8 Months of Blogging: 97 Indexed, 168 Not Indexed — My Real Blogging Results

After blogging consistently for 8 months, my Google Search Console shows 97 pages indexed and 168 pages not indexed. Seeing only 14 clicks and 290 impressions, you might think my blog has failed. But the story isn't that simple.

In this article, I am not going to share a generic SEO success story. I am sharing my real Search Console data, my indexing problems, my mistakes, and my strategy for the next 8 months.

My name is Teju Harpal, founder of BloggerScope. I don't consider myself a big SEO expert. I am still learning. But I am honestly documenting the problems I faced over the past 8 months, along with screenshots, data, and actual results.

Eight months ago, I thought that if I kept writing good articles, Google would slowly start ranking my blog. But after publishing 144 posts, I realized that real blogging isn't that easy.

Key Takeaways

• I learned a lot about blogging in these 8 months.
• Publishing more articles is not the only solution to getting traffic.
• Indexing and ranking are two completely different things.
• Search Console data is one of the most reliable ways to understand real blogging problems.
• Content based on real experiences will become my biggest strength.
• The next 8 months will be about focused blogging instead of random publishing.

Table of Contents

1. My 8-Month Blogging Journey

2. My Real Google Search Console Numbers

3. 97 Pages Indexed, But Why 168 Not Indexed?

4. Why No Indexing Even with a Successful Sitemap?

5. What Mistakes Did I Make in Blogging?

6. What Will Be My New Content Strategy?

7. Why Real Experience Content is My Strength

8. My Plan for the Next 8 Months

9. FAQ

10. Final Conclusion

1. My 8-Month Blogging Journey

When I started blogging, I thought I would bring in traffic quickly. Looking at big bloggers, I started writing standard SEO articles and slowly expanded my topics.

But the real struggle started when my page indexing stopped. When I checked my Search Console, the reality hit me. Despite publishing so many articles, there was no meaningful organic traffic coming to my blog.

I understood that simply publishing doesn't mean success. I realized how vital keyword selection is for a new blog, which is why I eventually wrote about How to Find Low Competition Keywords Without Paid Tools based on my own trial and error.

2. My Real Google Search Console Numbers

This is the most powerful section of my article because it shows actual data. According to the screenshot below, my blog has about 265 total known pages.

It is very important to make a distinction here: 265 known URLs in Search Console do not mean 265 blog posts. My blog has exactly 144 published posts.

In this specific report snapshot, 97 pages are indexed, while 168 pages show as not indexed. Now, you might think 168 of my posts failed to index, but that is completely wrong. Search Console just counts everything, including system-generated links, pagination URLs, and canonical variations, which falsely inflates the "Not Indexed" number.

Looking at Search Performance, I got a total of 14 Clicks and 290 Impressions. My CTR is 4.8% and the Average position is 29.2. The most positive sign for me was getting impressions—it meant Google was at least discovering and showing some of my pages.

3. 97 Pages Indexed, But Why 168 Not Indexed?

"Not indexed" does not mean Google has rejected my blog. As I mentioned earlier, my actual post count is 144. That 168 Not Indexed number is mostly junk URLs that Search Console picks up. Out of these 168 not-indexed pages, many are just alternative URLs, tag pages, canonical tags, or pagination pages that shouldn't be indexed anyway.

However, I also saw genuine issues. My biggest problem was "Crawled — currently not indexed" (66 pages) and "Redirect error" (36 pages). If you are confused by these errors, I documented a full practical guide on Blogger Post Crawled But Not Indexed? How to Fix It.

This phase taught me a tough lesson: Writing 100 articles and getting 100 articles to rank on Google are two completely different things.

4. Why No Indexing Even with a Successful Sitemap?

In the Search Console, the sitemap appeared successfully processed, and my exact 144 URLs (my actual posts) were successfully discovered in that specific report.

(Note: 144 pages discovered is my real post count from the sitemap report, while the 265 mentioned earlier is just the total random URLs Google found crawling the site).

From this, I learned that a sitemap helps Google discover your URLs, but submitting a sitemap does not automatically index every page. For a deeper dive into platform configurations, you can read my Best Blogger SEO Settings for Fast Indexing.

