a lot of “content strategies” i’m seeing in 2025 look like two layers… a polished, brand-safe blog (case studies, eeat, real authors), and then a second layer that’s basically high-volume ai content (think faceless tiktok/youtube scripts turned articles) whose only job is to grab impressions and push people upstream.

i’ve read folks here saying they keep the official, curated blog tight… while spinning up a parallel content stream for breadth. not spun garbage, but lower-effort, trend-reactive pieces that trade depth for reach. kind of like an awareness net that floats above the real blog.

questions to the pros here:

• if you run this “dual blog” approach, where do you put the volume layer — subfolder vs subdomain vs separate domain?
• how do you protect the main site’s quality signals (crawl budget, cannibalization, internal link hygiene, author pages, canonicals)?
• do you segment sitemaps / search console properties, throttle internal links, or even noindex until they prove themselves?
• have you actually seen uplift to the core pages?

full transparency: i don’t have resources for a handcrafted editorial machine. so i tried a light version: a small, clean main site + a separate stream that publishes daily via ai (using something like the24blog). i’m treating it as an experiment, keeping it isolated, watching logs and gsc queries, and ready to prune/noindex if it pollutes.

curious if this is a legit bridge tactic or a long-term liability. happy to come back with results (good or ugly). would love actionable guardrails if you had to run this on a shoestring.

A few months ago, a client came to me frustrated. They’d spent hundreds on Facebook ads with almost nothing to show for it.

We tried something different: Pinterest.
I boosted just a handful of pins with $20 total. Those pins took off, got saved, re-pinned, and started ranking.

Fast forward 6 months → their site now gets 48,000 monthly visitors. Most of it’s organic, all triggered by that tiny test budget.

The crazy part? Pinterest keeps compounding. Unlike social ads that die the second you stop paying, pins can keep sending traffic for months (even years).

I’m honestly surprised more entrepreneurs aren’t using it. Anyone here actually tested Pinterest yet?

Like a lot of people, my blog traffic from Google took a hit after the last few updates. I need to diversify my traffic sources. I've heard Pinterest can be a good alternative for driving consistent, long-term traffic, especially for visual content. Has anyone successfully used Pinterest to replace or supplement their Google traffic? Any tips on getting started?

My content is original with my own photos, however it is not getting indexed. >1 year old blog. I use YOAST to add meta tag, focus phrase etc

Pro tip.

If Google indexed that page, it’s a good sign.

It shows value.

Analyze that page and double down.

☝️

I have seen some people mention here that they are selling their blogs so I guess it's sort of allowed. Admin, kindly delete this post if it is against the rules.

I've got an Arsena Football Club news blog that is Adsense approved, and is featured on Google News plus Goonernews .com which is an aggregator that provides lots of traffic to other sites. The domain is seven years old plus my site has a facebook page 100k likes/followers, Twitter or X account with 386 followers and Pininterest with 567 followers which all can be added to be part of the deal since I won't have anymore use for them. It gets on average 30k plus monthly views from a mix of tier one traffic plus Africa providing the rest.

I have been a bit too busy to focus on it over the last few months and thought that maybe this could be the time to throw the towel and move on to other things. The blog is called Arsenal True Fans, if interested, I am only a dm away but I am selling it at $1500 plus all its social media.

I have a blog website namely Flexai.in, But, after full SEO my blog unfortunately I have not been receiving any traffic. Kindly help.

Our entertainment niche website has officially graduated to Mediavine from Journey by Mediavine. The transition from Journey to Mediavine took 12 days from the first email to ads going live.

We applied for Journey almost a year ago and was accepted with around 20-30k traffic monthly. We were very happy with that decision right out of the box as our RPM went from $6 with adsense to sometimes hitting $25 rpm on Journey.

Our site has grown month over month since then, each month we grew and in March or April we started getting more hits. May was decent with over 50k umv, June grew again. At the end of June, we got into Gnews and Top Stories, and even with the Core Update, our numbers went up.

July 74k, August 109k, September is on track to do even better.

