If you’ve built your website or location-based service pages with Suburb Stack, the final step to getting them found is telling Google about them. The best way to do this is through Google Search Console (GSC) – Google’s free tool for indexing and monitoring your site’s performance.
Step 1: Sign in to Google Search Console
Go to search.google.com/search-console and log in with your Google account. If you don’t already have a GSC account, you can create one in minutes.
Step 2: Add Your Website Property
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Click “Add Property”.
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Choose Domain (recommended) if you want to track your whole site, or URL Prefix if you only want to track a specific section.
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Enter your domain (e.g., yourwebsite.com) and click Continue.
Step 3: Verify Ownership
Google needs to confirm that you own the website. Common verification methods include:
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DNS Verification (recommended) – Add a TXT record in your domain registrar.
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HTML File Upload – Upload a file Google provides to your site’s root directory.
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HTML Tag – Add a meta tag to your site’s
<head>section.
(If you’re using Suburb Stack, our onboarding team can guide you through this step.)
Step 4: Submit Your Sitemap
A sitemap helps Google discover all your pages faster.
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Go to “Sitemaps” in the GSC sidebar.
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Enter your sitemap URL (e.g., yourwebsite.com/sitemap.xml) and click Submit.
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If you’re using Suburb Stack, your sitemap is automatically generated for you.
Step 5: Request Indexing
If you’ve just launched your site or added new pages:
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Go to URL Inspection in GSC.
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Paste your page URL and click Request Indexing.
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This prompts Google to crawl your page faster.
Step 6: Monitor Your Performance
Once your site is indexed, you can use GSC to:
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Track clicks, impressions, and average rankings.
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Check for crawl errors.
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See which keywords are bringing you traffic.