Google doesn't know it exists
A new page has to be discovered before it can rank. If nothing links to it and nothing tells search engines it's there, it can sit unnoticed for weeks.
Why you can't find your site
Your website isn't showing up on Google. Here's why
Usually it isn't broken. It's that the site has nothing specific enough to match what people are actually typing. Here's what search engines are looking for and how to give it to them.
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Gutter clean in Cypress
One job, one place, one search
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Indexed in 2 days
Submitted the moment it went live
You're competing for a search nobody makes
Most small business sites are built around one services page trying to rank for one broad term. That term is fought over by every company in the state and by directories with twenty years of history behind them. The searches you can actually win are narrower, and they need a page each.
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One page can only answer one search well. Every job you post is another specific page pointed at another specific thing someone types. Drag the slider to how many jobs you finish a week.
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Three reasons a site stays invisible
Before assuming something is technically wrong, it's worth checking the ordinary explanations. Most sites that can't be found are missing one of these three things.
Start your 14-day trialNothing on it is specific
A page listing eight services in general terms doesn't match anyone searching for one of them in one place. Specific beats broad, every time.
It hasn't changed since launch
A site that's identical to how it looked two years ago gives search engines no reason to come back and look again.
What to do about it
You don't need to learn search engine optimisation. You need pages that answer real searches, and a way of producing them that doesn't turn into a second job.
Post a finished job
One photo and a sentence saying what you did and where.
A page gets built
With its own address, title, and description written for what someone would search.
Google gets told
We submit it the moment it publishes, rather than waiting to be found.
Checking the ordinary explanations first
Before assuming something is technically broken, these three account for most cases of a site that can't be found.
Have you searched for your business name?
If your name brings up your site, you're indexed and the problem is competitiveness, not visibility. If it doesn't, the site may never have been discovered at all - worth checking in Google Search Console.
How new is the site?
A page published this week is unlikely to rank for anything competitive yet. Indexing usually takes a day or two; ranking takes considerably longer, and a brand new domain starts with nothing behind it.
What exactly are you searching for?
Typing your own trade plus your city is the hardest possible test. Search for the specific job you did last week in the specific neighbourhood, and see whether anything on your site could plausibly answer that.
Give search engines something worth finding
The fix isn't a technical trick. It's having pages that match what people type, and enough of them that the odds start working for you.
Start your 14-day trialFrequently asked questions
How do I know if my site is indexed at all?
Search for your exact business name. If your site comes up, it's indexed. If nothing appears, it may never have been discovered - Google Search Console will tell you for certain, and it's free to set up.
How long should a new page take to appear?
Usually a day or two if the page has been submitted properly. Appearing in results and ranking well are different things, though - showing up somewhere in the results can happen quickly, while ranking for a competitive search takes much longer.
Does posting more actually help?
Not by volume alone. It helps because each post is a specific page pointed at a specific search, so you stop relying on one page to do everything. Ten pages about ten real jobs match more searches than one page listing ten services.
Can anyone guarantee I'll rank first?
No, and anyone who does is selling you something. What can be done is giving search engines specific, current pages tied to real work in real places, which is what they're looking for. Where you land is up to them.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
You can choose a plan before the trial ends to keep your site live. No card is needed to start, and we will remind you before the trial finishes. If you decide not to continue, you are not billed.
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