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# Submitting websites to Google Search Console

To get your website on the Google search results, you have to submit your website to **Google Search Console**.

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Submit your website at the Google search console following the below video! 
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### Google Search Console Setup Steps

1\.  Go to [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console/about?hl=en) and click the **Start now** button.

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2\. Sign in to Google.

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3\. If you already have a property on your Google Search Console, click **Add property** on the property list.

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4\. Type in your **site URL** at the **URL prefix** and click the **Continue** button.

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Example) <http://www.abc.com> (X)   **<https://abc.com> (O)**
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5\. Copy the **content value (exclude " ")** among the HTML code.&#x20;

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6\. Open the Creatorlink site with a **new tab.**

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**NOTICE**

**Please do not close the Google Console site!**
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7\. Click the **Register** button at the **Marketing** > **For Search Engines** > **Google Search Console** on the **Dashboard.**

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8\. **Paste the copied value of the content** on the **box** and click the **OK** button.

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Please use your own values of the meta tag.

**Do not use the values on the image as they are just sample.**
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9\. Go back to the Google Search Console page and then click the **Done** button at the HTML tag.

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After complete to verify your website, you also need to submit the **sitemap** to the webmaster tools.  &#x20;

### **How to submit a sitemap**

Creatorlink automatically provides a sitemap URL for your site.

Simply **submit the provided sitemap URL** to Google Webmaster Tools.

Your sitemap URL is: your **website address/user-sitemap.** Please check the screen below.

Creatorlink Admin Page > Marketing > Sitemap URL > your **website address/user-sitemap**

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1\. Go to **Google Search Console** and click the **Index** > **Sitemaps.**

2\. Type in the **user-sitemap.**

3\. Click the **Submit** button.

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**NOTICE**&#x20;

* It might take a maximum of **14 days** to get your site from the Google search result.
* By search with **site: URL**, you can check whether your site is indexed or not indexed by the Google search engine&#x20;
* Edit the meta tag or add webmaster tools on your site are **premium features.**&#x20;

  So, if your plan has changed to the **free plan**, **some of the meta tags are replaced with the default text** and **webmaster tools are disabled**.&#x20;

  But when you upgrade to the **premium plan again**, it will **restore** your data, and **able to use the webmaster tools**
* Site ownership verification **does not guarantee top placement** in search results. **Rankings may drop** or your site may be **excluded from search results** depending on each search engine’s policies and algorithm updates.
* If you have more questions about the webmaster tools or about searching on Google, please **ask via Google customer center**
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**Helpful Resources:**&#x20;

* [**Search Console Help Center**:](https://support.google.com/webmasters/?hl=en#topic=9128571) Provides product guides,FAQ and troubleshooting documentation.
* [**Google Search Central**:](https://developers.google.com/search) Provides SEO resources and best-practice guidelines.
* **#AskGoogleWebmasters:** A video series on YouTube that answers webmaster-related questions.
* [**Google Search Console Help Community**](https://support.google.com/webmasters/community?hl=en\&sjid=674179410028605928-NC): A community where users can ask and answer questions with other users.