Hi everyone,
I’m currently working on my Wix website and delving into SEO, but I’ve hit a snag with understanding ‘crawling’ and ‘indexing’. Coming from Germany, I’ve read quite a bit in German, but I’m trying to make sense of these concepts on an international scale. Can anyone explain in simple terms what these mean for my website? And how can I ensure that Google properly crawls and indexes my site? Are there specific Wix tools or settings I should be using?
Any straightforward explanations or tips would be greatly appreciated!
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Hi there!
Great to hear you’re diving into SEO for your Wix site! In simple terms, crawling is when a search engine bot (like Googlebot) scans your site for content and links. The information gathered during crawling is then taken into account during indexing, where it’s added to the search engine’s database. Only indexed content can show up in search results.
For your Wix site, especially considering you’re coming from a German perspective, there are a few things you can do to aid crawling and indexing:
Sitemaps: Wix automatically generates a sitemap for your site, which you can submit to Google Search Console.
robots.txt: Check your Wix robots.txt file to make sure you’re not unintentionally blocking search engine bots from important content.
Internal Linking: Ensure your pages are well-linked to each other to help bots navigate more easily.
For a deeper dive, there’s a comprehensive article (in German) that might help bridge the gap for you: https://seodeutschland.de/crawling-und-indexierung-so-funktionieren-suchmaschinen/. It provides detailed insights into what crawling and indexing are and how they work.
Don’t forget to regularly check your site’s status in Google Search Console to monitor how well it’s being crawled and indexed.
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