How to get your website indexed on the internet quickly?

When you own a website, one of the priorities is to gain visibility as quickly as possible. The first step towards this is getting indexed on the internet, so that users can find your site when they search on a search engine.
There are several ways to optimise or speed up this indexation. Here are a few of them.

First step: check whether you are already indexed

In fact, while some pages seem to take a very long time to be indexed, others appear to be indexed almost instantly. This varies depending on when bots — virtual robots that collect information from website pages — pass through.
You may therefore already be indexed without needing to follow the tips below. To check which category your site falls into, a simple Google search will tell you. Type "site:your-site-url.com" into the search engine.
If your site is already indexed, it will appear in the search results page. If it does not appear, you will need to take steps to get your site indexed.

Your site needs content

All the pages on your site must offer unique, useful content for the internet to index them.
To understand the logic, you can think of it like a book a publisher receives. The cover/design may be brilliantly conceived, but if the inside of the book is empty, the publisher will quickly move on and leave the book to gather dust. The internet works in the same way with websites. That is why ensuring that each page offers content specific to it is crucial.

Drive traffic to your site

Even if the site is not yet indexed, users can still visit it. And if users visit your pages, the internet will understand that there is useful information there just waiting to be indexed.
How do you drive traffic concretely? There are several possibilities and techniques for doing so; we will detail two of them.

Commenting on blog posts

Commenting on an article purely to redirect people to your site via a link is entirely counterproductive. On the other hand, if you have genuine added value to contribute to the article, the people who read your comment will recognise the opinion of a knowledgeable voice and may be more inclined to look up your site.
In short, leaving a bare URL is best avoided. At worst you will be flagged as spam, at best ignored. Adding something of substance and leaving your link in passing is already a better approach.

Participating in groups on social media

Social media is a valuable ally on the web. Particularly those that offer communities — private or otherwise — around a given topic. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ all offer numerous groups that you can join.
Join groups that cover the subject relevant to you and that seem promising. When the time is right, you can share your site's address.
This can take time. Internet users are not particularly fond of people who join groups solely to promote themselves. But if you manage to establish a genuine dialogue, members will then be happy to discover your website.

In short, there is no magic formula. For effective traffic to your site, genuine engagement and communication around your work is the key.