How To Submit Your New Website To Google
The easiest way to submit your new website to Google is using Google Search Console. If you have a completely new website you need to start by verifying that you own the website.
Steps to verify a website using Google Search Console:
- Add a new property or choose an unverified property from the property selector bar
- Choose one of the verification methods relevant to you and follow the instructions
- The Search Console will start gathering data from the moment it is verified
After you verify your website, you can use the Sitemaps report to see which sitemaps were processed for your site. This report will also tell you if you need to submit a new sitemap for your site or if there are any processing errors.
The video below explains what a sitemap is, whether you need one or not, and how to submit a sitemap and track its status using Google Search Console.
If your website is already verified in Google Search Console, open its existing property. You do not need to add a new property when you publish new pages.
Make sure your sitemap includes the pages you want Google to discover. If you have already submitted the sitemap and its address has not changed, you do not need to submit it again each time you add a page. If you have not submitted it, open the Sitemaps report and enter the sitemap’s full address, not just your website’s homepage address.
For an important new or updated page, you can use the URL Inspection tool to request indexing. Submitting a sitemap or requesting indexing does not guarantee that Google will index a page or how quickly it will happen. Read Google’s sitemap guidance for more information.
If you’re unsure how Google Search works or why it’s important, read our guide to how Google Search works.
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