<lastmod> tags when convenient.updates.samcart.com/sitemap.xml (2020, HTTP 500) deleted from GSC by Leilani on Apr 7.53% of clicks come from brand queries, but brand only represents 4% of impressions. Non-brand CTR at 1.2% is terrible — well below the 3-5% industry benchmark for positions 8-12.
| Property | Permission | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
sc-domain:samcart.com | siteFullUser | Domain (all subdomains) | ✅ Active |
https://www.samcart.com/ | siteFullUser | URL-prefix | ✅ Active |
https://try.samcart.com/ | — | Not set up | ⚠️ Missing |
✅ Domain property covers everything. ⚠️ try.samcart.com has 43 pages / 8,476 impressions and should be added as a separate URL-prefix property for monitoring.
| Sitemap | Submitted | Last Crawled | URLs | Indexed | Warnings | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
www.samcart.com/sitemap.xml |
Jun 22, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | 349 | 335 | 14 not indexed | ✅ HEALTHY |
updates.samcart.com/sitemap.xml |
May 19, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | 140 | 0 | 0 | DEAD (HTTP 500) |
Every sitemap entry is just a bare <loc> tag. Zero <lastmod>, <changefreq>, or <priority> tags. This doesn't prevent indexing (335/349 are indexed), but means Google has no signal for when pages were last updated, which can slow re-crawling of updated content.
/thank-you — no SEO value/page — blank/template page/styleguide — internal design reference/creator/special-offer-closed — expired offer/creator-profits-report-download — download page/profit-playbook-thank-you — thank you page/blog-category/* (8 pages) — thin category pages/compare/beautiful.ai — SamCart vs a presentation tool?| Page | HTTP Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
/features | 404 | Page doesn't exist! "samcart features" is a searched term |
/ai | 307 → /ai-closed | Redirects to dead page but still indexed by Google |
/blog | 404 | Only /blogs (plural) works |
/creatoru | 200 | Getting 1,220 impressions but not in sitemap |
/compare/clickfunnels | 404 | Only /compare/samcart-vs-clickfunnels exists |
/compare/shopify | 404 | No comparison page at all |
/compare/whop | 404 | No comparison page |
/compare/skool | 404 | No comparison page |
index, follow with zero canonical signals.| Subdomain | Pages | Clicks | Impressions | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| help.samcart.com | 277 | 1,676 | 167,371 | Half of subdomain traffic. Some useful for SEO. |
| app.samcart.com | 17 | 2,370 | 22,621 | Login/app pages. "samcart login" = #2 query. |
| focusedsketchup.samcart.com | 4 | 39 | 10,291 | TENANT LEAKAGE |
| learntaxidermy.samcart.com | 13 | 146 | 9,414 | Taxidermy seller |
| try.samcart.com | 43 | 161 | 8,476 | Marketing landing pages |
| fastandeasyqbo.samcart.com | 7 | 39 | 7,627 | QuickBooks training seller |
| beautyfascia.samcart.com | 25 | 312 | 5,037 | Beauty/fascia seller |
| checkout.samcart.com | 20 | 72 | 3,635 | Checkout flow pages |
| comedywriting.samcart.com | 24 | 47 | 3,370 | Comedy writing course |
/courses/login pages — zero SEO value, massive noise*.mysamcart.com with noindex by default.| Query | Impressions | Actual Intent |
|---|---|---|
| sketchup login | 8,110 | SketchUp 3D software — NOT SamCart |
| anastasia beauty fascia | 1,214 | Beauty seller's course |
| transform you fitness | 489 | Fitness seller |
| cathy heller login | 177 | Podcast seller login |
| parallel coaching login | 101 | Coaching seller login |
| beauty fascia login | 92 | Beauty seller login |
| taylor allan basketball | 81 | Basketball trainer |
| children learning reading login | 66 | Kids reading seller |
Pages with >1,000 impressions and <2% CTR. Title/meta fixes could unlock thousands of clicks.
