Indexing

How to Get a Website Indexed on Google

New websites often confuse indexing with ranking. The first job is simpler: help Google discover your pages, crawl them, and understand that they are worth keeping in the index.

1. Make sure the page can actually be indexed

Check for accidental noindex, broken canonicals, blocked pages, or URLs that cannot be reached cleanly. If the page is not indexable, better content alone will not fix the problem.

2. Add the page to your sitemap.xml

A sitemap helps Google discover important URLs faster, especially on new sites with few backlinks. It does not force ranking, but it improves discovery.

3. Submit the site in Google Search Console

Verify the property, submit your sitemap, and use URL Inspection to request indexing for important pages like the homepage, service pages, and key resources.

4. Link to the page internally

Google discovers many pages through links. Make sure important URLs are linked from your homepage, navigation, footer, or resource hub so they are not isolated.

5. Give Google a page worth keeping

Thin pages can still be crawled but may not be worth indexing long term. Add useful copy, a clear heading structure, and enough context for the page to stand on its own.

Next step

Use the Technical SEO Checker if you want to review indexability, canonicals, sitemap signals, and metadata in one report.