Glad to hear it was helpful! If you're interested in the future, here are a few more cool things you can do with Google Search Console and / or your Wix site: Track your keyword ranks over time with Search Console! th-cam.com/video/JS4O87MoLeY/w-d-xo.html Set up Google Analytics on Wix: th-cam.com/video/kt7RNv3FVj4/w-d-xo.html Disavow any spammy backlinks with Search Console: th-cam.com/video/Q01i4EAWkaA/w-d-xo.html Link Search Console with GA4: th-cam.com/video/FgyM94BTFck/w-d-xo.html Best of luck! Zack
Well thank you kindly. I really appreciate that. Ps. If you're interested in doing more SEO stuff on Wix sites here is a video that might be interesting: th-cam.com/video/B_M6tSvW81k/w-d-xo.html Although I'd guess you might already know these things. Have a great one!
Hi Gilbert, this is a very good and fair question. Kind of embarrassing, but I didn't even notice this. It did all begin working though. I just did some research (search query = "why can't my sitemap be fetched wix") and found answers that confirmed this basically means a "pending" status from Search Console. Here's a copied and pasted answer that I found helpful. "The occurrence of couldn't fetch sitemap error is usually due to a bug in Google search console. There is no easy fix for this. In reality, the status is pending and you will have to wait a few moments for the result to come back. Maybe changing your IP address or browser could fix sitemap status couldn't fetch error." Best wishes and thanks for the thoughtful question.
Oops! I did the lazy way of adding my website to bing and now I can't find my meta tag to copy to wix. Wix only has instructions on adding a site manually like in your video. It doesn't look like I'm verified for Bing on Wix and Bing webmaster is saying I don't need a tag. Will it add me anyway if I wait a while?
Hi there. I'm not sure I follow when you say you did it the "lazy way". Can you clarify that for me? Either way, I think your thought to wait awhile is a good one. I'd give it 24 - 48 hours and then check again.
@@rooted-digital Hi. In your video you say Bing can automate the process of adding your website or you can do it 'the old fashioned way'. I chose the automatic way.
@@mysteryzone28 I see. You chose the option for Bing to pull in your site verification from Google Search Console. What is happening here is that Bing basically looks and sees that your site has been verified by Google and then says "hey, I trust that this person actually does own the site because they've verified it through Google and now I'll allow this person to have that same access in Bing Webmasters." I've never done this myself, but I would expect that it would work. What do you see if you go to www.bing.com/webmasters and log in? You will need to log in with your Google account and you'll need to use the same credentials you had used when you verified with Search Console.
Hi there. Your Wix site should automatically create and update your sitemap. You don't need to do anything within Wix. Instead, you just need to submit to Google as shown in the video. Does that make sense? Here's the Wix support article if you're interested: support.wix.com/en/article/submitting-your-sitemap-and-urls-directly-to-search-engines Snippet below: "Every Wix site has a sitemap that updates automatically with your site’s most current information." Good luck!
Hi there. If by manual, you mean something like hard-key the pages you'd like in the sitemap, there's not a way to manually update this. I'd check a couple things: 1.) Check out your sitemap file. For example, here's how I see mine. www.rootandbranchgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml Try adding /sitemap_index.xml or sitemap-index.xml to the end of your homepage URL. When I do that, it looks like I only have 3 files (post-sitemap, page-sitemap, and category-sitemap) but there are multiple URLs within each. Not sure if that's related to your situation, but it's worth checking out. 2.) You can read more about the Wix sitemap file on their support article to see if there might be something else that stands out. support.wix.com/en/article/understanding-your-sites-sitemap-file These things can be finicky and feel frustrating sometimes. Best wishes.
Is there a way to manually update the sitemap from Wix @@rooted-digital ? I'm sure that's what he's asking, because I was watching the video hoping for the same info, but you did not address the 'Update' aspect - only verifying and submitting. The default sitemap Wix gives me (like the one you're displaying in the video) does not contain all the pages, so I have to manually submit them on GSC. I created a more comprehensive one using external tools but can't find a way to upload it on Wix (or edit the default one in Wix). Any ideas on how to go about that?
@@TheRuddboyy , hello. There's no way (that I'm aware of, at least) to *manually* update the sitemap file in Wix. At least, if by manually, you mean individually selecting which URLs you'd like to be included in the sitemap. Instead, Wix automatically updates your sitemap when you make changes. In other words, you add a new indexed page --> you get a new URL in sitemap. You add noindex tags to multiple pages --> those URLs are removed from your sitemap Here are a couple Wix support articles that might be relevant. Best wishes. Wix sitemap: support.wix.com/en/article/understanding-your-sites-sitemap-file Wix noindex tags: support.wix.com/en/article/wix-editor-preventing-search-engines-from-indexing-your-page
For some reason Google isn't indexing most of my website. It only has 2 pages. 1 home page and one blog. I've submitted it a few months ago, any chance you know what could be wrong with it?
