Getting Your Blog Into Google and Yahoo News
Maximizing the amount of traffic to your website is the ultimate goal of any expert blogger. Two of the best organizations online that will help you accomplish that food, are Google News and Yahoo News; millions of readers across the globe come to these sites every single day. The exposure and credibility these sites give your blog will put you in the big leagues. And, if you sign up on one of these sites, you will be able to receive mass exposure. Before you can submit your blog’s URL to Google and Yahoo News however, you have to register on their websites. There’s no cost to register but you need to know how both sites work.
Google News
Google searches many news websites and compiles them to create one singular, convenient news source. Certain factors dictate how often which news stories appear. Google uses only online news publishers to figure out which articles from the 4,500 news sources are most relevant. No humans are involved in the editorial process. Google News breaks down its subject into top news stories and eight categories: word news, national news, business, science and technology, sports, entertainment news, health news, and most popular news stories.
There are some points that should be kept in mind.
* RSS/Atom Feeds and Single News Stories are not accepted by Google News at this time.
* When submitting your URL there are questions you are made to answer first. Then, Google News will look at your blog and decide whether it is suitable for their website. Upon acceptance, they will let you know if they need any further information from you; however, there is no assurance that your blog will be included on their website.
* If you want to get more hints and tips straight from the source, go to Google News-Help Topics.