Blogging Report (March 2019) – Second Highest Month All-Time in Organic Traffic

Over the long-term when looking at my organic traffic trend in Google Analytics, it’s motivating to see that I’m now generating over 200 targeted organic visits to my website per month…

There was a time where I wasn’t even breaking 50 organic visits in a given month when just starting out, so this is a noticeable improvement.

This is why I always encourage bloggers to remain persistent with their efforts and never give up.

Although you may not be seeing the type of results you want right now, you MUST be in this for the long term.

It takes time for you to build up the authority of your website and for Google to take notice as well.

As long as you’re providing massive value and optimizing your website with SEO best practices in mind, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t begin to notice organic growth on your blog.

With that being said, let’s jump into my March 2019 blogging report.

Organic Traffic (March 2019)- 237 Visits

March 2019 was actually my second highest month all-time in terms of organic traffic at 237 visits.

I’m seeing lots of search engine ranking improvements in Google which in return is generating more organic traffic to my website.

This traffic comes in passively without me having to be physically working on my blog, which truly makes my website an online asset.

This is why I love blogging combined with proper SEO!

Year-Over-Year Organic Traffic Increases (March 2019 vs. March 2018)

Organic traffic when comparing year-over-year is up 78.20% (237 visits vs. 133 visits).

I’m definitely happy with over 100 extra organic visitors coming to my website this year.

This has resulted in more email subscribers, YouTube subscribers and revenue for my online businesses.

This first chart below shows my organic traffic over the long-term (plotted monthly).

 

You can see the overall trend in organic traffic is marching upwards!

This next chart compares the full month of March 2019 versus March 2018 (in organic traffic).

 

In both screenshots above taken from Google Analytics, you can see that my blog is gaining more traction and generating increased traffic from the search engines.

This is a trend I’m going to continue to push for with the SEO work laid out below.

Next Steps for Continued Year-Over-Year Growth

These blogging reports really help me take a step back and see where I need to be spending the most time on moving forward to increase my traffic and readership.

Below are two ares that I will be focusing on in the coming months.

Targeting Less Competitive Keywords

I think we all tend to target keywords that are way too broad and/or competitive, I am definitely still guilty of this. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t aim our sights high every once in a while in our keyword strategy, but we also need to be realistic and go after terms we can actually rank for. Trying to rank for keywords that are just too competitive can leave you buried in the search results (and very frustrated). Instead my focus here will be to target long-tail type keywords that contain 3, 4, and even 5+ words in a given phrase. I’ve noticed that these blog posts rank a lot better and much quicker. Check out my post here on keyword research and targeting long-tail keyword phrases.

Quality and Comprehensive Content

A common problem I see with many bloggers is that they try to post too often on their website which takes away from the quality of their writing. Google more than ever is looking for in-depth and comprehensive content to rank on their first page. My best performing blog articles are generally the ones that are at the very least 750 words or longer and really cover a subject in its entirety. Strive to answer your readers questions, provide examples and make your posts as informative as possible. Quality content that is highly valuable to your readers will give you the best possible chance of ranking in the search engines.

How was your March 2019?

That wraps up this monthly report!

I hope some of the tips and insights I provide with this series is helpful for your own blogging journey going forward.

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How was your March 2019?