How To Get Your Facebook Page Indexed Quickly In Google

byRoybretton

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2 days ago

I created a new Facebook page for my online business a few weeks ago, it was probably about a month to six weeks ago. I must admit I was watching Kyle’s Boot Camp and he suggested creating a Facebook page, I was a bit reluctant to do that, as I’m not a fan of Facebook! However, I have taken Kyle’s advice and created a page on the rather clunky and painful Facebook platform.

After about a month, I typed my name into Google and expected to see the page show up. Nothing appeared at all. Even when I searched my name plus the word “Facebook”, it was completely missing.

I must admit I was quite surprised, as I would expect Facebook pages to be indexed pretty quickly, but that wasn’t the case. I’m guessing I probably had about 10 posts on Facebook at the time, which I thought would have been adequate for the page to become indexed, but that wasn’t so.

The good news is that you can speed up the indexing process with a few simple steps. I’ve now implemented these myself, and I wanted to share them here because many of us at Wealthy Affiliate use Facebook to support our websites, YouTube channels, and affiliate marketing platforms, etc.

Why New Facebook Pages Don’t Show Up in Google Immediately

Allegedly, Google does not automatically add every new page to its index. It looks for signals first – things like:

• Links pointing to your Facebook page

• Activity on the page

• Whether the page is connected to a broader online presence

• How often other indexed pages mention or link to it

If your Facebook page is brand new, has little activity, and nothing else on the internet points to it, Google often sees no urgency to index it.

Step 1: Link From Your Website to Your Facebook Page

One of the strongest signals you can send to Google is a clear link from your own website to your Facebook page. I actually have a page on my website, that links to all my websites, so I added my Facebook page to my WordPress page. Once Google crawls my website again, which is normally within minutes, it will follow that link to the Facebook page.

If you have blog posts where it makes sense, you can also link to individual Facebook posts. Anything that helps Google make the connection is worthwhile.

Step 2: Add Your Facebook Page To Your YouTube Channel Links

If you have a YouTube channel, this step is well worth doing. Inside YouTube Studio, you can add external links that appear on your channel. I already had a link to my website but not my Facebook page, so I added it. This creates another trusted link pointing directly to your Facebook page.

Step 3: Use a Link Hub (Like Linktree)

If you use a link hub such as Linktree, add your Facebook page there as well. It’s another reliable source that Google will probably pick up on. Incidentally, I had been meaning to open a Linktree account for ages, it’s finally happened! I will talk about that more in another blog post.

Believe it or not, I hadn’t added my Facebook page to Linktree, so that was somewhere where I could gain another link.

Step 4: Keep Posting On Your Facebook Page

I believe my page was about a month or so old, when I realised that it couldn’t be found in a Google search, so it is important to keep posting on Facebook. Having said that, the links to your website, YouTube and other platforms are also equally important. Google looks at activity signals, and Facebook also treats active pages more favourably.

Step 5: Be Patient While The Signals Take Effect

Even after doing all this, it may still take a little time. Google needs to crawl the websites and links pointing to your Facebook page before it discovers and indexes it. But by putting these steps in place, you greatly increase your chances of your page being indexed sooner rather than later.

Final Thoughts

I’m guessing that everyone’s situation is different, but after I carried out the linking process, I checked my page a couple of days later and it was showing up in the Google search! So, something definitely happened, I don’t believe it was coincidence, I believe that the linking really worked.

I appreciate that over a period of time, I’m sure my Facebook page would have been indexed, however, by doing the process above, it proves that my Facebook page is alive and active and speeded up the linking process.

A few questions:

Are you using Facebook pages?

And are you seeing results?

Please leave your comments and thoughts below and get involved in the conversation.

Roy