Here's how to get your blog recognized by Google. It's no guarantee of where you will show up in the search results, but you have to get out there.
The most basic thing to do is submit your URL/web address to Google here.
You can also "claim your blog" at Technorati by going here. They ask you to join, but it's fairly painless.
Your site can also be submitted to Icerocket, another search engine.
If you use Typepad, your posts are automatically submitted to Google and Technorati. I don't know that it would matter one way or the other if you go ahead and initially submit your blog manually to those two.
If you use other blog providers, feel free to comment and let us know if they autmatically submit your posts to search engines.
For more resources about this, check out Problogger's, Services to Ping. If you really want more info, don't forget the "related posts" at the end of the post. Sensory Overload Warnings: there is a lot of info there. Don't get overwhelmed.
There are tons of sites about increasing your page rank, etc. Take a few minutes to submit your blog, but don't let it take away from your time writing good content.
Now, go get your blog on.
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