Ranking a Blogspot Blog in 2026: A 12-Month Experiment

So, you want to start a blog. You've got an idea, you've got the drive, but you're being pulled in a dozen different directions. "Use WordPress," "Buy hosting," "You need a custom domain!" It's overwhelming, and it's expensive. What if you just want to... start? For free? That's where Blogspot comes in, and it's always followed by the big question: can you actually rank on Google with Blogspot in 2025 or 2026? I'm going to be completely honest with you. For a long time, my answer would have been "probably not." I, like most people, saw the ".blogspot.com" domain and assumed it was a dead platform. But I'm running a public experiment right now that's challenging that very idea. This platform is owned by Google . It's fast, secure, and free. Why wouldn't it be able to rank? The truth I'm learning is that the platform is just the tool. The real secret is in how you use it. You can...

 It’s been just eight days since I created this blog, and I have major news. To be honest, this happened faster than I expected. We are officially on Google! This is the absolute first, most critical milestone for any website, let alone an SEO experiment. If Google doesn't "index" your site (add it to its massive database), you simply don't exist in the search results. You could write the greatest article in the world, and no one would ever find it. The biggest question of this experiment is, "Will Google even bother with a new Blogspot blog in 2025?" This week, we got our first resounding answer: Yes. Yes, it will. The Proof: We're in the Index! I've been checking every morning, and today was the day. The way you check if Google has indexed your site is by using a special search operator. You go to Google and type site: followed by your domain name. (You can read about this and other search operators directly from Google's official help page ...

We are five days into The Blogspot Experiment, and the "real" work has officially begun. It's one thing to have an idea, but it's another to actually start laying the bricks. In my first post, I asked a simple, high-stakes question: Can a brand new, completely free Blogspot blog still rank on Google and make money in 2025/2026? The internet is full of "gurus" who say no. We're here to find out for ourselves. You can't rank if you don't do any work, so I've spent the last few days laying the essential, non-negotiable foundation. This isn't the glamorous part of SEO—there's no traffic to show, no earnings to report. But it's the most critical. You can't just publish posts into the void and hope for the best. You have to build a foundation and, just as importantly, set up your tools to measure success. Here's exactly what I've done. 1. The First "Vote of Confidence" (Our First Backlink!) In the world of SEO, a ...

Well, here we go. I just hit 'publish' on a brand new, completely free Blogspot blog. The domain? A mouthful: https://theblogspotexperiment.blogspot.com/ . Welcome to day one of a very public experiment. The question I'm trying to answer is one I've seen asked in countless forums and social media groups, usually met with a mix of nostalgia and skepticism: Can a Blogspot blog actually rank in Google search and make money in 2025 and 2026? Is this platform, a relic from the golden age of blogging, still a viable option for someone looking to start a side hustle without spending a dime? Or has the SEO world moved on completely, leaving Google's own free platform in the dust? I don't have the answer. But I'm determined to find out. Blogspot SEO Experiment: Why Am I Doing This? Like many of you, I'm fascinated by the idea of creating something online that generates extra income. But the barrier to entry seems to get higher every year. You're told you need...