Setup your Website to Use Google Search Console
Make sure you are
first logged into your Google Account.
If you don't have one, create a Google account.
Google Search Console
Start here:
https://search.google.com/search-console
At the top left of
the page, press Add Property:
Enter your domain
name:
And press Continue.
DNS TXT Record
A DNS TXT record
will need to be added the authoritative DNS servers for your site. If we are managing your DNS (most sites),
copy the TXT record shown on the Verify domain ownership via DNS record that
appears:
Email the TXT record
you've copied to us and we will set it up for you.
Press Verify Later.
We will setup your
TXT record in our DNS servers and notify you when that is complete.
Verifying Your Domain Ownership
Go back to the
Google Search Console .
https://search.google.com/search-console
A popup should
appear such as:
Press the Verify
button. Google will detect your new DNS
record and consider your site verified.
Now you can use the
tools withing Google Search Console.
Site Maps Submission
The typical next
step is to create a Site Map for your web site.
You can do this in your administrative backoffice.
Login to your back
office.
Click on the
Content/Reference heading.
Click on the Site
Map menu item.
This will generate a
new site map for your website.
At the bottom of the
page you'll see Site Map URL.
Copy this URL.
In Google Search
Console click on Sitemaps and complete the form labelled "Add a new sitemap" and press
Submit.