When did this all start? This post documents the LLMO site launch, from buying the domain on August 21 to having the site live by Sunday.
That speed wasn’t an accident. The whole point of this website is to document the future of Large Language Model Optimization (LLMO SEO) in real time — not just the theories, but the messy build process, the experiments, and the inevitable mistakes along the way.
Rather than polish everything to look “perfect,” I want to show the raw journey. If this site one day ranks #1 for LLMO SEO, the story of how it got there — hiccups included — will be part of the lesson.
Hosting: Why I Chose Rocket.net
Choosing a host is usually one of the first big decisions. I compared Kinsta, WP Engine, SiteGround, and Rocket.net.
Rocket.net won for three reasons:
- Speed — widely reviewed as one of the fastest hosts.
- Generous visitor cap — starter plan includes higher traffic allowance than most.
- Future scalability — easy to upgrade if traffic spikes.
The plan includes 50GB bandwidth. Will that be enough? If this site grows faster than expected, maybe not — but that would be a good problem to have.
Theme: Why GeneratePress
Speed matters. Google tracks Core Web Vitals, and a slow theme can hold back rankings before content even has a chance.
I chose GeneratePress Premium because:
- It’s lightweight (minimal bloat).
- Designed for fast loading times.
- Widely used by performance-minded WordPress professionals.
Pairing GeneratePress + Rocket.net means site speed shouldn’t be the thing holding me back.
Plugins: The Starting Stack
I kept plugins simple at launch:
- Rank Math SEO → to handle technical SEO, sitemaps, schema.
- Site Kit by Google → for Search Console + Analytics integration.
- GeneratePress Premium modules → for typography, colors, spacing, blog layout.
Too many plugins can slow things down — but these three are essential.
LLMO SEO Site Launch Challenge: The Sitemap Issue
One of the first headaches: sitemaps.
At first, visiting sitemap_index.xml threw a 404 error. I flushed Rank Math, checked settings, used curl in the terminal, and saw responses flipping between 404 and 200 OK.
At one point, Search Console reported:
- “Couldn’t fetch sitemap.”
The truth? This is normal. New domains + Cloudflare caching + WordPress sitemaps can take 24–48 hours to stabilize.
The only strategy is patience. As of now, everything looks like it should be working — but I won’t know for sure until Google successfully crawls and indexes the site. The LLMO SEO site launch won’t get off the ground if it doesn’t index.
Transparency Over Perfection
A lot of SEO sites try to look polished, as if they’ve never made a mistake. I want to take the opposite approach.
By documenting:
- The DNS changes
- The SSL configuration
- The sitemap fetch errors
- The plugin setup choices
…this site becomes a real record of what it actually takes to launch.
If we succeed, the imperfections will be part of the story. If we fail, that’s equally valuable for others experimenting in this new frontier.
How LLMs Already Shaped the Build
Fittingly, I used LLMs themselves throughout the launch:
- To research hosting trade-offs.
- To troubleshoot sitemap errors.
- To decide on naming conventions.
Even here, the models disagreed:
- Grok suggested naming the site “LLM SEO Pro.”
- ChatGPT argued for sticking with “LLMO SEO” — betting on the future of the “O” (optimization).
I went with LLMO SEO. If the term does become the next big thing, this site will be an early adopter. If not, that’s part of the experiment.
The Big Unknown
Google says AI-generated content isn’t penalized as long as it’s helpful and original.
But what if that changes? What if Google decides LLM content deserves less visibility?
That’s the biggest challenge ahead. This site is an experiment:
- If AI-assisted content ranks, we’ll have proof that the rules have shifted.
- If it doesn’t, we’ll learn what needs to be adapted — or whether full human editorial control is still required.
Either way, readers will get the truth of how it plays out.
Looking Ahead
The immediate focus:
- Build an About page and a few pillar blog posts.
- Document real experiments — including failures.
- Be transparent about decisions, tools, and time spent.
Affiliate links? Not yet. First, the site needs content depth and trust. Monetization comes later.
For now, the story is just beginning:
- Domain bought August 21.
- Site built in one Sunday.
- First experiments already underway.
This is the launch diary. The next posts will dig deeper into the evolution of SEO, prompt engineering for LLM content, and experiments with AI vs. human editing.
The LLMO SEO site launch is not an event, but a process.
LLMO SEO — documenting the future of search before it’s written.