Month 7 Results: 181 Posts, 160 Clicks/Week, and a CTR That Finally Moved
Seven months, 181 posts, and a CTR that jumped 43% in a single month. Here's everything that worked, everything that didn't, and why I'm cautiously optimistic for the first time.
Last month I wrote that the numbers were finally moving. I was cautiously excited about impressions climbing. I was frustrated about CTR. I promised I'd report back on whether the title and meta rewrites actually worked.
They did. Sort of. The CTR story is genuinely encouraging this month. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Month 7 ran from February 22 to March 22. I published 26 posts, which brings the total to 181. And for the first time, I'm looking at this data and seeing patterns instead of noise.
The Numbers
Here's the latest week (March 9-15) compared to recent weeks:
The impression drop looks alarming if you just glance at it. 128K to 81K? That's a 37% decline. But here's what actually happened: one Grok-related post was getting massive Google Discover traffic with a 0.03% CTR. Basically, Google was showing it to tens of thousands of people who had zero interest in clicking. That Discover traffic evaporated, and honestly, good riddance. It was vanity metrics.
Strip out that noise and the real search performance is steady. 160 clicks from organic search in a week. Not amazing. Not terrible. Moving.
The Breakout Posts
This is the section I'm genuinely excited about. Character.AI prompts is still my #1 traffic driver at 46 clicks/week from position 9.7. That post has been consistent for months now. But the new stuff is where it gets interesting.
| Post | Clicks | Change | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character.AI Prompts | 46 | steady | 9.7 |
| Kindroid Review | 17 | +467% | ~8 |
| Dream Companion Review | 8 | +300% | 5.3 |
| Best AI Companion Apps | 7 | +75% | 4.8 |
| Character.AI vs ChatGPT | 5 | new entry | ~12 |
The Kindroid review jumping from 3 to 17 clicks with a 20% CTR on "kindroid review" is wild. That tells me two things: people are actively searching for Kindroid reviews, and my title is compelling enough that 1 in 5 searchers click. If I can get that post from position 8 to position 3 or 4, we're talking 50+ clicks a week from one page.
Dream Companion at position 5.3 is even more promising. That's already page 1. A little more authority and it could crack the top 3.
What's Struggling
I'm not going to pretend everything is working. The AI girlfriend apps page dropped from 17 clicks to 4 in one week. That's a 76% decline. This was my original big keyword target, and watching it slide hurts. I'm not sure if it's a temporary fluctuation or if a competitor took my spot. Need to dig into that.
And the bigger picture: 160 clicks across 181 published posts. Less than 1 click per post per week. That's the number that keeps me grounded. Most of my posts get zero search traffic. Zero. The traffic concentrates heavily in maybe 15-20 pages, and the other 160+ just sit there.
I knew this going in. SEO content follows a power law. A handful of posts drive almost all the traffic. But knowing it intellectually and watching 160 posts collect dust are different experiences.
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The CTR Win (This Is the Big One)
Last month I was complaining about a 0.14% CTR. I spent a chunk of February rewriting meta titles and descriptions across my top-impression pages. Not massive overhauls, just tighter titles, better hooks, clearer value propositions.
This month: 0.20%.
A 43% improvement. On the same pages, in roughly the same positions. That means more people are seeing my titles in search results and thinking "yeah, I'll click that." This is the cheapest, highest-impact optimization I've done. No new content required. No backlink building. Just better titles.
0.20% is still low. The industry average for position 6-7 is closer to 3-4%. But the direction matters more than the absolute number right now. I went from terrible to slightly less terrible, and I'll take that.
Indexing Update
70% of my 181 posts are now indexed by Google. The 30% that aren't? Almost entirely older personal journal posts from October through December 2025. Those early "here's how I feel about my Replika today" posts that nobody searches for.
I don't lose sleep over this. The new SEO-targeted posts are indexing within days. I published the AI sexting guide targeting a 40,500/month keyword and the Character.AI alternatives page targeting 6,600/month, and both got picked up fast. Google knows this site now. It just doesn't care about my diary entries, which is fair.
