Watch your statistics and see that the traffic your blog is down, isn't really pleasant. No one wants to see their traffic drop, no one wants to see the interactivity on their blog decrease. But what if the situation gets worse every day and a recession seems to be taking hold?

If your life depends entirely on your blog, then this situation can be really scary. If this is the case for you right now, then know that there are warning signs that you need to identify to avoid the worst. Having experienced this problem myself on several of my blogs, I was finally able to identify some warning signs that you should pay attention to.

1 Warning: the decline in visits by pages

You should be able to get this number with any analysis tool. Generally, if a visitor likes your blog, he will click on other links on the site to find out more.

Check your stats and if you notice that the number of pages per visit during the past 3-6 months is dropping, then there is a huge chance that your website is dropping in content quality as well. Or, it is not optimized enough for the conversion.

solution: Try'' optimize your site for more conversion. Add internal links, use a Plugin to post similar articles, and especially publish relevant and useful articles. And if you do not know how to write articles, then here is a guide to learn how to do it properly.

2 warning: the decline in the average length of visits

This normally goes together with the first point. If readers can't find the content they're looking for, or if they're not happy with the quality of your content, they'll spend less time on your site and abandon the page before they even reach the end. of the article.

Solution: Again, follow the advice of the above point.

Warning 3: increasing traffic without too much effort

After long weeks of hard work, you've managed to double your blog traffic in a reasonable way. But suddenly, and overnight everything seems too good to be true! You do not do anything new and do not actively promote the blog, but the traffic continues to grow in an extraordinary way!

Well, you know what they say: if it's too good to be true, then it probably is. Nothing in the real world comes easily, and sooner or later Google's algorithm will catch up with you. And what happens very often is that overnight you will lose that "miraculous" traffic to yourself and that will be square one.

Warning 4: Over 90% of traffic comes from a single source

I think this is a well known fact, but it is always worth remembering. Do not put all your eggs in one basket!

If 90% of your traffic comes from Google, you run the risk of being hit by algorithm updates. I know from experience that it is difficult to generate maximum traffic from other sources such as forums or social networks because most people find the content they are looking for using search engines. .

Solution: So try to vary your traffic sources. Try to generate some via your newsletter or via Facebook and Twitter.

5 Warning: You lose passion and dedication

Is it becoming more difficult for you to spend time on your blog? Do you suffer from white-leaf syndrome?

The challenge here is to maintain the level of passion and energy you had when you started blogging. Without passion you will force everything and blogging will turn into a chore.

solution: Learn to work with passion. Stay away from your blog and come back to blog once the inspiration and passion are there.

Warning 6: the subject of your blog is no longer relevant

In blogging, there are topics that will always be relevant and others that will not be after a few weeks. If you blog on a topic like personal development you can be sure that your blog will always be up to date. But if you blog on topics (Or tools) topical, so expect to see it lose its traffic and charm once it goes out of fashion.

Solution: Regardless of the subject of your blog, know that as much as it is good to specialize, it is also crucial to address many more topics related to your niche. For example, one of the most read articles on our blog is titled: how to find passion. But why write on this subject when our blog is mainly aimed at bloggers? Well, that's simply because it's a related topic. Without passion, no success is possible.

Watch the warning signs

These are the six warning signs that I have noticed that generally indicate that my blog traffic is stabilizing or decreasing… and that changes are needed. What signs have you noticed? Share them with us in the comments, so we can all talk about them, and take action before it's too late.