Woke up to this - WTH happened in the past month?! After flatlining for 10 months.... Anyone else seeing sudden spikes in Google Search Console? For context, I haven't touched this site in months.
My buddy NP says there was a Google core update last month, and it looks like we're benefitting from it. He's seeing about 50% more on two of his sites, too, but nothing like this!
Website search performance dashboard from Sep 2024 to Dec 2025 showing 1.34k clicks, 104k impressions, 1.3% CTR and a late spike in impressions and clicks.
Surprise No.2 - lots of searches for "modern django" in the past 28 days. Django boilerplate authors, take note!
Search analytics table listing top queries like "modern django" "htmx" "saas" "framework"
Ground for 6 hours, and finally finished the sponsor shoutouts! All three months of it.
I'm going to start posting more on my personal socials again (see top of page - let's be friends!). Just try out different tactics, tickle the algorithm, see if it laughs back. And if I can summon up the courage, maybe do the whole "build in public" thing again. Still a big fat maybe because it's wild out there these days. I just don't feel safe anymore.
Also planned the week's meal prep and ordered groceries. I haven't done this since October. Feels good to be getting back to the old routine. This year is off to a great start!
Weekly meal plan grid with days Jan 12–18 listing meals: salmon bagel breakfasts, protein smoothies/snacks, lunches like eggplant couscous, roasted potato wedges, Mediterranean pasta salad, cucumber cottage cheese sandwiches, dinners matching lunches or tuna/chicken.
Completed today's to-dos...
...and the rest of yesterday's to-dos.
What does 10,000 hours of pure curiosity look like — and can it pay $10,000 a month?
That's the experiment.
I sold a 13-year restaurant business in 2019, taught myself to code, and have been chasing every "what if" since. Real hours, real dollars, updated daily.
I've been self-employed for 20 years. My goal is to keep it that way for the next 20.
