Article indexed on Google but not showing up on SERP

Mike evans

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Ok I have this problem where my article just got indexed. It shows up when I do a Site:url search on Google.

But when I search it manually by either googling the Keyword I'm suppose to be ranking for next to my website name it doesn't show up on SERP.

Surprisingly I'm ranking on Bing and yahoo first 3 for Keywords I'm targeting.

My article isn't ranking on google for any Keyword but shows up when I do a site:url search.

Please does anyone know where the problem lies?
 
There is a big difference between being indexed and being served (rank).

How long has it been? It takes some time to rank.

For brand new websites it can be weeks because of sand-box.
 
It takes time to rank even when the content is indexed. Add some internal links and then go to GSC and reindex all of those pages + the target page
 
There is a big difference between being indexed and being served (rank).

How long has it been? It takes some time to rank.

For brand new websites it can be weeks because of sand-box.
Thanks for your answer.

Well I think I'm well above the google sandbox.

It's been 5 days though. Ranked on Bing and yahoo the first day. But having trouble getting it to show up on google SERP despite being indexed.
 
Google requires patience :) 5 days is a very low time. I know I have articles that I added 30 days ago and started getting hits 30 days later, so don't rush.
 
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