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SEO Progress Log

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

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

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

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)

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