2. OVERVIEW
• Google Search Console is a free web service offered by Google that allows
website owners and administrators to monitor, maintain, and optimize the
visibility and performance of their websites in Google’s search results.
• It plays a crucial role in helping website owners understand how their site is
performing in Google’s search engine and provides valuable insights to
improve its visibility and user experience
3. PERFORMANCE
• Google Search Console's Performance report helps website owners understand how
their site appears in Google Search results and how users interact with it.
• Key metrics :-
(1) Total clicks :- The number of times users clicked on your website's link in Google
Search results.
(2) Total impression :- The number of times your website's link appeared in Google Search
results (even if it wasn't clicked).
(3) Average CTR:- The percentage of users who clicked on your website's link after seeing
it in search results.
(4) Average Position :- The average ranking of your website's links in Google Search
results for a specific query.
5. URL INSPECTION
• The Google Search Console URL Inspection tool helps website
owners understand how Google crawls, indexes, and serves a specific page
on their site
• Here's a breakdown of what the URL Inspection tool offers:
(1) Crawl information
(2) Indexing information
(3) Serving information
(4) Troubleshooting
(5) API Access
6. INDEXING
(1) Pages :- The Page Indexing report in Search Console
provides insights into which pages on your site have
been indexed, and reasons why some pages might
not be indexed.
• The Page Indexing report shows how many URLs on
your site have been crawled and indexed by Google
• It includes processing and analyzing the textual
content and key content tags and attributes
7. (2)VIDEOS :-
• Videos explain how to use the tool to monitor
and improve your website's performance on
Google Search.
• These videos cover various aspects, from
basic setup to advanced features, including
indexing, crawling, and performance
analysis. They also delve into specific reports
like the Video indexing report, which helps
track the status of video indexing on your
site.
8. (3)SITEMAPS:-
• The Sitemaps report allows website owners to
submit and monitor sitemaps, which are files that help
search engines like Google discover and understand
the structure and content of a website.
• How to Use Sitemaps in Google Search
Console:
1. Submit Your Sitemap
2. Monitor your sitemap
3.Understanding the results
9. (4) REMOVALS:-
• The Google Search Console Removals
tool allows website owners to temporarily
hide URLs from Google Search results for a
period of six months.
• It's a way to quickly remove content from
search results while you make updates,
address issues, or decide on permanent
removal. The tool doesn't permanently
remove the URL from Google's index; it
simply blocks it from appearing in search
results for a limited time.
10. EXPERIENCE :-
Meaning :-The "Experience" section in Google Search Console provides insights into how
users experience your website on Google Search
Sections :-
(1) Core web vitals :-Core Web Vitals are a set of specific, measurable, and actionable
metrics that Google uses to assess the user experience of a webpage.
(2) HTTPS :- In Google Search Console, the HTTPS report helps website owners understand how
their site's URLs are being indexed in relation to HTTPS (the secure version of HTTP)
11. SHOPPING
Merchant opportunities :-
The Merchant opportunities report in Google Search Console helps online retailers
improve how their products and store information appear on Google Shopping.
The Merchant opportunities report in Google Search Console helps retailers enhance
their online shop's visibility on Google by providing recommendations for improving
product listings. This report, previously known as the Shopping tab listings report,
focuses on key areas like payment methods, store ratings, and shipping/return
policies, all crucial for a positive customer experience.
12. ENHANCEMENTS
• Meaning :- A dedicated area for tracking the performance of structured data on your website
• Sections :-
(1) Breadcrumbs :- The "Breadcrumbs" report within the Enhancements section helps
website owners identify and resolve issues with their breadcrumb implementation.
(2) Profile page :- The dedicated space on a website or app that summarizes
information about an individual, group, or organization.
13. SECURITY AND MANUAL ACTIONS
• Meaning :- Helps website owners identify and address issues that affect their site's
visibility in Google Search results.
• Sections :-
(1) Manual actions :- A Google Manual Action is a penalty imposed by Google,
specifically by human reviewers, on websites that violate their spam policies.
(2) Security issues :- "security issues" refer to problems Google detects on your
website that could harm users or their devices.
14. LINKS
• Meaning :- Links report provides insights into your website's backlink profile, showing which external
websites link to yours, what text is used in those links, and which pages on your site are being linked to.
• Types :-
(1) Internal links :- Links from your property to your property.
(2) External links :- Links from outside property to your property.(Also known
as backlink)