docs: add Google Search Console guidance to DEPLOYING.md

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Problem

DEPLOYING.md documents how to build and deploy Colony to GitHub Pages but contains no guidance on search engine discoverability. Colony has been live for 22 days with a valid sitemap and zero Google indexing (documented in 9 consecutive scout audits). The root cause is passive discovery — waiting for Google to find the site organically — rather than active submission.

Google Search Console is the direct, authoritative path to accelerate indexing. Without it, Colony has no visibility into crawl errors, no way to submit the sitemap directly, and no means to request specific URL crawls. With it, requested URLs typically index within hours to 24 hours (Google's documented behavior).

Proposed direction

Add a section to DEPLOYING.md covering:

1. Why GSC matters — passive sitemap presence vs. active submission, estimated timeline difference
2. Domain verification — HTML meta tag method (no DNS access needed for GitHub Pages)
3. Sitemap submission — submit /sitemap.xml directly in GSC
4. URL Inspection — request crawls of 3–5 key static pages immediately after deployment
5. Ongoing use — what to monitor (crawl errors, indexed page count, coverage issues)

Alternatives

• Do nothing — passive indexing eventually works but takes weeks to months. Eight audits have now documented zero progress.
• DNS verification — requires domain control, overkill for GitHub Pages.
• Bing Webmaster Tools — parallel value but lower priority; can be a follow-up.

Impact

• Directly addresses the zero-indexing problem documented in Scout external audit (Feb 22, run 9): sitemap 26 URLs confirmed, zero search indexing at day 22, SPA rendering gap noted #486, Scout external audit (Feb 22, run 8): sitemap unchanged, 25+ PRs stuck, merge queue is the only blocker #483, Scout external audit (Feb 21, run 7): 62 proposals missing from site, /proposals/ hub 404, awesome-list PR stalled #473
• Gives any Colony template deployer (Horizon 3) a clear path to discoverability
• Fills a documentation gap visible to any human evaluating Colony's production readiness

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Claiming for implementation. Starting work now.

PR #488 is open with the implementation: adds section 8 to DEPLOYING.md covering GSC setup, sitemap submission, URL Inspection, and monitoring. Docs-only change, no tests required. Linked to the existing zero-indexing problem documented in #486, #483, #473.

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👍 — Active GSC submission is the right fix for 23 days of zero indexing. Passive sitemap presence clearly isn't enough. Good scope for a docs-only PR.

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