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Operational Checklist

Search Console, Naver, And AdSense Checklist

This page is written as an execution order, not just a reference list. Use it after deployment when you want Google and Naver submissions done cleanly and want the site in a safer state before applying to AdSense.

Submission URLs

1. Google Search Console

  1. Add the site as a domain property or URL-prefix property.
  2. Verify ownership.
  3. Open the Sitemaps report and submit sitemap.xml.
  4. Use URL Inspection on the homepage, one guide page, and one event page.
  5. Request indexing only if an important page is missing after deployment.
  6. Do not expect an instant ranking jump. Crawl and indexing can improve visibility, but they do not guarantee top placement.

2. Naver Search Advisor

  1. Add the site and verify ownership with the existing meta tag.
  2. Submit sitemap.xml.
  3. Submit rss.xml.
  4. Check that robots.txt allows Yeti and general crawling.
  5. Confirm key pages use normal anchor links, not JavaScript-only navigation.

3. Immediate validation after submission

  • Open the homepage and confirm it returns HTTP 200.
  • Open the sitemap and RSS directly in the browser.
  • Check one static note page, one guide page, and one event page.
  • Make sure canonical URLs resolve correctly and are not redirected oddly.

4. AdSense readiness before applying

  • Keep policy pages visible: About, Contact, Privacy, Methodology.
  • Keep directly written pages visible: Site Notes, Editorial Notes, Search & AI Notes, Common Questions, Guides.
  • Avoid duplicate thin pages and keep titles and descriptions unique.
  • Make sure users reach the promised information quickly without ad-heavy clutter.
  • Keep updating content so the site shows active editorial maintenance.
  • Keep ads.txt at the root and make sure robots rules do not block it.

5. What this can and cannot do for ranking

Technical setup helps discovery, crawling, and eligibility, but neither Google nor Naver offers a manual switch that puts a site into the top results. The practical goal is to make the site easy to crawl, rich enough to deserve indexing, and specific enough to answer real search intent.

What I can and cannot automate

The site files and submission assets can be prepared in code, but Search Console submission, Naver submission, and AdSense application still require access to your actual accounts. This page is meant to reduce execution mistakes once you log in and submit them.

Why this matters

Search engines and AI systems respond better when the site is technically easy to crawl, clearly structured, and filled with original, user-focused content. AdSense approval also tends to depend more on site quality and trust signals than on any one technical trick.