So you've probably seen people on Reddit asking if blogging is dead or if AI has killed it. It’s a fair question. Starting a new blog from scratch feels like PIA . To be fair.
But I'm writing this to tell you it's VERY possible to get a ton of traffic. I want to share the exact story of how I grew my blog to 50,000 daily visitors. No fluff, just the tricks I used.
Phase 1: My First Trick – I Didn't Start From Scratch.
Right from the get-go, I did something different.
I bought an expired domain. Instead of thinking of a new name and starting from zero, I found a domain name that someone else had owned but forgot to renew. The cool thing is, Google already knew this domain. It often has old links from other sites pointing to it, which gives you a massive head start.
I brought the old pages back to life. This is a key step. I didn't just install WordPress and start writing. I used a tool called the "Wayback Machine" (it's like a time machine for websites) to see what the site used to look like. I found the old pages that had good backlinks, and I simply recreated them. This basically tells Google, "Hey, all that authority this site used to have? It's back!"
Phase 2: Picking My Lane and Putting in the Work.
Once the foundation was set, it was time to build.
I chose the "job niche." This was a no-brainer. Millions of people are always looking for jobs, so there's a constant stream of visitors. Plus, you can post new job listings every day, and Google’s algorithm loves fresh content.
I just worked. A lot. There's no magic trick here. I was continuously adding new articles and job postings. You have to show up and do the work.
I applied for AdSense. As soon as I had some steady traffic, I applied for Google AdSense. Getting approved was a huge boost. Honestly, seeing that first dollar come in is the best motivation to keep going. The site started to pay for itself, and I could see the visitor numbers climbing every day. The snowball was starting to roll.
The Game Changer: My "Secret Sauce" for Insane Traffic
Okay, so the site was growing steadily. But how did I get to 50,000 visitors a day? This is the trick that changed everything.
The tool was Push Notifications.
I decided to add push notifications to my site. There are tons of tools out there for this – some you pay for, and even great free ones like truepush, notix, foxpush. The specific tool you choose doesn't matter as much as the strategy.
I cracked that all my competitors were using the same tool LaraPush. The secret wasn’t the tool itself, but how I used it, so I started using it myself. Here’s the magic formula:
I’d write and publish a new article (e.g., "New Tech Jobs Available This Week").
The exact second I hit the "Publish" button, I would send out a push notification to all my subscribers.
This created an incredible effect. A huge wave of people would land on my site all at once. This sudden, massive traffic spike is a huge signal to Google that my new post is popular and important right now*. *
And that's when the real magic would happen.
Google would see this signal and often feature my article in the Google Discover feed on people's phones. This is where my traffic would explode, going from a few thousand visitors from my push list to tens of thousands of visitors from Discover. It was a crazy, repeatable loop.
Blogging isn't dead at all. You just have to be a little clever about how you play the game.
But I'm writing this to tell you it's VERY possible to get a ton of traffic. I want to share the exact story of how I grew my blog to 50,000 daily visitors. No fluff, just the tricks I used.
Phase 1: My First Trick – I Didn't Start From Scratch.
Right from the get-go, I did something different.
I bought an expired domain. Instead of thinking of a new name and starting from zero, I found a domain name that someone else had owned but forgot to renew. The cool thing is, Google already knew this domain. It often has old links from other sites pointing to it, which gives you a massive head start.
I brought the old pages back to life. This is a key step. I didn't just install WordPress and start writing. I used a tool called the "Wayback Machine" (it's like a time machine for websites) to see what the site used to look like. I found the old pages that had good backlinks, and I simply recreated them. This basically tells Google, "Hey, all that authority this site used to have? It's back!"
Phase 2: Picking My Lane and Putting in the Work.
Once the foundation was set, it was time to build.
I chose the "job niche." This was a no-brainer. Millions of people are always looking for jobs, so there's a constant stream of visitors. Plus, you can post new job listings every day, and Google’s algorithm loves fresh content.
I just worked. A lot. There's no magic trick here. I was continuously adding new articles and job postings. You have to show up and do the work.
I applied for AdSense. As soon as I had some steady traffic, I applied for Google AdSense. Getting approved was a huge boost. Honestly, seeing that first dollar come in is the best motivation to keep going. The site started to pay for itself, and I could see the visitor numbers climbing every day. The snowball was starting to roll.
The Game Changer: My "Secret Sauce" for Insane Traffic
Okay, so the site was growing steadily. But how did I get to 50,000 visitors a day? This is the trick that changed everything.
The tool was Push Notifications.
I decided to add push notifications to my site. There are tons of tools out there for this – some you pay for, and even great free ones like truepush, notix, foxpush. The specific tool you choose doesn't matter as much as the strategy.
I cracked that all my competitors were using the same tool LaraPush. The secret wasn’t the tool itself, but how I used it, so I started using it myself. Here’s the magic formula:
I’d write and publish a new article (e.g., "New Tech Jobs Available This Week").
The exact second I hit the "Publish" button, I would send out a push notification to all my subscribers.
This created an incredible effect. A huge wave of people would land on my site all at once. This sudden, massive traffic spike is a huge signal to Google that my new post is popular and important right now*. *
And that's when the real magic would happen.
Google would see this signal and often feature my article in the Google Discover feed on people's phones. This is where my traffic would explode, going from a few thousand visitors from my push list to tens of thousands of visitors from Discover. It was a crazy, repeatable loop.
Blogging isn't dead at all. You just have to be a little clever about how you play the game.