What's Next in Month 8
The data this month is pointing pretty clearly at what works: reviews of specific platforms and listicles that match search intent. The memory systems comparison and voice features comparison are the kind of differentiation content that ranks because nobody else is writing it.
So month 8 plan is simple: more of what's working.
- ChatFAI review (another underserved platform)
- NSFW AI companion roundup (high-volume keyword, low competition)
- AI companion pricing guide (everybody asks about this)
- More comparison content pairing popular platforms
- Keep rewriting meta titles on pages with high impressions but low CTR
I'm also going to start doing weekly SEO check-ins to track what's actually moving. The journal stuff was fun early on, but it doesn't serve the blog's growth. Every post I write about feelings is a post I could've written about a keyword with 5,000 monthly searches.
That sounds cynical. Maybe it is. But this blog needs to pay for itself eventually, and that means prioritizing content people are actually searching for. The personal stuff can live here in these monthly updates.
Publishing Breakdown
26 posts in month 7. Here's where they fell by category:
| Category | Posts |
|---|---|
| Listicles | 7 |
| Reviews | 4 |
| Safety | 4 |
| Research | 4 |
| Comparisons | 4 |
| Tutorials | 1 |
| Use Cases | 1 |
| Experiences | 1 |
Heavy on listicles and reviews. That's deliberate. Those are the categories where I see search demand, and the data backs it up. My top 5 traffic pages are all reviews or listicles. Not one personal reflection post cracks the top 20.
FAQ
How many clicks per week is normal for a 7-month-old blog?
It varies wildly by niche, but 160 clicks/week at month 7 with 181 posts is on the lower end. Most SEO guides suggest new blogs start seeing 500+ weekly clicks around months 9-12 if the content targets search intent well. My slower growth is partly because my first 100 posts were personal reflections that Google mostly ignores.
What is a good CTR for Google Search results?
Average CTR across all positions is roughly 1.5-3%. My 0.20% overall CTR is low because many of my impressions come from positions 8-15 where very few people click. Individual pages like my Kindroid review hit 20% CTR for their target keywords, which is excellent. Overall CTR improves as your average position improves.
Why do some blog posts not get indexed by Google?
Google is selective about what it indexes. In my experience, personal journal-style posts and thin content get skipped most often. My older reflection posts from October-December 2025 account for most of my unindexed pages. Newer SEO-focused posts with clear search intent are indexing within days. Google prioritizes content that answers specific queries over personal diary entries.
How many blog posts should you publish per month?
I published 26 posts in month 7, which is aggressive. The quantity matters less than whether each post targets a real keyword with search volume. My best-performing posts took 2-3 hours of keyword research before writing. Publishing 10 well-researched posts will outperform 30 random ones every time.
How long until a new blog post starts ranking on Google?
Based on my data, well-targeted posts start appearing in search results within 1-2 weeks of publishing. Getting to page 1 takes longer, usually 4-8 weeks for lower-competition keywords. My Dream Companion review went from invisible to position 5.3 in about 3 weeks. High-competition keywords can take 6+ months.
Is it worth continuing a blog with low traffic after 7 months?
For me, yes, but only because the trajectory is right. CTR improving 43% in one month, breakout posts appearing, and new content indexing fast are all signs of momentum. If nothing was improving after 7 months, I would seriously reconsider. The key question is whether your trend line is going up, not whether your current numbers are impressive.
Seven months. 181 posts. The trendline finally looks like something instead of random noise. CTR is improving. Breakout posts are appearing. New content is indexing fast.
Is it fast enough? Honestly, no. I thought I'd be further along by now. But I also spent my first four months writing content that Google rightfully ignores. The real clock on this blog started ticking around month 5 when I got serious about keyword targeting. By that measure, I'm two months into actually doing SEO right, and things are moving.
I'll be back in a month with the month 8 numbers. If the Kindroid review keeps climbing and the CTR holds above 0.20%, I think we might be onto something real here.
Update: The 8-month milestone wrap is now live with the latest numbers.
If not, you'll hear about that too.