Publishing a website is an important milestone, but it is not the same event as Google discovering or indexing every page. Start by checking what you control, then use Search Console to understand what Google has reported.
Check the live experience first
Open the site in a fresh browser session and follow the routes a customer is likely to use. Test the main pages, navigation, contact links and enquiry confirmation. Look for missing images, incorrect details and pages that do not load.
Check the phone experience as well as the desktop layout. Content should stay readable without horizontal scrolling, and a menu should still let someone reach the pages they need.
Keep a short list of what passed, what failed and who is handling each correction. That is more actionable than repeatedly checking a visitor total.
Confirm the public URLs
Decide which address should represent each public page. Make sure internal links point to the intended version, and that the sitemap contains pages you want people to find. Admin screens, account areas and private previews should have a different indexing policy from public service pages.
On a redesign, record any changed page addresses. Visitors using an older link should have a sensible route to the current content.
Use Search Console to investigate a specific page
The URL Inspection tool can help you check an individual URL and request indexing where appropriate. Treat its report as evidence about that page, rather than assuming every page has the same issue.
Google's recrawl documentation says crawling can take days or weeks. A request does not guarantee indexing, and repeating the same request does not speed it up. A sitemap helps Google discover multiple URLs, but it does not promise their inclusion in search.
These delays are a reason to monitor the right evidence, not a reason to ignore a real error. If the live page fails to load or a public page is marked noindex, investigate the configuration.
Keep improvements specific
When editing a page, record the change and the date. Improve the information a visitor needs, fix broken routes and add genuine examples where available. Assess search performance over a useful period instead of attributing every short-term movement to the last edit.
Google's SEO Starter Guide does not promise a first-place result from following its advice. A clear website, accurate content and measurable checks are a firmer starting point than a ranking guarantee.