I have an old website and I would like to update it but I am afraid of losing my Google ranking, what can I do?

There is no need to be stressed when updating your site. As long as you follow some basic rules your site will be fine.

There are some basic tips for you to follow to help Google understand any changes you make to your site. If you are keeping the same URLs or website address and simply updating the content, then you can use tools on Google Search Console to help ensure Google can understand your new content.

If you are moving pages to a new URL or even moving to a new domain, you want to set redirects which tell Google that the page has moved. You also want to update your sitemap with the new page addresses to tell Google about them.

Finally, you can use Search Console to monitor how Google is understanding your changes. For more detailed information, go to the Advanced SEO section of Google Search Central.