Directory Site SEO: Lessons from Building Again in 2026
I built my first directory site in 2012. Then I rebuilt one in 2019. Last year I built another one. Each time, the SEO landscape had…
Writing
Site Experiments
Practical notes on AI, automation, content sites, and the machinery behind the work.
How Directory Sites Make Money Without Being Garbage
Most directory sites are garbage. They're thin SEO vehicles stuffed with affiliate links, or abandoned skeletons that haven't been updated since 2019. But here's the thing—some…
Directory Site SEO: Lessons From Rebuilding Content Sites
I built my first directory site in 2019. Thought I'd slap some categories together, add some links, watch the traffic roll in. It didn't work that…
How Long Until Your Site Gets Traffic? The Real Timeline
Most content sites don't explode overnight. That's not what the YouTube gurus will tell you, but it's the truth I've seen running infrastructure for sites that…
Programmatic SEO on a Small Niche Site: What I’d Skip
Programmatic SEO sounds like a shortcut. Generate a thousand pages from a spreadsheet, watch the traffic roll in, right? Wrong. I've watched people burn months building…
Credential Setup That Works
Introduction: Why This Matters If you're automating content posting—whether it's a blog, internal documentation, or system alerts—you're going to deal with credentials. API keys, OAuth tokens,…
What I’m Testing With Small Content Sites This Month
I've got three small content sites running—two niche blogs and a documentation project for a side project. They're not making anyone rich, but they cost money…
How Long Does a Content Site Actually Take to Get Traffic?
If you need traffic in 90 days, buy ads. Content sites are slower, uglier, and more interesting than the guru version.
Programmatic SEO on a Small Niche Site: What I’m Testing and What I’d Avoid
Programmatic SEO can work, but only when the pages deserve to exist. Thin pages at scale are still thin pages.