why can't i find my website using google search bar?

[sherry g]

You need to search engine optimize (SEO) your site. All of the sites that are ranking on the first few pages of Google all have SEO.

Google and other search engines use complex algorithms to rank sites. And these algorithms are always changing. Search engine optimizing your site adds the key components Google uses in its algorithms, therefore giving your site a higher ranking.

The first thing to search engine optimization is choosing one or more keywords to use. These would be the search terms people type into the Google space bar that brings up the related websites.

Once you know what keywords you're going after, write lots of RELEVANT content using your keyword many times appropriately.

Next is getting back links. Joining forums, social bookmarking sites, and submitting articles about your site to directories are some ways to achieve this.

Twitter is one of the biggest things about to explode on the internet. Lots of people use it right now but it will soon be one of the most relevant social tools on the internet. Add a twitter widget to your site. Get followers by following others.

I don't know if you're doing the HTML coding for a free site, but if you are, make sure your coding is correct as well as your meta tags.

And lastly make sure you submit your site to Google so it will get its pages indexed.

A lot goes into getting a page ranked in Google. If you don't SEO your site, you may find your site but it will be on something like page 44 where no one else will find it.

Good luck with your website. Just know that it takes time since Google only crawls your site every 7-10 days or so. But if you put forth an effort, you can get on page one!