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5/10/2026
Building in public, week 8: impressions exploded 71% and I think I know why

Building in public, week 8: impressions exploded 71% and I think I know why

Short summary

Author achieved a 71% spike in Google impressions (271→463) for Convertify after updating 19 pages with better content and fixing schema markup bugs. Shipped an image-to-PDF feature built from raw Rust bytes and refactored the 1200-line backend into modules. Next focus: cross-linking 24 orphaned pages and optimizing titles for CTR.

  • 71% jump in Google impressions (271→463) after content updates and schema markup fixes
  • Shipped image-to-PDF feature in Rust; refactored 1200-line backend into modular structure
  • Actionable next steps: cross-link 24 pages and optimize titles/descriptions for click-through rate

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