The latest articles on DEV Community by Julian Alvarez (@jac91). https://dev.to/jac91 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4192857%2F9d5add10-5a0f-4bbc-b204-86a1fbc58b9b.jpg https://dev.to/jac91 en Julian Alvarez Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:32:51 +0000 https://dev.to/jac91/my-first-web-project-95-pages-49-indexed-0-visitors-what-would-you-do-for-free-49nh https://dev.to/jac91/my-first-web-project-95-pages-49-indexed-0-visitors-what-would-you-do-for-free-49nh <p>This is my first web project, so please assume I know nothing. I'm learning in public and I'd love your recommendations.</p> <p>I built a solar savings calculator for Spain, plus 95 static pages generated by a single Node script (<a href="https://calculadora-solar.pages.dev/" rel="noopener noreferrer">live site</a>). No framework, no CMS, no Google Analytics (I track the funnel with simple Cloudflare KV counters).</p> <p>What I've done so far (following docs and guides):</p> <ul> <li>1 script builds all 95 pages: 52 province pages with real radiation data (PVGIS), 19 regional subsidy guides, plus long-tail guides.</li> <li>Sitemap + robots + canonicals, JSON-LD (FAQPage, Dataset, HowTo, Speakable), llms.txt with one .md version per page.</li> <li>Each page's lastmod comes from a content-hash manifest, so only really-changed pages look "fresh".</li> <li>Small pages (~40KB), decent Core Web Vitals, IndexNow pinged on every deploy, Search Console verified.</li> </ul> <p>Where I am (Search Console, checked today):</p> <ul> <li> <strong>49 pages indexed, 7 not.</strong> Indexing itself seems... okay?</li> <li>But Search Performance shows <strong>0 clicks, ~1 impression</strong>. Nobody sees me.</li> <li>Zero backlinks. No custom domain (stuck on <code>*.pages.dev</code>, tight budget — that's just my reality right now).</li> <li>When I try "Request indexing" manually, Google says <strong>"quota exceeded"</strong> most of the time.</li> </ul> <p>My honest doubt: with no money to spend, what actually moves the needle first? A few things on my mind:</p> <ol> <li>Is it simply "new site + no links = wait months", and I should relax and keep publishing?</li> <li>Is there any free tactic you'd prioritize on day one — the one thing you wish someone had told you with your first site?</li> <li>Does the <code>*.pages.dev</code> subdomain hurt me in a real way, or is that a distraction from the actual problem?</li> <li>Am I missing something basic and technical? I can share any header, robots.txt, or page source. Googlebot gets full HTML with 200s, no JS wall, no stray noindex (checked with its real user agent).</li> </ol> <p>Any recommendation is welcome — especially the "I was exactly where you are" kind. I'll report back what I try and what happens to the numbers. Thanks for reading this far.</p> showdev seo webdev javascript