Get Your Content Ranking Fast: How to Use Google Search Console for Immediate Indexing
You’ve spent hours creating a great YouTube video and then written an awesome supporting blog article. But when you check Google Search, your new article is nowhere to be found. This common issue means your content hasn’t been indexed yet.
For YouTube SEO to work effectively—driving traffic from Google Search to your website and your videos—your articles need to be quickly discovered by the search engine ([00:00:00]–[00:00:33]). The fastest way to force Google to look at your new link is by using Google Search Console (GSC), often referred to as Google Indexing.
Here is the complete guide on how to request immediate indexing for your latest content.
Why Your New Article Isn’t Showing Up on Google
When you publish a new page, Google’s bots have to crawl the internet to find it. This process can take days or even weeks. If your new article is critical to your video strategy, you can’t afford to wait. Using the GSC forces Google to queue up your specific URL for inspection, drastically reducing the time it takes to go from “URL is not on Google” to being searchable ([00:02:20]).
Step-by-Step Guide: How to Request Google Indexing
Follow these steps to ensure your latest article, blog post, or supporting website content gets indexed by Google within hours, instead of weeks:
1. Access Google Search Console
- Go to GSC: Open your browser and search for “Google Search Console.” Click the official link and hit ‘Start Now’ ([00:00:39]–[00:00:58]).
- Log In: Log in using the Google account associated with your website or property. Ensure you have the correct website property selected if you manage multiple sites ([00:01:06]).
2. Copy and Paste Your URL
- Get the Link: Go to your newly published article and copy the entire URL from the address bar ([00:01:53]).
- Paste into GSC: Return to the Google Search Console dashboard. Paste the URL into the search bar located at the very top of the interface and hit Enter ([00:02:00]).
3. Check the URL Status
GSC will instantly check the status of your link.
- Status 1: “URL is on Google”: If you see this, your link is already indexed, and no further action is required ([00:03:05]).
- Status 2: “URL is not on Google”: This means Google has not yet found or indexed your new page ([00:02:20]).
4. Request Indexing
If your URL is not on Google, you need to submit a request:
- Click the Button: On the status page, click the “Request Indexing” button ([00:02:36]).
- Wait for Confirmation: The system will take a moment to process the request. Once complete, you will see a confirmation message: “Indexing requested” ([00:02:44]).
What Happens After You Request Indexing?
The request has now been sent to Google’s priority queue. While the indexing is requested successfully, it won’t appear on Google search immediately.
You may need to wait up to 24 hours for the link to be fully crawled, indexed, and made available in search results. Check back the next day, and your link should show the status “URL is on Google” ([00:03:12]).
By proactively using Google Search Console, you take control of your SEO, ensuring your supporting articles are found quickly and start boosting the authority and visibility of your YouTube videos.5
The YouTube video, “The Hidden Benefits of Google Search Console Revealed” from the channel Viral Engineer Baba Hindi, provides a tutorial on how to use Google Search Console to index an article or website link associated with a YouTube video.
The video is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbn_vOgt5uE
📝 Why Use Google Search Console (Google Indexing)?
If you have a YouTube channel and create articles (blogs/websites) to support your videos for SEO (Search Engine Optimization), you need to ensure these articles appear on Google Search. If your article is not showing up on Google, you need to use Google Search Console (also called Google Indexing) to notify Google about the new content ([00:00]–[00:33]).
⚙️ Step-by-Step Guide to Requesting Indexing
- Open Google Search Console: Open any browser and search for “Google Search Console.” Click the first result and then click ‘Start Now’ ([00:33]–[00:58]).
- Log In: Log in with the Google account associated with your website/property ([00:58]).
- Find the Article Link: Go to your website, open the article you want to index, and copy the URL from the top address bar ([01:23]–[01:53]).
- Check URL Status: Paste the copied article link into the search bar at the top of the Google Search Console interface and press Enter ([01:53]–[02:07]).
- Request Indexing: The console will check the link’s status. If the link is not yet on Google, it will display “URL is not on Google.” You then have two options:
- Verify Request: The system will process the request. Once successful, a message “Indexing requested” will appear ([02:44]).
Note: After requesting indexing, it may take some time (usually up to 24 hours) for the link to be fully indexed and show up on Google Search ([03:12]).
By Reyansh Roshan AKA Viral Engineer BaBa
