Experiment with a longer time before a popup shows up, visitors going to multiple pages before showing, exit intent, topical popups, etc.
Have an incentive to join your mailing list, or at least explain the benefits of joining it. Right now it just says to join. Maybe a GSCE cheat sheet or additional resources page (no idea what GSCE is, but see it all over your website). Have an email drip campaign with more information. Something to give someone a reason to join it.
As far as traffic goes, SEO takes some time to work its magic. Here's a screenshot of the first few months of my latest website's Search Console performance, Google only.
Your website is certainly on par for the course. You're right at the spot when someone goes "shit, is all this actually worth it?" Continue writing, continue promoting, and soon you'll look back at this thread and laugh.
Have an incentive to join your mailing list, or at least explain the benefits of joining it. Right now it just says to join. Maybe a GSCE cheat sheet or additional resources page (no idea what GSCE is, but see it all over your website). Have an email drip campaign with more information. Something to give someone a reason to join it.
As far as traffic goes, SEO takes some time to work its magic. Here's a screenshot of the first few months of my latest website's Search Console performance, Google only.
Your website is certainly on par for the course. You're right at the spot when someone goes "shit, is all this actually worth it?" Continue writing, continue promoting, and soon you'll look back at this thread and laugh.