directory Mozilla. The acronym reflects a loose association with the Mozilla project, an Open Source browser initiative by former owner Netscape. Originally called 'Gnuhoo' by founder Rich Skrenta, it was renamed Open Directory Project in the fall of 1998 when it was taken over by Netscape. Netscape itself was acquired by AOL shortly after, and dmoz ws one of the assets included in the acquisition.

In order to get your blog or website lísted in the dmoz directory, you have to submit it. The site you submitted will then be reviewed by individuals (known as Editors) who are assigned to various categories within the dmoz directory.

Is a DMOZ Link Worth the Effort?

It is only fair to say that dmoz is no longer what it used to be. You may notice that whenever you make an online search these days a Wikipedia entry is often on the first page. This used to be the case for dmoz, meaning it was a good referrer of traffic to websites. The key words here are 'used to be'. The category pages of dmoz do not rank well at all anymore, so traffic referral is next to nothing.

It is not all bad though. Google, for instance, has its own directory which is pretty much just a re-branded version of dmoz. This shows that it is still recognized as an authoritative website, a fact that is demonstrated by the high PageRank of some of its pages. Furthermore, many websites use dmoz's data which means if you get in dmoz you may inherit far more backlinks than you expected.

One of the reasons why dmoz is still considered authoritative is that you cannot pay to get listed, as is the case with many other directories. Providing a reciprocal link is not an option either, so dmoz seems more or less incorruptible. That is the good news. Unfortunately, with many thousands of websites being submitted every week, there are simply too many for the Editors to handle. This means wesites are not reviewed very often and so the content of dmoz is out of date - especially compared to all modern search engines.

Dmoz may no longer be the “holy grail of directories”, but there is no reason to get too negative. It only takes a few minutes to submit, so there is no harm in trying!

How to Submit to DMOZ

Make sure you give your website a thorough health check before submitting it. Have you checked it for broken links, bad spelling and missing graphics? These are some of the things your website can be rejected for - so do not kick yourself in the balls!

In order to submit, you must visit the category you wish to submit to and click on 'Suggest Url'. It is important to follow the guidelines, because if you miss just one element you will be rejected. For the full steps to submitting, visit:

http://www.dmoz.org/add.html

Ensure you do not spam your submission with keywords or be “creative” with the title. You may get away with things like that in other directories, but not with dmoz. If you are reading this article you should already be aware of the basic techniques of Search Engine Optimization, so the description you give dmoz should be related to your website as well as the keywords for which you want to rank.

For help in writing the best entry simply take a look at entries already within the category you are aiming for. If they are in, they must have done something right! This is also a good time to ensure the category is the right one for your website. Take a look at the websites within the category and make sure they are similar to yours. If they are not, it is best to find a more suitable category.

How Long Does It Take to be Accepted?

Dmoz is well known as an authoritative directory website. Needless to say, it is very popular and thousands of websites have been submitted. Despite having a large number of editors, the fact that each entry is reviewed by a human means the process takes quite some time and the backlog builds up. Considering dmoz has been running since 1998, that backlog has grown year on year. Therefore, you should not be surprised to hear that you may have to wait up to year for entry.

After submitting your website to dmoz it is worthwhile looking at your web analytics program and searching for the telltale sign of your website being reviewed. The address to check in your logs for is 'editors.dmoz.org'.

Is There Any Way of Speeding Up the Process?

Not really. The biggest mistake you can make is to get impatient and assume that you have been forgotten about, and then re-submitting. You could easily be rejected for this. Likewise, even though deep links and multiple categories are not banned from dmoz, it is probably best to avoid the potential downfall of doing this.

However, there is one way to get into dmoz relatively quickly. Naturally, people are drawn by the high PageRank of the main categories. Thing is, these are the sort of categories that take literally years to get into. It can be as little as a few weeks to get into a sub-category with a lower PageRank. The reason being that fewer people submit their website so the backlog of submissions is much shorter. Choose your category wisely!

I Think DMOZ Rejected My Website, But Why?

Often websites are not actually rejected, they are just taking a long while to be reviewed. If you submitted your blog or website to one of the busier categories you will have to wait months before having your website reviewed. This is why it is so important that you take care to write the best entry for getting in, not the best entry for your Search Engine Optimization campaign!

