{"id":6749,"title":"How to submit your site to Google","description":"In this episode of our Walkthrough series we explain how to use Teemill's Google Console plugin to make Google know your store exists in just a few simple steps, improving your rankings in the search results so you can pull in more traffic and increase your orders.","content":"<p>Successful stores have customers. How do you get customers? Traffic. In this episode of our Walkthrough series we explain how to use Teemill's Google Console plugin to make Google know your store exists in just a few simple steps, improving your rankings in the search results so you can pull in more traffic and increase your orders.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUvXuQRklhU\/?modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;vq=highres\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><p><em>Before we get started, remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/teemillstore?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe<\/a>, if you haven't already, so you can get the latest from us direct to your YouTube homepage.<\/em><\/p><p>Google processes 40,000 searches a second. To deliver all of this information at such speed, it sends out little bots all over the internet crawling around and remembering the information on different web pages.<br><br>As there are over 2 billion websites on the internet, waiting for Google to find your website is gonna take quite a while. However, if you use their free app, <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Console<\/a>, it's the equivalent of knocking on their front door, shouting through the letterbox and jumping up and down in front of them, all at the same time.<\/p><blockquote><p>If Google knows your site exists and that your store is rad, they'll start showing your brand in the search results.<\/p><\/blockquote><p><strong>The most important Console tool by far is submitting your sitemap.<\/strong> That's because your sitemap is a built-in treasure map of your store, perfect for Google's bots to find all the information they need about your brand to start including it in the search results.<\/p><h2>Sound good? Let's get started<\/h2><p>Head to the front end of your Teemill store and copy the URL at the top of the page. Then open a new tab and search for <a href=\"https:\/\/search.google.com\/search-console\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Console<\/a>.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/HMI7OPg7aWFk87SomKP0nfb2gjx1CBCSOtTMwJfoPNJwkNWQ.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57844483\"><br><br>When you get to the landing page, click the blue Start Now button.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/IaDktjWE11PJivjFicllf40kI0BFbVNrIJWHsy3oatQAVP9v.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57844578\"><br><br>Then select the URL prefix option. Paste your URL into the box and press Continue once the button has lit up.<\/p><p>Luckily for you setting up a Google Console account is easy, as Teemill has a built-in plugin.<\/p><p>All you need to do is scroll down to the Other Verification Methods section and find the HTML tag option. Then head over to the box where it says Copy and press it.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/vFAD7CkwlgdtLH07cssjYpCuzjWJyiUwGdA1foS6I0hxiZWP.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57844788\"><br><br>Now, the string of code is copied to your clipboard.<\/p><p>Go to your dashboard on your Teemill store and head to the plugins page by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Plugins<\/a> in the main menu. Find the Search Console plugin, (the big circle with the G in it) press it and paste that code into the empty box.<\/p><p>Make sure you click the toggle to Enabled and then press Save.<br><br><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/AnPQMvZNBe2F5KPMwM1fiR2YmFSlRHmBVEGSz9PW5mxgzfJJ.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57845044\"><br><br>Go back to the Google Console page, hit Verify and your ownership verified box should appear.<br><br><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/XYjGmOl7WlTWzagDkvMHDWPLJHMbCfb6RM2KSFCIJgiMapRW.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57845154\"><br><br>Select Go To Property.<br><br><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/6A8kakBLvLRTYd9xq2omRRYll08iuZABlJDmtrywSCgt6LV0.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57845237\"><br><br>You'll then see the homepage for Google Search Console, where you can start using all the different tools. What we want to focus on in this blog is<strong> inputting your site map.<\/strong><\/p><p>To do this, all you have to do it head over to Sitemaps on the left-hand side of the Google Console menu and give it a click. Then, in the 'Add new sitemap' section, simply type 'sitemap.xml'.<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/02UGham7uQwSCeilR4L2II2ApqDRtyWCO5N5rYdfM4klBMEc.png.jpg?w=1140&amp;h=auto\" alt=\"\" title=\"57901802\"><br><br>Press Submit and you're done!<br><br>Once you have your Google Console set up you can use it to see which queries are bringing in the most traffic, which landing pages on your store are the most successful and even get Google to tell you what errors there are on your website.<\/p><p>For more info on <a href=\"\/blog\/?search=SEO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEO<\/a> optimising your store and helpful <a href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/blog\/?search=walkthroughs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">walkthroughs<\/a>, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/teemill.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academy<\/a> in the main menu of your Teemill dashboard to find plenty of blogs and videos full of tools and techniques to take your brand to the next level.<\/p><p>And remember, to keep up to date with our latest videos, don't forget to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/teemillstore?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">subscribe<\/a> to our YouTube channel for more useful tips and tricks about using Teemill.<\/p>","urlTitle":"how-to-submit-site-to-google","url":"\/blog\/how-to-submit-site-to-google\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/how-to-submit-site-to-google\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/teemill.com\/blog\/how-to-submit-site-to-google\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1597319974,"updatedAt":1737007425,"publishedAt":1736959004,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":12,"name":"Teemill"},"tags":[{"id":30,"code":"marketing","name":"marketing","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/marketing\/"},{"id":457,"code":"video","name":"video","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/video\/"},{"id":654,"code":"s-e-o","name":"SEO","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/s-e-o\/"},{"id":672,"code":"walkthroughs","name":"walkthroughs","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/walkthroughs\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/HAIEseMzsreWfj5ucleidTsAz5w62gdzrq9axkCQEJOI3NyY.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/HAIEseMzsreWfj5ucleidTsAz5w62gdzrq9axkCQEJOI3NyY.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/HAIEseMzsreWfj5ucleidTsAz5w62gdzrq9axkCQEJOI3NyY.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"We walk you through submitting your site to Google using our Plugin so you can improve your rankings in search results.","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":40,"title":"Streetwear photography inspiration from Nocturnal Creature","url":"\/blog\/streetwear-photography-inspiration\/","urlTitle":"streetwear-photography-inspiration","division":12,"description":"Instantly recognisable by their unique and edgy style, Nocturnal Creature's photography is fresh, fun and real. 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