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I'm looking for an expert who can help me get my partially SEO-optimized WordPress sports news website included in Google News. The domain is [login to view URL] in case you want to take a look. The site had thousands of articles that have never been indexed by Google News, and I want to make it so that each time we publish a new article, it gets picked up by Google News. Please don't bid unless you know exactly waht is required and you have experience. Also, we need this done quickly. Key Tasks: - Set up my Google Publisher Center account - Create an XML sitemap for my WordPress site - Improve my site's SEO to meet Google News standards Ideal Skills: - Extensive knowledge of WordPress - Proven SEO experience - Familiarity with Google Publisher Center - Ability to create XML sitemaps Your expertise in these areas will be crucial for the successful submission of my site to Google News. Looking forward to your bids.
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Hi, I can help you get [login to view URL] into Google News. I've done this for multiple sports news sites before. The key issues are usually article structure, date freshness, and making sure Google News bot can crawl properly. I'll set up the Publisher Center, create a news-specific sitemap, and fix your article markup so each new post gets indexed fast. I'm Edward, been doing WordPress SEO for years. Let me know if you want to discuss the details.
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123 freelancers are bidding on average $123 USD for this job

Hi, I specialize in WordPress SEO and technical website optimization, with 15 years of experience helping content-driven websites improve visibility and indexing. What stood out is that your articles are being published but not consistently appearing in Google News. I’d audit the site, configure Google Publisher Center, create and validate Google News XML sitemaps, and address technical SEO issues that may be preventing proper news indexing. Have you already connected the site to Google Search Console and Publisher Center? Let's discuss.
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Hi, this sounds less like a simple submission task and more like a production diagnosis across WordPress, crawlability, and Google News compliance. The real engineering risk is treating this as a form submission problem when the failure is usually in article discoverability, metadata consistency, or site-quality signals. I’ve worked on live web systems where the first step is isolating whether the issue is code, structure, or platform configuration. I usually structure this as a short audit of templates, article rendering, indexing behavior, and CMS publishing flow before changing anything. The closest examples in my background are Custom Feature Development & Integration and HubSpot CRM Implementation & Interactive Senior Living Website, both centered on reviewing existing systems, identifying friction points, and making targeted production-safe fixes. For a news property, I’d separate the work into technical validation, content-template cleanup, and submission readiness. That avoids mixing SEO assumptions with actual crawl/indexing defects and makes it clear what must be fixed before resubmission. This kind of work needs to hold up in production, not just pass a one-time checklist. If useful, I can start by reviewing the article template and publishing architecture, then map the likely blockers to Google News acceptance and indexing behavior. Thanks, Hercules
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Hi, I understand your requirement and can handle this project with a clean, professional approach focused on performance and usability. I have 3+ years of experience working with HTML, PHP, and WordPress, delivering solutions that are reliable and easy to manage. For your project, I will optimize your WordPress sports news site to ensure it meets the Google News standards, set up your Google Publisher Center account, and create an efficient XML sitemap to help with indexing. One suggestion is to regularly monitor your SEO metrics to maintain performance and adaptation to Google's algorithms. I've worked on similar projects where I successfully boosted site visibility and indexing rates in competitive fields. I can complete this within a week to ensure a quick turnaround. Quick question: What specific SEO metrics have you tracked that need immediate attention? Regards, Khurshid Ahmed
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Hello, I am interested in assisting you with fixing, optimizing, and submitting your sports news website to Google News. I understand the project requirements, including setting up Google Publisher Center, creating XML sitemaps, and enhancing SEO to meet Google News standards. With my expertise in WordPress, Website Design, Website Optimization, PHP, SEO, and Content Management System (CMS), I am well-equipped to tackle these tasks effectively. I have successfully worked on similar projects in the past, and I am confident in my ability to help your website get included in Google News. You can review my portfolio here: - MY WORK STATS: ✨ https://www.freelancer.com/u/XanvraTECH I suggest a further discussion to delve into the specifics of your project. Best regards, Warda Haider
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Hello Scraping site. Slow. Need faster. My tools scrape big sites, fast. Get data, no slow. Ready to start. Giáp Văn Hưng
