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Google Search Console: Complete Setup and Usage Guide
Google Search Console is the most important free tool for monitoring your search performance. Here's how to set it up and use it effectively.
Setup
- Go to search.google.com/search-console
- Add your property (URL prefix method is easiest)
- Verify ownership (HTML file upload or meta tag)
- Submit your XML sitemap
- Wait 2-4 weeks for data to accumulate
- Key reports
- Performance: Queries, impressions, clicks, average position
- Index Coverage, Which pages are indexed and any problems
- Core Web Vitals: Page speed metrics from real users
- Mobile Usability: Mobile-specific problems
- Links: Who links to you and internal linking structure
- References
- Google Search Central
- Schema.org Documentation
Google AI Overview Documentation
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