Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#1,110,063
AI visibility: Grade D
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SEO health: Latest audit
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LLMS.txt
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plainstories.us Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Plain Stories (Education & Training) is ranked #1,110,063 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, down 70,585 places from #1,039,478 in July 2026.
- Its AI visibility score is 59 out of 100 (grade D), with a published llms.txt of 83 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement Title and Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #1,110,063 | ▼ 70,585 |
| July 2026 | #1,039,478 | ▼ 145,120 |
| June 2026 | #894,358 | — |
| May 2026 | #894,358 | ▼ 392,809 |
| April 2026 | #501,549 | ▼ 984 |
| March 2026 | #500,565 | ▲ 358,115 |
| February 2026 | #858,680 | — |
What this company does
Plain Stories is a practical writing resource built for people who want to get better at storytelling without the fluff. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of narrative craft—how to shape scenes, build characters, and keep readers turning pages. The site offers clear explanations, real examples, and short exercises that writers can try right away. Over time it has become a quiet favorite among hobbyists, aspiring novel…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of https://plainstories.us is critically poor, with significant deficiencies in on-page elements and technical configurations. The site lacks essential metadata, proper structure, and accessibility features, which severely hampers its visibility and performance in search engines.
plainstories.us Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Paid search ads bring 100% of it — more than its organic results do.
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plainstories.us AI Visibility
plainstories.us scores 59 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade D. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10), Company profile (19/25) and Structured data (0/5).
Grade D
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
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plainstories.us LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on plainstories.us runs to 83 lines (4,999 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in May 2026. It introduces the site as "Plain Stories". It tells AI engines the business works in Education & Training; Media, Entertainment & Gaming; and Creative Writing. It describes 5 products, with prices such as Story Structure Guide at Free, Character Builder Workbook at Free and Weekly Writing Prompts at Free. Services it lists include Story Critique, Writing Workshop, Customized writing prompts tailored to a writer’s current project or genre and Manuscript Review. The audience it names is Aspiring and hobby writers, aged 18-45 (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTML, CSS and WordPress. The keywords it claims start with "creative writing", "narrative techniques", "character development" and "writing prompts".
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Updated May 18, 2026
What the file says
# Plain Stories ## About Plain Stories is a practical writing resource built for people who want to get better at storytelling without the fluff. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of narrative craft—how to shape scenes, build characters, and keep readers turning pages. The site offers clear explanations, real examples, and short exercises that writers can try right away. Over time it has become a quiet favorite among hobbyists, aspiring novelists, and even some working professionals who need a quick refresher on technique. Unlike many writing sites that lean heavily on theory, Plain Stories keeps things grounded in what actually works on the page. The content covers everything from basic story structure to more advanced moves like unreliable narrators and subtext. Writers come here when they’re stuck on a scene or looking for a fresh prompt that actually sparks ideas. The tone stays conversational and encouraging, never academic or intimidating. Most visitors land on the site through search, drawn by specific questions about character arcs or dialogue tags. Once there, they often stay to browse older posts that break down well-known stories or offer simple editing checklists. The resource is completely free and supported by a small team that updates the blog a few times each month. No login or subscription is required, which keeps the barrier low for new writers. The founders b
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Story Structure GuideFree
- Character Builder WorkbookFree
- Weekly Writing PromptsFree
- Editing Checklist PackFree
- Beginner Fiction CourseFree
Services it tells AI about
- Story CritiqueContact for pricing
- Writing WorkshopContact for pricing
- Customized writing prompts tailored to a writer’s current project or genreContact for pricing
- Manuscript ReviewContact for pricing
- Group CoachingContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Aspiring and hobby writers · 18-45 · Global
Company type
Private
plainstories.us SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of plainstories.us scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Title and Meta Description
- CriticalAdd H1 and H2 Tags
- HighCreate a Robots.txt File
- HighCreate a Sitemap.xml
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
plainstories.us Competitors and Alternatives
Plain Stories's company profile names https://www.writingforward.com, https://www.creative-writing-now.com, https://www.thewritepractice.com and https://www.writersdigest.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.nownovel.com and https://www.storystar.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are thetaxbook.com, u-share.cn, abcinsulation.co.uk and saaedesolonopole.com.br.
plainstories.us Company Profile
Plain Stories is a practical writing resource built for people who want to get better at storytelling without the fluff. It focuses on the nuts and bolts of narrative craft—how to shape scenes, build characters, and keep readers turning pages. The site offers clear explanations, real examples, and short exercises that writers can try right away. Over time it has become a quiet favorite among hobbyists, aspiring novel…
Plain Stories was founded in 2019, about 7 years ago. Its workforce is listed as between 1 and 10 employees. Its profile files it under Education & Training, with further tags for Media, Entertainment & Gaming; Creative Writing; and Storytelling. Total funding on record is Bootstrapped. Its tagline reads: "Helping writers craft stories that stick".
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Founded
- 2019
- Employees
- 1-10
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Bootstrapped
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plainstories.us Organic Keywords
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