How to Get Your Website on Google
Getting your website on Google is the first step to receiving organic search traffic. Google will eventually find most websites on its own, but you can speed up the process significantly by taking a few simple steps.
Step 1: Create a Google Search Console Account
Go to Google Search Console, add your website, and verify ownership. This gives you direct communication with Google about your site.
Step 2: Submit Your Sitemap
Submit your sitemap in Search Console. If you do not have a sitemap, most CMS platforms (WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace) generate one automatically. Check if yours exists at yoursite.com/sitemap.xml.
Step 3: Check Your Technical SEO
Run a free RankNibbler audit on your homepage and key pages to make sure there are no issues blocking Google:
- No noindex tags accidentally blocking pages
- Robots.txt is not blocking important content
- Pages have proper title tags and meta descriptions
- Site uses HTTPS
Step 4: Build Internal Links
Google discovers new pages by following links. Make sure every important page is linked from at least one other page on your site. See our internal linking guide.
How Long Does It Take?
New pages can be indexed within hours to a few days if you have submitted a sitemap. Without a sitemap, it can take weeks. Regularly updated sites with good internal linking get crawled more frequently.
Last updated: March 2026