Using MSN Search

[Uriah Piddle]

Hi Gang,

I wrote MSN Search into my ASP.NET 2.0 website and confugured it to search
only my website so that, in effect, it is a local search utility. I
published the website back in September. It took until last month for my
website to get indexed. The problem is that search results are returned only
for the default page.

If I change the website to be searched to some other site, results come back
for all pages.

I was wondering if anybody knows how this works. Does MSN index the home
page first and then come back and do the other pages later?

Thanks.

Steve

[bruce barker]

Re: Using MSN Search

your need to make a search bot friendly site:

http://help.live.com/help.aspx?mkt=en-us&project=wl_webmasters

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Uriah Piddle wrote:

Hi Gang,
>
I wrote MSN Search into my ASP.NET 2.0 website and confugured it to search
only my website so that, in effect, it is a local search utility. I
published the website back in September. It took until last month for my
website to get indexed. The problem is that search results are returned only
for the default page.
>
If I change the website to be searched to some other site, results come back
for all pages.
>
I was wondering if anybody knows how this works. Does MSN index the home
page first and then come back and do the other pages later?
>
Thanks.
>
Steve
>
>

[Uriah Piddle]

Re: Using MSN Search

Thanks Bruce.

[Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Insider]]

Re: Using MSN Search

Here I've detailed most of the things you need to know to ensure your site
is indexed properly by the major search engines:

http://SteveOrr.net/articles/Spiders.aspx

You might also be interested in this free search control:

http://SteveOrr.net/articles/SearchBox.aspx

--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider

http://SteveOrr.net

http://iPhonePlaza.net

"Uriah Piddle" <stephenprescot t@msn.comwrote in message
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Hi Gang,
>
I wrote MSN Search into my ASP.NET 2.0 website and confugured it to search
only my website so that, in effect, it is a local search utility. I
published the website back in September. It took until last month for my
website to get indexed. The problem is that search results are returned
only for the default page.
>
If I change the website to be searched to some other site, results come
back for all pages.
>
I was wondering if anybody knows how this works. Does MSN index the home
page first and then come back and do the other pages later?
>
Thanks.
>
Steve
>

[Uriah Piddle]

Re: Using MSN Search

Thanks Steve. I got dragged into another thing after the post but I will use
your good suggestions.




"Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Insider]" <Steve@Orr.netw rote in
message news:F78ECC80-EF90-4DC4-AFD7-35210107D276@mi crosoft.com...

Here I've detailed most of the things you need to know to ensure your site
is indexed properly by the major search engines:

http://SteveOrr.net/articles/Spiders.aspx

>
You might also be interested in this free search control:

http://SteveOrr.net/articles/SearchBox.aspx

>
--
I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider

http://SteveOrr.net

http://iPhonePlaza.net

>
>
"Uriah Piddle" <stephenprescot t@msn.comwrote in message
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>Hi Gang,
>>
>I wrote MSN Search into my ASP.NET 2.0 website and confugured it to
>search only my website so that, in effect, it is a local search utility.
>I published the website back in September. It took until last month for
>my website to get indexed. The problem is that search results are
>returned only for the default page.
>>
>If I change the website to be searched to some other site, results come
>back for all pages.
>>
>I was wondering if anybody knows how this works. Does MSN index the home
>page first and then come back and do the other pages later?
>>
>Thanks.
>>
>Steve
>>

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