Google Search Console

What is Search Console?

Google Search Console is a service provided by Google that helps you monitor and maintain your website's ranking in Google search results. Even without applying for Search Console, your site may still appear in Google search results, but applying for Search Console helps you understand how your site appears in Google searches and improve your rankings as much as possible.

Why use Search Console?

Monitor your site's ranking in Google search results:

• Ensure Google can access your content
• Submit new content for Google to crawl and remove content you don't want in search results
• Create compelling content that stands out in search results and monitor its performance
• Maintain your site effectively while keeping your search rankings stable
• Monitor and resolve malware or spam issues, ensuring your site is free of harmful content

Understand how your site appears to Google searches and users worldwide:

• Which queries cause your site to appear in search results?
• Are certain queries driving more traffic to your site than others?
• Do your product prices, contact information, or events display prominently in rich search results?
• Which sites link to your website?
• How does your mobile site perform for visitors using mobile searches?

Who should use Search Console?

Anyone who owns a website can use Search Console! Whether you are a generalist or an expert, a beginner or a pro, Search Console can help you.

• Business owners delegating website management: You may think you don't know how to use Search Console, but even so, you should try to understand and familiarize yourself with some basic concepts. You may have hired a webmaster or marketing expert to assist you in utilizing Search Console for your site, in which case you can collaborate to ensure you have access to and can manage all relevant reports. Additionally, we recommend you try to understand your website's ranking in search results to inform your important business decisions regarding the site.
• SEO experts or marketers: For those focused on online marketing, Search Console helps monitor website traffic, improve search rankings, and make informed decisions regarding your site's visibility in search results based on the information provided. You can use the insights from Search Console to influence your site's technical decisions, alongside other Google tools (like Analytics, Google Trends, and AdWords) for detailed marketing analysis.
• Webmasters: Webmasters focus on ensuring that the site is functioning properly. Search Console helps you easily monitor server errors, site loading issues, and security problems like hacking and malware. In some cases, it can even assist you in resolving these issues. You can also use Search Console to ensure that all maintenance and adjustments made to improve your search rankings are effective.
• Web developers: If you are actively marking up and/or coding for a site, Search Console helps you monitor and resolve various common markup-related issues, such as structured data errors.
• App developers: If you are an app owner and want to see how mobile users find your app through Google searches, Search Console can help you seamlessly integrate your app with your website.