SEO is DEAD!

For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been focused on dev work for BerryNews.org, OBSSESIVELY!

I’m going to be brutally honest and transparent in everything I’m going to share.

Generally speaking, if we do not count users that have ad blockers, threat protection or utilize browsers such as Brave, there is very little traffic going to my website, quite unfortunate but then again this is a tech hobby and I’m not one bit upset about it.

My goal has been to learn, develop myself, and challenge what you can do with a SBC — single-board computer.

Below you will see a snapshot of roughly 28 days of website visits.

At the end of October I started my intense work, and funny enough it was on SEO —Search Engine Optimization, in short for those that do not know what it means I’m making the webpages more attractive for web crawlers so that search engines will display them first.

As you can see, around 5th of November a massive spike, I was so happy, after all my hard work, I’ll be getting more traffic, more exposure and more chances for feedback, which is ultimately what would push any real growth.

The victory was short-lived and I returned to the normal trends, but why?

I was furious, it does not make sense, now I score 98/100 for SEO on any auditing tool (ex. Lighthouse), then I started researching on Reddit and I stumbled upon an adjacent SEO article for web3/blockchain/crypto.

“62% of Funded Blockchain and Web3 Companies Attract Fewer Than 100 Monthly Organic Visitors”

So, real companies, with funding money get 100 organic visitors per month, same as me, wow.

But in summary:

The analysis centers on a dataset comprising 6,734 blockchain and web3 companies, encompassing both emerging startups and well-established industry entities that have secured funding at different stages of their development. The primary emphasis is on evaluating their web traffic, particularly organic visitors, to gauge post-funding growth and consumer interest.

Although the article focuses only on niche tech, I believe the results to be universally applicable:

🔵 The market is simply oversaturated

🔵 There are so many apps which are fighting for your attention

🔵 There are so many websites to read and follow, not to mention social media and their teams of behavioral psychologists.

🔵 Launching a website with almost 0 skills is a day’s work, don't get me started with low-code/no-code..

🔵 Generally speaking, you need to either pay for views or have a massive following.

In the end, I think the snapshot is a testament to each and every one of you who have been following me in my journey, the 5 minutes you spared in your busy schedule, reading this post, visiting the website, to liking or commenting.

Every one of your interactions fuels my journey.

Thank you!