Another common occurrence is that your website may be listed in a different category from the one you actually submitted to. It is quite common to see a website moved to a more local category, if you have a .co.uk. or .de domain for example. Make sure you use the dmoz search tool before presuming your site did not get in.

If you are sure your site has been rejected and it is not down to a) a bad description, or b) your website being littered with broken links, you can contact the editor of the category. Simply visit the category you submitted to and scroll to the bottom to the editors' names. Sometimes you will see a “volunteer to be an editor” link, in which case you need to go up a level to see the editor for the parent category instead.

When you click on an editor's name, you will have an option to email them. You can also see their dmoz activity under their “Bookmarks”. This will help you find the best editor to contact (if there happens to be more than one). It goes without saying that you should be polite and professional when contacting them.

There are myths and legendsfloating around forums and chat-rooms about “corrupt” editors who only accept websites after receiving a “gift”, but chances are that a minority of editors may be managing categories that are related to their professional background. Unfortunately, that may mean some direct competitors of theirs might get rejected, no matter what the rules are.

Tell me about your experiences with dmoz.org.

Good luck!

 

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How to Write Great Blog Content – The Concept of the Pillar or Cornerstone Article

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While doing some research for this article I realized that I needed a reference to what is good blog content. I came across a post by Yaro Starak, the blogger who probably coined the phrase “Pillar Article”, and he offers a pretty good definition of what good content is.

Below you find a definition and examples of the Pillar Format, as described in his book Blog Profits Blueprint, one of the best textbooks on successful blogging.

The concept was first used in a guest post on Problogger.net sometime in 2006, where following tip on how to find more blog readers could be found:

Write at least five major “pillar” articles.

Generally speaking, a pillar article is a tutorial style post aimed to teach your audience something or other. Usually they are rather long (more than 500 words) and offer lots of very practical tips or advice. The post you are currently reading could be considered a pillar article since it (hopefully) is very practical and a good “how-to” lesson. This type of article has long term appeal, stays current (which means that it is not dependent on current fashions or technical standards, etc.) and offers real value and insight. The more of these “pillar” articles you have on your blog the better.

Similar phrases that essentially describe the same thing – good blog content – are “Flagship Content” by Chris Garret and “Cornerstone Content” by Brian Clark. Their articles and ebooks are worth reading if you want to know what makes a good blog a good blog.

Back to Yaro and his definition.

What Is A Pillar?

A pillar is blog content, usually an article, which achieves a number of very important things:

• It will bring a lot of traffic to your blog.
• You will get more backlinks (other sites linking to your blog).
• It will continue to bring readers to your site for a long time as you and other people refer to it, even though it may be buried somewhere in your blog archive.
• Eventually, it will bring in traffic from search engines (largely because many other web pages link to it).
• You can list it in a separate area (e.g. in the sidebar under a label like “useful resources” or “mostpopular articles”) together with all of your other pillars so your best content is esy to find and the value of your site clearly demonstrated.
• It is not time dependent, so it will remain relevant and popular for months - maybe years - to come.

How to Create a Pillar/Flagship/Cornerstone

Unfortunately, there is no exact formula for producing an article that will become a pillar or cornerstone or flagship, but there definitely are some key characteristics you can work on. You may be pleasantly surprised when an article that does not seem like one becomes a pillar, or disapointed when you pour your heart into a great article and it does not do anything for your traffic at all.

The following types of articles make especially great pillars/flagships/cornerstones:

1. The “How-To” Article

This is a staple pillar article concept. Make sure you only write “how-to articles” on topics you genuinely understand how to do and are experienced in.

A few examples:

• As a marketing consultant you could write about how to market a business without spending a lot of money.
• If you happen blog about cats write about how to find the best cat food.
• If you blog about how to write a book you might want to consider creating a how-to guide on approaching publishers.
• If your blog is about food write on how to prepare and serve popular dishes.
• If you blog about the things that happen in your life you can write how-to guides on self development based on the lessons you had to learn the hard way (e.g. How to find a job; how to end a relationship; how to adapt a house for the arrival of a baby; etc.).

It should be reasonably obvious which how-to topics are popular and relevant to your audience and which you feel capable of explaining well. Remember to tell a story if you can!

