: New domain and submission to search engines I have registered a new domain with a hosting company. They offer the feature that for each new domain there is an associated placeholder page. Actually

@Dunderdale272

Submitting your site to a search engine before your site has content is like raising your hand in class when you don't have an answer. Sure, you're letting them know that you're there, but they don't know how to evaluate you. My advice is to create a "Coming Soon" page- but more than that, be sure to edit the title and meta tags with something relevant to your site. This won't give you a ton of SEO points, but it's better than a blank page (or God forbid a "Site not configured" page). Good luck!

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@Cofer257

The following question may help: Why isn't a newly purchased domain showing up in Google searches?

The best solution for a new domain is not to park it but create a basic "coming soon" page. You don't need a lot of detail, anything relevant is great, e.g. the site name and what it's about, maybe an image or logo.

There is no way to specifically tell search engines to "check back soon". And there's no real need to submit to search engines, just link to the site from elsewhere shortly before or once it's opened.

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