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Show up better on Google

When someone new to town searches for a church, your site's title and description are the first thing they read. SEO turns your community research and your website into a short plan — what people search for, what to fix first, and a better search listing you can apply in one press.

About 10 minutes Part of Aligned ChurchUpdated September 29, 2026
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In **Website**, press **SEO** in the toolbar

1/7 · In Website, press SEO in the toolbar

Before you start: SEO comes with the Website module at no extra charge. Google only sees what's on your published site, and rankings take weeks to months to move — nobody can promise a spot on the first page.
Open SEO

Good to know

  • Articles help too. SEO's Articles page turns your sermons into blog posts that answer what people in your town search for.
  • Rebuild the plan any time with Refresh SEO plan — worth doing after big changes to your site — or ask the chat to "build me a fresh SEO plan".
  • Copy title and Copy description put the wording on your clipboard for anywhere else your church is listed.

If it’s not working

There's no Apply to site button

Your site isn't published yet, so the suggestion was applied for you — the card says Applied to your site. It goes live when you publish.

We applied it, but Google still shows the old title

Make sure the website has been published since. After that it's Google's timing — it re-reads sites on its own schedule, which can take days or weeks.

The plan looks thin or empty

It was missing your city, church size or who you want to reach. Fill in the short form on the Overview, or tell the chat in one sentence, and the plan rebuilds.

Will this get us to the top of Google?

Nobody can promise that. The plan works on what you control — a published site with your real name, town and service times, strong titles, and fresh articles. Google decides when and how you rank.

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