I need some SEO help. I have set up my website (if I am allowed to, I will post the URL or the name) and I had some PDF files there. So, I went to the Google Search Console and did all I could think of. I remember adding a custom file suggested by the website listed steps. I remember setting up some sort of DNS setting. Here is the deal, though. It is a next.js project and the hosting provider is Vercel. Maybe that has something to do with its poor performance. is there some way I can check on this? Anyway. I went through the process of adding links, but the graphs on the Google Search Console shows almost no progress. Please advise. I can post more stuff, like the emails I have been getting. But I guess this is a good start.
That all looks good. There are always going to be odd links that google checks, you later delete but google still keeps trying to check. Even with a sitemap it takes a while for them to disappear. Initially I'd be more concerned with what lightship says (there will be a link within the console) but using next.js and vercel should be a good start. Do look up SEO guides for next.js/react.js because there are some things that are different from php pages.
Thanks for the advice. I’ve also noticed that in Search Console, links or pages often appear and then disappear. I keep thinking that I must be doing something wrong, which is why they aren’t being indexed properly.
Thank you. Yours is the very first reply to my request for assistance. Since you have said that all looks good, I have to conclude that getting "bumped up" in the google search queue is simply something that takes a lot of time and patience. I remember reading somewhere that it is a helpful and good idea to create "backlinks" but I hesitate in posting a link to my website out of fear of getting accused of advertising or committing self-promotion. The little stick figure here has made it clear that this is not allowed. Again, thank you. I have a direction now that you have given me. First I need to check out this "lightship" thing and then check out what specifically I can do about the fact that I am using next.js with vercel specifically.
We do have a section specifically for site reviews, overall, design or seo. You are welcome to post there. One of the first questions you need to ask yourself is "do you deserve to rank higher?". Be brutally honest. If your site is a copycat then the answer is probably no. You need to work on your site to make it better, relevant etc. On the other hand if your site is promoting a generic service (accounting, plumbing etc) it's really hard to make it shine because there's only so much to say. That's where having a technically sound site is important and then work on social media and local data to give yourselves a local edge.