Why is my blog not getting any traffic?

[palumboangelo]

I’ve started a blog 3 months ago in the CRM niche and it ha about 100 indexed pages, but it struggles to get any traffic, I am getting about 150/200 impressions a day but no clicks(I get like one every week) my general CTR is 0,4% and I don’t rank for any keyword in page one.
I don’t know what to do now, all the articles are SEO optimised, I’ve been struggling to do link building and my guest post keep getting rejected and I don’t have a budget to buy them….
I am thinking of turning that into a PPC campaign 6 months from now with a budget of 100 dollars for the whole campaign, once I get a commission(which pays around 1000 dollars) I’ll invest all that back into the business, you think that is a good idea?
Also maybe if I got a job at a company for doing SEO or digital marketing I would took that income and invest it in PPC, I also have other 2 blogs that I can show for experience

 

[hideath]

Your website/pages are ranking, that's a good sign initially,
The thing is that they lack the authority to compete, reach top spots & get the traffic,
If you can't invest in links, target lower-difficulty keywords, there's not much to do in such case,
$100 won't make a difference, that would get you a single/couple of least decent links at most, proper link building ain't cheap nowadays,

Just stay away from the cheap links & packages, you'll end up losing your budget & probably impacting your website negatively,
You can manually comments/forum links in niche relevant & authoritative websites which are way better, more natural & less risky,
If you're ranking anywhere in page 2-5 currently, it means the keywords are not as competitive and these links would possibly make the required push

 

[palumboangelo]

Ok I’ll just do what I can, and when I get a job as a SEO(using the sites as portfolio) I’ll invest some money I made with the job into the link building.
In your opinion is it possible to reach a good cash flow with my website without links and then invest in links?
Also I am not clear in what you mean by manually linking to comments and forums? Can you explain? Will it give me link juice if I spam them there or put them organically? Is this effective and will it give me autority

Your website/pages are ranking, that's a good sign initially,
The thing is that they lack the authority to compete, reach top spots & get the traffic,
If you can't invest in links, target lower-difficulty keywords, there's not much to do in such case,
$100 won't make a difference, that would get you a single/couple of least decent links at most, proper link building ain't cheap nowadays,

Just stay away from the cheap links & packages, you'll end up losing your budget & probably impacting your website negatively,
You can manually comments/forum links in niche relevant & authoritative websites which are way better, more natural & less risky,
If you're ranking anywhere in page 2-5 currently, it means the keywords are not as competitive and these links would possibly make the required push

 

[xpesos]

I’ve started a blog 3 months ago in the CRM niche and it ha about 100 indexed pages, but it struggles to get any traffic, I am getting about 150/200 impressions a day but no clicks(I get like one every week) my general CTR is 0,4% and I don’t rank for any keyword in page one.
I don’t know what to do now, all the articles are SEO optimised, I’ve been struggling to do link building and my guest post keep getting rejected and I don’t have a budget to buy them….
I am thinking of turning that into a PPC campaign 6 months from now with a budget of 100 dollars for the whole campaign, once I get a commission(which pays around 1000 dollars) I’ll invest all that back into the business, you think that is a good idea?
Also maybe if I got a job at a company for doing SEO or digital marketing I would took that income and invest it in PPC, I also have other 2 blogs that I can show for experience

Your site now needs quality backlinks and aging, as the user said above, if you are indexing then your content and on-site is ok.
running PPC will be good idea but i will suggest to start with facebook ads, and make proper landing page instead general informational pages.

 

[Aviel]

Since the CRM niche is competitive, targeting long-tail keywords (more specific queries) can help you rank quicker and drive more targeted traffic.

 

[palumboangelo]

You guys think that my domain needs only some more aging and some links from a forum or comment in order to get some traffic? You think that would be enough? Or without a budget for links it will just never rank? Also for PPC: how much investment is required for a good campaign? I only have about 150$-200$

Your site now needs quality backlinks and aging, as the user said above, if you are indexing then your content and on-site is ok.
running PPC will be good idea but i will suggest to start with facebook ads, and make proper landing page instead general informational pages.

Since the CRM niche is competitive, targeting long-tail keywords (more specific queries) can help you rank quicker and drive more targeted traffic.

 

[goldbugs1]

One simple technique is just analyze the content you see in the top result of your keywords. Once you find the common thing in the content of the top rankers, you can adopt those things and further post blogs accordingly. You need to focus on the language, tone, research, data, depth, topics, expertise etc. that are available in top ranked blogs but not in yours. And it is not just about one post, you need to improve your entire blog so that it gives in-depth knowledge of the niche and then Google won't be able to ignore it.

 

[palumboangelo]

One simple technique is just analyze the content you see in the top result of your keywords. Once you find the common thing in the content of the top rankers, you can adopt those things and further post blogs accordingly. You need to focus on the language, tone, research, data, depth, topics, expertise etc. that are available in top ranked blogs but not in yours. And it is not just about one post, you need to improve your entire blog so that it gives in-depth knowledge of the niche and then Google won't be able to ignore it.

