
They can add and remove other users, change the settings, see all data, and access every tool. Owner: An owner has total control over their properties in GSC.I know you might be itching to get to the good stuff (cough the data) but it’s important to do this right. If you don’t tell GSC which domain you prefer, Google may treat the (At this time you should also set up a 301 redirect from your non-preferred domain to your preferred one, if you haven’t already.) GSC Users, Owners, and Permissions That means we’ve told Google we want all of our URLs displayed in search as “And when third parties link to our pages, those URLs should be treated as “as well. HubSpot has chosen “as its preferred, or canonical, domain. However, if you type “” into your browser bar, you’ll land at “What is this sorcery? The answer? False! Each domain represents a different server those URLs might look very similar, but from a technical perspective, they’re two unique domains. Google-hosted sites, including Blogger and Sites pages, are automatically verified. (You need View, Edit, and Manage container-level permissions in GTM for this option.)
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Google Tag Manager container snippet code: Copy the GTM container snippet code associated with your site.(You need “edit” permission in GA for this option.) Google Analytics tracking code: Copy the GA tracking code that you use on your site.HTML tag: Add a tag to the section of a specific page’s HTML code.Domain name provider: Sign into your domain registrar (like GoDaddy, eNom, or ), and verify your site directly from GSC or add a DNS TXT or CNAME record.
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Of course, you can use GSC data to strategize how to rank higher - but simply adding your website to GSC won’t automatically make your rankings go up. You must have at least one verified owner per GSC property.Īlso, note that verifying your property doesn’t affect PageRank or its performance in Google search. Verification gives a specific user control over a specific property.

Verifying Your Site on GSCīecause GSC gives you access to confidential information about a site or app’s performance (plus influence over how Google crawls that site or app!), you have to verify you own that site or app first. You must also add each domain (for example,, , and Google starts tracking data for your property as soon as you add it to GSC - even before it’s verified you’re the site owner.

There were tons of labels I didn’t understand (index coverage?!?), hidden filters, and confusing graphs. I remember the first time I opened GSC - and it was overwhelming. According to Google, whether you’re a business owner, SEO specialist, marketer, site administrator, web developer, or app creator, Search Console will come in handy. But anyone who’s got a website can and should dip their toes in these waters. I’m a content strategist on HubSpot’s SEO team, which means GSC is particularly useful to me.


It’s helpful on a macro and micro level - both when I need to see how many impressions HubSpot is gaining month over month or figure out what’s happened to a high-traffic blog post that suddenly fell. At any given time, I have GSC open in 2 to 10 tabs.
