How to get a page indexed by Google
- Create high-quality and unique content on your page.
- Submit a sitemap to Google Search Console.
- Ensure that your website is accessible and crawlable by Google bots by fixing any crawl errors.
- Create high-quality and relevant backlinks to your page from other reputable websites.
- Use relevant keywords in the page title, URL, and meta description.
- Wait for Google to crawl and index your page, which can take several days to a few weeks.
How to hand in an XML sitemap to Google via Search Console?
- Go to Google Search Console and log in to your account.
- Select your website property.
- Click on the “Sitemaps” section in the left-side menu.
- Click on the “Add/Test Sitemap” button.
- Enter the URL of the sitemap that contains the URL you want to submit, for example: “https://roberts-txt.com/sitemap.xml“.
- Click the “Submit” button.
How to manually request URL indexing by Google via GSC?
- Go to Google Search Console and log in to your account.
- Select your website property.
- Click on the “URL inspection” tool.
- Enter the URL of the page you want to request indexing for.
- Click on the “Inspect” button.
- If the page is not indexed, you will see a “Request indexing” button.
- Click on the “Request indexing” button.