??5 reasons why your site isn’t showing up on Google (+How to fix poor rankings)

1. Your website is too new??

It can take some time for Google to discover brand-new websites and pages. So, if you only just launched your website or page, the simplest reason your website is missing from the search results is that Google hasn’t discovered your site or page yet.

To check whether Google has discovered your website or page, you can run the following search on Google: site:yourwebsite.com.

How to fix it:

If you see no results when you search for your site on Google, you can create and submit a sitemap on Google Search Console. Creating a sitemap lets Google know which pages on your site are important and where they are located.

To create and submit a sitemap to Google, follow these steps:

Log in to Google Search Console

Navigate to Sitemaps

Enter sitemap URL

Click Submit

2. Your website contains “no index” tags??

A “no index” meta tag is a piece of HTML code that tells Google not to show certain pages in the search results. As a result, Google won’t index any pages with this code.

It’s usually a good idea to check that your page doesn’t have the “no index” meta tag, even if you don’t remember including it.

Sometimes WordPress or other content management systems (CMS) will add it to every page if you check the wrong settings when creating your website.

How to fix it:

Use Google Search Console to easily identify any “no index” tagged pages. Navigate to your Coverage report and look for this error: “submitted URL marked ‘noindex’.”

If Google hasn’t crawled the pages in your sitemap yet, (remember this can take time), you can use Ahrefs Site Audit tool to check your site for any “no index” meta tags.

Once you’ve located all the pages with this tag, you can simply remove it from any pages that shouldn’t have it.

3. Google isn’t crawling your website???

Another reason your site is not showing up on Google could be that something is blocking the search engine from crawling your site.

The majority of websites have a “robots.txt” file. It tells search engines where they can’t go on your site. That means Google won’t be able to crawl any URLs that are blocked in your “robots.txt” file

oogle Search Console can alert you about issues related to a “robots.txt” file. Navigate to your Coverage report and look for an error called “submitted URL blocks by robots.txt.”

How to fix it:

Now, all you need to do is remove any directives that are blocking the URLs you want to show up on Google. It’s important to note, however, that “robots.txt” files can get tricky, so if you’re in doubt about how best to navigate them, it’s a good idea to hire an expert, like ME to fix it.

4. Your website has a penalty??

Penalties can also prevent your site from ranking in Google search results. This can resolve your burning question, “why doesn’t my website show up on Google” if your site isn’t new and has a proper robots.txt file.

If your site doesn’t meet Google’s quality guidelines, it may temporarily or permanently remove your site from search results.

Google penalties?include:

Deindexed: Google completely removes your domain from search results.

Penalized:Your domain still exists, but you can’t find your pages via a direct search. This penalty may result from a Google algorithm update, or Google can manually apply it.

Sandboxed: Your Google traffic drops suddenly, but your domain wasn’t Deindexed or Penalized.

How to fix it:

Check Google Search Console for penalty alerts. If your site gets penalized, you’ll need to take steps to modify your website to meet Google’s guidelines. Then, you can?submit your site for reconsideration?to get back on Google.

5. You’re lacking high-quality backlinks??

If you’re searching “my website doesn’t show up on Google,” you might need to gain more high-quality backlinks.

Google considers hundreds of ranking factors when determining which websites should show up in the search results, one of which is backlinks and authority.

Backlinks from other websites to your website show Google that your page is trustworthy and provides value. If your site’s not showing up on Google, it could be because the websites ranking above you have more backlinks.

How to fix it:

Use a tool like Ahrefs to view your page’s backlinks and compare it to other websites in the search results. If your website is falling short, consider building more backlinks.

Here are a few tips to earn more backlinks:

Ask existing partners for backlinks

Ask people that mention your brand on social media to link to your website

Create helpful, valuable content that people want to link to

Participate in forums, interviews, and blogs and provide a link to your website where relevant.

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