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Ben Goodey

Ben Goodey

Hey! I'm the founder of How the F*ck. Contact me via LinkedIn ✌️
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How Copy.AI Seized First Mover Advantages (1M Clicks in 5 Months)
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How Copy.AI Seized First Mover Advantages (1M Clicks in 5 Months)

members – 11 min read
Since its launch in 2020, copy.ai has grown to 8M users in the fierce battle for AI content writing…
Jun 7, 2023
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5 Guest Blogging Best Practices (Be Unignorable & Win More "Juice")
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5 Guest Blogging Best Practices (Be Unignorable & Win More "Juice")

public – 5 min read
I used to undervalue backlink building. I saw people getting stratospheric results from content production alone and thought…backlinks must…
May 31, 2023
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How Generative AI Will Impact SEO | Google SGE Tips
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How Generative AI Will Impact SEO | Google SGE Tips

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In case you hadn't heard, Google is changing. In this week's newsletter, I've curated…
May 25, 2023
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High Converting Keywords: Find Yours & Learn to Craft an Enticing Offer
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High Converting Keywords: Find Yours & Learn to Craft an Enticing Offer

public – 9 min read
💡This article is based on a podcast interview with Jacob Clarke from NerdWallet. Listen to the full episode on the…
May 23, 2023
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How Maze Built an SEO Revenue Engine. And You Can, Too.
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How Maze Built an SEO Revenue Engine. And You Can, Too.

public – 11 min read
Maze is a SaaS platform that helps product teams collect and use user insights for product development. In 2021, Maze…
May 17, 2023
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What is Topical Authority in SEO & 5 Case Studies
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What is Topical Authority in SEO & 5 Case Studies

public – 12 min read
Google now notices if your website as a whole shows topical authority. So, guess what? * It’s no longer good…
May 9, 2023
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How Living Cozy Grew to 335,000 Monthly Page Views
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How Living Cozy Grew to 335,000 Monthly Page Views

members – 10 min read
🤩Read highlights in carousel format here.🎧Listen to the interview here. Ash Read initially launched Living Cozy as a directory…
May 1, 2023
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The Ultimate SEO Content Brief Template (+8 Experts Give Advice)
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The Ultimate SEO Content Brief Template (+8 Experts Give Advice)

members – 7 min read
Most content teams spend far too much time: * Communicating back and forth with writers * Editing final drafts that missed the…
Apr 19, 2023
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Google’s E-E-A-T: How to Demonstrate It
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Google’s E-E-A-T: How to Demonstrate It

public – 5 min read
In December 2022, a new E was added to E-E-A-T. The new “E” stands for experience. In Google’s announcement…
Apr 12, 2023
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How SurveyMonkey Scaled Organic to $200M in Annual Revenue
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How SurveyMonkey Scaled Organic to $200M in Annual Revenue

members – 9 min read
🎧Listen to this episode here on Apple/Spotify. Watch here on YouTube. Eli Schwartz joined SurveyMonkey in 2012. They’d…
Apr 11, 2023
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How to Raid Your Competitor's SEO Strategy [And 3 More Juicy SEO Tips]

public – 4 min read
⚡Workello helps you scale your content operations. Hiring writers is the MOST difficult part of it all. Want to hire…
Apr 5, 2023
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Tomb Raiding SEO: The Keyword Strategy Behind the "Beast"
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Tomb Raiding SEO: The Keyword Strategy Behind the "Beast"

members – 8 min read
Learn to raid uncompetitive keyword opportunities from blogs like yours.
Apr 5, 2023
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An SEO tactic you NEED to try
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An SEO tactic you NEED to try

public – 4 min read
🆒This week's newsletter is sponsored by uSERP. uSERP is a performance-driven SEO agency that helps you fuel your…
Mar 29, 2023
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How to Choose a Profitable Niche - A Data-Led Approach
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How to Choose a Profitable Niche - A Data-Led Approach

members – 6 min read
In the latest How the F*ck episode, we heard from Adam Smith, Founder of Niche Site Builders. He'…
Mar 29, 2023
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+5 Niche Site Case Studies & Examples from 2023 [Real Interviews]
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+5 Niche Site Case Studies & Examples from 2023 [Real Interviews]

public – 7 min read
Niche websites are a great source of passive income. The biggest success stories rake up tens of thousands of dollars…
Mar 28, 2023
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How to Use Aged Domains to Juice Up Your Authority [9-Step Evaluation Criteria]
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How to Use Aged Domains to Juice Up Your Authority [9-Step Evaluation Criteria]

public – 10 min read
Aged domains are older websites that have accrued SEO authority. Buying one is a shortcut to having a very organic-looking…
Mar 22, 2023
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8 Stupidly Successful SaaS SEO Case Studies - 2023 Strategies
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8 Stupidly Successful SaaS SEO Case Studies - 2023 Strategies