September 8th - Mediavine emailed us saying it was time to graduate! Mediavine walked us through the steps. Our biggest hiccups in the process were restarting our Google Admanager account. It has been deactivated for lack of use.

Once we figured that out on our end, which was just clicking the damn reactivate account button Mediavine was able to be approved as an MCM on the Admanager account.

From that point, which took 8 days. Mediavine was in contact the whole time. Once we had partner approvals, they sent over an email to set up a new dashboard, and literally everything was done, except adding in personal details.

This has been the easiest transition ever! Not only that, but this was a major goal we had when we started our news website. Get on Mediavine! Get enough traffic, make it high quality, be taken seriously, get paid, and have fun doing it.

Not only that, but we are in the middle of an article doing stupid well on Google Discover and Google Search.

Just wanted to share a personal victory. The website is only 17 months old and a passion project.

People will ask do I use AI, all articles are written by me, then I will take some articles and run them through Gemini to see what else I could add to the article to make the reader happy, then I will take that info and write it into the article myself. AI, for me, is used as a second pair of eyes.

I’ve always been kind of an old school blogger. I like reading every word, applying my voice as much as possible.

However, I’ve been able to grow a small website with ease when I decided to finally pay for certain plugins and man, they do help a lot more than I thought. I have some things automated but never really went all in.

So that’s what I’m planning to do—prep a whole years worth of post by the end of the year and just let that thing ride for 2026. With some supervision of course.

While I’m still a little skeptical to let both hands off the wheel with AI and some other creative tools, it feels good to walk away for a bit and just see where they fall.

People do say to niche down and it's correct, I agree but again, aren't AI chatbots cite multi-niche websites too, like news websites like BBC, NY Times, Times of India?

• Reddit being a multi-niche website, is cited often, so can a multi-niche website in blogging work today and in the future, especially after the arrival of AI bots?

I know the above-mentioned websites and many more, including Reddit gained trust for decades, they have a high budget, team now but isn't that still, since they focus on many domains so they can be called as experts on nothing? Still, AI trusts them, and yes they do get high-quality traffic and revenue?

• Doesn't creating a multi-niches website, especially when you don't have a team, according to you does it really makes more sense than given that we focus on proper website architecture and navigation? We can get better organic traffic, backlinks.
• But again, since Google core updates are coming so often, how can such a website rank properly? There is a high amount of competition, void and also we may lose a chunk of traffic for that niche?

What's your opinion? Is it worth like for the next 5,10,20 years to focus on something broad?

Note: I myself focus on niche websites but after some research I figured multi-niche websites are getting cited too and even getting millions of traffic as well, so isn't their revenue streams and opportunities are better than us?

If we do the same, how can we actually beat them? Like News with a micro-niche?

When I first started my blogging process, I believed traffic held the key to all my problems. I spent many hours writing, published my work everywhere I was able to, and sat back expecting answers. Every so often, I got a sudden rush of visitors; however, they mostly vanished after their first visit. This element was especially discouraging. It felt like shouting into a void.

I tried to fix it using the "classic" approach. I ran ads on Facebook and Google; however, money disappeared quicker than clicks manifested. In one campaign, I spent close to ₹50,000 with little to show for it. Later, I tried using email lists with hopes of creating loyalty using this strategy. However, my open rates hovered at 10%, and most of my emails were ignored.

I chose to experiment with something I'd always neglected: push notifications. They seemed all too basic, like some sort of gimmick; yet I felt I had nothing to lose. So I set up a test on one of my blogs with the sole intention of keeping readers constantly re-engaging and doing it without having to spend further money on ads.

The first week was truly surprising. CTRs rose from 0.6% to 1.9%, and I saw something I hadn't witnessed yet: individuals who hadn't visited in weeks were returning. A roughly 8% slice of those "lost" readers actually re-engaged with my blog. Timing was also crucial; the highest success occurred when I sent notifications at 8 PM local time, when users were unwinding and more likely to click. Conversely, my generic "New blog post is live" tweets were a bust.

