How does it work?

Hi,

No problem to put the search code on the page and create and format the results page.

But how does the site get indexed? When I put the pages up, will Bing just come and have a look? Or when someone searches on the site, does that trigger Bing to come and run through the site?

Am I overthinking this, because this just does seem a little too easy...

you need to submit your site to the bing search engine in order for it to index your site:
SubmitSitePage.aspx

In its documentation about BING TOOLKIT, WebAssist might be more forthcoming about the time and effort it takes to establish the relationship with Microsoft by obtaining an ID, then acquiring the Bing APPid and also the absolute requirement to make sure your site is being indexed by Bing otherwise no search results are returned on your site. Disconcerting.The indexing reminder is sort of there if you browse here and there, but not upfront and center in the list of steps one needs to make. The video makes it all seem so easy but glosses quickly over the important fact that you need to index the site with Bing first. Easy to miss. For those of us not familiar with search engine technology and more used to ubiquitous Google, it is frustrating to get everything installed and the code in your site and not get anything back in terms of search results. Then, having gone to the Bing Developers site and requested a site index, one must wait an unspecified length of time wondering if any search results will ever show up and whether they will be at all useful. I'm just a bit apprehensive. Any thoughts? :(

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