How to Submit Your Site to Ask.com

While Ask.com is a distant fourth in the top 4 search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing and then Ask.com - AOL is not included as it uses Google's index even though it has about the same marketshare as Ask.com) it can provide traffic and is an important part of any SEO effort.

Ask.com does not allow URL submissions as most other search engines do, instead the ONLY way to proactively submit your site to Ask.com is via an XML sitemap ping. This ping is VERY EASY and takes no time at all. Here is all you have to do.

Use the URL listed below and replace, 'www.MYSITE.com' with you URL and make sure you have an XML sitemap at this location - www.MYSITE.com/sitemap.xml. It is that easy.

http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A//www.MYSITE.com/sitemap.xml

If you do not have an XML sitemap you can create a free one online here:



Link - XML-Sitemaps.com

Get Indexed in Bing Today - Quick and Easy Bing XML Sitemap and URL Submissions

Since Bing is all the rage as of late, I thought I might provide some quick tools to help all those webmasters in need:

Bing XML Sitemap Loader:
Use this URL and replace, 'www.MYSITE.com' with you site URL - it is that easy

http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=www.MYSITE.com/sitemap.xml

Bing Website Submssion:
Link - Bing Website Submission


Need to create an XML sitemap for FREE? Check out this free service:


Link - XML-Sitemaps.com

GET INDEXED TODAY!