2. The Definition Article

Many industries have key concepts which new readers probably will not know to much about. If an important concept iscomplex and hard to grasp you should consider writing a pillar article that defines the concept, clearly explaining what it means and how it can be implemented.

It may seem simple and obvious to you, but remember, you are an expert in your field and your readers most likely are not. Therefore you should do your best to explain it to the newbies in the simplest of terms - and try and tell a story as an example.

A glossary definition page is a great pillar article. If there are a handful of key concepts in your field of expertise, compose an article that lists the concepts and provides a one-paragraph definition for each. A resource page like this is makes a good reference piece and will be referred back to by other bloggers and websites.

You may ask yourself why you should bother doing this if most terms are already defined elsewhere on the web at sites like the omnipresent Wikipedia. It is alright to link to other websites for definitions, especially in the short term – for instance, when you are in the process of setting up your blog or website -, but it is a lot better if you write your own definitions. It keeps readers coming back to your blog, increases your pageviews (the total number of pages your blog readers view) and visitor length (how long readers stay at your blog).

It gives you a chance to describe a concept in your own words, using your own unique story and voice. This helps to build credibility and trust.

It is always smarter to include your own version of a definition if you are capable of explaining a term or concept instead of linking to other sites and driving traffic away from your blog or website.

3. Present a Theory or an Argument

If you blog about politics, writing an article discussing your theories about democracy, freedom, capitalism or the UN can make a great pillar article.

The important thing here is to present some unique thought. State your opinion on a major issue in your industry, or even on a mainstream topic that you suspect your readers will take an interest in.

Try not to simply rehash what other people have said and clearly present your own thesis. Encourage conversation and coments about a topic that is often discussed and is not time-dependent and you will draw traffic to your blog.

Do not be afraid of starting a controversy. This is one of the best methods to get people to notice your blog.

4. Create a resource like a free report, white paper, an e-course or e-book

One of the all-time favorite pillar/flagship/cornerstone concepts. A document such as a white paper (a small document, approximately 5-15 pages long, which teaches how to do something) or a series of articles that can be combined to create a course make a fantastic pillar.

How to present your information:

• Create a PDF your readers can download. The major benefit of this method is that the file can and will be shared (by forwarding forwarding through email for example) and you may benefit from viral marketing effects, especially if you produce a top quality e-book or report.
• Publish several related blog posts and interlink them. You can also highlight them as a stand-alone series in your archives or on your articles page.

If you cannot decide on the best method to distribute your free resource(s), my suggestion is to offer it in as many ways and formats as possible. Make a PDF available for download, publish the articles individually, make them available via email, and offer them in formats suitable for the new ebook readers. That way you will be able to maximize your exposure and cater to the widest possible audience.

The important thing is to create a complete all-in-one solution to a common problem. Similar to the how-to article, a free resource is a powerful pillar/flagship/cornerstone concept because it shows your expertise and brings in consistent traffic.

5. The List

You have probably come across quite a lot of these at other blogs. The usual titles are “Top 10 Ways To…” or “20Tips To Improve…”, etc., etc. These tend to work well for a number of reasons:

• Lists are easy to digest for human beings. It has been tested and proven time and again that articles in the 300-700 word range containing lots of clear dot-point bulleted lists and a compelling headline are good traffic pullers. It is all about simplicity of consumption for people with short attention spans – i.e. your average web surfer.
• Lists provide lessons that are instantly practicable. Plus, people love to share lists with other people. Consequently list articles are often linked to by other bloggers and added to social bookmarking sites that drive traffic.

Provided your list follows all the standard pillar concept rules – timelessness, original content, problem solving ideas – and you keep it directly applicable to your audience, it has a good chance of becoming a pillar/flagship/cornerstone.

But be wary of providing lists of topics well covered by other people or on very simple concepts. As usual, the more personal your list, the more likely it will perform well.

6. The Technical Blueprint

A technical blueprint is very much like a “how-to” or a white paper. The major difference is that it focuses on the technical aspects of a problem. Technology-focused bloggers are very adept at writing blueprint pillar articles because they love to use graphs, spread sheets and graphics to demonstrate how something works.

