Interpreting Your Indexing Reports

Overview

Reports aggregate submission outcomes, latency, and usage to help you monitor performance and uncover optimization opportunities.

Key Metrics

• Success Rate: Share of submissions that complete successfully.
• Processing Latency: Time from queue to completion.
• Failures by Reason: Distribution across error categories.
• Volume by Domain/Tag: Concentration by property or campaign.
• Credit Usage: Consumption over time for budgeting.

Segmentation & Filters

Slice reports by domain, tag, date range, and status to compare cohorts and campaigns.

• Domains: Contrast performance across your sites.
• Tags: Evaluate initiatives (e.g., blog vs. product).
• Time: Identify seasonal spikes and anomalies.
• Status: Focus on failures to drive remediation.

Interpreting Trends

• Failure Spikes → Check recent deploys, robots.txt changes, DNS/TLS issues.
• Latency Drift → Investigate backend performance or rate limiting.
• Volume Surges → Correlate with launches/PR; ensure credits suffice.
• Credit Burn → Adjust pacing or upgrade to maintain throughput.

Next Actions

• Prioritize top failure categories by impact.
• Schedule submissions during low-latency windows.
• Improve structured data and internal linking.
• Align credit budgets with high-ROI campaigns.

Who Is This Guide For?

This guide is ideal for marketers, SEO specialists, founders, and developers who want a reliable, repeatable process for interpreting your indexing reports with minimal friction.

Prerequisites

• An active GetIndexedNow account
• A modern web browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari)
• Owner or editor access to your website or CMS
• Basic familiarity with URLs and sitemaps

Detailed Steps

1. Open your GetIndexedNow dashboard and verify your project/website is selected.
2. Navigate to the relevant module for this task (Dashboard, URL Submitter, Sitemaps, or API).
3. Complete the input fields carefully—double‑check domain, protocol (http/https), and trailing slashes.
4. Click the primary action (Submit / Validate / Sync) and wait for a confirmation response.
5. Review status badges, logs, or activity feed to confirm successful processing.
6. If you see warnings, use the Troubleshooting section below to resolve them immediately.
7. Document your process so your team can repeat it consistently.

Best Practices

• Keep URLs clean, canonical, and accessible (no login walls for public pages).
• Use concise, descriptive titles and meta descriptions for faster search understanding.
• Batch similar actions (e.g., submit a set of new pages together).
• Avoid resubmitting unchanged URLs too frequently to prevent throttling.
• Maintain a changelog of edits and submissions to support audits.

Troubleshooting

• 403/401 errors: The destination blocks automated access—confirm robots and firewall settings.
• 404/410 errors: The URL doesn’t exist—fix the path or update internal links.
• 5xx errors: The site/server is unstable—retry after stabilizing hosting or CDN settings.
• Mixed content: Ensure all assets load over HTTPS to avoid blocked indexing.
• Slow responses: Optimize server performance or use a CDN to reduce TTFB.

FAQs

• How long does indexing take? It varies by search engine, crawl budget, and site authority. Many see results within hours to days.
• Can I undo a submission? No, but you can update or remove the page and submit changes.
• Is there a daily limit? Rate limits may apply—batch and prioritize important URLs.

Glossary

• Canonical URL: The preferred version of a page for indexing.
• Crawl Budget: The number of pages a crawler is willing to fetch on your site.
• Sitemap: A machine‑readable file listing URLs for discovery.