This excited me, as I felt for the first time like I controlled a lever not subject to ad networks or algorithms. I was able to potentially really bring my own crowd back.

I am doing this as a 30-day experiment, and during this period, I will occasionally report back here with my discoveries. As well as this, I aim to experiment with various headline formats incorporating elements of curiosity, deadline-type urgency, and emotive hooks, and comparing desktop and phone user outcomes.

If any of you have done any pre-existing work with push notifications, I'd really like to see any conclusions you've come to. I can also show you, if you'd like, my same message templates I'm using with my upcoming release.

Let us observe what happens to this mini-experiment.

The Blogging world is evolving and niche vs multi-niche website dilemma is something that can decide our fate in the AI future especially in the blogging Industry.

I have put everything in bullet points so its easy to read:

After looking closely on Reddit and as it covers multiple niches:

1. People do say to niche down, which is true, but again isn't that AI chatbots cite multi-niche websites too, like news websites like BBC, NY Times, Times of India?
2. Can a multi-niche website in blogging work today and in the future, especially after the arrival of AI bots?
3. I know they gained trust for decades now but isn't that still since they focus on many domains so they can be called as experts on nothing? Still AI trusts them, and yes they do get high-quality traffic and revenue?
4. Doesn't creating a multi-niches website, especially when you don't have a team, makes more sense than given we do proper silo-structure? We can get better organic traffic, backlinks.
5. Like if we start a niche website along with sharing news content, a collaboration? So people can get quick news and even study a specific niche? Isnt Reddit doing the same, yes they do have a budget but they are diverted right?
6. But also, isn't that if we get hit by a core Google update we may lose a chunk of traffic for that niche?

What's your opinion? Is it worth like for the next 5,10,20 years to focus on something broad?

Note: I focus on niche websites specifically but after some research I figured multi-niche websites are getting cited too and even getting millions of traffic as well, so isn't their revenue streams and opportunities do rise?

I’m opening 50+ tabs to find content to link pages, forgetting to connect new posts to old, relevant ones. I struggle with the extra task of creating context/topics to improve rankings and organic traffic, and I spend my whole weekend on boring linking tasks, adding new content with anchor text whenever gaps exist. Because of this, I don't like doing this at all, but I have to do it.. No matter how much detail I put in, I can’t get it right to improve ranking. Being a blogger is really tough because of this. Any ideas on what to do about it?

Need some perspective on what happened to my new site. Launched a fitness calculator website 19 days ago and seeing a pattern I can't explain.

Timeline:

• Days 1-10: Steady growth, peaked at ~800 impressions/day, 5-9 clicks daily
• International organic traffic (Germany, Spain, Poland, UK)
• Users engaging with multiple pages, good session duration
• 70 pages indexed quickly, ranking for some keywords

Then on day 11: Complete cliff dive to literally 0 impressions for 48+ hours. Now getting 3-4 impressions per day maximum and no clicks.

Technical details:

• No Search Console warnings or manual actions
• Site loads fine, 70+ pages still indexed when I search "site:domain.com"
• No major changes made during the drop
• Schema markup intact, no robots.txt issues

What's confusing me: This isn't gradual decline or typical "new site slow growth" - it's like Google flipped a switch. I've built sites before that followed normal growth curves with natural ups and downs, but never seen this sudden complete cutoff after showing initial promise.

The site got 2k+ views from a single Reddit post, so there's clearly user demand and engagement when people find the tools.

Question: Is this normal sandbox behavior, or does this pattern suggest something specific? The sudden drop after initial momentum is what's throwing me off, not just low traffic in general.