A technical blueprint is a step-by-step, visually enhanced article demonstrating exactly how to complete a task. Sometimes pictures explain things better than words could do. Designers and programmers use this style of blog post to show how they code a website, alter an image using Photoshop, code software, or attach a file to an email.

You can apply the principle to almost any industry that has common tasks which may be complex to understand. In this case it is more about the concept and the images than the story.

If you have access to the necessary resources, creating a blueprint-style blog post that clearly demonstrates how to do something is a perfect pillar concept.

This post covers some of the most basic and powerful pillar article concepts you can apply to your blog or website. If you write a lot of articles using one or more of the concepts above you will have a solid foundation for a successful blog.

Note: This article is a summary of a much longer text on how to create a successful and profitable blog. The title of the book is “Blog Profits Blueprint”, it was written by Yaro Starak.

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Submitting Your Blogger Blog to Blog Directories

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This post discusses the benefits of submitting your Blogger blog to blog directories and provides a comprehensive list of some of the best blog directories on the internet today. This is an introductory article aimed at novice bloggers but is suitable for any blogger who wishes to build site traffic quickly.

Benefits of Submitting to Blog Directories

By adding your Blogger blog to a number of blog directories you are likely to increase traffic to your site expotentially. If your site has not been getting the kind of traffic you were expecting it could be that you have not generated enough inbound links to your site. Signing up to some of the top blog directories will create quality backlinks and expose your site to many potential visitors.

I have signed up for each blog directory in the list of recommendations below and in all cases have found that they have generated at least a little bit of site traffic. A few have boosted traffic considerably and have helped me establish new blogs quickly by generating an audience. A couple of blog directories have more than exceeded my expectations. TopBlogLists and BlogCatalog fall into this category - attracting 20 or so unique visitors within a day of sign up.

How Do Blog Directories Work?

Most blog directories require that you place their button somewhere on your blog. In some cases the button's function is to track visitors from your blog or website to the directory. Some buttons may also reflect the ranking of your blog in relationship to other blogs in your chosen category within the directory. If you see a number appear within the button it denotes your blog's position.

Get Organized Before You Begin Submitting to Blog Directories

In order to add your blog to a blog directory you first need to register. The sign up process will run more smoothly if you get organized before you begin. I suggest that you take the following steps first:

1. Craft a description for your blog of roughly 250 - 400 words.
2. Check your feed details as you may be asked to provide the URL of your feed. (This is especially important if you have burned your feed at a feedburning service like Feedburner.)
3. Make sure you know the exact URL address of your blog or website. If in doubt, navigate to your home page and check the the URL in the address bar.
4. Decide which email address you are going to use. Blog directories tend to create quite a lot of mail. Therefore, you should consider carefully which email address would be best - unless you want to have your mailbox clogged up on a regular basis. You may decide to start a new email address specifically to handle this kind of mail.
5. Decide on an easy to remember (but not to obvious!) username and password and stick to it throughout. This will make life a lot easier than trying to remember twenty different usernames and passwords. (Alternatively, you could get yourself a password safe that encripts and stores all of your passwords so you only need to copy and paste them. One of the best around is the free KeePass Password Safe.)
6. Determine your top six keywords and keyword phrases as most blog directories ask you to provide these tags.
7. With such a big choice of blog directories to submit to it pays to be systematic. Keeping a list of where you have signed up in Notepad or a similar program will help guard against double ups.

How to Add a Blog Directory Button to Your Blogger Blog

Most blog directories send out an email on sign up. You need to click on the link to confirm your membership. In most cases you will then be directed to a menu where you can begin adding your blog or blogs to the directory. Once you have entered the details of your blog the directory will generate the button code which can be copied and pasted into a standard HTML/JavaScript widget. It is a good idea to place all buttons together in one widget for convenience and to reduce loading time.

To add a blog directory button to your Blogger blog navigate to Layout --> Page Elements --> Add a Gadget --> HTML/JavaScript. Paste the button code in the Content section. Save.

List of Recommended Blog Directories to Get Started

As mentioned above, I have signed up for all of the blog directories listed below. The blog directories are in no particular order, with the exception of BlogCatalog and TopBlogLists which I have placed on top of the list because I have found them especially helpful.

