Blogging Report (April & May 2019) – A Look Into My Traffic Data Over The Last 2 Months
I realize I’m a little behind on my blogging reports, so I’ve decided to combine both April 2019 and May 2019 into one post here.
The past few months have been abnormally busy for me, but I plan to get back on track starting this month!
With that being said, I continue to see positive growth despite me not being able to put as much work into my website as of lately.
This goes to show you that blogging combined with proper SEO is a true asset that can work for you at all times.
Now let’s get into the data.
Organic Traffic for April & May 2019
April 2019 and May 2019 were two of my highest months all-time in terms of organic traffic (see screenshot below).
April 2019 came in at 342 organic visits and May 2019 came in at 266 organic visits.
The long term chart above really shows the organic growth overtime with my blog.
Although at times it has been super slow, you have to keep pushing forward in order to eventually see breakthroughs or hit certain traffic goals.
We all know that blogging is not an overnight process.
Year-Over-Year Organic Traffic Increases
Comparing your data year-over-year really gives you a good gauge to how your blogging efforts are paying off. Let’s take a look at year-over-year comparisons for both April 2019 and May 2019 below:
- Organic traffic when comparing April 2019 versus April 2018 is up 147.83% (342 visits vs. 138 visits)
- Organic traffic when comparing May 2019 versus May 2018 is up 56.47% (266 visits vs. 170 visits)
Here’s a look into both April & May 2019 compared to April & May 2018 (combined organic traffic is up 97.40% year-over-year – 608 vs. 308 visits):
Next Steps for Driving More Traffic
The summertime in general tends to be a little bit slower for my blog. Knowing this and also knowing that I haven’t put in enough time as of recently, I will be really upping my content generation and overall SEO work. Two areas I will focus on in particular over the coming months are below:
1.) More Consistency in my Content Generation
Now that my schedule has opened up a bit, I really plan on getting back into a good rhythm of consistent and quality content generation. I have a lot of good topics on the way that I think will really help my readers and new visitors that come to my website. Remember, always focus on creating value with your content so you can build a strong relationship and bond with your readers. Some of my future topics are actual questions that I’ve been asked recently that I feel will make great topics!
2.) Hammer the Link Building
I am overdue to build natural and quality links to my website since I’ve been a bit behind in general lately. I will be looking for relevant guest post opportunities in my niche to get both my content and website link published on other authoritative websites. Guest posting is a great way to spread your message, gain more exposure and build quality backlinks to your website. Link building is really important if you want to improve your keyword rankings within Google (and stay there). This can be a great way to noticeably increase your organic traffic and build connections with other bloggers in the process.
Conclusion
As bloggers, we all experience times where we are not able to put in as much time as we’d like to on our website. The past couple of months was one of those phases for me. However, one of the benefits of blogging is that once in a while you can truly take time off and still see organic growth (as I’ve demonstrated in this blogging report). This is why blogging is unique and by no means do you have to be a slave to it. Just make sure that after some time off, you hit the ground running again with fresh ideas, inspiration and valuable content for your readers!