To include a website, blog, or news source in Google News, the process is typically a few steps. Below is a step-by-step guide:

 

To include a website, blog, or news source in Google News, the process is typically a few steps. Below is a step-by-step guide:

 

Step 1: Make Sure Your Content Meets Google News Guidelines

Before you submit your site to Google News, you need to make sure that it meets Google News content and technical guidelines. These guidelines focus on:

 

Content quality: Your website should provide high-quality, original news. Google News prefers news sources committed to journalism.

Technical requirements: Your website should have an uncluttered, easily readable structure, with titles for articles labeled clearly and sufficient metadata.

Transparency: Make sure your website includes obvious author information, contact information, and a privacy policy.

 

For complete guidelines, refer to [Google News content policies](https://support.google.com/news/publisher/answer/6204050?hl=en).

 

Step 2: Register a Google Publisher Center Account

Google Publisher Center is where you'll manage your news publication. Follow these steps to begin:

 

1.Sign in for Google Publisher Center:

   - Go to [Google Publisher Center](https://publishercenter.google.com/) and sign in with your Google account.

 

2. Set up your publication:

    Click on "Add publication" and follow the prompts.

You will be asked to provide basic information about your news website, such as the name of the publication, your site URL, and language.

 

Step 3:Submit Your Site to Google News

Once you have created your publication in the Publisher Center, you will submit your site to Google News:

 

1. Enter your site's URL:

   Enter the URL of your site or blog that contains news content.

Google will examine your site to ensure that it is in conformity with Google News policies.

 

2. Provide the feed URL (if applicable):

   If you are publishing an RSS feed, provide the URL of the RSS feed for your site to allow Google News to index your articles.

    Your feed should include fresh articles, which should be refreshed on a frequent basis.

 

3. Provide structured data (optional but very recommended):

Google News can better know about your content if you mark up with structured data (e.g., Schema.org markup).

Include `Article` schema to news articles and offer correct metadata for headlines, dates, images, and articles.

 

4. Test site performance:

Make sure your site is technically solid and does not have any critical problems such as broken links, slow loading, or errors that can hamper indexing.

 

Step 4: Add Content to Your Google News Feed

After you have submitted, Google will start indexing your content. You may need to ensure that Google News can crawl and access your content by:

 

Updating RSS Feeds: Ensure your RSS feed is up to date with fresh content.

Keeping Content Consistent: Publish frequently high-quality news articles that meet Google's requirements for journalistic excellence.

 

 Step 5: Monitor Your Submission in Google Publisher Center

After submitting your site and content to Google News, you can track the status and performance of your site:

 

1. Status check: Google will inform you if there's an issue or if your site is eligible for inclusion in Google News.

2. Error correction: If there is an error in your submission (e.g., if your site is not eligible), you will receive a notification and can correct the errors.

Step 6: Share Your Content and Stay Compliant

After being accepted into Google News:

 

Maintain Quality Content: Keep creating quality, original content.

Update regularly: Publish new articles regularly to remain visible in Google News.

Stay compliant: Always comply with Google News guidelines to prevent penalty or removal.

 

 Step 7:Track Google News Traffic

Once your site is indexed in Google News, you can monitor how well it does by checking Google Search Console for traffic, impressions, and clicks for your Google News content.