Changelog

What changed, and when

A running log of updates to rankings, backlink lists, keyword roots, and articles.

  1. Toolbox

    The toolbox is reorganized into eight steps that follow how a site gets built (find demand, analyze data, APIs, build, measure, monetize, promote, learn), growing from 37 to 94 tools, each marked with cost and whether I use it daily.

  2. Rankings

    The three rankings now go beyond 50 sites each: 186 in DR × Traffic Dual-Growth, 99 in New-Site Traffic Growth, and 200 in Paying New-Site Traffic.

  3. Backlinks

    Where to Submit list published: 3,088 channels merged and de-duplicated from several lists, filterable by type, audience, cost, DR, and observed link attribute, with markers for channels competitors use and ones I have submitted to.

  4. Keywords

    Keyword roots page published: 51 classic roots, 19 action roots with data, 16 candidate roots still to be exported, and 21 recent signal keywords, from the September 2026 snapshot.

  5. Ship Fast

    Added the Ship One, Ship Fast page: the six-step path from reading the signal to reading the curve, and what each experiment will publish.

  6. Rankings

    First three rankings published: DR × Traffic Dual-Growth (September 2026), New-Site Traffic Growth (August 2026), and Paying New-Site Traffic (August 2026), 50 sites each.