Search Console Setup
Posted by on 09 March 2017 10:17 AM
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Search Console Setup
Obtain Google and Bing Logins
Google Search Console
- Login In
- Click “Add a Property” – put in www version
- Verify using a HTML tag
- Coy the meta tag provided
- SEO >> General >> Webmaster Tools
- Paste tag in Google Search Console box and SAVE changes
- Verify
- Return to Search Console Home
- Click “Add a Property” – put in non-www version
- Verify using HTML tag
- Verify
- No need to copy and paste because this is the same tag as before
- Search Traffic >> International targeting >> country: check box for “U.S.” and Save
- Settings >> Site Settings: Ensure primary domain is set to “www” version
- Crawl
- Crawl Errors: If any errors are present, notify Supervisor
- Sitemap: Submit XML Sitemap
- Switch property back to “www” version and submit the sitemap
Link Search Console to Analytics
- Log into Analytics
- Admin >> All Products >> Search Console
- Scroll down and click “Link Search Console”
- Scroll up and click “edit”
- Choose “www” version and then click Save >> Ok >> Close tab
- Click “Done”
Bing Webmaster Tools
- Log In
- Under “Add a Site” enter “www” version
- Fill out as much information as possible
- Check Crawl Errors and Index Issues
- Copy the meta tag string only
- SEO >> General >> Webmaster Tools
- Paste tag in Bing Webmaster Tools box and save changes
- Verify
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