Is Your Website Invisible to Google?
5 Quick Checks Anyone Can Run

✅ 1. Google It – Literally

Go to Google and type:

site:yourdomain.com

This tells you whether Google has indexed your pages. If you see results, it means your site is in the index. If nothing shows up?

Uh-oh. That means Google doesn't even know your site exists. Build website liao but Google dunno you exist – macam open shop with no signboard lah.

Fix: Submit your site via Google Search Console.

✅ 2. Check Google Search Console (GSC)

If you don’t already have GSC set up, do it now. It’s free, and it’s basically the dashboard where Google tells you what it sees (or can’t see) about your site.

Once in, check:

• Coverage: Any pages marked as Excluded?

• Errors: Crawling issues? Broken pages?

• Performance: Are you even getting impressions?
  
  

Pro tip: Look at the “Submitted and Indexed” vs “Discovered but not indexed” rows. If many pages are stuck there, something’s off.

✅ 3. Test Crawlability – Robots.txt & Meta Tags

Some sites accidentally block Google with a badly written robots.txt file or noindex meta tags. This is usually set correctly by WordPress or CMS, but it's worth checking out.

Quick test:

• Visit yourdomain.com/robots.txt – See if it says Disallow: / (bad).

• View your page source and search for <meta name="robots"
  – Check if it says noindex.

Sometimes, the site sendiri say ‘don’t come in’ to Google, then we wonder why no ranking… macam invite people then lock the door.”

✅ 4. Is Your Content Thin or Duplicate?

Even if your site is indexed, Google may choose not to rank it if:

• The content is very short (“thin”)

• It’s copied from elsewhere (duplicate)

• It’s generic with no real value

This is probably one of the more common problems of not ranking well. Google’s algorithms are smart enough to filter out “meh” content. Ask yourself honestly: is this something my audience wants, or is it just filler?

✅ 5. Do You Have Backlinks?

Google discovers new content partly through links from other websites. If no one’s linking to your site, it’s like being in the jungle with no map.

Quick test: Use a free tool like Ahrefs' Backlink Checker or Ubersuggest to see if you have any backlinks.

If it shows zero? You're not alone—but this is something to fix ASAP.

🚀 What to Do Next (If You Don’t Want to DIY Everything)

Look, all these checks are easy to run—but fixing them properly takes strategy, tools, and time. If you:

• Suspect your site isn’t getting seen by Google,

• Feel like you’re putting in effort but getting no traffic,

• Or just want a second pair of eyes on your SEO…
  
  

👉 I offer SEO audits and optimization services for small business owners, solopreneurs, and marketers who want results—not jargon. 

Google’s job is to show the most relevant, useful content. If your site isn't ranking, it just means it needs some tuning. Don't stress. With the right moves, you can go from invisible to unmissable. 

Let's talk. I can help you get unstuck, rank higher, and actually get found.

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