How to set-up a Google Search Console account

This guide will steer you (or your website developers) through the process of creating and verifying a Google Search Console account for your website to help you understand how your charity is performing in search.

The set up process

Setting up your Google Search Console is a relatively straightforward three-step process, but there are a few things to be aware of. The steps you take will depend on how your website is set up and which parts you can access. Do not worry, you do not need to be a coding expert, but you will need to prove that you own a website (of which there are a few different methods).

Step 1: Creating a Google account
To begin using Search Console, you will need a Google Profile account.

If you have a website which already uses Google Analytics, Google My Business or any other Google product, use the same profile to set up Search Console. This keeps all your charity-related properties in one account, making life much easier.

Step 2: Creating Search Console profiles
When you are ready to begin, there are a few choices for you to make about how to track the data on your website.