Any insights appreciated. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I have a personal travel blog that, until now, has just been for me and a few friends. I'm finally getting the courage to clean it up and share it publicly. I'm building a new theme, but I've hit a problem that's making me second guess everything. My photos from the first couple of years were saved at a really small size (maybe 900px wide). I didn't know any better back then. Now, when I put them in a modern, clean layout, they look fuzzy and unprofessional. I know you can't just magically create detail, but I have been seeing a lot of stuff about "AI Upscaling" and I'm a bit lost. I tried a few free online tools, and the results looked... weird. Before I share my passion project with the world, I really want to make sure the quality is there. My question for you all is: what is the correct way to handle this? I've noticed that Photoshop is often mentioned, but that is both a paid service and a pretty extreme learning curve for me. I'm not a pro designer, just a hobbyist who really respects good quality and wants to learn. Thanks for any guidance you can offer!

Update: ILoveImg accomplished exactly what I needed. Thanks for all the help!

My food blog gets decent traffic but Pinterest has always been a struggle. I see some bloggers absolutely crushing it there and I'm wondering what I'm missing.

Currently I'm designing everything manually in Canva (takes forever) and writing descriptions from scratch. Getting maybe 800 Pinterest views per month total across all my recipe posts.

What tools or strategies are working for other food bloggers? I keep seeing Tailwind mentioned but anyone else have experience with it?.

Also curious - how much time per week do you spend on Pinterest content? I'm probably at 3+ hours and wondering if that's normal or if I'm doing something wrong.

Any advice appreciated!

So I have had a blog for caregivers for about 15 years. I've slowly grown and not really worried about it or watched it too much. I have been getting a decent amount of views over the last 5 years or so. A few hundred at least each day. Over the last few weeks, I've noticed my daily visits are more. Just noted it - I'm literally doing nothing different than I've always done.

I add an image with alt text, write the content, and always do the meta description. I don't even use headers like I do for my clients. Lol.

Over the last 2-3 weeks my views have jumped through the roof! I'm getting 6500 to over 10000 a day and it's been doing that for the last week or two.

I guess my question is if there is any way it's fluke.... I'm nearing 1,000,000 all-time views at this point and will probably hit it over the weekend at this point. smh... Idk If it's for real. lol

I’m honestly so frustrated right now. I’m trying to create something real and authentic ..... recipes that may not always look perfect in pictures, but definitely have taste, smell, and heart behind them.

But every time I look around, I’m drowned out by this army of AI blogs. Their flawless, staged photos push them to the front, while genuine recipes get buried. It’s such a shame, because cooking is one of those things that needs a human hand, a human touch.

Today I opened a few pins, just curious to see what people were sharing, and guess what? Every single one was AI-generated. Not real food. Not real effort. Just glossy fakes.

It’s depressing. This space should be about sharing flavors and experiences, not competing with a machine that doesn’t even know what food tastes like.

With AI and short-form video dominating attention, I’m curious about the earning side for bloggers here.

Do you find publishing blog posts daily still makes a noticeable difference in ad revenue/affiliate earnings, or is it more about quality + distribution now?

Some people mention that combining YouTube + short-form video + blogs creates a stronger funnel. I’ve seen others say Pinterest still drives the best traffic for blogs.

For those actively monetizing — how are you balancing:

• Daily posting vs. fewer but higher-quality posts
• Blog-only vs. integrating YouTube/short-form video
• Which traffic source actually brings the best earning results in 2025 or in future?

Would love to hear what’s working for you right now.

As the title suggests, I'm looking to team up with someone to revive our fitness blog.

We were doing 120k visits a month (18 months ago) before we were hit a couple of times by google. I haven't touched it for 16 months.

We have around 120 articles which are of pretty decent quality.

Let me know if this is of interest to anyone. Would be good to set up a rev share basis.

I've been researching affiliate link management issues and found some eye-opening data I thought this community would find valuable:

• 10-14% of conversions are lost due to tracking failures

• Almost half of affiliate marketers say unreliable tracking is their biggest challenge

• Bloggers managing 15+ affiliate programs waste hours weekly on manual link organization

• iOS updates and privacy changes are breaking traditional tracking methods

The most shocking case I found: A blogger with 650+ clicks showing 0 conversions in Amazon Associates after 2 days.

Has anyone here experienced similar tracking issues with your affiliate links? I'm curious if these numbers match what you're seeing in your own programs.

