Other Pages on Your Site Ranking Higher Than Your Homepage in Search Results
If your homepage is not the first page from your site appearing in search results, there are a few things you can try to get your homepage ranking higher. Tips:
The best way to understand how Google crawls and indexes your pages is by connecting Google Search Console to your site. Learn more about SEO best practices to optimize your site for SEO.In this article, learn more about:
Checking if search engines can index your page Keeping your homepage up to date Using keywords on your homepage Getting backlinks for your homepage Managing your site's internal linksChecking if search engines can index your homepageIf other pages on your site are ranking higher in search results, search engines may not be able to index your homepage. Make sure that you've chosen to let search engines index it in the SEO Basics tab in your site's Editor.To let search engines index your homepage:Wix EditorStudio Editor
Go to your editor. Click Pages & Menu  on the left side of the editor. Click the More Actions icon  next to the relevant page. Click SEO basics. Enable the Let search engines index this page toggle.  Publish your site.
Go to your editor. Click Pages  on the left side of the editor. Click the More Actions icon  next to the relevant page. Click SEO Basics. Enable the Let search engines index this page toggle.  Publish your site.Tip:Search engines will detect the change to your page the next time that they crawl and index it. If you want to try to speed up this process, you can submit the page's URL to search engines.Keeping your homepage up to dateIt's important to regularly add fresh content to your homepage. Search engines like Google rank pages that are regularly updated with high-quality content higher in search results. Make sure to update your homepage regularly with changes in your business, new projects you’re working on, and new products or services that your customers can buy.Learn more about optimizing your site's content for SEOUsing keywords on your homepageIf another page on your site is ranking higher than your homepage, users on Google may be searching for keywords or search phrases that relate to the content on that page. Identify the main keywords in that page's content and try adding them to your homepage.There may be some situations where it's normal for another page to rank higher than your homepage for certain keywords. For example, you might have a blog post about a topic that a lot of users search for. In this case, it's likely that the popular blog post will always rank higher than your homepage for a given keyword or search phrase.Getting backlinks for your homepageBacklinks (also known as incoming links, inbound links, or inward links) are links on other sites that direct users to your site. Backlinks are an important aspect of your site's ranking in search results. The more backlinks you have from quality sites, the better your site appears to search engines like Google.If another page on your site is ranking higher than your homepage, it's possible that other sites link to that page instead of your homepage. Consider moving some of the page's content to your homepage to encourage sites to link to your homepage instead. Learn more about gaining backlinks for your siteManaging your site's internal linksThe internal links you create on your site from one page to another page can also influence your search ranking. If a page on your site ranks higher than your homepage, try adding an internal link on that page to your homepage. A good way to do this is by adding a linked button. It's also a good idea to be consistent with your internal links. Make sure to use the same format every time you add an internal link.For example, if your homepage URL is "https://www.mystunningwebsite.com" and you use this as an internal link on one page, make sure to use the same URL every time you add an internal link.Learn more about managing your site's internal links in the:
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