@@rooted-digital my comment keeps getting removed . My site is my whole name. Andyhtu. I'm wondering if it was because I didn't back 2 internal back links. The 2 that had it were the only ones that got indexed. I sent back and added it to some more pages. Will find out Monday if it works. Let me know what you think !
@@AndyHTu Yea, I guess TH-cam can block comments that include a URL. I learned something new today. Anyway, I checked out the site and it looks like the pages are indexable. This is good news! I can check back if I see anything else there. But I think you are 100% on the money that the issue has to do with links. Links are the currency of the internet. When Google sees links, it sees trust and potentially valuable content, and is far more willing to index pages. Sounds like you already know this though based on your comment. : ) I'd think about links in 2 ways: 1.) Links to your site from other sites. These are called "backlinks" and are super valuable. Do you have any clients or partners who could give you a link? I wouldn't hesitate to ask. It can make a big difference. 2.) Links within pages on your site. These "internal links" are important for helping Google understand context on your site. These relationships of linked pages help visitors of course as well, but Google also loves, loves, loves them. Don't go crazy with them though...2 - 5 per page is usually sufficient...and let the user experience guide you. 2 videos you might want to check out: SEO Tutorial for Beginners Part 1 (all about what Google is looking for and how it applies to websites): th-cam.com/video/tgWno7QCQq0/w-d-xo.html How to update SEO elements on a Wix blog page: th-cam.com/video/B_M6tSvW81k/w-d-xo.html Good luck and Godspeed to you! Zack
this video saved my struggle. thank you.
Well, that's incredibly gratifying to hear. Thank you for sharing and I wish you all the best with your SEO goals!
@Root & Branch Digital Marketing Thank you so much. Please make more of these great videos for optimizing your WIX site
Glad you found it helpful. And thanks for the feedback about future video ideas 💡 :)
thank you! it works
I am glad to hear it! Thanks for coming by to check it out and best wishes on your SEO endeavors!
This is so useful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful for you, Aimie. I appreciate you letting me know. : )
Best,
Zack
Thanks for the instructions!!
Do we need to do this every time we update our website with Wix?
No you don't. Your sitemap will change automatically when you make changes to your Wix site (like adding pages or related).
Incredibly USEFUL thanks so much!!
I’m glad to hear it. 🙂
Thanks for the feedback, Yu!
Very helpful video! Thanks!
Glad to hear it was helpful! If you're interested in the future, here are a few more cool things you can do with Google Search Console and / or your Wix site:
Track your keyword ranks over time with Search Console! th-cam.com/video/JS4O87MoLeY/w-d-xo.html
Set up Google Analytics on Wix: th-cam.com/video/kt7RNv3FVj4/w-d-xo.html
Disavow any spammy backlinks with Search Console: th-cam.com/video/Q01i4EAWkaA/w-d-xo.html
Link Search Console with GA4: th-cam.com/video/FgyM94BTFck/w-d-xo.html
Best of luck!
Zack
@@rooted-digital Sure, I'll check these out! 👍👍
Much thanks!
Exactly what I needed!!! Thanks a lot!!!
I am glad to hear it, Patricia. Thanks for letting me know. : )
Thaks
You are most welcome, Faaiz. Hope it helps to generate useful data for you and your business.
Thanks!
Glad you found it useful. Best wishes!
Thank you. You explained this well
You're very welcome. I wish you all the best with the next steps!
Thanks brother
You are quite welcome, Ambrose. I hope it was helpful. : )
Zack
good vid pal
Well thank you kindly. I really appreciate that.
Ps. If you're interested in doing more SEO stuff on Wix sites here is a video that might be interesting: th-cam.com/video/B_M6tSvW81k/w-d-xo.html
Although I'd guess you might already know these things. Have a great one!
But the Google sitemap said it couldn't fetch why didn't you address that
Hi Gilbert, this is a very good and fair question.
Kind of embarrassing, but I didn't even notice this. It did all begin working though. I just did some research (search query = "why can't my sitemap be fetched wix") and found answers that confirmed this basically means a "pending" status from Search Console.
Here's a copied and pasted answer that I found helpful.
"The occurrence of couldn't fetch sitemap error is usually due to a bug in Google search console. There is no easy fix for this. In reality, the status is pending and you will have to wait a few moments for the result to come back. Maybe changing your IP address or browser could fix sitemap status couldn't fetch error."
Best wishes and thanks for the thoughtful question.
Oops! I did the lazy way of adding my website to bing and now I can't find my meta tag to copy to wix. Wix only has instructions on adding a site manually like in your video. It doesn't look like I'm verified for Bing on Wix and Bing webmaster is saying I don't need a tag. Will it add me anyway if I wait a while?
Hi there. I'm not sure I follow when you say you did it the "lazy way". Can you clarify that for me?
Either way, I think your thought to wait awhile is a good one. I'd give it 24 - 48 hours and then check again.
