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Google Search Console Introduces SEO Advice for Your Site

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Published on August 7, 2024

Screen showing the Google Search Console about page

Google Search Console has announced a new recommendations feature to help website owners identify areas to optimize. The helpful addition to the platform is an experimental feature so it’s subject to change over the testing period and as it rolls out officially. Ultimately, it aims to improve your site’s SEO through its actionable tips.

I’ll walk you through the new feature and how to access it in the sections below.

What Can You Expect From the New Feature?

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Google Search Console SEO recommendations in the overview tab — An example of what the Google Search Console recommendations could look like for your site. Source: Google

The new recommendations feature from Google Search Console provides a range of insights into how you can improve your site for Google Search. The announcement included a handful of examples, such as:

A reminder to index video content
Highlighted queries that are performing well

Google will regularly update its recommendations if your site has lots of optimization opportunities. However, if Google can’t identify any issues, it won’t flag anything.

Here’s what Google had to say in the announcement:

“The data was already available to you on Search Console, but now we’re helping to make it more accessible by providing direct recommendations. They can help you prioritize your search optimization efforts, such as using structured data to help Google understand your content, adding sitemaps, and checking out trending queries and pages.”

How To Get Personalized SEO Recommendations

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The new feature is still being tested, meaning it’s only available for a limited number of sites. However, Google has promised to roll the feature out fully over the next few months. Once you have access, the feature will be available within the “Overview” tab of Google Search Console.

This is a great improvement to a tool many website owners already use. Not only will beginners to SEO and new website owners benefit from the advice, but Google Search Console can now offer helpful reminders to experienced professionals, too.

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Emma Ryan Writer

Emma is Lead Writer at Website Builder Expert, having first joined the team in 2022. She manages the website's topical content strategy to help website owners navigate the highs and lows of being online. Emma also specializes in following the development of leading website builders Wix, Squarespace, and Shopify, through hands-on testing and research. Her work and expertise have been featured in Startups.co.uk, Digiday, TechRound, Industry Today, and Digital Information World.