Google News, here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get your content indexed by Google News:
1. Make Your Content Meet Google's News Content Policies
Original content: Google News prefers fresh, unique, quality content from authoritative sources.
News-type content: Ensure your site focuses on time-sensitive, factual, and newsworthy content, i.e., breaking news or articles about recent events.
Publisher information: Your site should have clear information about the publisher, including an "About" page, a "Contact" page, and authorship information.
2. Create a Google News Publisher Account
To have your site included in Google News, you need to sign up as a publisher.
Register with Google News: Go to [Google News Publisher Center](https://news.google.com/publisher/) and sign in with your Google account.
Add your publication: Click on "Add Publication" and fill in the details of your site (name, URL, etc.).
3. Submit Your Content for Indexing
Google News needs to crawl your site and identify its content. Make your site ready for easy crawling by:
Using clean and structured HTML: Ensure that your website's code is search engine friendly.
RSS Feeds: Provide an RSS feed for your news stories. This will make it simple for Google News to pick up your newest stories.
XML Sitemap: Have a sitemap.xml file on your website to help Google crawl your pages more effectively.
4. Make Your Site Mobile-Friendly
Google News likes mobile-friendly websites because more and more users are reading news on their mobiles. Your site needs to be responsive and quick loading.
5. Prepare Your Articles for Google News
Headlines: Clear, concise, and descriptive headlines that tell what the article is about.
Content Type: Articles should be journalistic and fact-based. They should not contain excessive ads or non-relevant content.
Rich Media: Incorporating images, videos, and infographics will make your content more engaging and appealing to Google News.
6. Register Your Site with Google Search Console
Verify your website on Google Search Console: This will help Google index your website easily. You can submit the sitemap of your website and monitor its performance in search results.
Fix any crawl issues: Google Search Console will notify you of any issues that might prevent Googlebot from crawling your website effectively.
7. Check the Publisher Center for Updates
- Once your site is added, you can go to the Google News Publisher Center to track your publication's performance and make optimizations to get the most visibility.
8. Be Patient
- It may take some time for Google to crawl and index your content, so don't expect overnight results. Just keep producing quality content, follow the guidelines, and your site should be included in Google News in due time.
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