Whenever you wish to look at any data, you search on Google, Bing, Baidu, Yandex, Duckduckgo, Qwant, and many other search engines. That’s how search engines really work. A search engine is a kind of software that carries out your results located on the World Wide Web. These web search engines crawl the sites and index them to make appear on World Wide Web within your grasp.
We will discuss the top 10 search engines and how to use their webmaster tools and submit your website sitemap to make it indexable globally.
Globally, these are the list of Top 10 Ranked Search Engines.
- Bing
- Yandex
- Yahoo
- Baidu
- Dogpile
- Startpage
- DuckDuckGo
- Naver
- Seznam
These are the top 10 search engines that are the most powerful and highly ranked search engines over worldwide, that search the queries for your mostly matched search results in the search engines with an exceptional suite of services.
The most amazing fact regarding these search engines is that you can control and track your website and can win big time. Wanna know how?
Let’s dive into it to further explore the answers!
Search Engine Webmaster Tool – Why We Need It In 2021?
All Search Engine Webmaster Tools offer you a professional toolkit that is actually offered by the owners of these web crawlers. These engines arm you with a handy and proficient framework to help you analyze your website performance, interpret the site’s representation, and provide full auditing with solutions.
So now, you can easily speed up things for your site’s progress by feeding the search engines by using their offered webmaster tools. Undeniably, it’s worth doing it.
”Let’s specifically discuss each search engine along with webmaster tools and sitemaps of these webmaster tools. I think starting with Google will help a lot. So, let’s take a start with it.”
Search Engines, their Webmaster Tools, and Submit Sitemaps:
Let’s start with the Top #1 Search Engine…!!
1. Google Webmaster Tools
I guess Google doesn’t need to be introduced. It is the most favoured search engine having the highest searching share throughout the world. It has Google Search Console to manage the site’s properties, monitor traffic, and update or submit sitemaps for webmasters.
Sitemap of Google:
If you want to submit your website in Google Search Console, the following are the steps to abide by.
- At very first, you need to sign in to Google Search Console.
- Select your website in the “Search Property” located as a sidebar
- Now select “Sitemaps” to go on.
Note: If you don’t see the option of “Sitemaps” right on the front, expand the “Index” section, it will appear there. If you already had entered an outdated or invalid sitemap, now is the time to delete it.
Note: To delete an already submitted sitemap, select the sitemap you want to delete under the “Sitemaps” and then the “Submitted Sitemaps” category. After selecting it, now click the 3 dots in vertical on the top right side of the page to finally remove it.
- Next, in order to fill the “Add a new sitemap” category for “Site Property”, insert “sitemap_index.xml.” or ”sitemap.xml”.
- Check if full URL for sitemap is mention in the “Domain Property”
- Enter it for submission.
Note: It will take 10-15 minutes to crawl the links to your website.
2. Bing Webmaster Tools
Bing is a Microsoft-owned search engine that is now competing with others in the best search engine race. According to 2019, Bing stands second with a 2.41% market share among all.
Likewise Google, Bing has also got Search Engine Webmaster Tools that allow you to get indexed by submitting your website and its sitemap.
Read More: Future of Bing Search Engine in 2021?
How To Submit Sitemap of Bing?
Follow the given steps to submit your sitemap in Bing Search Engine.
- Log in to Bing Webmaster Tools
- Opt your website on the “My Sites” page
- Next, first, click “Configure my site” and then “Sitemaps” locating on the left sidebar
- Delete already input Sitemaps that have become outdated or invalid.
- Consider this example: http://example.com/sitemap.xml
- Now at the top, you’ll find a textbox. Enter your new Sitemap URL there.
- For your convenience how to enter a new Sitemap URL, an example is given here http://example.com/sitemap_index.xml
- Now enter Submit.
Note: If you already submit sitemap in Google Webmaster Tool (Google Search Console). You can just import your data into the Bing webmaster tool. You don’t need to reverify and resubmitting the sitemap. But your bing webmaster email should be the same as you have in your Google Search Console.
