What does Google Search Console do?

Is Google Search Console worth it?

My colleague James, a Senior Developer and I were discussing the value of Search Console for my client and how it may change once they go public (and hopefully be able to see their data!). Search Console is becoming more and more important in the SEO and PPC community. This is partly because it can offer a better overview than analytics and partly because it is becoming a key part of the ranking factors. When you want to report something quickly, it's a great tool. But where it really starts to benefit is if your website is using its crawl budget and making sure that you are meeting it. If not, then you may need to make adjustments to make sure your site is able to compete in Google search, especially as it has recently announced mobile search engine visibility.

So to test out Google Search Console for all, as well as James and myself, were going to be putting together two web pages - one private and one not - and testing both. Google Search Console Basics. So what you need to do is to register on Google Webmaster Tools. Go to the Search Traffic tab and fill out the info that Google ask you for and make sure you answer all the questions correctly. So in this case, I have the same as James.

Now you need to fill out all the details on the Search Console tab and I have done both sites below. I was going to fill out Google Analytics but I don't want people using my client site through their mobile phone browser. I always test my own sites, so this is just about as I will test it for any clients.

Both the URLs are the exact same, however, there are two ways were going to run them. It's a different story with each of them, however.

Private Site (Private URL). As shown in image 1, there are no filters. So it means that each keyword is going to be indexed as well as all the images on the page (all of which were indexed) so if this were real world example we would have all sorts of images indexed, but what do you need your site for. A portfolio or not? If it's real world, wouldn't the pictures be just about as indexed as the title tag? They're going to be in the first couple pages (if we could talk to robots!

How do I use Google Search Console?

Select the Website tab in the left hand menu.

Select the website you want to work on. In the middle of the page you will see Sitemaps, click on the blue circle to select it. Choose the Create Sitemap from the drop down menu. You will then be asked to fill in your site URL Choose if you want to add your sitemap to the root directory of your website or in a specific directory. Once completed, you will be shown a preview of your sitemap. Click on the Test this Sitemap button. This will test your sitemap and provide feedback on how Google is viewing your site.

The Sitemap button appears when you have finished filling in your sitemap details. Google Webmaster tools. Create a free account Enter your website details. Click Get Crawl Errors. Once you have your site listed you will be shown a list of errors. You can now click on the Fix Errors button to attempt to resolve these errors. Once complete, you will be shown a list of errors that have been resolved. If you have further issues, you can create an email address to which you can send any emails regarding this issue.

How do I get to Google Search Console?

When you sign up for Google Search Console, you can view reports of how your site is doing and optimize it for search.

Reports can be found on the Manage section of your Google Search Console dashboard. You can view a variety of reports and manage your account.

To access your account in Search Console, visit You may be prompted to log in or create an account. To use some of the advanced features of Google Search Console, you'll need to register for a Google account. Click "Sign Up" to register for a Google account. You will then have access to additional tools.