Goodreads link does not show up in google search

[Shantanu]

Hi there,

I am a first time amateur author and just published my first millennial memoir with Harper Collins! So excited!

I absolutely dont know how goodreads works and have been self teaching myself. The big question I have is why doesnt my the goodreads page for my book show up when I type it in google search as "name of book goodreads".

I see that when you type in other book names, not only does it show in the google results but also gives the rating in google search itself like rotten tomatoes or Imdb for movies.

How do I get there :(

I'm sorry if this is a rookie question and annoys you :( Any help is appreciated!

With regards,
Shantanu

[Christopher]

You need to put the name of the book in quotes for an exact match:

"Name Of Book" goodreads

Otherwise the various words in your book title will be mixed up with other books. Try it both ways and you'll see. I'm pretty sure Virginia Woolf will dominate the word "lighthouse" for the foreseeable future.

[Lizzie]

Congratulations! Like the rest of us you'll feel your way!

[D.]

I'm not a "techie" either Shantanu however, my guess is the Google bots have not had time enough or reason enough to find you. Yet. So I suggest you go about liking comments, making friend requests and following other Goodreads members that spark your interest. You will find yourself getting "likes" and "follows" in return. Then, when Google bots crawl all over Goodreads they will have the food they need to rank you in the search engine. Good luck!

[Shantanu]

Christopher wrote: "You need to put the name of the book in quotes for an exact match:

"Name Of Book" goodreads

Otherwise the various words in your book title will be mixed up with other books. Try it both ways and ..."

Hi Chris and thank you for taking the time to answer my query.

While what you said was exactly what was happening before, it seems with more visits to the page and more reviews, it is now showing up in google search results. Thank you again!

[Shantanu]

D. wrote: "I'm not a "techie" either Shantanu however, my guess is the Google bots have not had time enough or reason enough to find you. Yet. So I suggest you go about liking comments, making friend requests..."

Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me, and yes you were right :) With more activity on goodreads it has started showing up in google search after all.

Thank you again!

[Yash]

Hi! just wanted to know what the solution is since I'm facing the same issue currently. Thanks!

[Linzi]

It takes around 14-21 days