Google's algorithm determines how your page ranks against other pages for a given keyword. Sometimes it's the keyword you think you're ranking for, other times it's not. That's why page quality and use of other related keywords can be so important.Rank is important for two reasons. First you never get seen if your google rank is too low. Almost no one goes to page 2 on a search as you'll see in a moment. Second, the click through rate (percentage of time people will click to go to your post once

I usually wait until I hit the milestone to write about it, but being a retired engineer, unless Google literally pulls the rug out from under me I will hit it tomorrow (I am at 1977 right now).I think I have a story to tell.I started at WA in June 2023. I watch people agonize about what niche they should go into. I just picked something. Why? Because I had NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING!! That's called being a beginner.Did I pick a bad niche? no. I just wasn't able to monetize it. Did it matter? no.

Yesterday I got 100 clicks on my blog for the first time on Google. Ever. Yeah it's just a number, it can go up and down. But something has happened in the last few days. Can't put my finger on it, and maybe I don't need to.My average rank on Google has dropped. Not huge in terms of real numbers, but a lot. From 26 last week to 21 this week. That is fueling the increase in traffic.What does the rank mean? Well, Google rank 1-10 appears on the first page, 11-20 on the second page of search and so

Didn't do as well as I did last month, but still better than break even and I tried to start a new subniche. That takes time.I stopped updating all but the primary niche, mini pcs. I continue to expand in home office as well. 33/36 have views, but no sales there yet.Number of Posts: I stayed with about 2 a day. There might have been a few days with 3, but not many. A few updates as well. Need to do more of those. Number of Views: 7300 page views on a little under 6000 sessions. That's compared t