3. Yandex Webmaster Tools
Yandex is the most popular search engine owned by Russia, equally competing with Google in Russian territory. According to 2019, Yandex stands at 4th in sharing search engine market share after Baidu.
If you have not submitted your website to Yandex, go to Yandex Webmaster and submit your sitemap to track and monitor your progress.
Read more: Yandex Search Engine Advantages 2021
How to Submit Sitemap of Yandex?
You can submit your sitemap to Yandex by following the mentioned steps below. Let’s explore!
- Log in to Yandex Webmaster first.
- Choose your website address on the home page.
- Click “Sitemap Files” after selecting the “Indexing Options” in the left sidebar.
- Delete entered sitemaps (invalid or old ones).
- For instance http://example.com/sitemap.xml
- At the top of the page lies the textbox; enter the URL of your sitemap there.
- Here is an example of that URL http://example.com/sitemap_index.xml or http://example.com/sitemap.xml
- Click Add and get done with this task.
4. Yahoo Webmaster Tools
Created in 1994, Yahoo was among the top search engines of the 90s and 20s. But now Bing powers it, and some people consider it as an outdated search engine to go and use for research. Despite all this, Yahoo still retains the third rank globally in search engines after Google and Bing and has got some important features.
For example: If you use its services like Yahoo Answers, email, finance, etc., you’ll get better search results. Yahoo will provide you with even more information about the searched topics by pulling the data out of other services.
How to Submit Sitemap of Yahoo?
Submitting your sitemap to Yahoo is like a cakewalk because you don’t need to do anything to get your site indexed on it. Go and follow the sitemap submission to Google or Bing. By submitting your website to Google or Bing, you’ll automatically submit your website to Yahoo as well. So, enjoy the ease!
5. Baidu Webmaster Tools
In China, the most popular and leading search engine is Baidu, which has more than 75% share. Baidu offers Baidu Webmaster Tools to submit your site successfully.
But here’s an important thing to consider about this search engine. Baidu Webmaster Tools allow sitemap submission only on an invitation basis to webmasters. If Baidu sees your website qualified with quality content, it will then enable the “Submit Sitemap” option. Otherwise, you can’t find or have it.
How to Submit Sitemap of Baidu?
Here’s a guide to follow for Sitemap Submission to Baidu if the option becomes enable to you.
- You have to create your sitemap first.
Note: Baidu only accepts Sitemaps in 3 formats, including text, XML, and Sitemap Index.
- Must remember the size of your sitemap file should not exceed 10MB
- Now, upload the file of Sitemap into your website’s root directory.
- Sign in to your Baidu Webmaster Tools account.
- Verify your website successfully before submitting a Sitemap for it
- Submit your Sitemap
Note: The Sitemap that you will submit should not include Chinese characters. Otherwise, Baidu will not accept it, though Baidu itself is a Chinese Search Engine.
6. Dogpile Webmaster Tools
Dogpile compiles all the research results from websites and other top search engines. Dogpile uses Metasearch technology to collect the search results from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask.com and present them to you.
By providing you a combination of results from multiple search engines, Dogpile saves your time as you can view the search results of all four engines in one place.
How to Submit Sitemap of Dogpile?
As Dogpile works on Metasearch technology, you need to register yourself on other search engines first. When you submit your site to other engines that Dogpile uses, it will automatically display your site on Dogpile.
Follow the given steps to know what and how to do it.
- Go to Google.com and submit your site thereby navigating to the “Add URL” page. Enter your URL there with comments or keyword content if you want any.
- Go to Yahoo.com and jump on the “Submit your site” page. Now click on the “Submit a Website or Webpage” and it will enable a URL text box for you. Enter your URL and submit it.
- Next, go to Bing.com and use Bing Webmaster Tools to get to the “URL Submission Page”. Enter your URL and give in your submission.
- Create a free sitemap for your website using XML-Sitemaps.com and enter your sitemap URL there. After entering the start, your sitemap will be created. Now download it on your pc and FTP the downloaded one to your site.
