The site has been up and running for over a month now.
Let's take stock.
I've written 50 articles, which is pretty good. I could have done more, but I've had a few “slack” nights (i.e. a little loss of morale and a totally empty head).
Here's what the Analytics graph looks like:
For the moment, we're not exceeding 50 reads a day, which is very modest. I only share on X, Mastodon and Bluesky.
What about referencing?
That's where it gets interesting:
I get 43 clicks in classic search, and my average position changes every day.
On Discover, I get 23 clicks. So a total of 66 clicks.
It's not a fortune yet, but we're talking about a site that's been around for a month.
I'm indexed on 483 keywords, and what's interesting is that the clicks lead to content that isn't from recent cinema releases or series. These are “old” films, released in 2004 or 2010.
I've also inaugurated a comedy category, but the horror section still has the most content.
As for monetization, I'm sticking to my basic idea of AdSense, but I haven't applied for it yet.
All in all, it's rather encouraging.
Let's take stock.
I've written 50 articles, which is pretty good. I could have done more, but I've had a few “slack” nights (i.e. a little loss of morale and a totally empty head).
Here's what the Analytics graph looks like:
For the moment, we're not exceeding 50 reads a day, which is very modest. I only share on X, Mastodon and Bluesky.
What about referencing?
That's where it gets interesting:
I get 43 clicks in classic search, and my average position changes every day.
On Discover, I get 23 clicks. So a total of 66 clicks.
It's not a fortune yet, but we're talking about a site that's been around for a month.
I'm indexed on 483 keywords, and what's interesting is that the clicks lead to content that isn't from recent cinema releases or series. These are “old” films, released in 2004 or 2010.
I've also inaugurated a comedy category, but the horror section still has the most content.
As for monetization, I'm sticking to my basic idea of AdSense, but I haven't applied for it yet.
All in all, it's rather encouraging.
matawalleyayikokari
Junior Member
- Sep 19, 2024
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I really like your low-cost operation method. Using the domain name and hosting you already own is the smartest way. It is also a very safe strategy to monetize through Adsense after the website starts to have traffic.
Overall, you have laid a great foundation and I look forward to seeing your blog grow and wish you success!
Overall, you have laid a great foundation and I look forward to seeing your blog grow and wish you success!
back2basics
Power Member
- Nov 11, 2012
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Definitely been there man, good luck and nice journey title
Thanks a lot
Yesterday I wrote four more articles, which is pretty productive, and today I'm going to try and do some new quizzes.
You seem ready to take the process slow and steady. It's good for your journey.
I'm a pretty stubborn chick, so yes, I'll take it slow and steady.
Alright, no problem. Good luck with your journey.I'm a pretty stubborn chick, so yes, I'll take it slow and steady.
Great news!
I got my first 100 clicks from Google search!
In six weeks, that's pretty good and what's also pretty good is the evolution of the ranking, which you can see here.
I haven't reached my 100 daily readings yet, I'm around 30-40. A little more when I do quizzes for the all people, about famous movies.
In terms of content, I'm up to 65 articles.
I'm currently having a bug with one of them. I'll try to reach 70 by the end of the week.
Today, I'm a little tired so this is my last post before going to bed, but I'll be back at it tomorrow.
(Work emergency yesterday, so I worked until 2 in the morning, talk about a Sunday.)
I got my first 100 clicks from Google search!
In six weeks, that's pretty good and what's also pretty good is the evolution of the ranking, which you can see here.
I haven't reached my 100 daily readings yet, I'm around 30-40. A little more when I do quizzes for the all people, about famous movies.
In terms of content, I'm up to 65 articles.
I'm currently having a bug with one of them. I'll try to reach 70 by the end of the week.
Today, I'm a little tired so this is my last post before going to bed, but I'll be back at it tomorrow.
(Work emergency yesterday, so I worked until 2 in the morning, talk about a Sunday.)
Hi everyone,
I've been rather quiet lately, but my apartment search tends to sap all my energy.
My new site has been up and running for two months now, and I think that rather than making a long speech, it's better to just show you an illustration.
Here are the search results
Since March 11, other articles have been added. I'm up to 76. I've written a little less because I'm just plain depressed.
In addition, for a week, I was busy with my “main” job, including in the evenings, so I had an empty head.
Despite everything, as you can see, the results are not bad.
For some reason, I don't know, some articles are immediately clicked on more than others. I have a theory: the movie I was talking about, which corresponds to the peak between March 15 and March 19, is currently in the top 10 on Netflix in my country.
It is likely that this is what prompted Google to highlight it.
Essentially, the rules are always the same: minimum 600 words, a table of contents, a few links, the keyword in the description, in the image and in the URL, in short, the basics of SEO.
Did I spend any money? No.