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Hi there, DunkDigest already has the core content volume Google News looks for, so the real work is fixing the technical setup, news sitemap, Publisher Center configuration, and any SEO/compliance gaps that are blocking discovery. I’ve handled WordPress technical fixes, indexing issues, and performance work across 500+ projects, and I know this needs to be done properly rather than just “submitted” and hoped for. I can review the current site structure, set up the XML/news sitemap correctly, configure Publisher Center, and tighten the on-site SEO pieces that affect Google News eligibility and crawlability. I can start quickly and turn this around fast once I’ve checked the current theme/plugins and indexing status. Can you message me with your current SEO plugin setup and whether Publisher Center has already been created? Thanks, Srijidh
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Hello, I came across your Fix, Optimize & Submit Sports News Site to Google News and I am very interested in working with you. I have reviewed your requirements and full understand the scope of expectations. I specialize in PHP, Website Design, WordPress, HTML, Website Optimization, and have successfully delivered similar projects before. I am committed to delivering high-quality work with reliability, clarity and professionalism. I work transparently throughout the project progress, deadlines and expectation stay clear at every stage. I would be glad to disucss further details and am ready to start immediately. Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards. Anum
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Hello Dear! Greetings from Toriqul Global Solutions! We are pleased to introduce our company as a reliable and experienced provider of Web Design & Development services. Founded and led by Engineer Toriqul Islam, a B.Sc. graduate in Computer Science & Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), our team brings over 10 years of industry experience. At Toriqul Global Solutions, we specialize in building modern, user-friendly, and high-performance websites that help businesses grow and stand out in the digital world. Our design approach focuses on simplicity, elegance, and functionality to ensure maximum user engagement. I have some question-- Please start a conversation to discuss your project. Technologies We Use: Custom Websites Development Using ======>Full Stack Development. 1. HTML5 2. CSS3 3. Bootstrap4 4. jQuery 5. JavaScript 6. Angular JS 7. React JS 8. Node JS 9. WordPress 10. PHP 11. Ruby on Rails 12. MYSQL 13. Laravel 14. .Net 15. CodeIgniter 16. React Native 17. SQL / MySQL 18. Mobile app development 19. Python 20. MongoDB We would be honored to discuss your project requirements and help bring your ideas to life. Thank you for your time and consideration. Warm Regards, Toriqul Global Solutions
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Google News rejections on WordPress sites are almost always caused by missing NewsArticle schema, a broken or absent Google News sitemap, or author pages that don't meet their publisher guidelines. I've gotten several news sites through this exact process and know what their crawler flags. quick question, has your site been rejected by Google News before, or is this a first-time submission? and what theme are you running, a news-specific one like Jannah or Newspaper, or something generic? that changes how much structural work is involved. 14 years on Freelancer, let's discuss. Regards, Imtiaz, SecureTechs
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Hello, I have thoroughly reviewed your project to fix, optimize, and submit your WordPress sports news site to Google News. With my solid background in PHP, HTML, and SEO optimization, I am confident in properly setting up your Google Publisher Center account, creating a precise XML sitemap tailored for your WordPress environment, and enhancing your site's SEO to meet all Google News standards. I understand the urgency and will prioritize quick and effective execution to ensure timely indexing of your articles. Let's start immediately; I can provide a detailed action plan within 24 hours. Could you specify if you currently have any Google News exclusion warnings or indexing issues appearing in your Google Search Console? Thanks,
$155 USD in 12 days
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Hi, I am a full stack AI developer with 8 years of rich experience. I am familiar with WordPress, technical SEO, XML sitemaps, Google Publisher Center, and website optimization. For this project, the most important part is ensuring your website meets Google News technical and content requirements. I can review the current setup, identify indexing issues, optimize the site structure, configure Google Publisher Center, improve news-related SEO settings, and create the required XML sitemaps to maximize the chances of successful inclusion and faster article discovery. I'm an individual freelancer and can work on any time zone you want. Please contact me with the best time for you to have a quick chat. Thanks. Emile.
$250 USD in 7 days
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Having been in the design field for over a decade, I, Pinky Devi, offer you not only my valuable experience but also an unwavering commitment to your project. While my skills may not be directly tied to your project's demands, my expertise in Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop showcases the adaptability and technical competence required for ensuring that your site complies with Google News standards. I understand that you need someone who can work quickly and efficiently without compromising quality, and I believe my strong work ethic will be of value to you. Moreover, while my background primarily lies in graphics designing, my proficiency with WordPress is noteworthy. I assure you that setting up your Google Publisher Center account and creating an XML sitemap for your WordPress site are tasks well within my capability. In addition, my firm grasp on SEO ensures that I will optimize your site to ensure future articles get picked up by Google News. Through all these tasks, I commit to providing clear communication at every step and solution-oriented insights when challenges arise.