| Page | Impressions | Clicks | CTR | Position | Quick Win? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/blog/online-payment-processing-for-small-businesses | 59,351 | 13 | 0.02% | 17.5 | Fix title + improve position |
/blog/strategies-to-maximize-your-conversion-rate | 49,436 | 11 | 0.02% | 7.6 | YES — Page 1! |
/blog/what-is-a-digital-product | 24,907 | 77 | 0.3% | 8.6 | YES |
/blog/ecommerce-conversion-rate-optimization | 22,875 | 4 | 0.02% | 12.2 | Content update needed |
/blog/canva-alternatives | 20,464 | 23 | 0.1% | 7.0 | YES — Page 1! |
/blog/best-landing-page-examples | 18,939 | 108 | 0.6% | 8.1 | Title optimization |
/blog/best-practices-for-landing-page-optimization | 18,430 | 9 | 0.05% | 7.7 | ⚠️ Cannibalizing? |
/blog/conversion-rate-optimization-for-landing-pages | 17,342 | 3 | 0.02% | 7.0 | YES — Page 1! |
/blog/upselling-strategies | 13,254 | 15 | 0.1% | 5.3 | YES — Pos 5.3! |
/view-demo | 12,861 | 55 | 0.4% | 3.4 | Pos 3.4 w/ 0.4% CTR |
191 total pages with >1K impressions and <2% CTR. Non-brand CTR is 1.2% vs 3-5% benchmark. This is the single biggest quick-win opportunity on the site.
| Query | Clicks | Impressions | CTR | Position | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| samcart | 5,439 | 10,102 | 53.8% | 1.4 | Brand |
| sketchup login | 26 | 8,110 | 0.3% | 7.7 | TENANT LEAK |
| typeset | 196 | 3,317 | 5.9% | 2.5 | Product |
| samcart login | 1,790 | 2,245 | 79.7% | 2.4 | Brand/Nav |
| sam cart | 776 | 1,560 | 49.7% | 1.4 | Brand |
| anastasia beauty fascia | 17 | 1,214 | 1.4% | 8.4 | Tenant |
| samcart pricing | 337 | 1,129 | 29.8% | 5.9 | Brand |
| ai report generator | 18 | 1,002 | 1.8% | 6.3 | Content |
| sampay | 20 | 853 | 2.3% | 2.8 | Product |
| typeset ai | 35 | 793 | 4.4% | 4.3 | Product |
| URL | Status | Indexed? | Last Crawl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/ (homepage) | 200 | ✅ Yes | Apr 7 | FAQ rich results detected |
/pricing | 200 | ✅ Yes | Apr 7 | Clean |
/features | 404 | ❌ No | Apr 1 | Internal links from blog + homepage point here |
/ai | 307 | ⚠️ Yes (stale) | Apr 2 | Redirects to /ai-closed. Google still has it indexed with Product snippets. |
/blogs | 200 | ✅ Yes | — | 4 clicks / 1,751 impressions |
460 pages on www.samcart.com are getting impressions, but the sitemap only lists 349. ~111 additional pages were found by Google through crawling and internal links — normal behavior for a healthy site.
The GSC API (readonly scope) doesn't expose manual actions directly. Based on normal indexing behavior and no penalty signals in the data, the site appears clean. Recommend manually checking the Security & Manual Actions panel in the GSC web UI.
Allow: / with sitemap reference/ai → 307 → /ai-closed. Google still has /ai indexed with Product rich results. Either restore /ai or 301 to correct destination + noindex /ai-closed.
/blog returns 404, /blogs returns 200. Internal links point to /blog. Add 301 redirect.
Add noindex to all *.samcart.com/courses/login pages. Removes 100K+ irrelevant impressions/month and refocuses crawl budget.
Currently zero canonical tags exist. Self-referencing minimum. Login pages should point to seller's main page.
/compare/shopify, /compare/whop, /compare/skool, /compare/clickfunnels all return 404. Set up 301s from common patterns to actual pages.
Sitemap is functional (335/349 indexed) but has no <lastmod> dates. Adding these + removing junk pages (thank-you, styleguide, expired offers) + splitting into sitemap index would improve crawl freshness. Not urgent — indexing is working.
191 pages with >1K impressions and <2% CTR. /blog/strategies-to-maximize-your-conversion-rate: 49K impressions at pos 7.6, 0.02% CTR — criminal. Title fixes = thousands of clicks.
Return 410 (Gone) instead of 404. Google de-indexes 410 pages faster.
277 pages, 167K impressions. Selectively noindex low-value help articles, keep high-traffic ones.
43 pages, 8,476 impressions. Monitor separately, ensure proper canonical tags.
Multiple landing page optimization posts + upselling posts competing. Consolidate into authoritative posts with 301 redirects.