I have done, what many dont do. I have manually tested indexing methods to see what works for getting your urls and backlinks to appear in Google Search.
I set out to try four different methods, and one of the methods is something I havent seen published anywhere else.
Overall verdict: Primeindexer is the best Google indexing tool
Lets get the overall verdict: Primeindexer.com won this test with an indexing rate of 99%. Google search Console comes in second, with an indexing rate of 20%.
The indexing methods I tried
Indexing by the use of Google Search Console. Good old trusted Google Search Console.
Indexing by the use of a forced indexing tool called Primeindexer.
Indexing by using a free press release service.
What is the testing methodology I used
Each platform or method has a suggested workflow to work. I applied the suggested workflow to a batch of 100 urls. I then waited 24 hours, and checked the indexing status. The indexing status was checked in three ways:
Use site: operator in google.
Insert url in google to see if url appear.
Copy text from url, and check in google in quotation marks
Method 1: Indexing by Google Search Console
Good old Google Search console is found under this url: https://search.google.com/search-console
Google Search Console is the backend system that Google provide us to index our urls. The limitation is, you cannot index third party sites. Only your own urls.
The way indexing in Google Search Console work is, you add the domain to GSC. Then you click URL Inspection, and add your url you want to index. And then you wait.
Results from indexing in Google Search Console.
Urls submitted: 100
Number of urls indexed: 20
Indexing rate by Google Search Console: 20%
Verdict: Most insightful technical indexing service. Google Search Console is the best at delivering technical insights into why urls dont index, because its owned by Google.
Method 2: Indexing by using primeindexer.com indexing method.
Primeindexer.com is a new indexing platform, that boasts indexing in around two minutes. It uses a variety of methods to get Google to crawl and index the urls. One of the only known limitations of the Primeindexer is that it has problems indexing Web2 links like Linkedin Pulse, Medium and Quora.
Primeindexer interface to index backlinks in Google Search
The way indexing works is, you create a project, add the urls, and send to the indexer. Primeindexer now has both Google and Bing indexing.
Results from indexing in Primeindexer
Urls submitted: 100
Number of urls indexed: 99
Indexing rate byt Primeindexer: 99%
Verdict: Best Google Indexing Tool. In my test, Primeindexer has shown to be the best at indexing links in Google. It is by far, superior to the other indexing methods, when it comes to raw effeciency.
Method 3: Using a free press release from PRlog
PRlog.org is a press release site that allow you to submit free press releases. The catch is, you can insert urls into your press releases. You rely on the indexing of the PRlog press release, but they usually index within an hour or two.
The way indexing with PRlog works is, you write a press release about your topic. You then insert the url you want to index, and submit the press release, and wait.
Results from indexing with PRlog press releases
Urls submitted: 100
Urls indexed: 12
Indexing rate: 12%
Verdict: Best value indexing method. PRlog has the lowest indexing rates of the methods tried. But given the fact that its free and it can index third party links, it gets the reward as best value indexing method.
Recommendation
If you have the budget, we recommend the Primeindexer indexing platform. It scales, and index virtually all links.