LukeChmilenko.com

Monthly SEO Report

This report summarizes how organic search visibility changed month over month, what those changes mean, and where the next SEO effort should be focused.

Report Month

01 Summary

What Changed This Month

This Month In One Sentence

June was the migration month: the new website went live on the 20th, overall Google Search position improved and impressions held, most pages carried their rankings across the move, and the one soft spot, a temporary dip in the LitRPG cluster during the transition, is already being brought back.

Monthly Summary

  • The new website launched on June 20, so this is a partial migration month rather than a normal reporting period, with the site split between the old and new builds.
  • The move held up well overall in Google Search: average position improved, impressions stayed flat, and clicks dipped only modestly through a mid-month relaunch.
  • Most pages carried their rankings across the migration, and the Progression Fantasy and Space Opera pages actually improved.
  • The exception was the LitRPG cluster, which slipped out of search during the transition. We have already addressed it and expect it to return as the new site settles and Google re-crawls.
  • More readers reached the site than in May, but engagement per visit softened during the transition, with fewer sessions and shorter time on site. That is expected in a launch month; the priority now is a fast, clean recovery as the new site settles.

02 Scorecard

Month-Over-Month Metrics

Keyword Rankings (Rank Tracker)

Tracked Keywords Ranking

4

May: 8

-4 vs May (LitRPG loss)

Keywords In Top 10

3

May: 3

Flat vs May

Biggest Gain

+5

"common space opera themes" 6 to 1

LitRPG Cluster

In Recovery

Temporary migration dip; page restored, re-crawl underway

Google Search (Search Console)

GSC Clicks

396

May: 438

-9.6% vs May

GSC Impressions

29,253

May: 29,274

Flat vs May (-0.1%)

GSC Avg Position

7.4

May: 8.1

Improved 0.7 vs May

GSC CTR

1.4%

May: 1.5%

-0.1 pts vs May

Site Engagement

Site Visitors

847

May: 801

+5.7% vs May

Site Visits

1,197

May: 1,457

-17.8% vs May

Pageviews

2,716

May: 3,082

-11.9% vs May

Avg Session Duration

3m 19s

May: 5m 38s

-2m 18s vs May

04 Topic Authority

Cluster And Ranking Detail

Cluster Health

This section groups performance by the major topic areas we are trying to grow, so rankings are interpreted as part of a broader authority strategy.

Cluster Status Month-Over-Month Read Evidence Next Action Priority
LitRPG Dipped in the transition, recovering Sharply negative, and already addressed. "what is litrpg", "litrpg meaning", "what does litrpg mean", "lit rpg", and "what is a litrpg book" all slipped out of search during the transition, confirmed by both the Rank Tracker and Site Explorer's Lost view. This has already been addressed. Monitor the cluster closely and confirm it returns as the site settles. High
Progression Fantasy Carried across the migration Positive, with equity preserved. "progression fantasy" improved 16 to 13 and "what is progression fantasy" held page one at 8, and the hub grew in estimated traffic (15 to 28). The URL migrated cleanly. Keep internal links pointing at the new URLs and monitor as the site settles. Medium
Space Opera Supporting content strengthened Positive on supporting pages; head terms still the opportunity. "common space opera themes" rose to #1 and "space opera tropes" held #4 through the migration, while the head terms (definition, genre, what is) remain unranked. With the Space Opera vs Military Sci-Fi vs Epic Sci-Fi article now live, build the hub around definition intent and link it through the cluster. High
Book / Series & Brand Held through launch Stable with minor migration volatility. Ascend Online remained the strongest page (about 110 estimated traffic) though its top term slipped from the top spot; the homepage and Starbreaker stayed steady. Confirm the remaining book and brand pages carried across the move cleanly. High

Rank Movement

Tracked keyword positions show where topic pages gained ground, where they softened, and where the site is not yet visible.

Cluster Keyword Last Month This Month Change Volume URL What It Means
Progression Fantasy progression fantasy 16 13 +3 900 /compendium/progression-fantasy/ Improved through the migration; the hub kept its equity and kept climbing.
Progression Fantasy what is progression fantasy 6 8 -2 350 /compendium/progression-fantasy/ Slight slip during the move but still solidly on page one, with the URL carried across cleanly.
LitRPG what is litrpg 13 Lost Lost 1,800 /compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/ Slipped out of search during the transition. Already addressed and expected to recover as the site settles.
LitRPG litrpg meaning 16 Lost Lost 1,200 /compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/ Part of the LitRPG cluster that dipped during the transition. Expected to recover as the site settles.
LitRPG what is a litrpg book 19 Lost Lost 200 /compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/ Dipped with the rest of the LitRPG cluster during the transition; recovering alongside it.
LitRPG define litrpg 18 Lost Lost 50 /compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/ Supporting definition term in the LitRPG cluster. Recovers as the cluster stabilizes.
Space Opera common space opera themes 6 1 +5 10 /compendium/space-opera/space-opera-tropes-explained/ Biggest gain of the month and now the #1 result, proving the Space Opera pages migrated cleanly.
Space Opera space opera tropes 4 4 0 40 /compendium/space-opera/space-opera-tropes-explained/ Held the top-of-page result through the migration.
Space Opera space opera definition Not ranking Not ranking 0 900 /compendium/space-opera/ Largest unranked Space Opera opportunity; the newly published article now targets this term.
Space Opera what is space opera Not ranking Not ranking 0 250 /compendium/space-opera/ Still unranked, and now the primary target of the newly published Space Opera article.
Space Opera space opera genre Not ranking Not ranking 0 70 /compendium/space-opera/ Head term the newly published differentiation article is built to capture.

05 Page Detail

Organic Page Performance

Top Organic Pages

These are the pages contributing the most estimated search traffic this month, compared with last month.

Page Last Month This Month Change Top Keyword What It Means
https://lukechmilenko.com/books/ascend-online/ 112 110 -2 ascend online Still the strongest page and top conversion target. Its ranking for "ascend online" slipped from the top spot during the migration and should recover as the new URLs settle.
https://lukechmilenko.com/ 34 34 0 luke chmilenko Branded discovery, steady through the move.
https://lukechmilenko.com/compendium/progression-fantasy/ 15 28 +13 what is progression fantasy Carried its equity across the migration and grew. The hub is the clearest example of the move done right.
https://lukechmilenko.com/compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/ 24 14 -10 what is litrpg This page slipped during the transition, which pulled the LitRPG cluster down. We have addressed it, so the rankings should recover as the site settles.
https://lukechmilenko.com/starbreaker/ 6 6 0 star breaker Space Opera entry point and a conversion path into the series, holding steady.

GSC Trend

Google Search Console gives the clearest picture of impressions, clicks, CTR, and average position across recent months.

Month Clicks Impressions CTR Avg Position
February 2026 376 35,414 1.06% 6.88
March 2026 428 34,322 1.25% 5.11
April 2026 473 28,276 1.7% 6.2
May 2026 438 29,274 1.5% 8.1
June 2026 396 29,253 1.4% 7.4

06 Next Steps

Recommendations

Next Month Focus

Confirm The LitRPG Recovery

Track the LitRPG cluster closely as the site settles and confirm it returns to search.

Confirm A Clean Transition

Check that every page carried its search history across the move so nothing else slips.

Grow The New Space Opera Article

Now that the Space Opera vs Military Sci-Fi vs Epic Sci-Fi article is live, link it through the cluster and track it against the still-open head terms.