April 2024 redux
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So April has been a month like no other since I joined WA almost a year ago. My Blog has flatlined in Google, and everything else is improving. First lets look at the stats:
GSC: 1 click in 28 days vs 46 clicks.
80 impressions vs 1400
Avg rank of 13 vs 20
59 pages indexed (the same)
So things are nuts. I am still posting, but using it differently. I have links from a lot of my social media back to the pages.
Analytics: 150 session vs 153 sessions
Total users 240 vs 270
So in reality, just a little less, so the strategy at least kept me from totally tanking
Bing:
83 vs 37 clicks
2400 vs 1800 impressions
3.5 vs 2% click through rate
What does this tell me? My blog doesn't totally suck. What is going on with Google? No one knows. So I am still posting but thinking of my posts as more like landing pages than actual pages.
YouTube:
6200 vs 4000 views
115 vs 105 watch hours
26 new subscribers up to 124
Definitely increasing. YouTube is directing a lot of traffic to Affiliate links as well as the blog (which in turn has affiliate links)
Pinterest:
8k impressions, about the same
17 vs 10 outbound clicks
10 vs 6 saves
So this is really month 2 of my trial with Pinterest. It needs help and I am working on it. But overall it is moving in the right direction
Medium:
600 vs 311 views
338 vs 180 reads
My readership is still small but effectively doubled. I also now have a small (3) email list of people who get my posts via email and 18 followers up from 6.
Amazon:
1100 vs 1250 last month
10 vs 8 sales
$29 vs $15 last month
So that's actually pretty good considering I have no Google Traffic!
And everything is moving in the right direction except for amazon clicks.
So what does this mean? I need to focus more on social media, but not let my blog go to pot.
Recent Comments
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I know exactly what you mean, Michael! I will be very glad to put this dismal month to bed at last!
Jeff
Hey Michael,
Growing an online business can and should happen from many angles, and it's great to see that you are using the many strategies that we're teaching here in WA. The foundation of any business is going to be your website. This is where you'll be able to add your affiliate links and deliver your message to potential buyers (your niche). Where you connect with your audience will most definitely fluctuate over time and from month to month, but that creates diversity and a sound plan for the many traffic sources available to us like:
Google Rankings
Bing/Yahoo Rankings
Medium
Reddit
Linkedin
Quora
PPC - Google Ads/Bing
Youtube
Your own email list
Social Posts
etc.
You're moving in the right direction, great work!