{"id":1575,"date":"2021-08-18T23:45:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T23:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketerscenter.com\/blog\/?page_id=1575"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:54:26","slug":"why-not-ranking-google-business-name","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marketerscenter.com\/blog\/why-not-ranking-google-business-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Am I Not Ranking in Google for My Business Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you set up a new website for your business \u2014 but it\u2019s nowhere to be found on Google. When you type in your brand name, your website doesn\u2019t even show up!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That can be extremely frustrating, especially if you set up a website so that local customers can always find up-to-date information<\/a> about your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

There may be a number of reasons why you are not ranking for your business name on Google, or why it shows up on the second or third page. Fortunately, there is usually a way to fix it \u2014 sometimes, the solution is really simple. Let\u2019s go over the top 8 reasons why businesses don\u2019t rank for their business names on Google.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Google didn’t index your site<\/h2>\n

If your site is new, Google might not have crawled it yet. If it’s not indexed, it won\u2019t show up anywhere on Google. Fortunately, you can manually submit a URL to Google for indexing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using <\/span>Google\u2019s URL inspection tool<\/span><\/a>, you can check if a URL has been indexed. Enter your homepage URL in the Domain Search field. If your homepage has not been indexed, use the same tool to request that Google index it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You should also create a sitemap and submit it to Google. A sitemap contains all of your site\u2019s pages and updates automatically when you add a new page. If you are using WordPress, you can use a plugin like Yoast to generate a sitemap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. There is a simple technical or coding issue<\/h2>\n

Sometimes, a simple technical issue might be preventing Google from indexing your site. For example, you might have accidentally blocked your homepage in your robots.txt file or added a noindex tag to the homepage. Both of those things tell Google not to crawl or index your site.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are other technical coding errors that may cause Google to overlook your site. An SEO audit can help you figure out what\u2019s going on.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Google has penalized your site<\/h2>\n

A possible reason why your site isn\u2019t showing up anywhere is that Google may have penalized your site<\/a>. Google penalizes websites when they use black-hat SEO techniques, such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n