Blogspot SEO Experiment: Update #2 (We're Indexed by Google!)

 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).

So, I typed in site:https://theblogspotexperiment.blogspot.com/... and there it was.

Seeing this single search result is a huge rush. It means Google's web crawlers (or "Googlebot") have found our site, read it, and decided it's legitimate enough to be included in their search index. That backlink I created on trick47.com and my sitemap submission to Google Search Console (GSC) almost certainly did their job and gave Google that "flashing sign" I talked about.

...But Let's Not Celebrate Too Early

Now for the dose of reality. While the homepage is indexed, that's the only page that is.

My first and second blog posts are not showing up in that site: search yet. This is 100% normal.

New websites have what's called a very low "crawl budget." Google isn't going to waste its resources checking our site every single day for new content. It'll check the homepage, and then... maybe it'll come back in a few days or a week to see if anything else is new.

This is the next milestone we need to watch. We've proven we can get indexed. Now we need to see how long it takes for new content to get indexed. I'll be watching this in Google Search Console and will try using the "Request Indexing" tool in GSC for those posts to see if it can speed things up.

What I've Completed Since the Last Update

My "to-do" list from the last post is already getting shorter.

1. Homepage Meta Title & Description: Done! I mentioned I needed to add a proper meta title and meta description for our homepage. I'm happy to report this was incredibly easy. Blogspot has this functionality built directly into the main settings.

• Settings > Search preferences > Meta tags > Description

I enabled it, wrote a concise, keyword-rich description for the experiment, and saved it. This is a huge plus for Blogspot. On a self-hosted site, you'd need to install an SEO plugin just to do this. This took me less than 60 seconds. This is our "advertisement" on the search results page, and it's now ready to go.

2. Found the Automatic Sitemap While digging around, I confirmed that Blogspot automatically generates and maintains a sitemap for you. This is the "map" you give to Google to tell it about all your pages.

You can see it right here: https://theblogspotexperiment.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml

This is another massive win for the platform. It's one less technical thing to worry about. The sitemap I submitted to Google Search Console last week will now automatically update with every new post I write, which should help Google find new content faster.

3. Added My First Internal Links This is a really important step. Internal links are links from one page on your own site to another page on your own site. They are critical for SEO because they help Google understand the structure of your blog and find all your new posts. They also pass a bit of "authority" from one post to another.

So, in this very post, I've gone back and added links to our first post and our second update where it felt natural. This is a habit I'll continue with every new article.

4. Added a "Dofollow" External Link In that same vein, I also added our first external link (in the section above, where I linked to Google's help page). External links point to other websites. Providing high-quality, relevant links to authority sites (like Google's own documentation) is a good practice. It provides real value to you, the reader, and shows Google I'm citing reputable sources. In Blogspot, these links are "dofollow" by default, which means Google can see them and count them as a "vote" of trust.

What's Next on the Agenda?

So, what's the plan for the coming days?

1. That YouTube Video: I still haven't made it. This is my #1 priority for tomorrow. Getting a video live and linking back to the blog will be a new source of traffic and another "signal" to Google.

2. Wait for Post Indexing: Now, we watch and wait. I'll be checking GSC every day to see if our first two posts get indexed. This will be a key data point: How long does it take for a new Blogspot post to get indexed?

3. Write Our First "Real" SEO Post: So far, all my posts have been about the experiment. To truly test Blogspot's ranking ability, I need to write an article that targets a "search keyword"—a phrase that people are actually searching for. My next post will be my first attempt to write a helpful article that can (hopefully) rank for a real search query.

We're 8 days in, and we've successfully passed the first filter. Google sees us. The game is officially on.

Have you ever checked to see if your own site is indexed? And what kind of topic do you think I should target for my first real keyword-focused article? Let me know in the comments!