I Built a Living Index for My Telegraph SEO Experiment

I've been running a small SEO experiment around distributed content for DRMN — an iOS app with sleep and focus sounds (white noise, rain, brown noise, nature loops).

Instead of scattering articles with no structure, I built one central page on Telegraph that acts as a living index — and it updates automatically every time a new article is published.

The hub page

Here it is:

DRMN on Telegraph: Sleep & Focus Audio Articles

That page lists every DRMN article on Telegraph — currently 8 guides on topics like ocean waves for sleep, binaural beats, jet lag, tinnitus masking, and ambient sounds for focus. Each entry links to a full article with its own image and SEO-focused copy.

Why a hub page?

Three reasons:

  • Discovery — one URL to share instead of eight separate links
  • Topical signal — a hub page groups related content around sleep audio and focus sounds
  • Maintenance — the index rebuilds itself; I don't have to manually edit Telegraph after each new post

Every time I publish a new Telegraph article, the hub is updated via editPage — same URL, fresh list. Think of it as a lightweight sitemap inside Telegraph.

What's in the index right now

Articles currently listed on the hub page:

  1. Relieve Tinnitus While Sleeping with Targeted Noise Masking
  2. Discover the Best Sleep Sounds for Better Rest & Focus
  3. Deep Sleep Sound Profile: How to Pick the Right Audio
  4. Discover How Sound Shapes Sleep & Focus
  5. How Ambient Sounds Boost Cognitive Performance
  6. How Sound Therapy Can Ease Jet Lag and Improve Sleep
  7. Binaural Beats for Sleep: Enhance Relaxation with Dual-Frequency Sounds
  8. Ocean Waves for Sleep: How Gentle Tides Boost Rest

The list will grow — the hub count updates with each new article.

How it fits the bigger picture

The main site is drmn.xyz with a full blog. Telegraph is a secondary channel: shorter articles, faster to publish, good for Telegram Instant View.

The hub ties it together:

  • Telegraph articles → link back to drmn.xyz
  • Hub page → links to all Telegraph articles
  • This Blogger post → links to the hub (meta, but honest)

What I'm measuring

  • Does the hub page get indexed?
  • Do satellite articles rank for long-tail queries?
  • Does referral traffic flow from Telegraph → drmn.xyz?
  • Is a self-updating index worth the effort vs. a static list?

I'll share results if anything interesting shows up.

Try the app

If you found this through search and want something practical: DRMN is free to try on iPhone — download on the App Store.

Disclosure: I built DRMN and this Telegraph experiment. Documenting it openly, not disguising it as third-party editorial.

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