Here are some easy, free things you can do to test how likely someone will find you, when searching Google for your products or services)
(or more accurately, your website's SEO or "Search Engine Optimisation")
To make it easy, we have excluded anything that requires signup or site verification, such as Google Analytics, Keyword planner or Search Console (which are really good, so if you are serious about SEO, think about signing up for the free Google tools too).
* replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name e.g. designboys.co.za
What does Google know about your website?
Open a browser and in the address bar, type in site: yourdomainname
Is your website loading fast enough?
Your site's loading speed counts as an SEO ranking factor, so the faster your site loads, the better your search placement will be.
Does your website have bad coding?
Bad coding can affect your page loading speed and your search ranking
Is your site Mobile-Friendly?
Mobile capability counts as another SEO ranking factor.
Do all of your URL's show the same website?
If not, changes you make to your site to improve SEO might not be recognized, as the site you are changing is not the same site that Google is looking at. Check that you see the correct website when entering any of the following URL's:
Is anyone searching for your keywords?
If no-one is searching for your keywords, you wont get many hits.Use these tools to see how your search keywords are doing.
Hint: works best with a 2-word phrase e.g best websites
Does google understand your website?
Sitemaps help tell Google how to understand how your website works