In this video, we’ll walk you through:
– What Google Search Console is and why it matters
– How sitemaps help Google find your content
– The difference in sitemap formats for Business and other plan types
– How to make your site public and ready to be indexed
– Step-by-step instructions to auto-verify (Business/Commerce plans) or manually verify your site
– How to submit your sitemap to Google
– What to do if pages aren’t being indexed (hint: don’t panic!)

Whether you’re a beginner or just looking to optimize your site’s visibility in search, this guide will help you take an important step toward growing your website.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Sitemap
1:52 Auto-verify your site with Google on higher-level plans
3:13 Manually connect your site to Google Search Console using the URL prefix method
4:14 Manually connect your site to Google Search Console using a DNS record
5:26 Submit your sitemap
6:07 Understand indexing error messages
7:03 Outro