Whether you’re using Google Analytics to measure your traffic or you’re using Google Webmaster Tools, one thing you’ll want to do is check your indexed pages. This can help you find out if you’re missing out on valuable traffic, and can help you improve your search engine optimization.
Submit an updated sitemap
Adding an updated sitemap to Google Search Console is a good way to check how well your pages are indexed in the search engine. This can also help you find problems with your crawling, such as duplicate content or thin content.
If you have a large site, you may find that you are missing important pages in the search engine. This is because they are not listed in your sitemap. Using an indexing request, you can update your sitemap with the new pages that you publish. You can also use Fetch as Google to submit new pages.
Google will send you an email when it encounters a crawl error. This is because the search engine needs to verify that the sitemap is valid and can be viewed. The email will also include performance information.
A sitemap can be updated manually or automatically. If you submit the sitemap manually, you will need to wait for Google to crawl your site. However, if you submit the sitemap automatically, you can check whether your pages are indexed in a few weeks. This way, you can improve your indexed pages before Google has to re-crawl your site.
Request that specific pages be indexed
Using Google’s Search Console, you can request that specific pages be indexed. This can be a great way to increase the chances of indexing your pages.
The “Coverage” report in Google Search Console can help you identify which pages are indexed and which ones are not. The report also shows the number of pages listed in each category. It is important to monitor this number and ensure that all of the pages you want indexed are indexed.
There are a number of reasons why a URL may not be indexed. These can range from a lack of internal linking to a poor crawl budget. You may also have pages that have been excluded because of technical or legal reasons.
Google’s algorithm is designed to favor sites that have high quality content and many inbound links. Site speed, mobile friendliness, and SSL certificate are other factors that can affect indexing.
Google’s algorithm also considers the number of shares a page gets. If a page has a lot of shares, this can be a sign that the content is valuable. Having high quality content is also a good way to increase site authority.
Ensure internal links are not nofollows
Ensure internal links on indexed pages on Google are not nofollows. This is an important step to maintaining a good SEO strategy and improving your ranking. These links help Google crawl your pages and find valuable content on your site. They also make it easy for visitors to navigate your site.
Internal links can be included in your navigation menu, main navigation, or breadcrumbs. These links also help Google understand your site structure. If you have a high-authority page, you can help it rank better by linking to it. You should also link to other pages that are relevant to the topic. This is called topic clustering.
When you build topic clusters, you will create a link structure that links together related pages on your site. This can improve UX and SEO. You can also use dynamic drop-down menus to link pages together in an SEO-friendly way. Use CSS or Javascript to create these links.
Internal links can also help you increase the number of pages in your search results. Google will rank content based on the links. A high number of links to a significant page indicates that the page is important.
Get other sites and influencers to link to your page
Getting other sites and influencers to link to your page on Google is a great way to increase rankings. You’ll also receive high quality traffic that comes from your target audience. This means that your page is likely to have a high engagement rate. A high engagement rate means that your followers will be loyal and trustworthy. A low engagement rate, on the other hand, will mean that you’ve been bolstered by bots and fraudulent accounts.
Another method for getting other sites and influencers to link to a page is to create images that they can use. These are easier to create than original images. For example, you could create a visual about your product and post it on Slideshare. Then, Slideshare will post it in its Google images directory. This means that other people can cite the image by linking to your page on Google.