> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://support.bricksite.io/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# How to Get Found on Google - Google Search Console

Remember to tell Google that your website exists, otherwise your customers will have a hard time finding it. All you have to do is register your website in Google Search Console and have patience. Please note that your website is not discoverable on Bricksite Basic (the free version). You must therefore have both a [Premium subscription](/en/article/buy-premium-subscription-upgrade-your-website-13egnu7/) and a [domain](/en/article/transfer-domain-to-bricksite-ejhhzm/) to be discovered by Google.

1. Begin by [attaching your domain to the website](/en/article/attach-domain-to-website-174dbf7/).

2. Then **Publish** the website — even if it was already published.

|| Note that you may need to publish the website **twice** in a row for the website sitemap to be updated correctly due to technical challenges. We are working to resolve this issue.

3. Sign in to [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console/welcome?utm_source=about-page) and create a user if you do not already have a Google Account.

4. Enter your domain _without ‹www› _ in the gray box titled **Domain**.

| You must enter the **primary domain** of the website; otherwise you will get errors later in the process. If the domain contains accented characters (such as `æ ø å`), then the domain must be IDN encoded, but even so we cannot guarantee that Google supports all accented characters.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/4fd27c5572404800/9057a7eb-23a2-4cfa-a476-7e4220_101ofcq.png)

5. Press **Continue**.

6. You will now see this window

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/f110f1872f631000/509893da-cbd9-4b02-b8a5-e04ad1_fk7vjr.png)

7. Copy _the long_ TXT code by pressing the **Copy** button.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/79ca7323244de000/43ae2d38-affc-4dd6-b4e5-ab45df_80cnud.png)
      
8. Open Bricksites [DNS Administration](/da/article/dns-administration-19o2n9s/) in a new tab (if you need assistance with this step, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Customer Service).

9. Press **Change DNS** next to the domain you are currently verifying.

10. Select `TXT` in the **Type** field.

11. Write an `@` in **Host**, or leave it blank.

12. Insert your unique verification code (`google-site-verification=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX`) into the field **Content**. The end result can be seen below.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8c2322c7e96af000/image_r5xpml.png)

13. Press **Create Record**.

14. Go back to the Google Search Console and press **Verify**. It could take 10–15 minutes before it successfully verifies.

15. You will receive this message if successful.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/8c2322c7e96af000/ownership-verification-success_5pjal6.png)
 
16. Press **Go To Property**.

17. Select **Sitemaps** in the menu to the left.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/56d4653499f04000/bff6a613-230f-496a-8ac8-0a8fbb_c81th9.png)

18. In the top box **Add a new sitemap** write your domain in the following format: `https://example.com/sitemap.xml`.

* If you get the error "Couldn't fetch", then wait a minute and refresh the page. Does is still prompt prompt the error, then write: `https://www.example.com/sitemap.xml`
* Domains containing accented characters must be IDN encoded.
* If the error persists, contact Customer Service.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/89556e722a1fb000/cc788e1d-217e-4e92-b7cc-484184_1u9qsnj.png)

19. Press **Submit**.

20. If you are a business owner: We recommend that you proceed to register your business in [Google My Business](/en/article/how-to-get-found-on-google-google-my-business-s2ocis/). This tells Google that your website is active and that you care about being found on Google. Additionally, it gives you the option to add your company logo to the search results, manage opening hours, respond to customer reviews, and much more.

| Although unnecessary, we do recommend that you repeat the proces for all secondary domains as separate domain properties in Google Search Console. Also remember for all secondary domains to go under **Settings** > **Change of address** and select the primary domain to tell Google that they are secondary domain names.