Google Sitemap Submission Issues
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Google Sitemap Submission Issues
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A link to the sitemap would help.
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also, the time it takes to get indexed depends... but usually 2-3 days. I tell clients up to a week so they sit tight.
you can go into the _**"Health" menu -> "fetch as googlebot" **_and then have it fetch your home page. It will run a quick diagnostic and then it will refresh the page and you can click "Index". Select to **index the page and all links. **
this will essentially give google a kick in the but to index that specific page and the links on the home page.
You should do this in addition to your sitemap.
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humm, do you have some screen shots of the error? Also, what the link to check out?
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