Things are going down. The September Google update has nice been fun. I know I’m not alone in this, and some have been hit way harder. But still, can we get a break Google?
Here’s the tl;dr on the site specs:
- Cloudways Vultr hosting from the start
- Ezoic ads from the start
- GeneratePress Theme (basic setup)
- Aged Domain
Analytics Traffic
In October, I had 15,067 pageviews for this website. Hindsight is twenty-twenty. In less than a year this site was earning close to $700 a month. I often regret not considering selling the site then as I’m getting worried about the future of it…
Let’s Talk Money
For October 2023, month 27 of this website, the Ezoic earnings were $86.42 (with a $5.74 EPMV). Last month’s earnings were $118.47.
Not what I’d expect for end of Q4 earnings, but the internet is a different place right now than a couple of years ago.
Ad spending seems to be less intense for advertisers and Google has royally f*cked with the SERPs. I can’t even begin to pinpoint what I should be doing to bounce back.
So, What’s the Plan?
Honestly, I don’t have one right now. I hope things don’t get drastically worse. But with work and life along with the Holidays approaching, it’s going to be hard to put a lot of work into this site to get it to bounce back.
I’m hoping things sort of “level out” over the next few months into 2024. I guess that’s kind of a plan, right?
