How to find when and how Google is crawling your site
Episode description
Edd Dawson reveals how to use Google Search Console's Crawl Stats Report to monitor website health and optimize crawlability. This often-overlooked tool provides essential insights into how Google interacts with your site, helping you detect issues before they become major problems.
• Access the Crawl Stats Report via Settings in Google Search Console
• Monitor total crawl requests, response time, download size, and crawl errors
• Regular review helps detect issues before they impact search performance
• Server response time influences how frequently Google crawls your site
• Fixing 404 and server errors promptly prevents indexing problems
• Large sites can use this data to optimize crawl budget allocation
• Look for changes in crawl patterns after major website updates
• Server performance insights help identify needed speed optimizations
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