Google Search Console Setup Checklist
Step-by-step guide to setting up Google Search Console for your micro SaaS.
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Who this checklist is for
Any micro SaaS founders who want to monitor their site's search performance and fix indexing issues.
When to use it
- Right after launching your first production version
- When adding a new domain or subdomain
- When migrating to a new domain
Step-by-step checklist
Account setup
- Sign in to Google Search Console with your Google account
- Add your property (domain or URL prefix)
- Verify ownership (DNS, HTML file, HTML tag, or Google Analytics
Property configuration
- Set preferred domain (www vs non-www)
- Select target country (if applicable)
- Add all site language settings
Sitemap & indexing
- Submit your sitemap.xml
- Request indexing for homepage
- Check for crawl errors
- Review Coverage report for issues
Performance monitoring
- Set up email alerts for critical issues
- Review performance report regularly
- Monitor top queries and pages
- Track impressions and clicks
Common mistakes
- Verifying only www but not non-www (or vice versa)
- Forgetting to resubmit sitemap after major changes
- Not checking for crawl errors regularly
- Ignoring mobile usability issues
Verification steps
- Confirm ownership status shows "Verified"
- Sitemap shows "Successfully processed"
- Homepage appears in URL inspection tool
- Coverage report shows pages indexed
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- Any SaaS template with SEO landing pages
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