BlogCatalog

 BlogCatalog is a social community for bloggers and one of the largest blog directories on the internet. It is one of the best options to begin promoting your own blog and to connect with other bloggers. BlogCatalog offers lots of linking options. You can add a button, a link to your blogroll or verify your site using a meta tag and dispense with a visible site link altogether. In addition you can add a BlogCatalog Readers widget to your blog like the one shown here.

TopBlogLists

Ranking of pages is done according to the number of unique visits each blog brings in to TopBlogLists.

TopBlogging

Easy sign up. Only one keyword phrase permitted, so make it a goodie. Ranking is based on unique visitors.

TopBlogArea

This blog directory tracks unique visitors. No option for visitors to vote. Every month statistics are reset to zero to give everyone a chance of being highly rated.

BlogTopSites

A nice control panel for site management. Ranking of pages is done according to the number of unique visits each blog receives in a month.

TopOfBlogs

Ranks blogs according to the number of visits a blog receives in a certain amount of time (daily, weekly, monthly, etc.).

BlogTopList

Requires two buttons to be placed on your blog. One is the tracking button which tracks number of visitors and displays the rank of your site. The other button is the voting button. If a visitor votes for you it is equal to 100 unique visits.

BlogPulse

Tracks thousands of blogs. Submit yours. Try doing a check first. You may be surprised to find your blog has already been located automatically.

BlogFlux

Over 155,000 blogs currently (Feb. 2010) in the BlogFlux directory. Nice Control Panel interface. Sign up is immediate although all submitted blogs are checked manually which will result in a time delay before your blog will appear in the directory.

Blogarama

Top 100 most popular section. Score increases depending on variables like users ratings, incoming traffic and outgoing traffic.

MyBlogDirectory

Blog of the day feature chosen on the basis of the number of unique visitors directed by the blog to the directory per day. The blog of the day gets the whole of the site traffic for that day. Blogs are listed randomly so that every blog gets equal exposure.

Other Blog Directories You Might Be Interested In

Bloggernity
Free Blog Directory
Blog Rankings

For more information please consult my post 21 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog to.

Lists of Blog Directories

For a comprehensive list of blog directories go to:
Great Blog Directories for a list of free directories

In this post I have told you a little bit about the benefits of submitting your Blogger blog to blog directories. I have suggested ways to get organized to make the process less daunting and I have recommended some blog directories which I have personally found to be useful. Adding your Blogger blog to these blog directories should result in an increase in site traffic.

Good luck!

 

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How to Submit a Sitemap of Your Blogger Blog to Major Search Engines

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If you have not already submitted your Blogger website and sitemap to the major search engines this article will help you through the process. Submitting your Blogger (also known as Blogspot) blog to the two most popular search engines Google and Yahoo is a must if you are interested in having your site crawled and indexed quickly; and it is still the easiest way to attract more visitors. But you may want to cast your net a little wider. If so, there are a couple of other search engines worthy of your attention that you may not even have considered. In this post you will find information about how to submit your blog and sitemap to 5 major search engines: Google, Yahoo, Bing, Moreover.com and Ask.com.

How to Submit Your Site and Sitemap to Google

For a step by step walkthrough of how to submit your Blogger blog to Google as well as verify your site and add a sitemap please refer to my article How to Submit the Sitemap of Your Blogger Blog to Google.

How to Submit Your Site and Sitemap to Yahoo

Yahoo controls a fair share of the search engine market and therefore getting your Blogger blog crawled and indexed by the Nr. 2 among search engines needs to be a priority. For an in depth tutorial on how to submit your site, verify it and submit a sitemap to Yahoo Site Explorer please see my article How to Submit Your Blogger Blog to Yahoo.

How to Submit Your Site and Sitemap to Bing

It is now possible to submit a sitemap directly to Bing at the Webmaster Center. For detailed information about how to submit a Blogger blog and sitemap to Bing please refer to my article How to Add the Sitemap of Your Blogger Blog to Bing.

How to Submit Your Site and Sitemap to Moreover.com

In the past, submitting your Blog sitemap to Moreover.com expedited indexing in MSN (now Bing) because of a standing arrangement that Moreover would provide the submitted feeds to MSN for crawling and indexing. At the time of writing it is not clear if this is still useful as sitemaps can now be submitted directly to Bing. However, since there is no harm in doing so I suggest giving it a try.

