The free tool most sites ignore.
WHAT IT DOES
Shows how your site appears in search Which searches bring visitors Which pages appear Technical problems affecting indexing
WHY IT MATTERS
Analytics shows visitors who arrived.
Search Console shows the searches that could have brought them and did not.
HOW TO SET IT UP
Verify ownership of your domain Submit your sitemap Wait for data
VERIFYING
Usually by adding a DNS record or uploading a file.
If you use our nameservers, add the record in cPanel.
WHAT TO CHECK FIRST
That your site is actually indexed That your sitemap was accepted Any errors reported
THE INDEXING CHECK
If your pages are not indexed, nothing else matters.
WHAT TO REVIEW MONTHLY
Which searches bring visitors Which pages appear and where Any new errors
WHAT IT IS BEST FOR
Finding searches you almost rank for, which is where the easiest gains are.
