Four Months of Blogging Experiment
[Added on April 9, 2026]
This is a bit of a mess, so you don’t have to read it. I’ve posted a revised version on April 9, 2026.
Updated on April 9, 2026 →
I set up two Google Blogs - one for game development logs and one for daily life.
I also posted game development logs on Naver Blog and Tistory to promote Soosooland. I posted summaries with links to the full content on Google Blog, thinking Google would penalize duplicate content if I posted the same thing everywhere.
Result? Traffic on Google, Tistory, and Naver all dropped to nearly zero.
I was chatting with Gemini and asked if blog posts could disappear. While Google servers are safer than personal servers, regular backups are recommended.
Risk factors:
1. Hacking
1. Google service policy violations
1. Flagged as spam
1. Accidental deletion
1. Service policy changes
Gemini said: “Rather than thinking ‘it won’t disappear,’ think ‘I’m physically preserving my precious records’ and download backup files regularly. This is especially important for development blogs with carefully written technical posts!”
Since I asked Google-related questions, I talked to Gemini. It also speaks nicely.
Since preserving my content matters more than search rankings, I decided to post full content (not summaries) on both Naver and Tistory on January 4th.
I thought my Google Blog traffic was near zero, but when I checked on January 8th, over 4 months: daily life blog had 85 views, game development blog had 133 views. Total: 218.
Naver Blog had 128 views in just 2 days (January 5-6).
But views dropped from day 5 to day 6.
Simple math: Naver’s 2-day traffic × 2 = Google’s 4-month traffic.
However, Naver’s January 5th views were 71, January 6th were 51 - a 28% drop in just one day. Naver search seems to prioritize recent posts.
Google Blog traffic was definitely near zero before, but now it’s growing. It seems to track and manage reliable search data. Even getting Soosooland ranked high on Google took 4 months.
I need to keep watching. I haven’t added any tags to Naver posts yet, so I don’t know how that would change things. Writing is fun but tagging is tedious, so I’ll add tags slowly.
So Naver needs consistent posting to increase traffic, while Google just needs patience… though I’m not certain.
My main goal is preserving what I write rather than traffic, but I hope readers get curious and visit Soosooland.
On Naver Blog, I’ve posted many daily life stories. Among the top 20 posts by views: 3 are game development logs, 17 are daily life stories. Daily life is more popular. Most came from search.
On Google Blog: daily life has 85 views, game development has 133 views. Game development is more popular there. The daily life blog has no tags, which might change if I add them.
Actually, I haven’t been making games lately due to poor concentration. Out of boredom, I visited blogs I used to follow. Fun daily life blogs had turned into Naver Store promotions, health information blogs had become real estate promotions. Not all of them, though.
We don’t criticize actors, singers, or athletes for doing commercials, so I can’t criticize Naver Blogs turning into promotional pages. I just quietly unfollowed them.
**Future Plans: Under Observation**
I need to focus on making games, but blogging clutters my mind. If promoting Soosooland proves ineffective, I’ll soon make my Blog private. Currently under observation.
Updated on April 9, 2026 →
1.I Started a Google Blog **August 2025: The Failed Link Strategy**
I set up two Google Blogs - one for game development logs and one for daily life.I also posted game development logs on Naver Blog and Tistory to promote Soosooland. I posted summaries with links to the full content on Google Blog, thinking Google would penalize duplicate content if I posted the same thing everywhere.
Result? Traffic on Google, Tistory, and Naver all dropped to nearly zero.
2. Google Blog Posts Need to Be Backed Up
**January 4, 2026: Learning About Backups**I was chatting with Gemini and asked if blog posts could disappear. While Google servers are safer than personal servers, regular backups are recommended.
Risk factors:
1. Hacking
1. Google service policy violations
1. Flagged as spam
1. Accidental deletion
1. Service policy changes
Gemini said: “Rather than thinking ‘it won’t disappear,’ think ‘I’m physically preserving my precious records’ and download backup files regularly. This is especially important for development blogs with carefully written technical posts!”
Since I asked Google-related questions, I talked to Gemini. It also speaks nicely.
Since preserving my content matters more than search rankings, I decided to post full content (not summaries) on both Naver and Tistory on January 4th.
3. I Analyzed the View Counts on Naver Blog, Tistory, and Google Blog
**January 8, 2026: Traffic Analysis**I thought my Google Blog traffic was near zero, but when I checked on January 8th, over 4 months: daily life blog had 85 views, game development blog had 133 views. Total: 218.
Naver Blog had 128 views in just 2 days (January 5-6).
But views dropped from day 5 to day 6.
Simple math: Naver’s 2-day traffic × 2 = Google’s 4-month traffic.
However, Naver’s January 5th views were 71, January 6th were 51 - a 28% drop in just one day. Naver search seems to prioritize recent posts.
4. I Set Different Strategies for Google Blog and Naver Blog
**Google vs Naver: Different Strategies**Google Blog traffic was definitely near zero before, but now it’s growing. It seems to track and manage reliable search data. Even getting Soosooland ranked high on Google took 4 months.
I need to keep watching. I haven’t added any tags to Naver posts yet, so I don’t know how that would change things. Writing is fun but tagging is tedious, so I’ll add tags slowly.
So Naver needs consistent posting to increase traffic, while Google just needs patience… though I’m not certain.
My main goal is preserving what I write rather than traffic, but I hope readers get curious and visit Soosooland.
5. Game Development Journals Work Better on Google, Daily Stories on Naver
**Daily Life vs Game Development: Different Popularity by Platform**On Naver Blog, I’ve posted many daily life stories. Among the top 20 posts by views: 3 are game development logs, 17 are daily life stories. Daily life is more popular. Most came from search.
On Google Blog: daily life has 85 views, game development has 133 views. Game development is more popular there. The daily life blog has no tags, which might change if I add them.
6. I Observed the Blog Ecosystem
**Observing the Blog Ecosystem**Actually, I haven’t been making games lately due to poor concentration. Out of boredom, I visited blogs I used to follow. Fun daily life blogs had turned into Naver Store promotions, health information blogs had become real estate promotions. Not all of them, though.
We don’t criticize actors, singers, or athletes for doing commercials, so I can’t criticize Naver Blogs turning into promotional pages. I just quietly unfollowed them.
**Future Plans: Under Observation**
I need to focus on making games, but blogging clutters my mind. If promoting Soosooland proves ineffective, I’ll soon make my Blog private. Currently under observation.
🪄 Dev log originally written in Korean | Translated with Claude
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