How It Works: Google News Forum Publisher FAQPrintThanks for reading this FAQ! Like many other forums, the Google News Forum gets a great mix of new users and publishers, along with veteran posters. One of our most active posters, methode, took the initiative to create this guide. We've updated it a bit, but this doc exists mostly due to his hard work. Have a read, and if you don't see your question addressed below, post away on the News Forum! Getting accepted in Google NewsCan I suggest my personal website for inclusion in Google News?
What requirements do I have to meet in order to be included in Google News?
We do have some technical best practices that make it much easier for us to include your content:
If your website follows these best practices, you can suggest your site for inclusion in Google News here. My website was accepted in Google News a few days ago, but I still can't find my articles. Is something wrong? To check whether your site has been accepted in Google News, you can use the site: operator, as in [ site:example.com ], in the search box located at http://news.google.com. Including my content in Google NewsWhy aren't my images showing up in Google News?
Why do all my articles have a strange title in Google News, like "Share this" or "By Jane Q. Journalist"? What is the "unique number" or "3 digit" rule? More specifically, we require that article URLs contain at least 3 digits, in any order, and that they not resemble a year. For example, example.com/200/news.htm is ok; example.com/2004/news.htm isn't. example.com/2004/1/news.html would also work. Sitemaps questionsShould I submit a News sitemap? Why can't I see the option to submit a News sitemap in Webmaster Tools? Once I've submitted a News sitemap, do I have to resubmit it each time I publish a new article? If I submit a News sitemap, will Google News stop crawling my regular section pages? How often does Google News crawl my News sitemap? In Webmaster Tools, it appears to be crawled only once per day. Help! Something's broken!Why have my articles stopped appearing in Google News, even though they've been showing up previously? If you haven't redesigned your website, there may be a problem with your News sitemap. Please ensure that both your sitemap's Type and Format are set to News. If one or both of those fields isn't set to News, you should resubmit your sitemap. You can also check out the error reports feature in Webmaster Tools, which will help you identify problems we've been having including your articles. I have something to say about this FAQ You may also be interested in... |
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