Discovery

What is discovery?

Discovery in SEO is when search engine bots find pages on sites.

Why discovery matters for SEO

Pages can’t appear in search results if search engines don’t know they exist. Additionally, how pages are discovered can influence their performance in search results.

Methods for search engines to discover pages

  1. Crawling
  2. Link Submission
  3. Sitemaps
  4. RSS Feeds
  5. Social Media
  6. Newsletters
  7. Robots Exclusion
  8. Robots Meta Tag

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