{"id":5464,"date":"2008-02-13T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2008-02-13T16:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masonworld.com\/making-money-on-the-web\/niche-super-site-google-update-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:05:17","slug":"niche-super-site-google-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latenightim.com\/niche-super-site-google-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Niche Super-Site: Tracking Your Google Indexing Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A couple of weeks into the Niche Super-Site project, I checked back on how Google was indexing HistoryOfElvis.com. The results were encouraging: running a site:www.historyofelvis.com search showed that Google had found and indexed multiple pages, including the dynamically generated eBay auction listings created by phpBay Pro.<\/p>\n<p>This was a meaningful milestone. It confirmed two things: first, that our sitemap submission and Google registration were working as intended. Second, that the phpBay-generated auction content was being treated as real, indexable content by Google's crawler. The plugin cloaked the outbound eBay links to keep them SEO-friendly, which meant Google saw keyword-rich product pages rather than a wall of affiliate links.<\/p>\n<h2>Monitoring Indexing in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>In 2008, checking your indexing status meant running a site: search in Google and counting the results. It was crude but effective. Today, Google Search Console provides far more detailed and accurate information.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Metrics to Track<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pages report (Coverage)<\/strong> &#8212; Shows exactly how many pages are indexed, how many are excluded, and the specific reasons for exclusion (crawled but not indexed, noindex tag, redirect, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sitemaps report<\/strong> &#8212; Confirms that Google has processed your sitemap and shows how many URLs it discovered versus how many it indexed<\/li>\n<li><strong>URL Inspection tool<\/strong> &#8212; Check any individual URL to see its indexing status, last crawl date, and how Google renders the page<\/li>\n<li><strong>Performance report<\/strong> &#8212; Once indexed, this shows which queries are driving impressions and clicks. This is where you start understanding what Google thinks your site is about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What to Do If Pages Are Not Getting Indexed<\/h3>\n<p>A common frustration for new site owners is that Google crawls pages but does not index them. The &#8220;Crawled &#8211; currently not indexed&#8221; status in Search Console means Google found the page but decided it was not worth including in search results. Common reasons include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thin content &#8212; pages with very little original or useful text<\/li>\n<li>Duplicate content &#8212; pages that are too similar to other pages on your site or elsewhere on the web<\/li>\n<li>Low perceived quality &#8212; Google does not think the page adds value for searchers<\/li>\n<li>New domain with no authority &#8212; Google is more selective about indexing content from sites it does not yet trust<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The fix for all of these is the same: create more original, useful, in-depth content. As your site builds authority, Google becomes more willing to index everything you publish.<\/p>\n<h2>The Lesson from 2008<\/h2>\n<p>My excitement about getting pages indexed was justified &#8212; it meant the technical plumbing was working. But in hindsight, the fact that auto-generated auction listings were getting indexed as easily as original content was a symptom of a less sophisticated Google. Today's search engine is far better at distinguishing between genuinely useful content and auto-generated affiliate pages. 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