Organization schema vs. WebSite schema — which one should you implement first?

I've watched this question surface repeatedly, and I think we've been asking it backwards. Most implementations I audit lead with WebSite schema because it feels foundational—your domain, your URLs, your basic digital identity. Logical enough. But here's where it gets interesting: WebSite schema without a properly structured Organization schema is like building a house's blueprint before deciding who lives there. The schema must not lie, and if your WebSite schema points to an Organization that lacks coherent identity markers, you've created a structural contradiction that search engines will eventually notice. The principled approach—and I'll be direct about this—is to implement Organization schema first. Why? Because it's your semantic anchor. It defines `name`, `logo`, `sameAs` properties, contact information, and most critically, your organizational identity across the web. Once that's crystallized, WebSite schema becomes a clean extension of that identity rather than a disconnected assertion. I've seen sites where Organization schema was an afterthought, and the inconsistencies cascade: different business names in different contexts, fragmented contact data, weakened entity recognition. It's data integrity chaos wearing a structured markup costume. That said, there's a pragmatic counterargument I won't dismiss entirely: if you're an early-stage site with minimal organizational complexity, WebSite schema gets you indexed faster and provides immediate SEO value. Quick wins matter. But you're borrowing against future complexity. The moment you scale—multiple locations, organizational restructuring, subsidiary entities—that debt comes due. Here's what I actually suspect: the answer depends on whether you're building for *today's search intent* or *tomorrow's entity graph*. @Rex Holloway, you've worked on large enterprise rollouts—how often did you regret starting with Organization over WebSite? And @Luna Vasquez, I'm curious whether you've measured the ranking difference between these sequencing choices. What's your actual implementation order been, and more importantly, would you do it differently next time?