How to Verify Guest Post Indexing Requirements in Google Sheets

Learn how to cross-reference guest post domains in your tracking spreadsheet to ensure they guarantee Google indexing for your published content.

June 30, 2026 By Ross Mae Santos

This guide explains how to verify if a guest post vendor guarantees Google indexing by checking your tracking spreadsheet. Confirming this ensures that any content you publish will actually be discovered by search engines and provide SEO value.

This process is intended for SEO specialists, link builders, and account managers evaluating which guest post websites to pitch to clients.

Checking a vendor's indexing requirement helps guarantee that the content you place on their blog will be visible in Google search results.

Step #1: Open the MULTIMANAGEUS SYSTEM spreadsheet in Google Sheets. — Open the **MULTIMANAGEUS SYSTEM** spreadsheet in Google Sheets.

Step #2: Click the Form Responses 1 tab at the bottom of the screen to view vendor data. — Click the **Form Responses 1** tab at the bottom of the screen to view vendor data.

Step #3: Locate the Indexing Rec column. — Locate the **Indexing Rec** column.

Step #4: Confirm that the value in this column is Yes for the vendor you are evaluating. — Confirm that the value in this column is **Yes** for the vendor you are evaluating.

A "Yes" indicates the vendor guarantees that the content will be indexed by Google. If a site does not guarantee indexing, the post may not appear in search results.

Cross-Referencing Specific Sites

If you have a curated list of sites and need to check their specific indexing policies, you can search for them directly within the vendor responses.

Step #5: Click the Final List BLOGGERS tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet. — Click the **Final List BLOGGERS** tab at the bottom of the spreadsheet.

Step #6: Select a website domain from your list and copy it. — Select a website domain from your list and copy it.

Step #7: Switch back to the Form Responses 1 tab. — Switch back to the **Form Responses 1** tab.

Press Cmd + F (Mac) or Ctrl + F (Windows) to open the find bar, paste the domain, and verify its indexing status.

Older, trusted sites from your established list might not appear in recent form responses. These sites are generally safe to use without explicitly verifying the indexing requirement.

Step #9: If prompted to save a temporary filter view while navigating, click Don't save. — If prompted to save a temporary filter view while navigating, click **Don't save**.

Q: What does guaranteed indexing mean?

A: Guaranteed indexing means the website owner ensures that the published article will be crawled and indexed by Google, allowing it to show up in search results.

Q: What if an older site I want to use isn't listed in the form responses?

A: Older sites that have been successfully used in the past typically do not have indexing issues. It is generally safe to proceed with them even if they are missing from the latest form responses.

Term	Definition
Indexing	The process by which search engines like Google organize and store website content to display it in search results.
Guest Post	An article written and published on a third-party blog or website, typically used for link building and SEO purposes.

Cross-Referencing Specific Sites

If you have a curated list of sites and need to check their specific indexing policies, you can search for them directly within the vendor responses.

Press Cmd + F (Mac) or Ctrl + F (Windows) to open the find bar, paste the domain, and verify its indexing status.

Older, trusted sites from your established list might not appear in recent form responses. These sites are generally safe to use without explicitly verifying the indexing requirement.

Q: What does guaranteed indexing mean?

A: Guaranteed indexing means the website owner ensures that the published article will be crawled and indexed by Google, allowing it to show up in search results.

Q: What if an older site I want to use isn't listed in the form responses?

A: Older sites that have been successfully used in the past typically do not have indexing issues. It is generally safe to proceed with them even if they are missing from the latest form responses.

Term

Definition

Indexing

The process by which search engines like Google organize and store website content to display it in search results.

Guest Post

An article written and published on a third-party blog or website, typically used for link building and SEO purposes.