That’s exactly how I produce my content, first I take the first 3 result’s outline and merge them together(and that’s my final outline) then the word count is a average of the top 10, then the terms and phrases are all extracted by the top 10 results and used to create my article. I am wondering if it is just that it takes time to rank, the only thing is that there is no way to know if what I am doing is working or not with out waiting 6/12 months

 

[dramanifriusyy]

You can try to collaborate with some small blogs, create linkable resources such as case studies or tool templates, and actively participate in the community, which can effectively increase the traffic and effectiveness of your blog.

 

[palumboangelo]

You can try to collaborate with some small blogs, create linkable resources such as case studies or tool templates, and actively participate in the community, which can effectively increase the traffic and effectiveness of your blog.

Where do you suggest I start? Where can I look for those communities? And small blogs?

 

[dramanifriusyy]

Where do you suggest I start? Where can I look for those communities? And small blogs?

You can find related small blogs through Blogarama or AllTop.

 

[palumboangelo]

You can find related small blogs through Blogarama or AllTop.

I’ve sing up but i can’t move past the main homepage, do you have to pay to use their services?

 

[Wankeyme]

You need to start ranking for keywords that are not too competitive in your niche.

 

[MarketPeople]

How to get people to read your blog (tricks)

• Check the speed of your website.
• Change the photographs on your blog to make it more appealing to people.
• Choose a mobile-friendly design that compresses neatly.
• Increase the size of your font
• Concentrate on reach rather than loyalty.
• Quit trying the same activity that has generated no results.

 

[palumboangelo]

How to get people to read your blog (tricks)

• Check the speed of your website.
• Change the photographs on your blog to make it more appealing to people.
• Choose a mobile-friendly design that compresses neatly.
• Increase the size of your font
• Concentrate on reach rather than loyalty.
• Quit trying the same activity that has generated no results.

I’ve done all of them that’s the thing, only the latter, it’s just that I’ve tried everything maybe I can try to change the images, the only thing is that they usually are all protected by copyright so I just use stock images that look pretty good.
My doubt is that I’ve not been blogging long enough so I just need to wait, the only thing is that there is no way to know that without waiting months and if it doesn’t work waste them

 

[astroadept]

I’ve started a blog 3 months ago in the CRM niche and it ha about 100 indexed pages, but it struggles to get any traffic, I am getting about 150/200 impressions a day but no clicks(I get like one every week) my general CTR is 0,4% and I don’t rank for any keyword in page one.
I don’t know what to do now, all the articles are SEO optimised, I’ve been struggling to do link building and my guest post keep getting rejected and I don’t have a budget to buy them….
I am thinking of turning that into a PPC campaign 6 months from now with a budget of 100 dollars for the whole campaign, once I get a commission(which pays around 1000 dollars) I’ll invest all that back into the business, you think that is a good idea?
Also maybe if I got a job at a company for doing SEO or digital marketing I would took that income and invest it in PPC, I also have other 2 blogs that I can show for experience

you can run ads and you will get traffic
thats the easiest way but expensive

 

[frakiepooseo]

I’ve started a blog 3 months ago in the CRM niche and it ha about 100 indexed pages, but it struggles to get any traffic, I am getting about 150/200 impressions a day but no clicks(I get like one every week) my general CTR is 0,4% and I don’t rank for any keyword in page one.
I don’t know what to do now, all the articles are SEO optimised, I’ve been struggling to do link building and my guest post keep getting rejected and I don’t have a budget to buy them….
I am thinking of turning that into a PPC campaign 6 months from now with a budget of 100 dollars for the whole campaign, once I get a commission(which pays around 1000 dollars) I’ll invest all that back into the business, you think that is a good idea?
Also maybe if I got a job at a company for doing SEO or digital marketing I would took that income and invest it in PPC, I also have other 2 blogs that I can show for experience

Well, I would say that as you don't seem to know how to market your own website, get traffic, leads and coming to a place like Black Hat World for answers then, you 100% would be no use to an SEO company lol

 

[Astrokid30]

Try to target low competition keywords.
Also try to get good quality back links for your website.
It takes time for a website to rank.
Google may take around 6 months or more to rank it.

 

[Abbas3536]

Your blog might not be getting traffic due to these reasons:

Low-Quality or Insufficient Content: Create valuable, SEO-optimized, and engaging posts.
Poor SEO: Optimize keywords, meta tags, and site speed; build backlinks.
Weak Promotion: Share on social media, use email marketing, and collaborate with influencers.
Wrong Audience Targeting: Tailor content to your audience's needs and interests.
Technical Issues: Fix slow load times, broken links, and poor site structure.
Competition: Find unique angles to stand out in your niche.
Would you like more focused advice on any of these areas?

 

[Joy J]

Impression is the beginning of clicks, low CTR is because of low ranking.
The target words of the selected articles are very important. New websites need to start with long-tail words with low competition since they can hardly compete for high KD keywords.
It usually takes 3-6 months to see an obvious increase. During this period, high-quality content should be continuously updated.
If there is no improvement after 6 months, CPC can be considered. This is also related to the content quality, but it is worth a try.