- In last, submit your URL to Ask.com. You have to type a complete sitemap string in the following way.
http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http://www.the URL of your sitemap here.xml
Note: Enter your actual sitemap URL in the place of www.theURLofyoursitemaphere.xml, and don’t include HTTP or HTTPS at the start of your URL.
7. Startpage Webmaster Tools
Startpage is one of those top search engines that provide privacy with no tracking of IP addresses and cookies. It doesn’t monitor your search behavior.
Startpage uses Google searches as a result of your search. So, you need not worry about the provided information if it is inaccurate or irrelevant. It protects a user’s privacy while at the same time allowing him to browse the internet covertly.
How to Submit Sitemap of Startpage?
As Startpage doesn’t maintain databases for websites, so you can’t submit your sitemap here. Startpage doesn’t index websites instead; it sends search queries to Google and provides Google results to our consumers without manipulating them.
However, to boost your website rank and indexing, you can submit your sitemap to Google.
8. DuckDuckGo Webmaster Tools
If you’re in search of a more secure search engine than Google, then DuckDuckGo will be the best pick for you.
DuckDuckGo prioritizes user’s privacy and doesn’t store your personal information, shows no personalized ads, and doesn’t track you at all. Neither uses the past search history of its consumers to modify search results. It gathers data from over 400 sources before presenting it to you.
However, DuckDuckGo has got its crawlers, and Bing, Wikipedia, DuckDuckBot (its web crawler) Google, and many others are its partners to help index sites and content.
Read More: Is DuckDuckGo Really Save to use in 2021?
How to Submit Sitemap of DuckDuckGo?
Likewise Startpage, DuckDuckGo doesn’t offer you webmaster tools to submit your sitemap. Rather, you need to submit your website to Bing and Google in order to get indexed. Submitting your sitemap to other search engines would allow you to display your website on DuckDuckGo as well.
In this way, DuckDuckGo will automatically index your website without making you bothered to submit your sitemap here manually. Follow the sitemap submission steps of Bing and Yahoo and speed up your website indexing on DuckDuckGo.
9. Naver Webmaster Tools
Naver is the most popular and highly ranked search engine in South Korea. As the market of South Korea is quite competitive, so it’s very crucial to choose the right channels for advertising your business there.
With a more than 72% share in the market, Naver is the best choice to advertise because it offers its users a professional suite of services like web search, translation, etc.
How to Submit Sitemap of Naver?
Here’s a step-by-step guide to know how to submit your site to Naver.
- Click on this link and get multiple options of either to sign in Naver account, Naver using a Facebook account, or a Line account.
- After signing in, click on the Webmaster Tools of Naver link. It will show you a page with a sitemap submission option. Enter your website’s URL with HTTP or HTTPS and hit the arrow to submit it.
Note: You can enter 100 websites per Naver account.
- Next, Naver will ask you to verify your site submission with either meta tag (in the head section) or with uploading an HTML file of your domain to the root directory.
- Once you are done with the 3rd step, save changes and come back to Site Ownership Confirmation Page. Confirm your Ownership there.
- Enter Captcha and confirm it.
- Now, JavaScript will pop up. Click OK to finally enter your sitemap to Naver’s webmaster tools.
10. Seznam Webmaster Tools
Seznam is the regional search engine of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Likewise, Baidu in China and Naver in South Korea Seznam is the only competitor for google in the Czech Republic.
This search engine uses its system of rating “S-Rank” from 0 to 10 as Google PR. If you want to know how to add your site to Seznam, see the section below.
How to Submit Sitemap of Seznam?
Adding your site in Seznam is so simple and will be done in just 1 step.
- Click on this link and type your site’s URL in the enabled text box. Then, press the red option you see as “Pridat” and your site will be added to Seznam.
Final Words:
Submitting your sitemap to a search engine is highly suggested. It will help search engines get updated timely with your website’s changes and content information and help you get to get extra indexing over the worldwide audience and top ranking with increased web traffic. So, get on the track now!
