തുടക്കക്കാർക്ക് 30 മിനിറ്റിൽ Google Search Console സജ്ജീകരിച്ച് വെബ്സൈറ്റ് Google-ൽ കാണുന്നുണ്ടോ എന്ന് പരിശോധിക്കാം.
Google Search Console is the first tool a Kerala business should open before buying an SEO retainer. It shows the queries you already appear for, the pages Google has skipped, and whether your sitemap is even known. You can do the useful first pass in half an hour.
The 30-minute sequence
- Minutes 0–8. Open Search Console with the same Google account that should own the business. Add the domain property (covers www, non-www, and http) if you can edit DNS. Otherwise add the URL-prefix property.
- Minutes 8–15. Verify. DNS TXT is the cleanest. HTML file or meta tag works if your host or developer can place it.
- Minutes 15–20. Submit
https://yourdomain/sitemap.xml. If you do not have one, that is the first development task, not a blog post. - Minutes 20–30. Open Pages (indexing) and Performance. Note three things: pages excluded, the query with impressions but a weak click rate, and whether branded searches exist at all.
How to read the first report
Impressions mean Google showed you. Clicks mean someone chose you. A page with impressions and almost no clicks usually has a title that does not match the query, or it ranks too low to earn the click.
Not indexed is not always a crisis. Thin tag pages and duplicates should stay out. Your service pages and this kind of guide should not. Use URL inspection on one money page and request indexing after you fix the content.
Free tools that estimate domain strength are a different job. Read the Keyword Planner vs Ubersuggest vs DA/PA comparison before you pay for a score.
Fixes that belong in week one
- One primary page per service. Stop publishing five near-duplicate city pages with the same paragraph.
- Titles that include the service and the place when the query is local.
- A sitemap that lists canonical URLs only.
- Remove accidental noindex on the homepage.
If Maps calls matter more than blog traffic, do the Google Business Profile guide the same week. Search Console will not show most of those calls.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Google Search Console?
It is Google’s free report of the queries, pages, and indexing issues for a site you have verified. It is not a ranking tool you pay for, and it is not the same product as Google Analytics.
Can I fix visibility in 30 minutes?
You can verify the site, submit the sitemap, and spot the pages Google is ignoring. Ranking movement takes longer. Thirty minutes is enough to stop flying blind.
Do I need a developer?
Not for verification and the first report. You need a developer only if the coverage report shows a technical block you cannot edit yourself.