The SearchMaxx experiment, day 0: growing a new site in public
By Roshan, founder of SearchMaxx - - 2 min read
We sell one thing: getting software companies found when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google. The fair question from anyone thinking of hiring us is "does it work?" Client results answer part of that. This experiment answers the rest in the open.
searchmaxx.link is a brand-new domain. This post records where it starts. Every week we will publish a short update with the real numbers, including the weeks where nothing moves.
Where we start
| Measure | October 18, 2026 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Google clicks a day | 0 | Google Search Console |
| Google impressions a day | 0 | Google Search Console |
| Sites linking to searchmaxx.link | 0 | DataForSEO backlinks index |
| Times AI engines name us | Not measured yet | Our weekly AI answer count |
| Blog posts | 26, including this one | This blog |
The site went live this week. It is a single landing page, a free site check, and this blog.
What we will do
Only the work we do for clients:
- Make the site easy for AI engines to read. The pages are plain server-rendered HTML. robots.txt lets the AI search crawlers in. Every page has a title, a description and structured data.
- Publish one useful post at a time. Guides to AI search that answer a question someone actually asks, with sources and examples you can check.
- Build a free tool people use. The site check tells anyone in about 10 seconds whether AI crawlers can read their site.
- Earn links by being worth citing. Original data, honest case studies, and answers to questions people ask in forums and communities.
What we will not do
- Buy links, or swap them.
- Publish posts we would not put our name on.
- Report a number we cannot show you the source for.
What we will measure every week
- Google clicks and impressions a day, from Google Search Console.
- Sites linking to us, from the DataForSEO backlinks index.
- How often AI engines name SearchMaxx. Each week we will ask ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity the same set of buyer questions, such as "who can get my startup mentioned by ChatGPT?", and count how many answers name us. We will publish the questions and the counts.
A new domain usually takes weeks before Google sends it any traffic, so expect the first few updates to be small. That is part of the record too.
The next update comes out next Sunday. Follow along with the RSS feed.
Want this done for your site?
Every day we make one change to your website that helps AI engines name you, and a person checks each one. Email me your website and the question your buyers ask AI.