Google and search
Showing up on Google: page title, description and SEO
Setting your search result on the SEO tab, the SEO work the site does for you and tips for ranking better on Google.
On this page
The site takes care of the technical work that Google and other search engines need. Your job is to write original texts that tell visitors and Google what you do. The Search result card on the SEO tab controls how your site appears on Google.
Page title and description
The Page title (up to 70 characters) is the blue headline in a Google result; the Description (up to 170 characters) is the grey text below it. Under the fields you'll see a length rating: “Short”, “Good length.” or “Long — may be cut off in search results.” The Preview shows how the result will look on Google.
If you leave the fields empty, they're prepared from your content automatically: the title as “Company name | first service | city”, the description from the intro's subheadline or your About us text.
What does the site do automatically?
- Sitemap (
/sitemap.xml): home page, service and job pages, articles, custom pages and language versions; updated with every change. - robots.txt: tells search engines where the sitemap is; draft and preview pages are kept out of the index.
- Structured data: your company name, address, phone, opening hours, service area, services, profiles and FAQ are added to the page in a format Google can read (schema.org).
- Language versions: the language versions of your pages are linked to each other (hreflang); every visitor sees the result in their own language.
- One address: if the site opens at more than one address, Google is told which one is primary, so it isn't treated as duplicate content.
- Summary for AI assistants (
/llms.txt): a summary of your services, area and contact details so that assistants like ChatGPT describe your site correctly. - Speed: photos are resized and pages load fast on phones; Google favours fast sites (Speed and accessibility).
When will I show up on Google?
It takes anywhere from a few days to a few weeks for a new site to appear on Google; nobody can guarantee a particular position. To speed things up:
- Add your site's address to your Google Business Profile and social media accounts (Google Business Profile).
- If you have your own domain, add the site to Google Search Console and submit the sitemap (Search Console).
- Give your services and most important jobs their own pages (Services, Sample work).
- Answer the questions customers ask with articles (Articles).
What improves your ranking?
- An original description of at least 300 characters for each service, written from your own experience.
- Real job photos with titles and descriptions.
- Listing your cities in the service area (for local searches like “signs Kadıköy”).
- Genuine customer reviews on your Google Business Profile.
- Links to your site from other sites (associations, suppliers, customers).
Related topics
- Google Search Console, Bing and Yandex verificationVerifying your site on your own domain with Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Yandex Webmaster, and submitting your sitemap.
- Google Business Profile and social media linksLinking your business on Google Search and Maps with your site in both directions; showing Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other profiles on your site.
- Articles (blog): writing, formatting and publishingArticles that answer the questions your customers ask: fields, text formatting, turning notes into an article with AI, publishing and RSS.
- Moving from an old site: 301 redirectsKeeping your Google rankings and shared links when you move your domain from a previous site, by permanently redirecting old page addresses to new pages.