Evidence Log
The log records what was shipped, what was observed, what is still pending, and what should be tested next. It keeps the portfolio honest by separating evidence from claims.
The public sitemap contains 23 canonical HTML URLs. Search Console reports zero sitemap warnings and zero errors, and URL Inspection confirms several sitemap pages are indexed.
Resubmit sitemap.xml after the July 21 playbook discovery update and monitor crawl changes.
Google URL Inspection reports Submitted and indexed for https://aigrowthbench.com/case-studies/ai-trend-prompt-hub. Google selected the declared canonical and last crawled it as mobile on 2026-07-03.
Monitor impressions and clicks; no additional indexing request is needed unless the status regresses.
Google URL Inspection reports Submitted and indexed for the GEO Bench, GEO Visibility Bench, and the current GEO visibility report. Canonical URLs match.
Use these indexed pages as the first targets for AI prompt retesting and external references.
Google URL Inspection reports Submitted and indexed for https://aigrowthbench.com/geo-bench/geo-content-checklist. Google selected the declared canonical and last crawled it as mobile on 2026-07-15.
Use the indexed checklist in answer-engine prompt tests and record cited URLs or explicit misses.
Google URL Inspection reports URL is unknown to Google for /playbooks and all three child playbooks even though the four pages return 200 and appear in sitemap.xml.
Add contextual internal links, refresh truthful lastmod dates, resubmit discovery signals, and manually request indexing for the four URLs.
Google URL Inspection reports Submitted and indexed for https://aigrowthbench.com/. Canonical URL matches and the last mobile crawl was 2026-07-13.
Keep the homepage focused on the project definition and link to current evidence pages.
Google URL Inspection reports Submitted and indexed for https://aigrowthbench.com/what-is-ai-growth-bench. Canonical URL matches.
Use the entity page as the canonical answer source when testing ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, and Google AI Overview.
Search Console recorded 77 impressions and 1 click across 11 pages in the 2026-06-23 to 2026-07-18 review window.
Grow non-brand impressions and track which playbook or GEO page earns the next measurable query signal.
The July 21 URL Inspection refresh confirmed that the GEO report, GEO checklist, and AI Trend case study are indexed. The remaining discovery gap is the /playbooks hub and its three child pages, which Google still reports as unknown.
Open related pageReinforce playbook internal links, deploy the refreshed pages, submit IndexNow and sitemap signals, then request indexing for the four playbook URLs.
At the July 5 checkpoint, AI Growth Bench separated technical GEO readiness from real AI citation proof: core GEO pages were indexed, the checklist and case study still needed follow-up, and Perplexity/Gemini/Google AI Overview claims remained pending.
Open related pageThis historical checkpoint was superseded by the July 21 URL Inspection refresh; keep AI citation claims pending until cited URLs are captured.
AI Growth Bench added a first-class case study that uses AI Trend Prompt Hub as real SEO evidence while keeping the portfolio project and the prompt site separated.
Open related pageDeploy the route, push discovery through IndexNow, resubmit sitemap, and request manual URL Inspection when Search Console is available.
AI Growth Bench added public discovery endpoints so search engines and feed consumers can find new or updated pages through more than one route.
Open related pageSubmit the public sitemap and feeds in webmaster tools, then monitor which engines discover the new URLs first.
AI Growth Bench was deployed on its own domain with HTTPS, canonical redirects, sitemap, robots.txt, and PM2/Nginx production routing.
Open related pageKeep deployment evidence attached to future SEO reports.
ChatGPT and Grok recognized AI Growth Bench from the public site, while Gemini missed the current project context and treated the name as ambiguous.
Open related pageRepeat the same prompt after indexing has had time to refresh.
A dedicated definition page and homepage FAQ were added so answer engines have a clear first-party explanation for the project.
Open related pageUse Search Console URL Inspection to confirm discovery and indexing state.
The public site is prepared for sitemap submission and URL Inspection, but the case study does not claim indexed state until Search Console screenshots or result text are captured.
Open related pageAttach sitemap submission, URL Inspection, and first impression observations once available.
Three publishable experiment pages were added to show that the bench can create real programmatic SEO and GEO pages rather than only listing planned content.
Open related pageSubmit the updated sitemap and record index status for each experiment page.
The project was rechecked with Codex SEO, then updated with self-canonical routes, cleaner sitemap output, security headers, citation-ready homepage copy, and four client-facing portfolio modules.
Open related pageRun PageSpeed or Unlighthouse for real performance evidence, then add the results to SEO Audit Bench.