Why isn't my site being indexed by google?

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Cannot work out why my site Golfswing is not being indexed by google. Can anyone provide any info and advice on how to get it indexed?
Thanks Graham
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  • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
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  • Profile picture of the author donhx
    I'm seeing it okay. But you won't get any ranking until you do all the standard SEO stuff in the site itself. It's showing all the default WordPress info. Also, you have no Sitemap.

    Hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author ghepburn
    OK thanks. However it is not searching for any keywords which is a problem.
    Thanks,
    Graham
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    • Profile picture of the author donhx
      Originally Posted by ghepburn View Post

      OK thanks. However it is not searching for any keywords which is a problem.
      Thanks,
      Graham

      You are in a highly competitive niche, I see. You need to do a lot of competitive intelligence to beat that crowd in the rankings. Like I said, it appears you haven't even done basic SEO yet since all the default WordPress data is showing in the search.

      Like I always say, "SEO is a process, not an event." Do all the keyword stuff, get as many backlinks as your competitors, and all will be well in a month or two.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Fire
    As Greg pointed out, your site is indexed but you have some linking errors on your home page:

    http://golfswing-system.com/golfswin....com/golfswing


    Directs to a 404. You should fix that.
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  • Profile picture of the author E. Fire
    BTW - he does have a sitemap:

    http://golfswing-system.com/sitemap


    Anyway, fix the errors, validate your code using the W3C validator, and do what Don says. But fix the on-site problems first or it will be to no avail.
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    • Profile picture of the author donhx
      Originally Posted by E. Fire View Post

      BTW - he does have a sitemap:

      http://golfswing-system.com/sitemap

      I see that now, but it said it was missing on the search page.

      Also, someone said they were getting a 404 error on the site, but I didn't get that my my search, the site comes up fine.

      However, when you click on the "click to improve your golf swing now" link, it goes to a really bad looking affiliate page. I see problems of converting there.

      Also... so many sites with nearly identical domain names. Yikes! A very crowded niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author Offershock
    It took me 1 hour to index number 3 with another post on this forum
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  • Profile picture of the author ghepburn
    I am actually trying to search highly for the keyword 'golfswing' as opposed to 'golf swing' as it has a lot less competition.
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    • Profile picture of the author Georgech
      Originally Posted by ghepburn View Post

      I am actually trying to search highly for the keyword 'golfswing' as opposed to 'golf swing' as it has a lot less competition.
      From what I see from your landing page, the primary keyword you are targeting is "improve your golfswing" right?

      If so, you can further enhance the keyword optimization by putting this keyword at the start and end of your content...

      Include some related and LSI keyword within the content...

      I have checked your site rankings for a couple of potential ranking keywords...but it seems that there is no high Google rankings so far...Just keep on doing regular backlink building based on the keywords you want to target and you'll see positive result...
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