Hey Johann, 

I can't think of a simple way to explain this, so I will have to explain it "Partha-style" 🤣🤣🤣

If you don't want to read everything (which I'm guessing may cause some confusion, I mean, I got confused just writing this 🤣🤣🤣 Just read the TWO bolded sentences!!! LOL)

The "simple" explanation is, this is NOT something that the vast majority of people on this forum, as well as the vast majority of Wealthy Affiliate members have to worry about, i.e. ignore this article.

Okay, there's probably a couple of things that you have heard newbies say over the years:

"I don't want my website to go live yet"

AND

"My website is finished"

These "queries" are typically answered:

"Don't worry about it, it can take a few weeks for a new website to get indexed, so just continue to add content and build your website"

AND

"A website is never finished"

BOTH of the statements are actually FACTUALLY incorrect, but I can't fault anyone for saying these things, as they know no better.

And the article and John's comments actually show the difference between a "website" and a "blog".

In reality, the vast majority of us here (and at WA) are building blogs, i.e. we are forever updating our "website" with new content.

However, in terms of what a website actually is, it's easiest to explain this in terms of a "real business" website.

Let's say for example you are creating a website for a plumber.

The website will have a few basic pages, typically 

Home Page

Services

About Us

Contact Page

Testimonials/Reviews

FAQs

and THAT'S IT!!! Once these pages have been created the website is essentially "finished".

Nothing more needs to be added to this website, it simply needs to be promoted via whatever channels you see fit (social media, YouTube, backlink building, parasite SEO, etc.) and added to places such as website directories, Google My Business, Google Maps, etc.

And then the website is left to its own devices (most business owners will probably have business cards with the website url and expect to see their website listed in Google My Business and Google Maps... THAT'S IT< they don't expect anything further).

This is generally all that is done with a service or business-based website.

You can of course add a blog to the website, which will help with on-page SEO, and this is something that is advised (by SEOS or website creators) to most service and business websites anyway (however, if you think about it, if a plumber asks you to create a website for them they have no idea what needs to be added, and if they see a basic website with the above 6 pages they will think that's all they need)

And in reality this is what most "service and business" websites look like when you search for them online (the "clever" people will add a blog and add content, but even then it may not be more than 10-15 blog posts ON TOP of the 6 standard pages).

So, when creating a website, as above, for a plumber, you basically DON'T want the website to "go live" until those 6 pages have been added (the worry is that someone somehow may find your website before it's "finished" and think that it doesn't look very professional, so the plumber may lose potential customers before his website is actually complete)

However, the above article, the question on Reddit (and answers), and John's comments are actually aimed at GOOGLE "recognising" your website

So, when creating the plumber's website, often people will have a generic  (CMS) "content management system holding page" (the standard "under construction" page you can add in WordPress, or whatever content management system you are using - don't forget, approximately ONLY 43.5% of websites online are built on WordPress) which simply says something like "coming soon" or "website under construction".

John is saying DON'T do this, but rather either disable the Domain Name System, which means that Google won't even be aware of this website yet, or create your own "custom holding page", which isn't the generic WordPress page (don't forget as well that WordPress actually has pingler.com added to it within "SETTINGS", so if you add ANYTHING to WordPress, even a generic CMS holding page (website under construction) the website CAN get indexed by Google anyway, on another note, this is why I typically shake my head and laugh when many people are so desperate about "requesting indexing" via Google Search Console, sure it may help the FIRST TIME, but ALL WordPress websites are going to get indexed ANYWAY after you have FIRST created it, i.e. there is nothing magical about the FIRST WA email you get, "you've been indexed", it was going to happen anyway)

This is the simplest way I can think of explaining this 🤣🤣🤣🤣, i.e. the difference between a website and a blog

BUT

As I say, this makes absolutely no difference to most us, as we are creating blogs, and therefore we continually add content, so essentially our websites really are "never finished", therefore, even if we only have an "About Me" page published we don't care (and we all celebrate and rejoice 🤣🤣) when out "website" gets indexed within a week or two of creating that website (the training works!!!!! NOPE!!! your new "website" was going to get ondexed ANYWAY 🤣🤣🤣)

Only follow the advice in the above article, and John's further advice, if you are creating a website with just a few pages and then it is "finished" and will not have any more content added. If you are creating "blogs" (always adding new "articles) IGNORE EVERYTHING ABOVE!!! LOL

Posted by: @noteboom

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Hi all.

Sorry but I am not sure I understand Muller right. And in my wildest dream I want to start new site so I wouæd to check.

Is he saying that you shouldn´t index the new site at all when it is ready? Just let Google find it?

I am talking about the lasts paragraphs here.