Getting indexed on AltaVista

[Danny Sullivan]

> We are trying to get our website (http://www.gov.on.ca/MCZCR/archives)
> indexed on AltaVista.  We submitted out URL about a month ago, were told
> that "the robot has recorded the URL" and that "it would be indexed in a
> day or two,"  and still nothing has happened.  If you search "Archives
> of Ontario" a number of hits are returned, but none of them is our
> specific URL.

The page that you submit will indeed be recorded. It will take longer 
for your entire site to be recorded. And even then, Alta Vista will 
only index a portion of your pages.

You can check for all your pages already in the index by using the 
tips here:

http://searchenginewatch.com/checkurl.htm

You can get more information about why all your pages won't get 
recorded here:

http://searchenginewatch.com/avsize.htm

And again, if you have a specific page you want in the index, submit 
it. That page, or any page you submit, will indeed appear within 1 or 
2 days, in most cases.

> Does anyone have any solutions, including a contact at AltaVista
> (which, I might add,  they don't bother to provide on their
> website)?

Use the Help/Feedback link at the bottom of the page, which will take 
you to another page, where you can send questions.

danny





 

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Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Watch
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