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Is Google Actually Finding My Website?

Start with one page and Google’s own record. This is a guided self-check: it does not scan your website or connect to your Google account.

Start here: is your homepage in Google?

You do not need to understand reports or enter a spreadsheet of numbers.

  1. Open Google Search Console and select your website. You may need to sign in to Google.
  2. Paste your homepage address into the search bar at the top.
  3. Read the result under URL Inspection, then choose the matching explanation below.
Google says “URL is on Google”

Google’s saved record includes this page. That does not guarantee a particular position or that it appears for every search. Check that the page explains your services and how customers can contact you.

Google says “URL is not on Google”

Open the reason Google gives. A page might be new, intentionally excluded or have a technical problem. If it is an important public page, share that exact reason with the person who manages your website. Do not remove blocking settings from private pages.

I do not have Search Console, or I am not sure

Ask whoever manages your website whether Search Console is already set up. They can check your homepage and explain the result. You can still use the local visibility self-check for everyday checks.

This guide does not scan your website. Only Google can confirm its recorded indexing status. No account connection is needed to use this guide.

Optional: understand more of your Search Console numbers

This detailed worksheet is for people who already use Search Console. Your answers stay in this browser.

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1. Set up

Is your website added and verified in Google Search Console?

Search Console is Google's free tool for website owners. If you're not sure, sign in to it and see if your site is listed.

Does the Sitemaps report show your sitemap with a status of Success?

2. Indexing

Pages report (under Indexing).

The number beside Indexed.

Count the pages you want people to find: home, services, locations, about, contact and so on.

Is your homepage indexed?

Paste your homepage address into URL Inspection, the search bar at the top of Search Console.

Reasons listed under "Why pages aren't indexed" Optional

Tick any you see. Leave blank if none.

3. Showing up

Performance report, Search results, with the date range set to the last 3 months.

How many times your site appeared in Google results.

When you search your business name on Google, is your website the first result?

Use a private window so your own history doesn't affect it.

Add your top pages (optional)

Performance report, Pages tab. Up to five. This finds pages that are seen often but rarely clicked.

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Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Add your top searches (optional)

Performance report, Queries tab. Up to five.

Search 1
Search 2
Search 3
Search 4
Search 5

4. Mobile and recent changes

Core Web Vitals for mobile

Core Web Vitals report (under Experience).

Does your website work well on your own phone?
Have you added or changed pages in the last 3 months?

Your result

Answer the questions to see your result straight away. Your entries stay in this browser.

How it's worked out

Four stages, each given a traffic light. There's no overall score, and weak spots are judged against your own site's numbers, not outside benchmarks.

  1. Set upGreen: verified and sitemap shows Success. Amber: sitemap errors or not sure. Red: not verified or no sitemap
  2. IndexedIndexed pages ÷ pages you expect. Green: 90% or more. Amber: 60 to 89%, or over 150%. Red: under 60%, or homepage not indexed
  3. Showing upGreen: impressions above zero and your business name search finds you. Amber: the name search doesn't. Red: no impressions
  4. Getting clicksClick-through rate = clicks ÷ impressions. Weak spot: at least 100 impressions, position 10 or better, and under half your site's own click-through rate
  5. Your next checksRed items first, then amber, in the order set up, indexed, showing up, clicks, mobile and recent changes

Average position blends every search you appeared for, so treat it as a trend, not a target.

Worked example

A plumber's website has 18 pages that should be in Google. Search Console shows 14 indexed, 5,400 impressions and 96 clicks over 3 months. Their hot water page and the search "emergency plumber" are seen often on page one but rarely clicked.

Worked example figures
Pages indexed / expected14 / 18
Impressions5,400
Clicks96
Average position18.4
Worked example results
Set upGood
IndexedCheck
Showing upGood
Getting clicksCheck
Click-through rate1.8%

Two weak spots are flagged: the hot water page and "emergency plumber", both clicked less than half as often as the site overall.

Assumptions

  • Your numbers are the only input. This check does not connect to Google. Your entries stay in this browser.
  • Use the last 3 months in the Performance report, so the numbers line up.
  • Report names match Google's labels at the time of writing. Google changes them from time to time.
  • Indexing takes time. New or changed pages can take days to weeks to appear.
  • The check finds likely problems. It doesn't guarantee rankings or traffic.

This check explains the numbers you enter from your own Search Console. It isn't a Google product, isn't endorsed by Google, and doesn't predict rankings, traffic or enquiries.

FAQ

Search Console Check questions. Answered.

What is Google Search Console?

A free tool from Google that shows how your website appears in Google Search: which pages are included, which searches show your site, and how often people click.

Do I need to give BuzzBrain access?

No. You copy a few numbers from your own Search Console. Nothing connects to Google, and nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Why are some of my pages not indexed?

Google lists a reason for each one in the Pages report. Some are normal, like redirects. Others, like pages blocked by a noindex tag, need fixing if you want them found. Tick the reasons you see and the check explains each one.

What's a good click-through rate?

It depends on position and the type of search, so a single benchmark can mislead. This check compares each page and search with your own site's average instead.

How long does Google take to show a new page?

It varies from days to weeks, and Google doesn't promise a timeframe. You can ask Google to index a page with URL Inspection.

What if my site isn't in Search Console yet?

Choose "No" at the first question and the check tells you how to start. Setting up Search Console is free.

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