How to Use Google Search Console

In this guide, we’ll explain what Google Search Console is, how it works, and provide step-by-step instructions on how to use it effectively for SEO in 2025.

 

🔍 What is Google Search Console?

Google Search Console (GSC) is a free tool provided by Google that allows website owners to monitor and troubleshoot how their website is performing in Google Search results.

 

It helps you:

 

See which queries bring users to your site

 Monitor site traffic and clicks

 Submit your sitemap for indexing

 Find and fix technical SEO errors

 Monitor mobile usability and more

 Unlike Google Analytics, which tells you what people do on your site, GSC tells you how people find your site.

 

✅ Why Google Search Console is Important for SEO?

Here’s why GSC is an essential part of every SEO toolkit:

 Keyword Insights: See which keywords people use to find your site.

 Click-through Data: Know how often your site appears in search results (impressions) and how often it gets clicked (CTR).

 

Indexing: Submit your pages to Google for indexing.

 Mobile Usability: Identify issues affecting mobile users.

 Crawl Errors: Get alerts when Google can’t access your site or finds broken links.

 Core Web Vitals: Track speed and user experience metrics.

 Manual Actions: Know if your site is penalized by Google.

 

🚀 How to Set Up Google Search Console for Your Website

Step 1: Go to https://search.google.com/search-console

Click "Start Now" and sign in with your Google account.

 

Step 2: Add Your Property

You’ll see two options:

 Domain

 URL Prefix (Use this for Blogger or specific protocols)

 If you're using Blogger, choose URL Prefix and enter:

 

arduino

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https://yourblogname.blogspot.com/

Then click “Continue.”

 

Step 3: Verify Your Site

For Blogger, verification is automatic because it’s already connected to your Google account. If using WordPress or a custom domain, verification may involve:

 HTML tag

 DNS Record

 Google Analytics

 Step 4: Submit Your Sitemap

Go to the “Sitemaps” section and enter:

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sitemap.xml

This tells Google about all the pages on your website.

 

🔎 How to Use Google Search Console for SEO

Let’s break down the key features of GSC and how you can use them for maximum SEO benefit:

 

1. Performance Report

Go to “Performance” → You’ll see:

 Total clicks

 Impressions

 CTR (Click-through rate)

 Average position

 Use this to:

 Identify high-performing keywords

 

Optimize pages with low CTR

 Track keyword ranking trends

 

You can filter data by:

 Device type

 Country

 Date range

 Search appearance (web, video, image)

 

2. URL Inspection Tool

This tool checks if a page is indexed and shows you how Google crawled it.

 You can: 

See crawl date

 Detect indexing issues

 Submit new or updated pages for reindexing

 

3. Coverage Report

This section shows:

 Valid indexed pages

 Errors (404, redirect issues, noindex, etc.)

 Excluded URLs (intentionally or unintentionally)

 Fix these issues to make sure important pages are getting crawled and indexed.

 

4. Sitemaps

Always submit your sitemap to Google.

 Make sure:

 It’s up to date

 No broken links

 Includes all important pages

 

For Blogger, your sitemap URL is:

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https://yourblogname.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml

5. Core Web Vitals

These are Google's page experience signals. They measure:

 Loading speed (LCP)

 Interactivity (FID)

 Visual stability (CLS)

 You’ll see reports for both mobile and desktop.

 

Improve these scores using:

 Faster hosting

 Compressed images

 Lazy loading

 

6. Mobile Usability

Check if your site is mobile-friendly.

 Common issues:

 Text too small

 Clickable elements too close

 Content wider than screen

 Fixing mobile usability is crucial since Google uses mobile-first indexing.

 

7. Security & Manual Actions

If Google finds harmful content or if your site violates guidelines, it’ll show up here.

 Make sure:

 No spammy backlinks

 No hidden text or keyword stuffing

 Your site is HTTPS secure

 

8. Links Report

This section shows:

 Internal links (within your own site)

 External links (backlinks from other sites)

 Use this to:

 Identify your top-linked content

 Find opportunities to get more backlinks

 Monitor spammy links

 

⚒️ Pro Tips to Use GSC Like an Expert

Set up email notifications for errors or penalties.

 Use Compare Mode in the performance report to analyze before/after changes.

 Monitor URL removal requests if content is deleted or outdated.

 Check index coverage weekly.

 

🔁 GSC for Ongoing SEO Work

Google Search Console isn’t a one-time setup — it’s a tool you should check weekly or bi-weekly.

 Keep using it to

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