Side project indexation sample before 800-page publish
Publish and monitor a small indexation sample before sending hundreds of similar programmatic pages at a new domain.
Why this can grow a startup
The painful lesson from the side-project thread is that publishing is not the same as ranking, or even indexing. The founder shipped roughly 800 location-style pages with unique data, internal links, a clean template, and an XML sitemap, then found that most pages were stuck in “discovered” or “crawled” but not indexed. That makes a strong case for a smaller sampling loop: publish a cohort, watch Search Console buckets, improve internal links and unique sections, then scale the pages that Google is willing to keep. It saves weeks of guessing on a new domain.
Company example
A nights-and-weekends side-project founder described shipping roughly 800 location-style pages, then rebuilding navigation, resubmitting sitemaps, testing submissions, and learning that indexation had to be treated as an operational loop.
Source and metric
Source: Reddit r/SideProject: 800 SEO pages indexation thread
The founder reported about 120 indexed pages after a month, later rising to roughly 530 indexed pages after monitoring and submission workflows.
When to use it
Use this when SEO, Technical SEO, Programmatic SEO is relevant to indexation, search console, new domain SEO and you can run a bounded test with a low budget.
When not to use it
Do not use it as a substitute for customer evidence, a clear owner, or a measurable stop condition. Local platform rules and market behavior still need checking.
Founder checklist
- Read Reddit r/SideProject: 800 SEO pages indexation thread and identify what is directly supported.
- Choose one channel context: SEO, Technical SEO, Programmatic SEO.
- Define the test around The founder reported about 120 indexed pages after a month, later rising to roughly 530 indexed pages after monitoring and submission workflows..
- Set an owner, evidence window, and stop condition before launch.
Explore the context
Apply this with an operator
Turn isolated search tactics into a crawlable visibility system tied to demand and proof.