SEO Dashboard - Luke Chmilenko

01 Summary

What Changed This Month

Monthly Summary

Search clicks were 446, down from 557 in August. Impressions were 27,524, down from 31,560. Average position moved from 7.6 to 6.5, and CTR was 1.6%.
Site visitors were 1,297, with 1,566 visits and 2,521 pageviews. August was 1,624 visitors, 2,014 visits, and 3,106 pageviews. Average session duration was 1m 37s, against 1m 49s in August.

02 Scorecard

Month-Over-Month Metrics

Google Search (Search Console)

GSC Clicks

446

August: 557

-19.9% vs August

GSC Impressions

27,524

August: 31,560

-12.8% vs August

GSC Avg Position

6.5

August: 7.6

-1.0 vs August

GSC CTR

1.6%

August: 1.8%

-0.1 pts vs August

Site Engagement

Site Visitors

1,297

August: 1,624

-20.1% vs August

Site Visits

1,566

August: 2,014

-22.2% vs August

Pageviews

2,521

August: 3,106

-18.8% vs August

Avg Session Duration

1m 37s

August: 1m 49s

-0m 12s vs August

03 Trends

Performance Trends

Google Search Trend

Search Console clicks, impressions, and CTR, March through September (direct from Google).

Top Organic Pages

Search Console clicks by page, September vs August (direct from Google).

04 Topic Authority

Cluster And Ranking Detail

Cluster Health

These are the main topic areas I'm working on. Rankings here are meant to be read as a group, not as isolated keywords.

