When you contact a web agency to promote your website in search engines, the SEO specialist will likely ask you to provide access to Google Search Console. This service, essential for monitoring and managing your site’s indexing in Google, is similar to Yandex.Webmaster and offers webmasters extensive tools for optimization. Google Search Console allows you not only to fix indexing errors but also to analyze site traffic, track the website’s average ranking for search queries, and determine the indexing status of individual pages. Indispensable for effective SEO, it helps configure and improve your website’s visibility in search results. This article provides a detailed step-by-step guide on how to grant access to this important tool.
How to Grant Access to Google Search Console
Sign in to your Google account
Go to https://accounts.google.com/ and log in to the Google account linked to your Search Console property.
Select the property
After signing in, navigate to Google Search Console and select the property (website) you want to manage or grant access to.
Access settings
On the selected property’s page, open the «Settings» section,
then go to «Users and permissions».
Add a new user
In the «Users and permissions» section, click the «Add user» button in the upper-left corner.
In the pop-up window, enter the specialist’s Gmail address and choose the permission level — Full, Restricted, or Owner.
Access levels in Google Search Console differ based on the range of available actions and data:
- Owner: Has full access to all statistics and settings. Can be either a verified owner (via meta tag, file, etc.) or a delegated owner.
- Restricted access (view only): Allows the user to view most statistics. Typically used for preliminary audits or analysis.
- Full access (edit rights): Grants permission to view all data and perform certain settings changes. This access level is most often used by web professionals for comprehensive SEO work.
Granting your SEO specialist access to Google Search Console greatly increases your website’s chances of successful promotion. It enables a full SEO analysis necessary to improve search rankings in engines such as Google and Yandex.