To submit a sitemap to Moreover copy and paste the following line into your internet browser address taking care to replace yoursitename with the actual name of your site:

http://api.moreover.com/ping?u=http://yoursitename.blogspot.com/rss.xml

If all is well you will receive the following success message:

How to Submit Your Site and Sitemap to Ask.com

It is worth submitting your sitemap to Ask.com, formerly known as Ask Jeeves. Besides being considered an important search engine the company owns Excite, Bloglines, MyWay and iWon. Ask.com also is one of the participants in the Sitemaps Protocol Program.

Submitting your Blogger sitemap to Ask.com is fairly easy. Just copy (Ctrl + C) and paste (Ctrl + V) the following line into the address bar of your internet browser:

http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http://yoursitename.blogspot.com/rss.xml

Once again, make sure to substitute yoursitename with the actual name of your site.

Provided everything works out fine you will see a success screen like this:

In this post I explained how to go about submitting your blog and sitemap to 5 major search engines: Google, Yahoo, Bing, Moreover.com and Ask.com.

Good luck!

 

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How to Add the Sitemap of Your Blogger Blog to Bing

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Although Bing only gets a fraction of search engine traffic compared to Google and Yahoo submitting your Blogger sitemap and blog is still worthwhile. This tutorial covers the steps that are necessary to add your site to Bing via the Webmaster Center. Since this tutorial is specifically aimed at beginners and those new to blogging with Blogger.com, very little knowledge is assumed - although it would be useful to anyone interested in a walkthrough of the Bing submission process.

How to Add Your Blogger Blog and Its Sitemap to Bing

1. Login to Bing Webmaster Center with a hotmail account if you have one. Otherwise you will need to sign up first.

2. By default you will be taken to the Add a Site page (if you are adding your first site) or the Site List page(if you already have asite listed).

3. On the Site List page click the Add a site button. Then enter the URL address of your blog in the box provided.

4. Then enter the address of your sitemap in the box provided.

The address of your sitemap is: http://yoursitename.blogspot.com/atom.xml (you can also use rss.xml)

Be sure to substitute yoursitename with the actual name of your site.

5. Enter your email address if you wish Bing to contact you if it encounters problems.

6. By default you will be signed up for periodic news updates. If you do not want this you need to uncheck the box.

7. Click on the Submit button.

8. Next you will be taken to the Authenticate Ownership of Website Page. You will be given two authentication options. Choose the Meta Tag Authentication Method by highlighting the code provided and copying it using Ctrl + C. Keep this browser window open as we will come back here.

9. In a new tab or window of your browser login in to your Blogger blog and navigate to Layout --> Edit HTML. It is a good idea to backup your template at this point in case you inadvertently overwrite some existing code. For a backup of your site Click on Download Full Template.

10. Locate the <head> tag which will be about 5-10 lines from the top. You can paste the code anywhere in the head section. The best place would be after this line: <title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>

11. Save Template.

12. Return to Bing Webmaster Centre and click on the Return to Site List button.

13. All going well you will now be able to see your Blogger website listed in the Site List.

14. Click on your site and you will be taken to the Site Summary - Webmaster Dashboard page.

15. It is now a matter of waiting for MSNBot to crawl and index your site. You will need patience as this is by no means a fast process. Do not forget to sign out of MSN Webmaster Tools when you are done.

Tip: For a faster response you can also try submitting the sitemap of your blog to Moreover.com. In the past, Moreover has provided the submitted feeds to MSN for crawling and indexing. I am not entirely certain this is still in force but it is simple to do - so just try it. Simply copy the code below and paste it into your browser address bar

http://api.moreover.com/ping?u=http://yoursitename.blogspot.com/rss.xml

Be sure to substitute yoursitename with the actual name of your site.

If successful you will receive the following message:  Thank you for your ping. The moreover database will be updated with the new data from your url - http://yoursitename.blogspot.com/rss.xml as soon as possible.

In this post I have shown you in detail how to submit your Blogger blog to Bing as well as how to authenticate your site and add a sitemap.

Good luck!

 

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