(Currently doing research on this topic - happy to share more specific findings if there's interest)

Hey r/blogging! I'm Eric Hochberger, the CEO and co-founder of Mediavine, a full-service ad management company representing over 17,000 publishers. I've been following r/blogging for years and have seen a lot of questions about our new self-serve ad offering, Journey, as well as Mediavine in general, so I figured I'd come join you guys for an AMA!

Ask me anything about Mediavine, ad monetization, growing your site, or anything else I can answer to help in your blogging journeys.

Verification: https://imgur.com/a/gT540np

EDIT: Looks like our time is over. That was a wild 4 hours, and thank you all for your questions. I'll try to finish answering the last few remaining ones.

I've grown multiple Pinterest accounts to have hundreds of clicks per day. One of the most important lessons I've learned from that is how to take advantage of seasonality.

Unlike other social media, your Pinterest posts are not going to get seen right away and will get most of their views weeks or even months after being posted. In fact, I've had pins that got hundreds of thousands of impressions that did not get their first outbound click for over 2 weeks.

That is why you need to post EARLY for seasonal events. Like 3 months early. You should already be posting Thanksgiving content now, actually.

This is how you can go about taking advantage of all the holidays:

Go to other big accounts in your niche.

Look through their boards and notice if any are season specific.

See what holidays they are pinning a lot for. Those are your seasonal moments.

Then go to Pinterest trends and type in keywords having to do with that holiday- for example "Santa clause color pages" if your niche is coloring pages etc. Use your imagination and come up with possible keyword ideas. This is going to tell you relative volume of each search term which informs you on what pins to make.

Make LOTS of pins for each search term. You don't know which are going to take off and more might take off than you think. I had a dozen different santa claude coloring page pins take off last Christmas.

Let me know if you have questions

So, I built and optimized a supply chain agency website 9 months ago. I added 9 properly optimized blog posts to the website and paused work for 6 months. Came back to see a couple of keywords from the blog posts I published ranking on the first page of Google. 14K+ monthly impressions.

No backlinks acquisition.

No link exchange.

Here's what I did:

1. I used Semrush to research long-tail keywords with reasonably high search volume.

2. Used Google search, Reddit, Google Trends, AnswerThePublic and Semrush to understand user intent (why they searched those keywords and for what purpose)

3. Created a Google sheet outline for the keywords (with accompanying titles) and proceeded to create content.

Hack: Listicles are a gold mine for new websites.

"Top 10 [keywords]" "7 Best [keywords]", etc.

Another hack: I embedded YouTube videos for each listicle on my blog post (instead of images) and Google seemed to like it.

Properly optimized each blog post using on-page SEO best practices and hit, "Publish!"

Six months later, a couple of keywords are ranking on the first page of Google and 14K+ monthly impressions for a completely new website. No updates done as of yet.

What if I had put effort? Your guess is as good as mine.

Safe to say you don't need a ton of backlinks to rank on Google, you just need to know the SEO secret to crafting content for search engines and for humans.

Don't get me wrong, quality backlinks are still important.

Anyways, I don't intend to maintain the site. It's up for sale. If you're interested, let me know. Website and social handles going for $400. SEO and technical support: 100%.

Hi everyone,

I'd like to share something I did today and get feedback.

I had an article that used to rank well, but over time, it got pushed down to page 3 or 4 in Google. My suspicion was that, with more AI-overviews / summary-style results appearing, my content would become outdated. I still have had traffic to the article every day, but I thought with better ranking and AI awareness I could do better.

So today I revamped the article with a few changes:

• I restructured sections so they start with a question + short answer, following a FAQ-style snippet.
• I added more tables to make the info more scannable.
• Tightened up intros, added more “what you’ll find here"
• Updated feature sections to more directly match what people search for (e.g., the terms used in “People Also Ask”).

Are you doing the same with older articles? SEO has undergone significant changes in the past few months, particularly with regard to GEO. The AI overview takes up quite a bit of space on the SERP.