I’m pleased to report that traffic from one of my most successful sites (my importing website) is at an all time high. It’s not only seeing more general traffic, but visitors are staying longer. More importantly, the traffic that’s coming in seems to be highly targeted. I’m not getting people looking for “how to ship stuff” but rather am seeing requests for “US import tax on cigars” which I’m very pleased about. Since the site is geared around selling ebooks related to how to import and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, I’m thrilled to have an audience looking for just that information.

On the flip side, however, my free rpg games site has taken a downward turn. We were sitting in the top five on Google for the terms “free rpg games” and “free online rpgs” but have taken a major hit in this month’s update. I know Google is ranking based in part on fresh content, so this is largely out of my control since 1km1kt relies heavily on user submissions. No worries though, it’s not going anywhere. In fact I’ve recently been discussing some plans to revamp it, moving the forum to a different platform (vBulletin is working well for ScrapLove).

That’s all for now. I keep getting emails of encouragement from friends and ex-coworkers and they always make me feel good. Drop me a line if you haven’t already and let me know how you’re doing.

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