public – 10 min read
How does Hotjar consistently win the most difficult search terms? How did monday.com get to 1M monthly visitors in…
Mar 19, 2023
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You really REALLY don't wanna miss this - Monday.com 🤯

public – 2 min read
A big thank you to our sponsors who keep the How the F*ck podcast free to the reader: This…
Mar 15, 2023
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3 Types of Research For Incredible Content Marketing
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3 Types of Research For Incredible Content Marketing

public – 2 min read
Last week, I hosted the very first How the F*ck webinar (and we sold out!) * Guest: George Chasiotis, Founder…
Mar 8, 2023
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Aura's Rise to ~1 Million Monthly Visitors in 12 Months: A Full-Funnel SEO Strategy
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Aura's Rise to ~1 Million Monthly Visitors in 12 Months: A Full-Funnel SEO Strategy

members – 14 min read
This week I welcome Gaetano DiNardi back to the community to talk us through an insanely successful SEO growth story…
Mar 1, 2023
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LEMA Framework: How to Create Remarkable Content That Drives Results
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LEMA Framework: How to Create Remarkable Content That Drives Results

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In this week's How the F*ck case study, we learn how to create remarkable content. Here'…
Feb 22, 2023
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Fixing the SEO of an £80M Monthly Fashion Store (Adding 22% In Revenue in 12 Months)
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Fixing the SEO of an £80M Monthly Fashion Store (Adding 22% In Revenue in 12 Months)

members – 14 min read
Learn how eCommerce SEO expert, Louis Smith, increased a fashion retailers revenue by 22% in 12 months.
Feb 15, 2023
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0 to £6 billion IPO in 2 years | Role of SEO in Cazoo's growth | Automotive SEO case study
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0 to £6 billion IPO in 2 years | Role of SEO in Cazoo's growth | Automotive SEO case study

members – 15 min read
The British online car retailer, Cazoo, went from launch to £6 billion IPO in ~2 years. In this week’s…
Feb 7, 2023
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Top Local SEO Tactics Podcast Episodes
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Top Local SEO Tactics Podcast Episodes

public – 3 min read
The only way I like to learn SEO is by having a real expert pipe their knowledge into my brain.…
Jan 27, 2023
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2 SEO experiments (+1 mental case study)

2 SEO experiments (+1 mental case study)

public – 2 min read
Tip of the week: This tip is guaranteed to improve your rankings 👇 Jeremy Moser, Co-Founder & CEO at uSERP, shared…
Jan 25, 2023
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How to Build a Content Operation Like Workello
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How to Build a Content Operation Like Workello

members – 17 min read
If you want to increase content production while keeping costs low, then you must invest in content operations. In the…
Jan 25, 2023
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8 Best SEO Podcasts to Improve Your Search Strategy
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8 Best SEO Podcasts to Improve Your Search Strategy

public – 5 min read
Note: This article was written by AI as an experiment.
Jan 24, 2023
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How Typeform Built SEO into a $3M Annual Lifetime Revenue Channel
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How Typeform Built SEO into a $3M Annual Lifetime Revenue Channel

members – 10 min read
💡About the guest: Jake Stainer is the Co-Founder of the SaaS SEO Agency, Skale. He was Typeform's Head…
Jan 18, 2023
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Hotjar's Traffic Explosion: 47% Increase in 2 Years
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Hotjar's Traffic Explosion: 47% Increase in 2 Years

paid – 11 min read
Hotjar's Senior SEO & Content strategist tells us how Hotjar leverages full-funnel topic clusters to drive success.
Jan 11, 2023
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How to Get SEO Clients (Get Leads to Come to You)
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How to Get SEO Clients (Get Leads to Come to You)

public – 14 min read
Getting new SEO clients is tough. Building a steady pipeline of prospective leads is even tougher. When you've…
Jan 3, 2023
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How Scribe Grew from 0-30K Monthly Visitors in 7 Months
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How Scribe Grew from 0-30K Monthly Visitors in 7 Months

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This week's SEO case study is with the world-class SEO & content strategist, Jakub Rudnik. Safe to say…
Dec 21, 2022
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Programmatic SEO case study: How UserPilot Scaled to 100K Visitors in 10 Months
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Programmatic SEO case study: How UserPilot Scaled to 100K Visitors in 10 Months

public – 9 min read
It took UserPilot three years to get its first 25,000 monthly organic visitors. And, just 10 months to get…
Dec 14, 2022
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AI in SEO: How Long Does it Take to Overcome AI Content Detection?
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AI in SEO: How Long Does it Take to Overcome AI Content Detection?

