Crawling

The process by which search engine bots discover and read web pages by following links and analyzing content. Ensuring your site is crawlable with proper HTML structure, sitemaps, and internal linking improves search visibility. Block sensitive or duplicate pages from crawling using robots.txt directives.

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  • Indexing

    SEO

    The process by which search engines add web pages to their database after crawling, making them available in search results. Well-structured sites with quality content get indexed more thoroughly. Monitor indexing status in Google Search Console to ensure pages are discoverable.

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