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Google Search Console Mastery
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Tool #1 for SEO
"Search Console is the direct communication channel with Google. If Google sees a problem on your site โ it'll report it here. If you want to understand how Google sees your site โ the answer is here too."
๐ Google Search Console (GSC) โ a free Google tool showing how your site is represented in search: queries, clicks, positions, indexation errors.
5 Key GSC Reports for SEO
- Performance โ queries, clicks, impressions, CTR, average position
- URL Inspection โ how Google sees a specific URL, last crawl date
- Coverage / Indexing โ which pages are indexed, which aren't and why
- Core Web Vitals โ LCP, INP, CLS by page groups
- Manual actions โ manual penalties (if any)
CTR Analysis: the Gold Mine of GSC
In Performance โ Queries you can find "sleeping" queries:
- Queries with high impressions and low CTR โ improve title + description
- Queries with position 8โ15 โ the page is close to top-3, improve content
- Queries with CTR > 10% โ understand what works and scale it
GSC checklist:
โ Add all domain variants (www/non-www)
โ Check Coverage weekly
โ Set up email alerts for errors
โ Focus on positions 8โ15 as growth priority
โ Compare periods to track progress
โ Add all domain variants (www/non-www)
โ Check Coverage weekly
โ Set up email alerts for errors
โ Focus on positions 8โ15 as growth priority
โ Compare periods to track progress
๐ฏ Tip: export Performance โ Queries data to Google Sheets and build free rank tracking without third-party tools.
๐ฎ Test yourself: what does the CTR metric mean in GSC?
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