{"id":57,"date":"2019-05-06T13:22:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T13:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2021-05-14T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T10:38:44","slug":"how-to-add-your-website-to-google-search-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-website-to-google-search-console\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add your website to Google Search Console?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Sign into your Google account. Make sure you\u2019re using your business (not personal) account if it\u2019s a business website.  <\/p><p>2.  Go to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/\" target=\"_blank\">Google Search Console<\/a>.  <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>3. Click on the properties selector.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC1.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>4.  Click \u201cAdd property\u201d down below. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC2.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>5. Select property type (Default is &#8220;Domain&#8221;).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC3.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>6. Enter your domain and click &#8220;CONTINUE&#8221;.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC4.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>7. Verify domain ownership via DNS record.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC5.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>That&#8217;s all. If you don&#8217;t know how to verify your website via DNS record, you can alternatively choose &#8220;URL prefix&#8221; on step 5. It  <br>allows multiple verification methods like FTP upload, HTML tag or Google Analytics.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC6.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>6.2  Enter the URL of your site. Make sure you\u2019re using the exact URL that appears in the browser bar.  Click &#8220;CONTINUE&#8221;. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC7.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>7.2  Pick a way to verify your own website (HTML file upload, domain name provider, HTML tag, GA tracking code, or GTM container snippet) and verify your website ownership.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC8.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>8. After successful ownership verification you will see this popup.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9-1024x474.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9-600x278.png 600w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC9.png 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p> If your website supports both http:\/\/ and https:\/\/, add both as separate sites. You must also add each domain (for example, m.seopoz.com, blog.seopoz.com and so on).  <\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Sign into your Google account. Make sure you\u2019re using your business (not personal) account if it\u2019s a business website. 2. Go to&nbsp;Google Search Console. 3. Click on the properties selector. 4. Click \u201cAdd property\u201d down below. 5. Select property type (Default is &#8220;Domain&#8221;). 6. Enter your domain and click &#8220;CONTINUE&#8221;. 7. Verify domain ownership &#8230; <a title=\"How to add your website to Google Search Console?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-website-to-google-search-console\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to add your website to Google Search Console?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,10,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","category-knowledge-base","category-seo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/GSC.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seopoz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}