@@rooted-digital Hi. In your video you say Bing can automate the process of adding your website or you can do it 'the old fashioned way'. I chose the automatic way.
@@mysteryzone28 I see. You chose the option for Bing to pull in your site verification from Google Search Console. What is happening here is that Bing basically looks and sees that your site has been verified by Google and then says "hey, I trust that this person actually does own the site because they've verified it through Google and now I'll allow this person to have that same access in Bing Webmasters."
I've never done this myself, but I would expect that it would work. What do you see if you go to www.bing.com/webmasters and log in? You will need to log in with your Google account and you'll need to use the same credentials you had used when you verified with Search Console.
Hi, i have done exactly what you showed how to do but i dont know how to put this sitemaps function inside my Wix website. Can help? 😢
Hi there. Your Wix site should automatically create and update your sitemap. You don't need to do anything within Wix. Instead, you just need to submit to Google as shown in the video.
Does that make sense?
Here's the Wix support article if you're interested: support.wix.com/en/article/submitting-your-sitemap-and-urls-directly-to-search-engines
Snippet below:
"Every Wix site has a sitemap that updates automatically with your site’s most current information."
Good luck!
my sitemap is not updating on wix -- despite allowing indexing on all my pages it's only showing three. Know how to manually change?
Hi there. If by manual, you mean something like hard-key the pages you'd like in the sitemap, there's not a way to manually update this.
I'd check a couple things:
1.) Check out your sitemap file. For example, here's how I see mine.
www.rootandbranchgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml
Try adding /sitemap_index.xml or sitemap-index.xml to the end of your homepage URL.
When I do that, it looks like I only have 3 files (post-sitemap, page-sitemap, and category-sitemap) but there are multiple URLs within each. Not sure if that's related to your situation, but it's worth checking out.
2.) You can read more about the Wix sitemap file on their support article to see if there might be something else that stands out.
support.wix.com/en/article/understanding-your-sites-sitemap-file
These things can be finicky and feel frustrating sometimes. Best wishes.
Is there a way to manually update the sitemap from Wix @@rooted-digital ? I'm sure that's what he's asking, because I was watching the video hoping for the same info, but you did not address the 'Update' aspect - only verifying and submitting.
The default sitemap Wix gives me (like the one you're displaying in the video) does not contain all the pages, so I have to manually submit them on GSC. I created a more comprehensive one using external tools but can't find a way to upload it on Wix (or edit the default one in Wix). Any ideas on how to go about that?
@@TheRuddboyy , hello. There's no way (that I'm aware of, at least) to *manually* update the sitemap file in Wix. At least, if by manually, you mean individually selecting which URLs you'd like to be included in the sitemap.
Instead, Wix automatically updates your sitemap when you make changes. In other words, you add a new indexed page --> you get a new URL in sitemap. You add noindex tags to multiple pages --> those URLs are removed from your sitemap
Here are a couple Wix support articles that might be relevant. Best wishes.
Wix sitemap: support.wix.com/en/article/understanding-your-sites-sitemap-file
Wix noindex tags: support.wix.com/en/article/wix-editor-preventing-search-engines-from-indexing-your-page
For some reason Google isn't indexing most of my website. It only has 2 pages. 1 home page and one blog. I've submitted it a few months ago, any chance you know what could be wrong with it?
Hi Andy, what’s the website? I’ll take a minute to poke around and see if anything jumps out to me.
@@rooted-digital my comment keeps getting removed . My site is my whole name. Andyhtu. I'm wondering if it was because I didn't back 2 internal back links. The 2 that had it were the only ones that got indexed. I sent back and added it to some more pages. Will find out Monday if it works. Let me know what you think !
@@AndyHTu Yea, I guess TH-cam can block comments that include a URL. I learned something new today.
Anyway, I checked out the site and it looks like the pages are indexable. This is good news! I can check back if I see anything else there.
But I think you are 100% on the money that the issue has to do with links. Links are the currency of the internet. When Google sees links, it sees trust and potentially valuable content, and is far more willing to index pages. Sounds like you already know this though based on your comment. : )
I'd think about links in 2 ways:
1.) Links to your site from other sites. These are called "backlinks" and are super valuable. Do you have any clients or partners who could give you a link? I wouldn't hesitate to ask. It can make a big difference.
2.) Links within pages on your site. These "internal links" are important for helping Google understand context on your site. These relationships of linked pages help visitors of course as well, but Google also loves, loves, loves them. Don't go crazy with them though...2 - 5 per page is usually sufficient...and let the user experience guide you.
2 videos you might want to check out:
SEO Tutorial for Beginners Part 1 (all about what Google is looking for and how it applies to websites): th-cam.com/video/tgWno7QCQq0/w-d-xo.html
How to update SEO elements on a Wix blog page: th-cam.com/video/B_M6tSvW81k/w-d-xo.html
Good luck and Godspeed to you!
Zack