What is Google Search Console?
Google Search Console (GSC) is a free tool provided by Google that helps website owners monitor, maintain, and improve their website's presence in Google Search results. It shows you which pages Google has indexed, what search queries bring visitors to your site, which pages have errors, and how your site performs on mobile. Webomatic sets up and verifies Google Search Console for every client website as a standard part of the SEO and website launch process.
What Key Data Does Google Search Console Show You?
GSC's Performance report shows impressions (how many times your pages appeared in Google Search), clicks (how many times someone actually clicked), average position (where your pages rank), and click-through rate (CTR). The Coverage report shows which pages Google has indexed and which have errors. The Core Web Vitals report shows how fast and stable your pages load. These insights are invaluable for improving SEO performance. Webomatic monitors GSC data regularly for all SEO clients to identify and act on opportunities.
- The Performance report in GSC shows exactly which keywords bring visitors to your website from Google.
- Coverage report identifies pages with indexing errors - so you can fix them and get them ranked.
- Core Web Vitals report in GSC shows page experience scores that directly affect your Google rankings.
- The URL Inspection tool lets you check if a specific page is indexed and request fresh indexing.
- Webomatic monitors Google Search Console data monthly for all SEO clients and acts on insights found.
How to Submit Your Sitemap to Google Search Console
Submitting your sitemap.xml file to GSC helps Google discover and index all your important pages faster. Go to GSC, click on Sitemaps in the left menu, enter the URL of your sitemap (typically yourdomain.in/sitemap.xml), and click Submit. Google will then crawl your sitemap and index the pages it finds. For new websites, this is a critical first step for getting indexed quickly. Webomatic generates and submits the sitemap for every new client website at the time of launch.
- A sitemap.xml file lists all your important pages - helping Google find and index them efficiently.
- Submit your sitemap in GSC immediately after launching a new website to accelerate Google indexing.
- Resubmit the sitemap every time you add significant new pages or make large structural changes.
- Use the URL Inspection tool in GSC to request indexing of individual new pages after publishing.
- Webomatic generates sitemap.xml and submits it to GSC for every new client website at launch.
How to Fix Common Errors Found in Google Search Console
GSC regularly flags issues like 404 errors (pages not found), redirect errors, mobile usability problems, and Core Web Vitals failures. Each error type has a dedicated report in GSC with a list of affected URLs. Fixing these errors improves your website's crawlability and ranking potential. Common fixes include setting up proper 301 redirects for deleted pages, fixing broken internal links, and optimising images to improve Core Web Vitals. Webomatic reviews GSC error reports for all SEO clients and fixes flagged issues as part of ongoing SEO maintenance.
- 404 errors in GSC mean pages that no longer exist - fix with 301 redirects to relevant live pages.
- Mobile usability errors affect your Google ranking on mobile search - fix them as a priority.
- Core Web Vitals failures indicate slow load times or layout shifts - major ranking factors for Google.
- After fixing any GSC error, use the Validate Fix button to ask Google to re-crawl and confirm the fix.
- Webomatic fixes all GSC-flagged errors for SEO clients as part of monthly SEO maintenance work.
Google Search Console is one of the most powerful free SEO tools available - and yet most business owners never look at it. Using GSC data to guide your SEO decisions is what separates businesses that grow on Google from those that stagnate. Webomatic sets up, monitors, and acts on GSC data for businesses across Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, and all of India. Contact us at webomatic.in to get your SEO on track today.