Submitting the sitemap to Bing can be done after / at same time as submitting to Google, and requires the same sitemap prerequisites. relevantdomain.com/sitemap_index.xml should be a clean sitemap without any posts/taxonomies/etc. that we or the client wouldn't want...
Webmaster Tools
Share Google Analytics property with client
Share ownership of Google Analytics account: Note: we no longer share GSC properties with clients. This is because the notification emails that Google sends from GSC became prolific and very confusing to clients. (They mostly send very non-alarming information in an...
Submit sitemap to Google in Search Console
Sitemap should be considered and checked throughout Site Build. But submitting sitemap should only be completed at Launch (or if client would benefit from a head-start with Google). Therefore, ensure that the pre-launch "Check yoast sitemap and deindex and private...
Link Google Analytics property to Google Search Console property
Ensuring relevant property is selected, scroll down the menu options and click on "Settings". Click on "Associations". Click on the option to "Associate" Search and find the relevant matching Google Analytics property to associate, and select. Confirm your...
Verify Google Search Console property
Verification can only be completed once on live domain (in Site Launch). This means on the very rare occasion that a site is being built on the live domain, it can be completed before the Site Launch process. Open Google Search Console using the relevant Google...
Asking clients for Google Analytics (GA) and/or Google Webmaster Tools (WMT) info – Email Templates
Do they have any existing accounts or are we starting from scratch? For all clients: Hi there, Once your website is live, we will need to link up your Google Analytics account with your website, and also with Google Webmaster Tools. So before we go ahead and set up a...
Google Analytics Setup Checklist
Open tabs - WP dashboard, Google Analytics (GA) and Google Search Console (GSC) in private/in cognito window. Log in to the latest Analytics account. Analytics Accounts for MakeWeb are in the following Google Accounts: webmaster@echoedlight.com...