Cluster	Status	Month-Over-Month Read	Evidence	Next Action	Priority
LitRPG	Still recovering	Fewer impressions, and the definition terms are still off page one.	The restored page collected 1,249 impressions in September (avg position 11.9) and 5 clicks, down from 2,151 impressions and 4 clicks in August. "litrpg meaning" slipped from 9.8 to 11.8. "what is litrpg" is still around 21, with 84 impressions and no clicks.	Keep the LitRPG URL clean, keep the links from Progression Fantasy tight, and keep watching those definition searches.	High
Progression Fantasy	Head term a bit better	Head term improved. Hub clicks held, and hub impressions came down.	"progression fantasy" improved from 7.2 to 6.6, with impressions 1,206 to 1,404 and clicks 10 to 9. The hub page held at 23 clicks, against 22 in August, on 4,223 impressions. "what is progression fantasy" stayed at 4.6 and picked up clicks, 1 to 5.	Keep supporting pages linking into this hub.	Medium
Space Opera	Shown less, tropes still clicking	Best Series was shown much less. The tropes query improved.	Best Space Opera Series clicks fell 55 to 24, and impressions fell 4,729 to 1,769. The "space opera" query went from 949 impressions in August to 7 in September. "space opera tropes" improved from 4.7 to 4.0, and clicks went from 1 to 4. Starbreaker series clicks fell 81 to 55.	Keep the Best Series page, tropes page, and Space Opera hub linked with Starbreaker.	High
Dark Fantasy	Moving up, still barely clicking	More impressions and better positions. Still almost no clicks.	The pillar collected 2,096 impressions (avg position 8.8) and 1 click, up from 924 impressions, position 11.2, and 0 clicks in August. "dark fantasy" moved from 29.3 to 11.1, on 117 impressions and no clicks. "what is dark fantasy" moved from 13.8 to 8.7, on 185 impressions and no clicks.	Keep the pillar linked from the Compendium and related genre pages.	Medium
Book / Series & Brand	Quieter, still the click base	Homepage, Ascend Online, and Starbreaker clicks all came down. Book 6 is still a real search.	Homepage clicks 150 to 116. Ascend Online 160 to 124. Starbreaker 81 to 55. "luke chmilenko" held at 1.8, with query clicks 90 to 69. "ascend online" eased from 4.8 to 5.6, query clicks 54 to 42. "ascend online book 6" drew 34 clicks at position 1.5.	Keep genre pages pointing into Ascend Online and Starbreaker.	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	7.2	6.6	+0.6	GSC	/compendium/progression-fantasy/	Better than August, 7.2 to 6.6. Impressions rose 1,206 to 1,404. Clicks were 10, now 9.
Progression Fantasy	what is progression fantasy	4.6	4.6	Flat	GSC	/compendium/progression-fantasy/	Held at 4.6. Clicks went from 1 to 5, and impressions fell from 928 to 694.
LitRPG	what is litrpg	21.1	21.4	-0.3	GSC	/compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/	Still off page one. 21.1 to 21.4, impressions 93 to 84, and still no clicks.
LitRPG	litrpg meaning	9.8	11.8	-2.0	GSC	/compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/	Slipped from 9.8 back to 11.8. Still no clicks, on 53 impressions.
LitRPG	define litrpg	17.5	18.0	-0.5	GSC	/compendium/progression-fantasy/litrpg/	Still a small signal. 17.5 to 18.0, 4 impressions, no clicks.
Space Opera	space opera tropes	4.7	4.0	+0.7	GSC	/compendium/space-opera/space-opera-tropes-explained/	Improved from 4.7 to 4.0. Clicks came back, 1 to 4.
Space Opera	common space opera themes	9.9	6.1	+3.8	GSC	/compendium/space-opera/space-opera-tropes-explained/	Better average position, 9.9 to 6.1. Still only 8 impressions and no clicks.
Space Opera	best space opera series	6.3	6.2	+0.1	GSC	/compendium/space-opera/best-space-opera-series/	Position held, 6.3 to 6.2. This query produced no clicks, and impressions fell from 106 to 58.
Dark Fantasy	dark fantasy	29.3	11.1	+18.2	GSC	/compendium/dark-fantasy/	Moved from 29.3 to 11.1. Impressions 32 to 117. Still no clicks on the head term.
Dark Fantasy	what is dark fantasy	13.8	8.7	+5.1	GSC	/compendium/dark-fantasy/	Improved from 13.8 to 8.7. Impressions 61 to 185. Still no clicks.
Book / Series & Brand	luke chmilenko	1.8	1.8	Flat	GSC	/	Still near #1. Query clicks eased from 90 to 69.
Book / Series & Brand	ascend online	4.8	5.6	-0.8	GSC	/series/ascend-online/	Eased from 4.8 to 5.6. Query clicks 54 to 42. Almost all of those clicks still land on the series page.
Book / Series & Brand	starbreaker	5.0	5.1	-0.1	GSC	/series/starbreaker/	Position held, 5.0 to 5.1. The exact query fell from 12 clicks to 3. The series page still had 55 clicks, and its top query was "star breaker" with 7.

05 Page Detail

Organic Page Performance

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
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
July 2026	546	27,619	2.0%	7.4
August 2026	557	31,560	1.8%	7.6
September 2026	446	27,524	1.6%	6.5

06 Next Steps

Recommendations

Action Plan

1

Keep the LitRPG recovery moving

Why it matters:The page fell from 2,151 impressions to 1,249, and "litrpg meaning" slipped from 9.8 to 11.8. The definition searches still are not clicking. That is still the biggest leftover from the migration.

What I'm doing:I'm keeping the LitRPG URL and the links from Progression Fantasy tight, and watching those definition searches until they start producing clicks.

2

Watch the Space Opera drop

Why it matters:Best Space Opera Series impressions fell from 4,729 to 1,769, and clicks from 55 to 24. The tropes query improved, and the Starbreaker series page still had 55 clicks. The path from those genre pages to the book got thinner.

What I'm doing:I'm keeping the Best Series page, the tropes page, and the Space Opera hub linked with Starbreaker, and watching whether the broad "space opera" query comes back.

3

Give Dark Fantasy a chance to click

Why it matters:The pillar went from 924 impressions to 2,096, and "what is dark fantasy" moved from 13.8 to 8.7. It is showing up now. It still has almost no clicks.

What I'm doing:I'm keeping the pillar linked from the Compendium and the related genre pages, and watching whether those impressions start to turn into clicks.