5. What Mistakes Did I Make in Blogging?

This is the most honest part of my journey. I sat down, analyzed my mistakes, and found several flaws in my approach:

Mistake 1 — Too many topics: I started writing about SEO, blogging, AI, Gmail, and WordPress. I lacked a clear, single focus.

Mistake 2 — Focus on quantity: I was only increasing my article count. Many articles lacked my own strong first-hand experience.

Mistake 3 — Expecting quick results: I expected Google rankings way too early. Search engines take time to evaluate a new website, and there is no fixed timeline for results.

Mistake 4 — Writing on every update: I wrote articles to cover Google updates without conducting any real experiments or having original data.

Mistake 5 — Choosing topics only by keyword: Sometimes, I picked low-competition keywords without having deep knowledge of the subject matter.

After understanding these mistakes, I realized that my problem wasn't just indexing. My content strategy was simply not as focused as it needed to be for a new blog.

6. What Will Be My New Content Strategy?

This is the turning point of my journey. I will no longer chase every trending keyword. Instead, I will write more on topics directly tied to my actual experiences.

My New Content Strategy:

Real Problem → Real Test → Real Result → Screenshots → Solution

I will write exactly about what I face. A great example of this new approach is my post on My Blogger Blog Got Locked for Malware Policy — Full Recovery in 13 Hours. It wasn't generic advice; it was a real problem I faced and solved, shared with actual proof.

7. Why Real Experience Content is My Strength

My biggest advantage is that I can transparently document my actual problems, experiments, and results.

I don't just want to tell you how Google indexing works theoretically. I want to show you exactly what happened on my own blog. Sharing why the Page Indexing report shows 168 errors when I only have 144 posts, backed by real Search Console data, is the kind of transparent personal case study that will become my core strength.

8. My Plan for the Next 8 Months

Now, I am using Search Console data to understand how to improve my content and SEO strategy. My roadmap for the next 8 months is clear:

1. A focused niche direction: Strictly focusing on Blogging, SEO, Blogger, and my own experiments.
2. Less but better content: Instead of publishing daily, I am emphasizing quality and first-hand experience.
3. Updating old articles: Improving already published content with new information and a better structure.
4. Analyzing Search Console data monthly: Tracking impressions, clicks, CTR, position, and indexing every month. If you want to see how I track this, I detailed it in Fixing Low CTR in Google Search Console.
5. Documenting real experiments: Sharing the raw results of my practical tests transparently.

9. FAQ

Q1. Should a blog become successful in 8 months?
No. Every blog has a different growth timeline. It takes time for search engines to evaluate and trust a new website, and there is no fixed timeframe for results.

Q2. Is having 97 indexed pages a good result?
This number alone doesn't determine success or failure. Content quality, traffic, and search rankings matter equally.

Q3. Does having 168 pages not indexed mean the blog is bad?
Not at all. Since I only have 144 actual posts, that 168 number is mostly system-generated URLs. Google might skip indexing a URL for several routine reasons, such as duplicate pages, canonical issues, discovery problems, or it might just be an alternative URL.

Q4. Will publishing more articles guarantee ranking?
Simply publishing more articles is not enough. In my experience, focusing on useful and genuinely helpful content is a much better strategy.

Q5. Can real experience content rank well?
Yes, content with real experience can be useful, especially when it has original information, actual observations, clear explanations, and practical value. But simply having real experience does not guarantee ranking without proper intent.

10. Final Conclusion

8 months ago, I was just writing articles. Today, I have my own Search Console data, an understanding of my mistakes, and a clear strategy to move forward.

I am happy to see 97 pages indexed, but seeing those errors and only 14 clicks also makes me realize there is still a lot of work left. I do not see this as a failure. For me, this is a real blogging experiment.

Now my focus will not be just on publishing more articles. I will create more focused content on Blogging, SEO, Blogger, and my real experiments. Whatever problem I face myself, I will test it, see the result, and then share it with data and screenshots.

The next 8 months are not just the next phase of blogging for me. It is a real experiment to see how far my blog can go with focused content, first-hand experience, and continuous improvement.

If you are also a new blogger and are facing problems like pages not indexed, low impressions, or low clicks in your Search Console, my journey can be useful to you. Because I am not just going to show success—I will also share my failures, mistakes, and actual results.

This is not the end of my blogging journey. The next 8 months begin right here.