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Case studyPersonal Project
kianamasoumi.org
From invisible to verified in Google Search Console
Setting up search visibility for this portfolio
Google Search ConsoleSEO
01
Project Overview
- Context & scope
- Personal project, 2026. Not client work.
- My role
- Owner of the whole project: planning, setup and checks.
- Category
- Web Marketing & SEO
02
The Challenge
A new personal website is invisible to search engines until it is verified, indexed and clearly describes who it is about.
03
The Approach
- Verify the site in Google Search Console to track indexing and searches.
- Publish a sitemap and point robots.txt to it so every page can be found.
- Write clear page titles, descriptions and a main heading that names me and my role.
04
Execution
- Verified site ownership and submitted the sitemap in Search Console.
- Split the site into separate pages (work, case studies, about, contact) so each can be found in search.
- Gave every page its own title and description.
05
Results & Learnings
Site verified in Google Search Console with sitemap submitted
Search traffic results will be added once there is enough data.
Key learnings
- Technical basics come first: a site has to be findable before content can rank.
- Next: track which searches bring visitors and write content around them.
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