Google indexing currently uses Googlebot — Google's web crawler. The company recently announced that they'd be trying out the IndexNow protocol. They will put this new protocol to the test to see whether it fits into their sustainability efforts. Find out more about this change here. Google indexing currently uses Googlebot — Google's web crawler. The company recently announced that they'd be trying out the IndexNow protocol. They will put this new protocol to the test to see whether it fits into their sustainability efforts. Find out more about this change here. https://advdms.com/blog/google-looks-into-the-indexnow-protocol-for-crawling-and-indexing/

1. Google Looks Into the IndexNow
Protocol for Crawling and Indexing
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2. While current Google indexing and crawling
efforts are efficient, they’re open to trying the
IndexNow protocol.
As you know, search engines crawl and index
website pages. Search engines find,
understand, and organize everything published
on the internet. They pull up and offer the most
relevant information to the user’s query.

3. With search engine optimization, the most
critical piece is the visibility of your content
across search engines. Your content will not
appear on search engine results pages
(SERPs) if they can’t find you. Advanced
Digital Media Services is here to explain how
crawling and indexing works and how the
IndexNow protocol will change the landscape
of indexing by Google.

4. What Is Crawling and Indexing?
The internet is a vast space filled with billions of
information. Before you start your search, search
engines apply crawling and indexing protocols.
On Google, web crawlers, also known as
Googlebot, gather all the related information.
Google uses web crawlers to find web pages
available for the public, and they scan these
pages and follow links included in the content.

5. The process is much like what a user does when
browsing. Web crawlers go through all these links
and bring back the data on Google’s servers.
Once web crawlers find a web page, Google
renders all the content on the page — taking
signals like website freshness and keywords. All of
this information is tracked on the Google Search
Index.

6. Google indexing means running an analysis of a
web page’s content and meaning. If it follows the
webmaster guidelines set by Google, your page
will come up in Google search results. Google
Search index is like the index you see on the back
of a book — there’s an entry for every word on
every web page’s content.

7. Does This Affect Your Search Engine Ranking?
Now that you know the answer to “what is
crawling and indexing?” your next question might
be about whether it affects your ranking in SERPs.
When users type in a search query, search
engines go through their indexes and find
relevant content. Then, they rank the results
according to relevance. For crawling and indexing
to be effective, web pages should be visible and
accessible.

8. There are also things you can do if there are
certain pages that you don’t want search
engines to crawl and index. While there may
be reasons why you want to do this, you need
to make sure that the rest can be found
through search engines’ crawling and
indexing protocols.

9. Google Indexing: Why Is Google Not Indexing
Your Website
There are several possibilities as to why Google’s
current crawling and indexing protocols haven’t
encountered your site. It could be a problem with
your SEO efforts because you’re not gaining
organic traffic for your website.

10. Here are some of the reasons why your site
isn’t indexed yet:
Your website doesn’t have a sitemap.xml.
Google hasn’t crawled through your site yet.
Your website has a lot of duplicate content.
It takes a long time for your website to load.
Your website has crawl errors.

11. Google Indexing: Does the IndexNow Protocol
Change Anything?
Recently, a spokesperson from Google announced
that they would be trying out the IndexNow
protocol, a new initiative from Yandex and
Microsoft. This protocol is open to all search
engines. With IndexNow, website owners will have
all their web pages and content indexed instantly
by the search engine.

12. According to Google, their Google indexing and
crawling efforts are efficient, but they will see
whether the IndexNow protocol can contribute to
their current sustainability efforts. Now, Google is
taking a calculated approach to this new
protocol.
Google has also been vocal about being carbon
neutral since the year 2007. According to Google’s
statement, they’re well on their way to becoming
carbon-free by 2030 — across all their campuses
and data centers. As Google is all for making
processes efficient, they will test out the potential
benefits of the IndexNow protocol.

13. What makes IndexNow protocol different from the
current crawling and indexing protocols is that
there’s no need for web crawlers to check whether
web pages have been updated. This process
saves plenty of bandwidth, time, and resources
for both search engines and website owners.

14. Cloudflare
Akamai
Wix
Botify
Yext
Duda
Here are some of the companies that are showing
support for the IndexNow protocol:

15. How Does the IndexNow Protocol Work?
This protocol is user-friendly and simple. Website
owners will have to create a key on their server
and post the URL to the specific search engine. All
IndexNow-participating search engines will get a
notification for the change. Here’s a step-by-step
guide:

16. First, generate a key, supported by the
IndexNow protocol from this key generation
tool.
Once you have the API key, host the key in the
root directory. Make sure that it’s in txt format.
Doing this will help verify the ownership of the
URLs you’ll be submitting.
Start submitting URLs when you have added,
updated, or deleted web pages. You can either
submit a single URL or bulk URLs.
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17. Why Did Google Change Its Mind?
Initially, Google didn’t participate in the IndexNow
protocol. Based on their statement, they want to
see whether this new protocol will help with their
goal of becoming carbon-free in the future. It’s no
secret that Google’s crawling and indexing efforts
are top-of-the-line.

18. They’re involved in improving their crawling
efficiency, and just last year, the search engine
giant’s Googlebot supported the HHTP/2 — a
much better data transfer protocol. With the
entrance of the IndexNow protocol, the landscape
of search engine optimization is evolving. Instant
indexing makes it easier for websites to provide
updated content across search engines.
As experts, we know that the IndexNow protocol is
a game-changer in the SEO industry.

19. Although Google is still in the testing phase for the
said protocol, this shows promise both for website
builders and search engines. Advanced Digital
Media Services provides clients with top-notch
SEO services. We’re up-to-date on the latest
trends and changes in SEO.
If your business is yet to dip its toes in the digital
world, we’re here to help. We offer different SEO
packages that fit your digital goals. Schedule a
call with us today, and let’s discuss the future of
your business online.

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