Why can't I see my project when I search for new projects?

Situation:

I've created a new project - to make sure I've written it properly, I'm pretending to search for a project organically and I can't find my project!

Solution:

There are a few reasons why this may not be showing up in search results:

• Project may be Unlisted
• Project's date may be too distant
• Project was submitted within the last 30 minutes
• The keyword I am searching is not in the project's title or descriptions

Project may be Unlisted

It may be that your project has been set to be unlisted. This means that the project will not be found by searches in JustServe. 

• How do I List or Unlist my Project?

Project's date may be too distant

Only projects that take place in the next 90 days are included in project search results. If you're planning ahead and adding projects for several months in the future, These won't be included in search results until 90 days before your project's date (or the first date, if your project is ongoing, recurring or a multiday project).

If you'd like to test if your project is found by normal searches, you can manually widen the window of your search by pushing the end date filter such that your project's date is included.

Project was submitted within the last 30 minutes

Projects can take up to thirty minutes to be included in search results. If the project was added within the last few minutes and we're not seeing the project included in search results, we may need to try again in thirty minutes.

Why every 30 minutes? JustServe project searches employ a technique called "caching" in an effort to make searches quicker. If you're interested in learning more about this, checkout wikipedia's entry on software caching.

The keyword I am searching is not in the project's title or descriptions

Project searches only look in a project's title, short description & long description for matching words. If the search word being used is only found in a section other than the project title or descriptions (such as the volunteer responsibilities or the name of the sponsoring organization), those projects won't be found by the search.