# SEO Progress Log

**Date Created:** January 6, 2026  
**Purpose:** Track SEO milestones and ranking progress over time  
**Status:** Active tracking

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## Summary Metrics

| Date | Indexed Pages | Total Impressions | Organic Clicks | Best Non-Brand Position |
|------|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
| 2026-01-06 | 2 (report) / 5 (actual) | 17 (brand only) | 8 (brand only) | #6-7 |

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## Milestones

### 🎯 2026-01-06: First Organic Ranking for Non-Brand Query

**Query:** `ai placeholder images dark mode`  
**Position:** #6-7 (first page)  
**Page:** `banatie.app/docs/guides/placeholder-images/`  
**Verification:** Incognito mode, Google.com

**Context:**
- Domain age: ~3 weeks since first indexing
- Backlinks: 0
- Indexed pages: 5 (confirmed via URL Inspection)
- GSC report shows 2 indexed (lag expected)

**Competitors in SERP:**
1. BrandWell.ai — blog article
2. GlobalGPT — AI dark image generator
3. Freepik — stock images
4. Placehold.co — direct competitor (placeholder service)
5. AGE of LLMs — prompts article
6. **banatie.app** ← HERE
7. ...

**Significance:**
- First validation of "Placeholder Images" SEO strategy
- Proof that new domain can rank on page 1 without backlinks
- Target keyword cluster (31K+ monthly searches) is accessible

**Next targets:**
- Track position changes weekly
- Watch for impressions in GSC Performance report
- Expand content in same keyword cluster

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## GSC Indexing Status

### 2026-01-06 Snapshot

**Indexed (confirmed via URL Inspection):**
- `banatie.app/` — main page
- `banatie.app/docs/` — docs root
- `banatie.app/docs/generation/` — API generation
- `banatie.app/docs/guides/placeholder-images/` — SEO target page ⭐
- `banatie.app/docs/api/images/` — API images

**Crawled, not indexed:**
- `banatie.app/docs/api/generations/`
- `favicon.ico` (expected)

**Notes:**
- GSC "Indexed Pages" report lags 2-5 days behind reality
- URL Inspection shows real-time status
- Googlebot crawling every 1-2 days (healthy signal)

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## Weekly Check Template

```
### YYYY-MM-DD Check

**GSC Performance (7 days):**
- Impressions: 
- Clicks: 
- Avg Position: 

**Key Query Positions:**
- "ai placeholder images dark mode": #
- "placeholder images api": #
- "placeholder image generator": #

**Indexed Pages:** X

**Notes:**
- 
```

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**Document Owner:** Oleg  
**Update Frequency:** Weekly  
**Last Updated:** January 6, 2026