You may have many people telling you that once you create your contract service business website, you need to set up Google Suite tools.

However, if you have never done this before, you may feel overwhelmed and unsure of how to do this properly.

We have worked with many contract service business companies who were able to increase the visibility of their website performance by setting up their Google Search Console as soon as possible.

In this blog, we will walk through the steps you will need to take to set up your Google Search Console so that you can start tracking your website traffic to increase your contract service business leads.

1. Create a Google Account For Your Contract Service Business

The first thing you need to do before setting up Google Search Console for your website is to create a Google Account for your business. If you have already done this, great! You can move onto section two of this blog.

If you have not created a Google Account for your contract service business, you can start by going to https://www.google.com/ and clicking “Sign In.”

Once you have clicked sign in, it will bring you to a screen that provides you with the option to enter your email or phone number or to “Create account.” If you do not have a gmail account, you will want to select “Create account” and then “for work or my business.”

Once you select this, it will request you fill out information like:

• Your first name

• Your last name

• A username

• A password

• Your phone number

• A recovery email address

• Your birthday

• Your gender

2. Open Google Search Console and Enter Your Contract Service Website’s URL

After you have created a Google Account, you should go to https://search.google.com/search-console/about and click “Start now.”

If you are not signed in, it will prompt you to enter your Google email address and password. Once you enter this, it will give you the option to enter a “Domain” or a “URL prefix.”

In most cases, you will want to enter a “Domain,” which will be your website’s homepage URL. For example, for the Blue Trade Media site, this is: bluetrademedia.com

Once you have entered this, it should pull up a screen with the information needed to verify your domain ownership via a DNS record.

3. Verify Your Contract Service Company Website Domain in Your DNS Records

Once you have received the domain verification information from Google Search Console, you will need to navigate to your website to use the information Google Search Console has provided.

• SquareSpace: If you are using a SquareSpace site, they have created a handy tutorial on how to set up Google Search Console for SquareSpace.

• HubSpot: If you are using HubSpot, they have an in-depth article on how to set up Google Search Console for HubSpot.

• WordPress: If you have a WordPress site, WordPress has created an article on how to verify Google Search Console for WordPress using the Yoast SEO plugin or adding a txt record to your DNS.

• Wix: If you have a Wix website, you can check out their guide on how to verify Google Search Console for Wix.

• Weebly: If you are using Weebly, you can view their video on how to set up Google Search Console for Weebly.

• GoDaddy: If you have a GoDaddy site, Google has created a helpful article on how to verify Google Search Console for GoDaddy.

Use Google Search Console To Manage Your Search Presence

Once you have set up Google Search Console you can start using it to track click through rate, unfound pages (page errors), mobile usability, top performing pages, search queries, and indexing issues.

For more information on how to start using Google Search Console, scroll down to the section “How to Use Google Search Console” on HubSpot’s blog “The Ultimate Guide to Google Search Console in 2023.”

After you have finished setting up Google Search Console, the next Google tool you should set up is Google My Business. To learn how, check out our blog “How To Set Up Google My Business for Your Contract Service Business.”

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