{"podcast":{"title":"The Edward Show","slug":"the-edward-show-6568456","podcast_index_feed_id":6568456,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/479997/rss","website_url":"https://edwardsturm.com/the-edward-show/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/d/7/d/cd7dd52fe8cc81ab27a2322813b393ee/The_Edward_Show_Album_Cover.png","author":"Sturm Media LLC","episode_count":1121,"summary":"Daily SEO advice, hacks, and interviews with some of the top voices in search engine optimization, as well as sit-downs with many undiscovered talents.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:18:15.946578+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-edward-show-6568456"},"episode":{"title":"Charles Floate Tested 10 SEO Indexers - One Got Reddit Indexed in 2 Hours","slug":"charles-floate-tested-10-seo-indexers-one-got-reddit-indexed-in-2-hours","published_at":"2026-07-06T16:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-edward-show-6568456/charles-floate-tested-10-seo-indexers-one-got-reddit-indexed-in-2-hours","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-edward-show-6568456","url":"https://9342edaa-17ad-4315-a037-ec4dfabd63f7.libsyn.com/charles-floate-tested-10-seo-indexers-one-got-reddit-indexed-in-2-hours","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/9342edaa-17ad-4315-a037-ec4dfabd63f7/Charles_Floate_Tested_10_SEO_Indexers_-_One_Got_Reddit_Indexed_in_2_Hours.mp3?dest-id=4081527","summary":"E1097: Charles Floate tested 10 SEO indexers with real URL cohorts to find out which tools actually get backlinks and pages indexed in 2026. The big point: if your backlink is not indexed, it passes zero PageRank. I break down Charles's test, the best-performing indexers, why so many backlinks never get indexed, and when it is or is not safe to use indexing tools on your own sites or client sites. We cover: - Why unindexed backlinks do not pass authority - Why Google is crawling and indexing fewer low-quality pages - The difference between forcing a crawl and forcing indexing - Why no indexer can guarantee Google will index a page - How Charles tested 10 backlink indexing tools with real URLs - The three URL groups he tested: editorial links, hard-to-index formats, and tiered links - Why press releases, profile links, citations, and duplicate-heavy pages often fail to index - Why third-party backlink pages cannot be pushed through Google Search Console - The top three indexing tools from Charles's test - Why Indexceptional stood out in the test - How one new Reddit thread got indexed in under two hours - Where Rapid URL Indexer fits - Where SpeedyIndex fits - What the safe free options are - Why internal links from regularly crawled pages can still beat paid tools - The risks of low-quality indexers - Whether SEO indexers should be used on money sites or client sites - Why the quality of the page and domain still matters more than the indexing tool The main lesson is simple: Indexers can help Google discover a URL faster, but they cannot make a worthless page worth indexing. If your link is on a page Google does not want in the index, no tool can magically turn it into a strong backlink. But if you are building real links, parasite SEO pages, PR mentions, citations, or…","meta_description":"E1097: Charles Floate tested 10 SEO indexers with real URL cohorts to find out which tools actually get backlinks and pages indexed in 2026. The big point…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":785,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-edward-show-6568456/episodes/charles-floate-tested-10-seo-indexers-one-got-reddit-indexed-in-2-hours/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-edward-show-6568456/charles-floate-tested-10-seo-indexers-one-got-reddit-indexed-in-2-hours.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}