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How to Connect Google Search Console to Simple SEO

As a website owner, you understand the critical role of high search engine rankings in driving traffic and conversions. Learn how to connect Google Search Console to Simple SEO to significantly enhance your website's visibility and performance.

In this article, we will discuss:

Verifying Your Domain

Connecting your Google Search Console to your Simple SEO project requires you to verify your domain name in the Google Search Console. You must complete this step to provide Google Search Console access to the service account email. Select an option below to verify that you own the domain.

This option allows you to verify your domain name by adding a Text record provided by Google Search Console.

  1. Log in to your Google account.
  2. Access Search Console.
  3. Click the Start Now button.
  4. Select the Domain option and enter your domain or subdomain in the field provided. Click Continue.
    Enter Domain, then click Continue

  5. Copy the Text (TXT) record provided.
    Copy the TXT record

  6. Log in to your Web.com Account Manager and add the TXT record provided. Follow the steps provided in the Text (TXT) Record or Sender Policy Framework (SPF) Records section of How Do I Manage DNS and Advanced DNS Records?
  7. Once the TXT record is added, go back to the Google Search Console, then click Verify.

     

    It may take 24-48 hours for DNS changes to update throughout the internet.

Note: Steps 7-12 were written using our Website Builder. If you are using a different builder, please add the verification code accordingly.

This option allows you to verify your domain name by adding a verification code to your Site Editor.

  1. Log in to your Google account.
  2. Access Search Console.
  3. Click the Start Now button.
  4. Select the URL prefix option and enter your domain name in the Enter URL field. Click Continue.
    Enter the URL, then click Continue

  5. Click the HTML tag option, then copy the meta tag.
    Click the HTML tag, then copy the meta tag

  6. In a text editor, paste the meta tag and copy the verification code only. The verification code is the last data enclosed within quotations.
    Paste the meta tag, then copy the verification code

  7. Log in to your Site Editor, then click Settings on the left side of the page.
    Click the Settings icon

  8. Click Google Services.
    Settings, then select Google Services

  9. Then choose the Site Verification option.
    Google Services, select Site Verification

  10. Hit the CONNECT button.
    Site Verification, click Connect

  11. Paste the verification code, then click SAVE.
    Enter the Verification code

  12. Republish the website.
    Republish the website

  13. Return to the Search Console Verify Ownership page, then click the VERIFY button under the HTML tag option.
    Click Verify

  14. A pop-up message will appear indicating that ownership has been verified automatically.

Providing Access to the Service Account Email

Once domain ownership is verified, you must log in to your Simple SEO dashboard to copy the service account email.

  1. Log in to your account via https://www.web.com/my-account/login.
  2. On the left menu, click Marketing.
    in the left menu, click Marketing

  3. Then select Simple SEO and click Manage.
    • If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
      Click Manage

  4. In the Online Marketing Hub (OMH) dashboard, if you have more than one Simple SEO, select the tile of your desired domain and then click Open under Business Profile Progress.
    Click Open

  5. Click the I have a Google Search Console account option, then copy the service account email.
    Select I have a Google Search Console Account

  6. Go back to the Search Console, then click Settings in the left navigation menu.
    In your Google Search Console, click Settings

  7. Click Users and permissions.
    Click on Users and permissions

  8. Hit the ADD USER button.
    Click Add User

  9. Paste the service account email in the Email address field, then select the Restricted permission from the drop-down. Click ADD.
    Paste the Service Account Email, then select Restricted

  10. Go back to your Simple SEO project dashboard, then click the VERIFY CONNECTION button in the Google Search Console section. Click SAVE CHANGES.
    Click Verify Connection, then click Save Changes

Your Google Search Console has been linked to your Simple SEO project, and you can now access it in the Simple SEO dashboard.

Accessing Google Search Console in the Simple SEO Dashboard

Follow the steps below to monitor your website's performance on search engines.

  1. Log in to your account via https://www.web.com/my-account/login.
  2. On the left menu, click Marketing.
    In the left menu, click Marketing

  3. Then select Simple SEO and click Manage.
    • If you have more than one Marketing product, search for Simple SEO, then click Manage. Click the Manage button again.
      Click Manage

  4. In the Online Marketing Hub (OMH) dashboard, click Open under Simple SEO.
    Click Open under Simple SEO

  5. Navigate to the Google Search Console tab.
    Go to the Google Search Console tab

    You can now access and check the performance of your website using Google Search results.
    Performance Rankings

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By learning how to connect Google search console to Simple SEO, you can gain valuable insights into your website's performance, identify areas for improvement, and implement effective SEO strategies. Stay ahead of the competition and achieve higher search engine rankings with these powerful tools at your disposal.

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