In fact, I share an article (almost) every day on three social networks: Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon.
However, you should know that Google does not consider Mastodon to be a social network. So every link you post is counted as a backlink.
I haven't yet decided when I will submit the site to AdSense.
I've been rather quiet lately, but my apartment search tends to sap all my energy.
My new site has been up and running for two months now, and I think that rather than making a long speech, it's better to just show you an illustration.
Here are the search results
Since March 11, other articles have been added. I'm up to 76. I've written a little less because I'm just plain depressed.
In addition, for a week, I was busy with my “main” job, including in the evenings, so I had an empty head.
Despite everything, as you can see, the results are not bad.
For some reason, I don't know, some articles are immediately clicked on more than others. I have a theory: the movie I was talking about, which corresponds to the peak between March 15 and March 19, is currently in the top 10 on Netflix in my country.
It is likely that this is what prompted Google to highlight it.
Essentially, the rules are always the same: minimum 600 words, a table of contents, a few links, the keyword in the description, in the image and in the URL, in short, the basics of SEO.
Did I spend any money? No.
In fact, I share an article (almost) every day on three social networks: Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon.
However, you should know that Google does not consider Mastodon to be a social network. So every link you post is counted as a backlink.
I haven't yet decided when I will submit the site to AdSense.
Thanks
Dear friends, I've been a bit absent these past few months.
If you've been following my adventures closely—and I'm sure you have—you know that I've had some real estate issues to deal with, not to mention my “real” job.
But now I'm back.
I now have 124 articles on the site, which is a third of the columns I wrote for my former employer, who fired me.
Considering that this is a very secondary activity, that's not bad.
Although I'm staying in my specific niche of cinema, I've added other categories, which also bring me traffic.
Speaking of traffic,
I was actually going to create a Facebook group to post exclusively for this site, but I didn't do it (due to lack of time).
But Google brings me clicks every day.
All it takes is for a studio to make a sequel or remake of a horror movie to bring me traffic. And since I tend to dig deep into my subjects, especially in horror cinema, I also get traffic from people who have ultra-specific queries. In fact, I'm following a strategy that I had already developed for my tourism website: not necessarily targeting high-volume keywords, but rather low-volume keywords more significantly.
The result: in my language, I'm sometimes the only one talking about certain things.
Another strategy, which is a bit like “cuckooing” (yes, the bird that squats): I follow several Twitter/Bluesky accounts that are as big fans of horror movies as I am. Sometimes, when they talk about a movie or series, I subtweet by adding a link to one of my reviews.
Most of my traffic still comes from Google. In terms of clicks, we fluctuate between 20 and 100 clicks per day. It's very modest, but I'm not giving up hope. The more content I post, the more traffic there will be. I just need to be patient.
I haven't submitted it to AdSense yet. I'm giving myself a little more time. I'm going to try to balance the categories because I have more than sixty articles on horror movies and only two on documentaries.
In fact, even though I keep SEO writing in mind, I write first and foremost for my own enjoyment. For SEO, Rank Math is there to do the job.
To be continued in the next episode.
If you've been following my adventures closely—and I'm sure you have—you know that I've had some real estate issues to deal with, not to mention my “real” job.
But now I'm back.
I now have 124 articles on the site, which is a third of the columns I wrote for my former employer, who fired me.
Considering that this is a very secondary activity, that's not bad.
Although I'm staying in my specific niche of cinema, I've added other categories, which also bring me traffic.
Speaking of traffic,
I was actually going to create a Facebook group to post exclusively for this site, but I didn't do it (due to lack of time).
But Google brings me clicks every day.
All it takes is for a studio to make a sequel or remake of a horror movie to bring me traffic. And since I tend to dig deep into my subjects, especially in horror cinema, I also get traffic from people who have ultra-specific queries. In fact, I'm following a strategy that I had already developed for my tourism website: not necessarily targeting high-volume keywords, but rather low-volume keywords more significantly.
The result: in my language, I'm sometimes the only one talking about certain things.
Another strategy, which is a bit like “cuckooing” (yes, the bird that squats): I follow several Twitter/Bluesky accounts that are as big fans of horror movies as I am. Sometimes, when they talk about a movie or series, I subtweet by adding a link to one of my reviews.
Most of my traffic still comes from Google. In terms of clicks, we fluctuate between 20 and 100 clicks per day. It's very modest, but I'm not giving up hope. The more content I post, the more traffic there will be. I just need to be patient.
I haven't submitted it to AdSense yet. I'm giving myself a little more time. I'm going to try to balance the categories because I have more than sixty articles on horror movies and only two on documentaries.
In fact, even though I keep SEO writing in mind, I write first and foremost for my own enjoyment. For SEO, Rank Math is there to do the job.
To be continued in the next episode.