# Stagnant Rankings? Why It Might be a Good Sign

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Podcast: [Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/meredith-s-husband-seo-for-people-who-don-t-like-seo-4389427)
Published: 2026-05-11T19:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Two common Google Search Console questions get answered in this episode: what it means when impressions are rising but average rankings stay flat, and whether keywords still matter for blog posts. The short answer on rankings might surprise you. And the advice around blogging and keywords could save your site from a problem that looks like progress while quietly making things worse. Timestamps [0:00] Introduction [0:24] Listener question: impressions rising but rankings unchanged&...

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