Want to know how your website is performing?

Pretty simple…

JUST go and consult your Google Search Console!

Chances are, you ALREADY have this tool connected to your website and that you know what it offers in terms of precious informations about your site’s performance, errors, security issues, and more…

Not really…?

You NEVER used it?

Well, the least I can say is that

You are MISSING OUT ON so many great features here..

But to help you catch up on the delay, I’ll show you right away how to set it up for your website and start benefiting from its wonderful benefits…

Ready?

Let’s go…

What Is Google Search Console and How will it Help your Website?

Google Search Console or GSC is a tool created by Google that helps track a website’s performance, provides information that helps rank higher in SERPS, comes up with your website issues and many more wonderful benefits we can list as follows:

Google Search Console will :

Facilitate google’s access to your website content

Enable you to submit your articles for indexing

Help you monitor your website whole performance

Come up with security, spam and errors issues

Help you see which pages are indexed and which are not and WHY

Help you withdraw Urls you no more want to keep indexed or shown in Serps

And many other features…

And do you know what…?

GSC would help you ALSO change you domain address under its settings section

According to Rob Tindula, SEO Director at NP Digital:

When you do a migration or change a website’s domain, this tool allows you to alert Google of the change which helps with indexation of the new domain and the falling off of the old domain

A WONDERFUL tool, isn’t it?

Certainly you want NOW to set it up and start using it, right?

Well, I’ll show you HOW and RIGHT AWAY

Keep reading…

How To Set Up Google Search Console

Setting up Google Search Console is very SIMPLE…

What you’ll need to do is…

SIMPLY Following these TWO EASY steps here…

First Step – Head to Google Search Console

To begin with…

Click on the following Url Address : https://search.google.com/search-console/about

Then click that “Start now” blue button…

You’ll land up on this page with two property verification types…

→ Choose the “URL prefix“, as it will give you easier verification options.

The next step will be to verify your website as yours…

Yeah!

Well… We know it’s yours but you’ll STILL have to do it…hhhhhh

Don’t worry, I’ll show you how…

Keep reading…

In the “URL prefix” section, type your Website Url and then click “Continue“

You’ll land up on the following page with different verification options…

Scroll down to “HTML Tag“

You see that “Copy” in there…

Don’t Click it…

(Well… AT LEAST not for the moment…)

Well go back to it. So, keep that page open…

Second Step – Head to your WordPress Dashboard

In this section, We’re going to use a plugin…

And its name is “Yoast SEO“

Go ahead and follow these easy steps to install it, then activate it…

• Go to the WordPress dashboard…
• On the left side, click “Plugins”, then “Add New Plugin”…
• Type this plugin name in there : “Yoast SEO”…
• Once it comes up, click “Install Now”, then “Activate”…

NOW that you just activated it, go to the left side of your dashboard, you’ll see it added in there > click on it then click “Settings“

After that, go and click on “Site connections”

GREAT…

Do you remember when I told you to keep that HTML Tag code page open and don’t click that “Copy” button…

Well, click that “Copy” from there NOW and paste it in this field here, then hit “Save changes“

Once you’re done with that “copy paste”, go back and click “VERIFY“

…and that’s it.

Congrats…

Your site is now verified GUYS.

Your NEXT step NOW will be to submit your sitemap through your Google search console account…

How?

Very simple…

This guide here will help you do it the easiest way too…

I hope you GUYS so enjoyed reading this guide and got all your answers about how to add your website to Google Search Console the easiest way EVER.

Recommended reading: Quicker Indexing by Search Engines- HERE IS HOW

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NB : All screenshots within this guide are made from personal accounts on GSC and WordPress.

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