If your website is hiding on page 12… or doesn’t show up even when you type the full business name… this is the fix.
I recorded a walkthrough a year ago showing how to connect your domain properly through Google Analytics + GoHighLevel, then submit your sitemap so Google indexes your pages faster.
This is roughly a 10-minute setup.
Then Google takes about 7 days to fully register and update everything on their side.
Here’s the exact process I’m using.
Step 1: Create your Google Analytics Account + Property
- Go to Google Analytics
- Click Create Account
- Create a new Property for your main website domain
Important notes:
- Do this for your main domain (example: yourbusiness.com)
- Set the correct timezone for your business or your audience
- When it asks what you want to track… just select everything
Step 2: Add your Website as a “Web” data stream
- Choose Web
- Enter your website URL
Heads up:
- Make sure your URL format matches your real site
- Example: if your website is non-www, do NOT paste it as www
Step 3: Copy the Google Tag into GoHighLevel
- Google will generate a Google Tag
- Copy it
- In GoHighLevel go to:
- Paste the tag
- Save
That’s the tracking connection.
Step 4: Update SEO Metadata the right way
Inside the page editor:
- Click SEO Metadata / SEO Mapping
- Fill out:
- Title (keep it under ~70 characters)
- Description (keep it under ~155 characters)
- Author (keep consistent on every page)
- Favicon
- Social Image
Keywords tip:
Use longer phrases first.
Long phrases rank faster because fewer sites compete for them.
Example:
- “Valentine’s fitness transformation”
- “New Heits Fitness consultation”Instead of just:
- “fitness”
Step 5: Add Custom Meta Tags + Canonical URL
This is the part most people miss.
Custom Meta Tags
Add these meta tags:
Match the content to what you used in SEO metadata.
Canonical URL
Not a preview link. Not a GoHighLevel internal page link. The real one.
Step 6: Publish the page
Saving isn’t enough.
You must Publish or Google won’t see the update.
Step 7: Submit your XML Sitemap to Google
This is you telling Google:“Yo, I updated the site. Come crawl it again.”
- In your website settings, grab the XML Sitemap
- Make sure only real public pages are included(Exclude thank-you pages)
- In Google Search Console:
After that…
You’re done.
Only repeat the sitemap submit when you make major edits or new pages.
Drop a comment if you want me to share the exact meta tag template I use so you can copy and paste it fast.