How 20 Minutes of Article Updates Got 4 Pages Indexed

I spent 20 minutes on one of my sites this morning, and honestly, it was probably one of the best 20-minute blocks I’ll have all day.

Why?

It is Father's Day, and I was ordered to clear my schedule. In technical terms, that means prepare for chaos. (<-That is another blog)

I had 4 articles that, for whatever reason, were not indexed by Google. So I decided to stop guessing and actually do something with them.

I fed each URL into GPT one at a time and asked for ideas to strengthen the page. For all 4, it suggested adding or improving a quick answer section, updating the FAQ, and adding an internal link to one article. Since I use HTML for those blocks anyway, it handled the code updates too, which made the whole thing pretty quick.

The link was also a breeze because I was already linking it to one of the articles from another article I had just finished this morning.

I swapped the blocks in, saved each article, then went over to Google Search Console. I tested the live URL for each one and requested indexing.

By the time I walked to the kitchen, refreshed my coffee, and checked again, all 4 were indexed.

That’s not always how it goes, obviously. But this was a good reminder that sometimes a small update is all a page needs.

So now I’m curious... do you check your URLs regularly? And when an article is just sitting there, not indexed, what do you usually update first?