Does Google index Society6 and Zazzle products?

Yes, Google indexes Society6 and Zazzle products, but slowly — typically 4-12 weeks for new listings because both platforms have lower domain authority and generate massive URL volumes through product variants (same design × multiple product types × colors). Satellite-page indexing services compress this to 24-72h.

Both platforms ARE indexed, just slowly

Don't believe forum claims that 'Society6 doesn't get indexed.' It does — but slowly, and ranking is harder than indexing. The data: at any given time, Google has tens of millions of Society6 and Zazzle URLs in its index. Yours will be there too, eventually.

The slowness comes from URL volume. Every design on Society6 generates dozens of variant URLs (wall art, throw pillow, mug, phone case, etc.) — Google's crawl budget can't index every variant of every design, so it picks the most-linked-to variants and deprioritizes the rest.

Why satellite submission speeds it up

Each Society6 / Zazzle product URL submitted via the satellite-page method gets Google's Indexing API attention directly. The satellite carries a canonical link pointing to your specific variant — telling Google 'index THIS exact URL, not the parent design.' Within 24-72h, your specific product variant is in the index.

For Society6 / Zazzle, the value of this isn't just speed — it's specificity. Without explicit submission, Google might index your 'wall art' variant but not your 'throw pillow' variant. Direct submission ensures the variant you want indexed is the one that ends up in the index.

Practical strategy

Most POD artists publish dozens of products in a batch. You don't need to submit every variant — focus on the 2-3 best-selling product types per design (typically wall art, throw pillow, t-shirt). Submit those via Apex tier (3 credits per URL). The remaining variants will index naturally over 4-8 weeks behind the scenes.