Are you sure that you have done everything right? If yes, why is the website still not visible in Google’s search results?
Let’s go through a few things to check for and how to fix them.
1. Check if Your Site is Indexed on Google
If your website isn’t in Google’s index, then your website won’t appear in Google search rankings.
You can check if Google has indexed your site by running a search for: site: yourdomain.com
If you want to check if a particular page is indexed, run the same search for the page: site: yourdomain.com/a-page-you-want-to-show-up-in-google
You can also check the indexing status in Google Search Console. If your page isn’t indexed, you can request indexing by clicking the “Request Indexing” button.
2. Submit Your Sitemap to Google
If only some pages appear in a Google site: search, it means Google may not have indexed all of your pages due to a lack of internal links.
Even if an important page has no internal links, it should still be included in your XML sitemap. Submitting your sitemap to Google helps them understand which pages are important on your site.
How to Submit a Sitemap:
- Go to Google Search Console
- Navigate to Sitemaps
- Enter your sitemap URL
- Click Submit
You can check your sitemap by visiting: yourdomain.com/robots.txt
3. Check for Noindex Meta Tag
If you’re using the noindex meta tag on certain pages, then Google won’t show those pages in search results.
Example of a Noindex Meta Tag: <meta name=”robots” content=”noindex”>
If pages contain this tag, they won’t be indexed, even if they are in your sitemap and submitted via Google Search Console.
To identify non-indexed pages, use SEO audit tools.
4. Ensure Google is Not Blocked from Crawling
Google will not crawl your website if URLs are blocked in the robots.txt file. If your website pages are blocked, they won’t appear in search results.
To check blocked pages in Google Search Console:
- Go to Indexing > Pages
- Look for errors such as: “Submitted URL blocked by robots.txt”
If you’re blocking important pages, edit or remove the rule in your robots.txt file. If you don’t want them indexed, remove them from your sitemap.
5. Ensure All Important Pages Are Internally Linked
Google won’t index pages without internal links. Internal linking is crucial for SEO, as Google discovers pages through links in your sitemap and site structure.
If a page lacks internal links, Google may interpret it as unimportant.
6. Build Quality Backlinks
There is a strong correlation between backlinks and search rankings. If your competitors have high-quality backlinks, they may outrank you for targeted keywords.
Backlinks are a crucial factor in off-page SEO, but quality matters more than quantity. Focus on acquiring backlinks from reputable, high-authority websites to improve your search visibility.
Conclusion
There could be some other technical reasons that impact your site SEO. You can learn more about SEO and contact us to fix all your site issues to get higher rank on Google.
