How To Tell Google Your New Website Exists

Learn how to get your website found and indexed by Google and Bing. Whether it is a new website or an existing one, this is worth doing.

CREATE A SITEMAP

A Sitemap (xml file) tells Google and other search engines what pages, posts and other content you have on your website. It helps them find all your content and index it faster.

SUBMIT YOUR WEBSITE

Submit your website to Google Search Console formerly Webmaster Tools, via the “Add Property” button to let them know it exists. Extra points for adding it to Bing Webmaster tools.

SUBMIT THE SITEMAP

The Sitemap (xml file) you created in step 1 should now be submitted to search engines so they know what pages and posts are on your website now and

in the future.

BONUS POINTS

There are a couple of other things you could do to improve your website. Make sure you have analytics (probably Google) and submit both versions of your site to webmaster tools (www and non-www). Set the preferred version afterwards.