8 months of blogging and still getting no traffic, normal?

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Started a blog 8 months ago. Written around 60 posts. Still only getting 60 to 80 visitors a day.
Some posts are on page 2 but not moving. No backlinks done yet. Just writing and publishing.
Is this how it is for everyone in the beginning or am I doing something wrong?
 
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You should find keywords with zero competition and write articles using those keywords as titles. Or you should build backlinks to rank higher.
 
I think that it's normal because you are not using any backlinks etc so
 
It depends on the niche or the intent of the niche/keyword. There are multiple factors involved, if the impressions are high, clicks are low, with low ctr then it appears that there is a featured snippet on google so that when a person searches for the term, google gives the answer & the user closes the window resulting in no click search!
 
One of the things that I noticed is that some of your posts are still on the second page of Google which is a good thing - it indicates that Google has indexed and identified the posts Though they might just require stronger signals to rank higher.

The first thing I would do is to check keyword competition, work on your internal linking, and try to increase your topical depth. Publishing lots of content is what most new bloggers do, but often, the topics are either too competitive or completely disconnected from each other. If you've already published 60 posts, then it's time to develop stronger topic clusters and increase the number of internal links between related articles. And, revisit the posts on page 2 with improved headings FAQs updated information, and more attractive and click-through rate oriented titles.
 
It's normal if you don't have any backlinks. Focus on internal linking and page 2 updates.
 
It’s totally normal actually. Many bloggers write steadily for eight months and still get barely any traffic.


Now online competition is really fierce, and Google ranking takes way longer than most people think. It’s not that your content is bad, maybe you haven’t picked the right keywords, or your promotion ways are not enough.


Almost every new blogger goes through this tough slow-growth stage. Don’t feel frustrated, just keep adjusting your content and methods slowly.
 
I was exactly the same at first. New sites often get stuck on page 2 for quite a while if they lack authority and strong internal links. It's not necessarily wrong, SEO just takes time and trust.
 
Honestly, that is pretty normal for a new blog, especially without backlinks. Getting 60 to 80 daily visitors in 8 months with only content publishing is actually not bad. If your posts are already reaching page 2, it means Google is noticing them. Usually backlinks, stronger internal linking, and updating older posts are what help push them to page 1. SEO just takes time in most cases.
 
60-80/day at 8 months with zero backlinks isn't terrible, but it's also not going anywhere without links.

content alone doesn't rank in most niches. they need authority to push them over.
 
kuru_429 said:
Started a blog 8 months ago. Written around 60 posts. Still only getting 60 to 80 visitors a day.
Some posts are on page 2 but not moving. No backlinks done yet. Just writing and publishing.
Is this how it is for everyone in the beginning or am I doing something wrong?
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that’s normal bro, 8 months is still early. without backlinks or promo it’s hard to rank. keep posting, start building links and sharing on socials, traffic will pick up eventually.
 
kuru_429 said:
Started a blog 8 months ago. Written around 60 posts. Still only getting 60 to 80 visitors a day.
Some posts are on page 2 but not moving. No backlinks done yet. Just writing and publishing.
Is this how it is for everyone in the beginning or am I doing something wrong?
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Yep, totally normal if you haven’t built backlinks yet.
60 posts is solid, but Google usually takes 6–12 months to start sending real traffic.
Start outreach and get some links, focus on on-page SEO, and you’ll see those numbers climb.
 
60-80 daily visitors after 8 months, with no backlinks, is honestly not bad at all. Posts reaching page 2 means Google is already noticing your content, which is a good sign. At this point, you should improve your existing posts, building strong internal links, and a few quality backlinks can make a huge difference. SEO is slow, but the growth will start if you stay consistent.
 
This is normal early on, especially with no backlinks content alone rarely gets past page 2. You’re not doing anything wrong you just lack authority. Focus on quality backlinks, better internal linking and updating old posts to start seeing movement.
 
kuru_429 said:
Started a blog 8 months ago. Written around 60 posts. Still only getting 60 to 80 visitors a day.
Some posts are on page 2 but not moving. No backlinks done yet. Just writing and publishing.
Is this how it is for everyone in the beginning or am I doing something wrong?
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That is truly an important issue. If the content is written by you and you can ensure its quality and uniqueness compared to other blogs in the same niche, then you should start focusing on promoting your blog and doing SEO to attract traffic.
 
I agree with @midnight_rambler , in the sense that you're getting decent traffic for not having any backlinks :)

Also, there might be a lot of stuff to improve that we don't know yet since you've not told us anything that matters, ie...

1) what's your site status (topical authority, CWVs, structure and optimization, etc)
2) what's your content's status (optimization level, uniqueness + depth + intent matching, freshness, etc)
 
Honestly bro, this is pretty normal in blogging. 8 months is not a very long time for seo especially if you have not built any backlinks yet. 60 posts and 60-80 daily visitors is actually a decent start.

If some of your posts are already on page 2 that means google is noticing your content it just takes time to build authority. Simply publishing content usually is not enough. Internal linking keyword targeting backlinks and updating old posts also play a big role.

Stay consistent. A lot of blogs take 1–2 years before they start getting original growth.
 
Beginners often struggle like this, just keep improving and you'll be fine. Being on page 2 usually means Google sees your article as decent, but it lacks trust or topical authority, updating the article, adding internal links and some good backlinks are often necessary to push it up
 
Honestly, 60–80 daily visitors after 8 months with no backlinks isn’t even that bad. A lot of blogs sit near zero for much longer.

The bigger signal is that some posts already reached page 2. That usually means Google sees some value in the site, but you’re missing the extra push needed to break into top positions.

A few things I’d look at:

Are the keywords too competitive?
Are the posts actually better than the current top 10?
Is search intent matched properly?
Are you internally linking posts together?
Are titles/meta descriptions strong enough to improve CTR?
A lot of people think “just publish consistently” is enough, but after the initial content phase, promotion and authority start mattering more. Even a few decent backlinks can move page 2 posts surprisingly fast.

Also update older posts. Sometimes refreshing content, improving formatting, adding screenshots/data/examples, and tightening the intro is enough to gain positions without writing anything new.

The good news is you already have proof the site is indexing and ranking. That’s very different from a dead site stuck on page 8 for everything.
 
This is normal new blogs often get low traffic at first, even with many posts. Focus on SEO, promoting your content, and building backlinks traffic usually grows after several months.
 
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