Add your site to Google Search Console

Search Console is free from Google. It shows the searches people use to find you, how often you appear, and any problem Google has with your pages.

1. Go to search.google.com/search-console and sign in with your Google account.
2. Press Add property and choose URL prefix. Type your site's address exactly, for example https://www.yourbusiness.co.uk/.
3. Under Other verification methods, choose HTML tag and copy it.
4. In your command centre, open Google, paste it into Google Search Console code and press Save. It is on every page straight away.
5. Back in Search Console, press Verify.
6. Open Sitemaps in Search Console and add the sitemap address shown on your Google page. It lists every page, post and product, and updates by itself when you publish.

Google decides when and where to show any site. New sites usually appear within a few days to a couple of weeks. Nobody can promise a place.