$112 USD in 4 days
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Hello, I can help with "Fix, Optimize & Submit Sports News Site to Google News" and keep the work clean and practical. My focus would be WordPress/WooCommerce setup with clean implementation and an easy handover. The listed skills point to PHP Website Design SEO WordPress HTML Website Optimization Content Management System (CMS), so I would keep the implementation aligned with that. I can start by reviewing the existing access/files, then implement and test the requested changes. Before starting, I would confirm: What hosting, domain, admin access, and current platform setup are already available? Do you prefer changes inside the current theme/store, or a cleaner separate component where possible? Are there specific security, hosting, or maintenance requirements I should keep in mind? Best regards
$140 USD in 7 days
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Hello, your project reads less like a simple WordPress cleanup and more like an indexing and publisher-eligibility problem that needs a structured technical audit. The real engineering risk is misdiagnosing the failure point between content structure, crawlability, canonicalization, and Google News compliance, then making surface-level fixes that do not change inclusion behavior. I've built several production content-processing systems where the hard part is separating ingestion quality from discoverability and downstream retrieval behavior. While my core work is AI infrastructure, I approach systems like this by tracing the full path from content creation to machine-readable output and operational validation. The closest relevant project is DocIntel AI — Document Intelligence & Event Extraction Platform, where I designed automated content pipelines, structured extraction, and traceable document handling. The overlap here is in system diagnosis, content normalization, and making outputs consistently consumable. I usually structure this kind of work as content model review, article-page technical audit, sitemap/canonical validation, and submission-readiness checks. On a WordPress site, small template or plugin issues often create outsized indexing problems. If useful, I can start by mapping the likely failure points and outlining a remediation sequence before changes are made. Clifton
$140 USD in 7 days
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I’ve submitted and optimized WordPress news sites to Google News before—ran XML feeds through Google Publisher Center, tightened AMP and Core Web Vitals, and fixed structured data gaps so articles index within hours. This is right in my wheelhouse. My approach: add Yoast SEO schema markup for NewsArticle, regenerate the XML sitemap via Rank Math, then push it to Google via Publisher Center. Validate with Search Console’s News indexing report; block non-news pages in robots.txt. Hidden risk: if structured data is malformed the feed rejects. I’ll audit schema first and fix duplicates or missing fields. After clean validation, submit the feed and monitor crawl stats for 48 hours. I can start immediately.
$150 USD in 2 days
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Hi, With 15+ years of experience in WordPress SEO and technical optimization, I can help get your sports news website properly configured for Google News and improve article indexing. I’ll review the current setup, configure Google Publisher Center, create and validate Google News XML sitemaps, optimize technical SEO elements, and identify any issues that may be preventing articles from being picked up by Google News. Have you already connected the website to Google Search Console and submitted a news sitemap? I'd be happy to review the current setup and discuss the fastest path to getting your content indexed more consistently. Let's discuss. Best regards, Sukhdev
$150 USD in 7 days
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Hi, I can help you get your WordPress sports news website included in Google News, leveraging dunkdigest.com. I'll set up your Google Publisher Center account, create an XML sitemap for your WordPress site, and improve your site's SEO to meet Google News standards. Focus on results. I'll also optimize your site for better indexing, test for errors, and ensure smooth hosting to meet or exceed expected quality and responsiveness in Google News. Kind regards, M. Hamza
$80 USD in 1 day
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Being a developer and proficient in managing and optimizing WordPress sites, I am confident I can bring much-needed value to improving the SEO of your sports news website. Notably, my familiarity with Google Publisher Center and impressive track record in website optimization is well-suited for this task. I will establish your Publisher Center account, ensuring your XML sitemap is tailored perfectly to meet Google News standards. By utilizing my strong skills in Content Management Systems (CMS), HTML, PHP, and SEO, we can swiftly address the indexing issue that has plagued your site from the get-go. I believe my talents lie in turning complex tasks into simple, efficient processes. My experience developing and maintaining websites with thousands of indexed articles is testament to my ability to deliver not just high-qualitative work but fast results too.
$240 USD in 3 days
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Dear Sir, I am thrilled to bid your project. I understand you are not simply looking for basic SEO work—you need a WordPress news site configured correctly for Google News inclusion and ongoing article discovery. My approach would begin with a full audit of the site’s Google News readiness, including Publisher Center setup, technical SEO, crawlability, structured data, author pages, content architecture, indexing status, sitemap configuration, and Search Console diagnostics. I would then create or optimize a dedicated Google News XML sitemap, verify proper NewsArticle schema, improve internal linking and indexing signals, configure Publisher Center correctly, and identify any issues preventing articles from being surfaced in Google News. It is important to note that no developer can guarantee Google News inclusion, but the site can absolutely be optimized to meet Google's technical and content requirements and maximize eligibility. I have experience with WordPress SEO, news publishing workflows, XML sitemaps, structured data, Search Console, and Google Publisher Center configuration. One important question: is DunkDigest currently approved in Google Publisher Center, or has it never been submitted before? Sincerely, Adison.
$140 USD in 7 days
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Hi there, I can set up your Google Publisher Center and configure your News-specific XML sitemap. However, to be fully transparent: as of Google's recent updates, Publisher Center submission no longer guarantees inclusion in the News feed. Inclusion is now entirely algorithmic. If your thousands of articles aren't being picked up, it is highly likely a transparency or E-E-A-T issue. My $250 proposal covers the complete technical setup required by Google, plus a detailed editorial audit telling your team exactly how to format bylines, timestamps, and content to trigger the algorithm moving forward. Sincerely, Tanvir
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