Oogling Google

Responding to my Aug 3rd blog wherein I wondered when Google would get around to indexing my site, Smithers offered this good advice:

You might want to register with Google as opposed to waiting for them to add your site. Also, Sitemeter.com can help you track visitors to your site. Good luck, keep at it.

I did submit my URL (i.e. http://nevermoreblog.blogspot.com/) to Google using the Add URL page (http://www.google.com/addurl.html). Is there a better way to do it? Google seems to make clear that using that page does not mean that your site will show up in Google anytime soon:

We do not add all submitted URLs to our index, and we cannot make any predictions or guarantees about when or if they will appear.

I will look into Sitemeter.com. Watch this space!