Digital Evangelism
  • Home
    • Big Data
    • Social Media
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
    • RESOURCE MENU >
      • ADVENTIST IDENTITY GUIDELINES
      • BIG DATA RESOURCES
      • BRANDING, IMAGE & DESIGN RESOURCES
      • CHURCH/MINISTRY SPECIFIC RESOURCES
      • COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK BASICS
      • COURSES
      • EMAIL RESOURCES
      • GUIDANCE FOR HIRING SOCIAL MEDIA POSITIONS
      • PODCASTS
      • REPORTS & CASE STUDIES
      • SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES
      • (SOCIAL) VIDEO RESOURCES >
        • HOW TO START A VIDEO MINISTRY
      • TEXTING 4 CHURCHES
      • TRACKING & ANALTYICS
      • WATCH VIDEOS & TUTORIALS
      • WEBSITE TIPS
    • SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES
  • SEO
    • SEO TERMS
  • Digital Discipleship & Evangelism
  • COVID-19 RESOURCES
  • eNEWSLETTER

Blog

#DigitalEvangelism

How to Set Up Google Search Console

1/28/2019

 

Amy Prindle

The Center for Online Evangelism is a missionary project devoted to developing online mission stations.

​Edits and additions by Jamie Jean Domm

​Monitor how your website interacts with Google searches,
and determine if any errors are preventing users from finding your organization's website. 

1. Go to Search Console and click “Sign In.”
Picture
2. Enter the email address & password associated with your organization’s website
Picture
3. Once you the enter email and password, you will see the welcome page.
Picture
4. First, add the name of your website and then, click “Add a property.
Picture
NOTE: The actual function of adding a property isn’t included in the NEW Google Search Console yet. That’s why Search Console automatically switches back to the old version where you can add your website. (Google Search Console recently updated and is slowly getting rid of the old format. We will provide an updated lesson with newer screenshots when Google permanently removes the old format.)
 
5. Next you'll be asked to verify if you own the website. Since you already have Google Analytics installed and are logged in to the same Google account, you may try the first recommended method of verification/ownership. Hit “Verify,” and then you’ll see a confirmation page.
 
NOTE: If this method of verification does not work, please see the next step for additional instructions. If you are using a CMS other than WordPress, this process will likely need an alternative method of verification.
Picture
6a. Just in case this process needs a few extra steps, it may be a good idea to have your website administrator/developer available for guidance or assistance. Note the recommended methods of verification:

  • HTML file upload—which requires ftp access to your website. Google will give you a file to download, and you will upload that same file to your ftp. Then come back to Search Console and click “Verify.”
  • HTML tag—There are plugins available to assist in this, such as Jetpack or Yoast SEO. This involves adding a meta tag to your site’s homepage. You may add this meta tag straight to your website theme’s header php file, though if you change your theme you’ll need to paste this meta tag back in.
  • Domain name provider—This involves signing in to your domain provider account to upload a file. Google will provide steps to walk you through this process.
  • Google Tag Manager—If you are using Google Tag Manager, you can utilize this process for verification. Tag Manager is not covered in this lesson.
    ​
If you are still having trouble verifying your website for search console, feel free to ask for help at [email protected].
Picture
6b. For WordPress users who use Yoast SEO we recommend using the HTML tag within the “Alternate methods.” You can easily copy this code and paste it into the “Webmaster tools” tab within the Yoast SEO plugin:
Picture
​Place the copied code in the Google Search Console box. After saving this, you can return to Google Search Console and click on the “Verify” button to confirm. 
Picture
7. Once your website ownership is verified, your Search Console dashboard should look similar to this
Picture
You will have to wait 5-7 days to see any meaningful data. Make sure to check back regularly—set calendar appointments to make sure you don’t forget!
 
After you’ve confirmed that both Analytics and Search Console are properly set up and working, the next chapters will show you how to start using these important tools. 
  • Beginner Tutorial for Google Analytics​​
  • Beginner Tutorial for Google Search Console

If you want to keep learning more, here are some recommended videos:
  • How to Set up Google Search Console (and add a sitemap)
  • How to Increase Your Search Traffic Using Google Search Console​

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016

    Categories

    All
    A Allan Martin
    Adam Fenner
    Angeline Brauer
    Big Data
    Center For Online Evangelism
    Chris Matts
    Culture
    Data Science
    Data Tracking
    David Mwansa
    Design
    Digital Discipleship
    Digital Pew
    Digital Strategies Intern
    Dustin Comm
    Email Communications
    Erica Jones
    Event Registration
    Faith-hoyt
    Fundraising
    General
    Harvey Alférez
    Heidi Baumgartner
    James Gigante
    Jamie Schneider
    Jason Alexis
    Justin Khoe
    Kaleb Eisele
    Kimberly Luste Maran
    Marketing
    Member Care
    Michelle Diedrich
    Nick Wolfer
    Online Church
    Paul Hopkins
    Philanthropy
    Rachel Lemons Aitken
    Reaching Young Adults
    Rodney Brady
    SEO
    Social Media
    Stewardship
    Text Evangelism
    Video
    Volunteering
    Website
    Working From Home

    RSS Feed

Location

Hiding within those mounds of data is knowledge that could change the life of a patient, or change the world.

Atul Butte, Researcher
University of California, San Francisco

Contact Us

    Subscribe Today!

    We will use this email to send you updates on social media and big data initiatives.
Submit
Legal Notice   l   Privacy Policy
  • Home
    • Big Data
    • Social Media
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
    • RESOURCE MENU >
      • ADVENTIST IDENTITY GUIDELINES
      • BIG DATA RESOURCES
      • BRANDING, IMAGE & DESIGN RESOURCES
      • CHURCH/MINISTRY SPECIFIC RESOURCES
      • COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARK BASICS
      • COURSES
      • EMAIL RESOURCES
      • GUIDANCE FOR HIRING SOCIAL MEDIA POSITIONS
      • PODCASTS
      • REPORTS & CASE STUDIES
      • SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES
      • (SOCIAL) VIDEO RESOURCES >
        • HOW TO START A VIDEO MINISTRY
      • TEXTING 4 CHURCHES
      • TRACKING & ANALTYICS
      • WATCH VIDEOS & TUTORIALS
      • WEBSITE TIPS
    • SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES
  • SEO
    • SEO TERMS
  • Digital Discipleship & Evangelism
  • COVID-19 RESOURCES
  • eNEWSLETTER