4 SEO Techniques Brought 11.9M Visitors To My Website

Let’s be honest,

SEO can feel like black magic sometimes.

One day, your site is ranking like a champ, the next, it’s buried on page 10, where no one dares to scroll. But after pulling 11.9 million visitors in a year and racking up 25.9 million impressions, I can confidently say I’ve cracked a few SEO techniques that work.

And yes, they made an average of $10,000+ per month.

By the way, let’s learn those customized SEO tricks.

1. The 80/20 Rule

You know what’s fun?

Always writing new types of articles.

You know what’s even more fun?

Making more money from the ones that are already ranking.

80% of my website traffic comes from just 20% of my articles. Instead of chasing new content all the time, I focused pretty well on what was already working.

Here’s what I did:

Found my top-performing articles using Google Search Console.
Optimized them with better headlines, internal links, and updated info.
Added more untapped keywords naturally to increase rankings for variations.
Sprinkled in better CTAs and affiliate links.

Boom.

More rankings, more traffic, more money.

Lesson?

Don’t just write more, make what you already have work harder.

2. Affiliate Links

In addition to display ads, this site also has affiliate links. So, I decided to optimize them. And after analyzing my money articles (the ones that actually convert), I made some smart moves.

Created comparison tables since people LOVE easy-to-read comparisons.
Designed big, juicy CTA buttons since no one clicks on boring links.
Added contextual links instead of just dumping affiliate links everywhere.

This little tweak turned casual readers into buyers without being pushy. So, if you’re sitting on a pile of traffic but making pennies, optimize your affiliate placements. It is game-changing.

3. Sidebar Optimization

I discovered a strange but extremely effective SEO trick. This means that when I realized which articles were attracting the most visitors, I highlighted them everywhere.

Example:

What I did:

Added them to my homepage for easy access.
Made the sidebar sticky, so they’re visible all the time.

Google took notice.

My top articles got crawled more often which helped them rank even higher (yes, there are certainly many other factors that are used for ranking, but crawling is one factor).

It increased session time and improved rankings.

4. SEO Wins Techniques

SEO is not just about rankings.

It is about keeping your traffic growing and stable.

I have seen websites explode with traffic, only to crash and burn a few months later because they didn’t have a long-term strategy. To prevent that, I applied SEO Wins database for this site.

I applied,

20 powerful SEO tricks
7 email marketing strategies to bring back visitors
3 copywriting hacks to increase conversions

These strategies kept my numbers high. Even when Google dropped a new algorithm update (because, let’s be real, that happens all the time) and try to crash a lot of webmaster’s websites.

Also, let me tell you one thing that these weren’t just random SEO techniques you find in some X or Twitter thread. These were battle-tested strategies that actually worked for me.

Example 1: SEO Trick – The Internal Linking Web

One of the biggest mistakes people make?

They don’t link their own content properly.

Instead of relying solely on backlinks from other sites, I used a strategic linking structure that:

Directed users to my highest-converting pages
Helped Google crawl and index my site faster
Increased session duration which Google loves

For example,

I had an article on “Writing Tools”, instead of just leaving it as-is, I linked it to related posts, like:

“How to Use AI for SEO”
“Top Copywriting Tricks Using AI”
“Best AI Tools for Businesses”

This simple tweak boosted rankings for all those pages.

Example 2: Email Marketing – The “Missed Opportunity” Email

Most websites get visitors once and never see them again.

I didn’t want that, so I implemented 7 email marketing tricks, including my favorite: the “Missed Opportunity” Email Sequence.

How it worked:

Captured emails with a simple freebie (e.g., “10 SEO Mistakes to Avoid”).
Sent a 3-email series reminding users about content they missed.
Offered a personalized recommendation based on what they originally read.

Result?

Higher engagement, more return visitors, and increased affiliate conversions.

Example 3: Copywriting Trick – The “Curiosity Gap” Method

SEO gets people to your page, but copywriting keeps them there.

One of the copywriting strategies I used is the Curiosity Gap Method, where you spark curiosity without giving away the full answer immediately.

For example, instead of writing:

❌ Here’s how to boost your rankings in 3 steps…

I wrote:

✅ Most people forget this simple SEO trick (it takes 2 minutes but doubles your traffic)

By leaving a “curiosity gap”, I easily increased CTR and engagement because people were intrigued to find out more.

Final Thoughts

SEO doesn’t have to be complicated.

If you:

Focus on the 80/20 rule
Optimize your normal as well as money pages
Make Google crawl your best content more
Use proven SEO techniques and marketing tricks…

…you’ll get more traffic, conversions, and revenue without working 24/7.

That’s the SEO game.

And trust me, it’s a fun one when you play it right.

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