Verify your site with Google Search Console to improve your site's visibility in search results and track your search performance.

Before You Begin:

• Remove site-wide and homepage passwords
• Ensure proper domain connection (wait 72 hours after connecting)
• Have an active Google account
• Note: Verification won't work on trial sites

Connect to Google Search Console:

1. Go to Analytics in the Home menu
2. Click Search keywords
3. Click Connect in the panel's pop-up
4. Log into your Google account
5. Review and allow permissions
6. Wait 72 hours for data population

Index Your Site:

Method 1 - Submit Sitemap:

1. Open Google Search Console dashboard
2. Select your site from the property menu
3. Click Sitemaps
4. Enter your sitemap URL
5. Click Submit

Method 2 - URL Inspection Tool:

1. Select your site in Search Console
2. Click URL inspection
3. Enter the page URL
4. Click Request Indexing
5. Repeat for additional pages

View Keyword Performance:

• Check the Search keywords panel in Analytics
• Access detailed data at search.google.com/search-console/
• Allow up to 72 hours for keyword data to appear

Domain Verification Notes:

• Works with Squarespace domains or custom domains
• Verifies both http:// and https:// versions
• Requires reconnection if primary domain changes

Common Issues:

• Robots.txt warning is normal
• Connected Account Deactivated error requires reconnection

Important: Google needs time to process indexing requests. Search result updates depend on Google's algorithm and aren't guaranteed immediate visibility.

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