How to check if a website has been indexed in Google?
Did you know that Google finds your website through a process known as ‘Crawling’? Google will download text, images and videos from pages it has found with crawler programs, analyses, sorts and stores that information in a large database – and this is the Google Index. Imagine a big library of everything posted online, organised, and filtered so articles are easy to find.
To check whether Google has indexed your website, try one of these options:
For a quick check, search Google for site: followed by your domain, with no space. For example: site:pagio.co.uk. If pages appear, those pages are indexed. However, this search may not show every indexed page.
For a more reliable check of a specific page, use the URL Inspection tool in Google Search Console. Enter the page’s full address to see its indexing status.
If you offer different services, give each main service its own useful page so visitors and search engines can understand what you provide.
Check out this video on whether your website is showing in Google searches here:
My website has been indexed – what’s next?
If your website has been indexed, but isn’t getting the traffic you’d expect, have a look at the search results that have come back. Has Google accurately analysed and indexed your website? Would someone unfamiliar with your business understand what you offer? If not, there’s scope to improve your search results by editing your page titles and descriptions.
My website has not been indexed – what do I do?
You can use a free tool called Google Search Console to submit your website directly to Google for indexing. It will tell you how many users visit your website, which search terms they use, and how your website looks when searched. This program will also give you recommendations and ways to verify yourself, and manage other search optimization methods through their help centre.
And if you haven’t read our post about the 4 Steps to Get Your New Website Listed on Google, make sure to check it out for support and advice in setting it up correctly.
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