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Experiment in Progress

How Long Did Google Take to Discover a New Website?

An in-progress experiment tracking discovery, crawling, indexing, and early Search Console signals for a new educational site.

Experiment in Progress. This page is intentionally marked noindex until it has meaningful findings.

This experiment will document discovery timing for a new site without pretending there is a universal answer. Discovery depends on sitemap submission, links, crawl demand, site quality, and timing.

Launch siteVerify Search ConsoleSubmit sitemapWatch crawl signalsRecord indexing timeline
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Hypothesis

Google can discover a new website before it sends meaningful traffic. The first useful signal is often crawl and indexing behavior, not clicks.

Methodology

We will record launch date, sitemap submission date, first crawl signals, first indexed pages, and first query impressions.

What we are measuring

  • First crawl evidence
  • First indexed URL
  • Number of indexed URLs over time
  • First Search Console impressions
  • Technical blockers discovered

Expected results window

This is noindex until observations are complete enough to help someone else plan a launch.