How to check your site ranking in Google: a beginner's guide (2025)
Want to know how to check your site ranking in Google — without feeling overwhelmed?
This beginner-friendly guide shows you exactly how to do it using Google Search Console — a powerful (and free) tool to help you understand how your website is showing up in search.
This tutorial will help you:
✔️ See if your site is appearing in Google
✔️ Understand what people are typing in when they find you
✔️ Discover which pages are being seen — and which need work
✔️ Learn how to spot easy SEO wins
✔️ Build confidence in your online marketing, one step at a time
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Why Google Search Console matters
01:10 – What is Google Search Console (GSC)?
02:15 – How to connect GSC to your Squarespace website
03:40 – How to read the Performance tab (impressions, clicks, rankings)
04:58 – Using the Queries tab to see what people are searching
05:34 – Using the Pages tab to see what’s performing
06:04 – How to interpret the data simply
07:55 – Hot tip: Find quick-win SEO keywords
08:22 – What to look for each month (and how to improve rankings)
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