Hi guys,
I'm new to SEO and would love some honest feedback from the pros here.
My situation:
- Launched a content site about 1 month ago in the proxy/tool review niche (not sharing the domain publicly to keep this on-topic).
- 14 pages indexed, mostly informational articles and a few comparison pieces.
- GSC shows around 500 impressions/day, but clicks are in the low single digits.
What I've already done:
- On-page SEO (titles, meta desc, H tags, internal links)
- Sitemap submitted, robots.txt in place
- Decent speed and mobile-friendly
- Posting about 3–4 articles per week
My specific questions:
- Is 500 impressions after 30 days a decent starting point, or should I be worried?
- What's the single most impactful thing I should focus on right now to grow impressions and clicks?
- Looking at GSC — which report should I be obsessing over at this stage? Queries? Pages? Countries?
- Should I start building backlinks now (guest posts, HARO, etc.) or wait until I have 30+ articles?
I'm committed to white-hat, long-term growth. Just trying to figure out the
priority order for the next 30 days.
Any advice, war stories, or tough love is welcome. Thanks!
