500 programmatic pages, 15 days live — here are all the numbers, including the 6 clicks
The one-line version Fifteen days ago we put 500 programmatic pages live for a real client. As I write this, the site has earned 6 clicks and 89 impressions . We're publishing that anyway — because the curated-screenshot version of this industry is exactly the problem, and because those two numbers mean something different when you read the rest of the file. The client and the problem Bishal is a…
In the span of 15 days, 500 programmatic pages were launched for a real client, earning a total of 6 clicks and 89 impressions. Bishal, a bridal and event makeup artist based in Kolkata, utilized programmatic pages to target specific search queries related to bridal makeup services, neighborhood, tradition, and occasion. The page plan involved creating distinct pages for various intents, such as bridal makeup, engagement makeup, and traditional Bengali bridal, with each page having its own data backbone and intent.
Rejections for the project were not tracked, as they occurred during the build sessions and were only logged after the fact. The page plan mixed service, tradition, and occasion intents, as the queries "bengali bridal makeup artist near me" and "bridal makeup cost in kolkata" cater to different searchers with different questions.
The review gate, which blocked undesirable pages from being published, ensured that all shipped pages had survived a deliberate inspection. The timeline for the project started with planning not being tracked, but the launch date was 31 August 2026. During the first 15 days (1-15 September), the site earned 6 clicks, 89 impressions, a click-through rate of 6.7%, and an average position of 28.9.
One of the pages, "traditional-bengali-bridal-kolkata," garnered 64 impressions in 15 days but had zero clicks, with its position trending upward. This page is expected to rank higher for its specific query within the next two weeks. The remaining 494 pages are still queueing for evaluation, and their performance will improve over time.
A notable defect surfaced during the project: both http:// and https:// variants of the homepage earned clicks, indicating a canonical/redirect issue that needed to be fixed. The data provided in this report aims to demonstrate the true performance of the programmatic pages, rather than hiding any potential underperformance.
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