Google Search Console for Beginners: Get Your Website Indexed (Bangladesh Guide)
Set up Google Search Console, submit a sitemap, check why pages are not indexed and read the Performance report — a plain-English guide for Bangladeshi site owners.
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Last reviewed November 8, 2026
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Google Search Console is Google's free tool that shows whether your pages are indexed, which searches show your site and what errors to fix. Set it up, submit your sitemap, then check the Pages report and Performance report regularly.
Step 1 — Add and verify your site
- Go to search.google.com/search-console and sign in with your Google account.
- Choose a Domain property (covers http, https, www and non-www) if you can edit DNS.
- Add the TXT record your domain provider asks for, then click Verify.
- If DNS is hard, use a URL-prefix property with the HTML tag method instead.
Step 2 — Submit your sitemap
Open Sitemaps, enter your sitemap address (often /sitemap.xml) and submit. Google's sitemap guide explains the format. A sitemap helps discovery; it does not force indexing.
Step 3 — Read the Pages (indexing) report
This shows which URLs are indexed and why others are not. Common reasons:
- Discovered – currently not indexed: Google knows the URL but has not crawled it yet. Improve internal links and page value.
- Crawled – currently not indexed: Google saw it and chose not to index it. Usually thin or duplicate content.
- Duplicate without user-selected canonical: add a correct canonical tag.
- Excluded by noindex: remove noindex if the page should appear.
- Not found (404): fix the link or add a redirect.
Step 4 — Inspect a single URL
Paste a URL into the top bar to use URL Inspection. You see whether it is indexed and can click Request indexing after a meaningful update. Do not spam requests; they are limited.
Step 5 — Use the Performance report
Look at queries with many impressions but few clicks — a better title and description can help. Queries in positions 8–20 are often the best pages to improve next. See measuring SEO with GA4 and Search Console.
A simple monthly routine
- Check Pages for new errors.
- Check Core Web Vitals and HTTPS reports.
- Review top queries and pages against last month.
- Request indexing only for pages you meaningfully changed.
Sources and limits
This is a practical guide based on public documentation and day-to-day SEO work. It reports no original dataset, guarantees no ranking, and gives no fixed timeline.
Frequently asked
Yes, it is a free Google tool for site owners.
Check the Pages report reason. Common causes are noindex tags, duplicate content, weak internal links or thin content.
No. It helps Google discover URLs, but Google still decides what to index.
A short monthly check is enough for most small business sites, plus after any big site change.