Now that you have the content of your website text-rich and in tip top shape, let's move onto other things that will help with the SEO of your site.
Get the word out!
A great way to help the SEO of your site is to be linked to by other sites. No, we don't mean participating in sketchy 'I'll link to yours if you link to mine' type deals. We mean good old fashioned getting your work out there -- by being interviewed, written about, participating in networking events, art residencies, and the like.
Google Webmaster Tools
If you do not currently have a Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) account, be sure to sign up for one. Directions on how to connect your GWT account to your OPP site can be found here:
http://wiki.otherpeoplespixels.com/help/cp/google-webmaster-tools
If you already have a GWT account, please check it regularly to see if you have any messages from Google regarding your site.
Submit your URL to Search EnginesIf you have not yet submitted your URL to Google, you may do that using the link below:
You can also request submission to Yahoo and Bing:
When submitting to Bing, please note that you don't have to set anything up with Bing Webmaster Tools. Simply go down to the bottom of the page to submit your URL using their 'deprecated tool'.
You should also submit your URL to this independent, non-profit Web monitoring project that links to Google's directory.
Ask Google to Recrawl your Site
Once you have made sure that the content on your site is rich, detailed and relevant, and you have taken all the steps listed in our Google Help section, you can ask Google to reconsider your site, if you think it's been awhile since they have visited your site. Directions on how to do this, and a link to the page to request reconsideration are below. No need to worry about the technical or code related stuff here, as we take care of making sure that all this is in compliance with Google's webmaster guidelines:
Remember that all changes to your site will take some time to be reflected in Google's index.
Happy SEO-ing!