Publishing in bursts is wrecking your crawl rhythm

Publishing in bursts is wrecking your crawl rhythm
Did this for a year: dump 8 posts the last week of the month, then radio silence. Googlebot learned to come around once a month and miss the fresh stuff for weeks.

Switched a client to boring, predictable cadence — 2 posts/week, same days:
— Crawl frequency tightened up within ~3 weeks (checked the logs)
— New posts got indexed in days, not weeks
— Output stayed identical, just spread out

Google rewards a heartbeat, not a flatline with spikes. Set a schedule and hold the line.