public – 8 min read
I used ChatGPT to write a 1,500-word blog post on the keyword "animals that eat plants" and…
Dec 11, 2022
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Which SEO Content Should I Start With?
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Which SEO Content Should I Start With?

public – 5 min read
Welcome to the very first in the series of Listeners Questions. This week's question is: "Which SEO…
Dec 9, 2022
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How Investopedia.com Gets 80 Million in Monthly Traffic
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How Investopedia.com Gets 80 Million in Monthly Traffic

members – 10 min read
Investopedia's my go-to site for showing off SEO best practices. They're particularly impressive because finance is…
Nov 24, 2022
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How to Create Your First SaaS SEO Strategy
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How to Create Your First SaaS SEO Strategy

members – 7 min read
“I’ve built a thriving business JUST from this revenue-focused content plan sprint”—Brendan Hufford Here's a challenge…
Nov 23, 2022
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Growing a Daycare to £13M in Revenue via SEO (Local SEO Case Study)
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Growing a Daycare to £13M in Revenue via SEO (Local SEO Case Study)

members – 6 min read
In the episode, Tim Hanson shared the details behind an extremely impressive growth story. For one of his former clients,…
Nov 16, 2022
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SEO for Innovative Products: Create Content Even With Low Search Volume
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SEO for Innovative Products: Create Content Even With Low Search Volume

public – 4 min read
BOFU keywords are not that difficult to find, usually. But what if you’re an early-stage startup with cutting-edge technology?…
Nov 15, 2022
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How SEO Helped Supermetrics Grow to $50m ARR
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How SEO Helped Supermetrics Grow to $50m ARR

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Supermetrics just hit $50m ARR. That's more than 5x since Edward Ford joined the team three years ago.…
Nov 9, 2022
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Product-Led Content: 5 Steps to Create It
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Product-Led Content: 5 Steps to Create It

public – 7 min read
⚡New here? Check out our fast-growing library of SEO case studies. Product-led content weaves your product into the narrative to…
Nov 9, 2022
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How to Win Your Entire Niche in Search
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How to Win Your Entire Niche in Search

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Want to win your entire niche in search? Everyone has that one topic or concept for which they most want…
Nov 2, 2022
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4 Thought Leadership Frameworks for SEO Content
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4 Thought Leadership Frameworks for SEO Content

members – 6 min read
📚Related read: Check out our deep dive into Animalz own content strategy. Did you notice a couple of years ago…
Nov 2, 2022
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How to Find Bottom-of-Funnel Keywords (with Modifier List)
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How to Find Bottom-of-Funnel Keywords (with Modifier List)

public – 3 min read
⚡Generate 191 bottom-of-funnel keywords in under 3 minutes: We built you a FREE tool that auto-generates blog post titles tailored…
Oct 27, 2022
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How to Get 2m Clicks in 16 Months in a Tough-to-Win Niche
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How to Get 2m Clicks in 16 Months in a Tough-to-Win Niche

members – 10 min read
I interviewed Ryan Darani several months ago, just after he shared this fantastic graph on LinkedIn. ⚡New here? Check out…
Oct 26, 2022
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How To Write V Good Content When You're Not An Expert
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How To Write V Good Content When You're Not An Expert

public – 5 min read
This past week I began writing an article on upselling. You may or may not have noticed, but I’m…
Oct 22, 2022
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How Operto 4x Revenue in 12 Months With Foundation-Growth-Scale SEO Framework
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How Operto 4x Revenue in 12 Months With Foundation-Growth-Scale SEO Framework

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In this article, you'll find the full strategy and the details of the Foundation-Growth-Scale SEO framework.
Oct 19, 2022
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Three Core Elements of a SaaS SEO Strategy
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Three Core Elements of a SaaS SEO Strategy

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Today, I'm going to break down the three core elements of a successful SaaS SEO strategy: * The conversion…
Oct 16, 2022
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5 Key Lessons From a 10-year SEO Career, By Kevin Indig
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5 Key Lessons From a 10-year SEO Career, By Kevin Indig

members – 7 min read
Reflecting on a 10-year career, Kevin Indig shares the lessons and stories from his time at Atlassian, Shopify, G2, and DailyMotion.
Oct 12, 2022
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Welcome—come on in

Welcome—come on in

public – 3 min read
A welcome note. Housekeeping. And the guest lineup this season. (Oh, and the update checklist)
Oct 8, 2022
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How Topical Authority Helped Respona Grow 0 to ~100K Monthly Organic Visitors
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How Topical Authority Helped Respona Grow 0 to ~100K Monthly Organic Visitors

members – 4 min read
Learn how George and his team grew SaaS startup, Respona to 100,000 monthly visitors leveraging the latest SEO techniques.
Oct 5, 2022
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