40+ SEO Strategies and How to Implement Them

How to make SEO-friendly URLs (most websites still get this wrong)

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SPONSORED Traffic without revenue is just vanity metrics. Tired of SEO that gets eyeballs but no buyers? Spicy Margarita builds…

Apr 16, 2025

How to Write Proper FAQs

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SPONSORED More traffic isn’t the goal—more buyers are. B2B SaaS brands like Surfshark and Pitch rank for high-intent…

Apr 9, 2025

f* easy content - 3 techniques to make your next article stand out

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Most content is 'easy' content: * Easy to create * Easy to ignore * Easy to forget It lacks depth. Never…

Jan 24, 2025

Avoiding The Content Trap

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"Just publish more content" is like throwing SEO spaghetti at the wall. Sure, something might stick – but at…

Jan 8, 2025

Two Common SEO Mistakes (Search Intent Gone Wrong)

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Before we started working together, a client of mine published 50+ low-quality SEO blog posts. A handful gained some traction,…

Nov 27, 2024

Winning HARO links: How long is the PERFECT pitch?

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Hey friends, Quick note this week to share some incredibly useful data. Ever pitched on a platform like Featured, Haro,…

Nov 6, 2024

Why Blog Post Templates Kill Creativity and Better Ways to Compete for Attention in 2025

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Most SEO content in 2024 is not packaged in a way that users are willing to consume.

Oct 18, 2024

Increase Traffic by 20% With These 3 Exercises

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Internal links are one of your greatest allies in SEO: * They coach Google on the relationships between content. * They help…

Sep 18, 2024

Content Not Converting? Most People Miss These 4 Things.

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You wrote an article that's not converting. Before you quit and move to the forest, try these 4 things.

Jul 17, 2024

Part 3: Three Signals of Poor Content (That You Can Outrank)

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Low link building budget? Do this.

Jul 3, 2024

"Low Intent Match" Method (How I Ranked Above Hubspot)

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This week, I want to teach you another method for finding low-competition keywords.

Jun 26, 2024

Sneaking up on Competitors ("Lowest DR in Top 5" Method)

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I love working with brands who’ve underinvested in their SEO.

Jun 19, 2024

3 Signs You Have a Weak SEO Strategy

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and how to make yours stronger.

Jun 5, 2024

How Preply Grew to 3.8M Traffic/Month in Just 3 Years

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Preply, the online language tutoring company, absolutely exploded in organic search traffic over the past three years. Since 2012, the…

May 2, 2024

How to Do Meaningful SEO Reporting | Tips & Tactics

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Waste less time. Improve self-reporting. Automate more.

May 1, 2024

+50% revenue in Q1 thanks to SEO? 😵‍💫 Here’s how:

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I got off the phone with a client yesterday with a biiiig smile on my face. They had good news…

Apr 15, 2024

Make Your Content High Value With These 4 Sources of Unique Insight

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Your blog is your brand communicating to your audience—and that should not be boring or basic.

Apr 4, 2024

Scaling Springly to 100 Articles/Month (And How My Approach Has Changed)

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Hey friends, I had the wonderful Trish Seidel on the podcast this week. Trish was Growth Manager at Springly in…

Mar 21, 2024

Three Big Content Ops Lessons From the Last 3 Months

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+ some easter eggs

Feb 22, 2024

How to Find Hidden High-Converting Keywords in Your Search Console Data

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A quick weekend tactic to unlock more growth.

Jan 21, 2024

“Focus On Middle Funnel First!” Scaling ClickUp to 100K/Mo as a One-Man Content Team

members – 7 min read

“I try to take away as much editing from the start. Detailed briefs really help with that."

Dec 13, 2023

My SEO Blog Template Checklist - Boost Engagement; Ranking; Conversion

members – 4 min read

11 elements of a flaming-hot blog template.

Nov 22, 2023

My SEO Content Design Checklist - Boost Readability; Consumption; Conversion

members – 5 min read

How to design content for SEO and reader friendliness.

Nov 15, 2023

What is a "Search Mindset"?

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SEOs love talking about search intent, but I don't see ANYONE talking about "search mindset".

Oct 25, 2023

How to Write Top Tier "Best X Software" Listicles (With Template)

members – 7 min read

These keywords are literally your best opportunity to win customers.

Oct 25, 2023

Top 10 SEO Tasks You Must Not Ignore

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Hey friends, If you want to rank well in SEO, there are just some tasks you should NOT ignore. Here…

Oct 19, 2023

Your SEO Content Needs a Better Thesis

members – 4 min read

Most SEO content is boring as hell. Let's fix that.

Oct 18, 2023

New Site SEO Checklist: Does Yours Have All of These?

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Before I help my clients start scaling content production, there are a few requirements I need in place. Here's my new site SEO checklist.

Oct 4, 2023

Why My Site Wasn't Hit by the Helpful Content Update 2023

members – 6 min read

My client's site is upticking HARD right now. * July 26th: 30,000/28 days * August 17th: 35,000/…

Sep 27, 2023

Steal My Internal Link Audit Process (With Epic Template)

members – 4 min read

SEOs in my circle continuously whisper about the power of internal links. “I know dude, huge jumps in traffic every…

Sep 25, 2023

Winning Budget: How monday.com Talk About the Value of SEO 💰💰

members – 6 min read

Hey friend, monday.com is well-known for its explosive and unignorable advertising campaigns. And yep, paid ads were their focus…

Sep 20, 2023

How CardGamer.com Grew to 40,000 Clicks/mo in 2 Months

members – 8 min read

Remember that RetroDodo niche site case study? Where Brandon built the site to 1M+ monthly clicks and $50K revenue? That…

Sep 14, 2023

Not All Content Has to Be High-Intent

members – 3 min read

We often talk about “high-converting” content in the SEO world. The advice tends to focus on commercial-intent keywords like: * “Best…

Sep 13, 2023

How to Build Your First-Ever Topic Cluster (And Make a Splash in Your Industry)

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Here's how to build your first topic cluster. Start to finish. So it drives real customers.

Sep 7, 2023

How the F*ck to Convert Traffic

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Hello Ben’s subscribers! Please don’t unsubscribe from this edition. I really don’t want to annoy Ben. He…

Sep 6, 2023

How to Build a Content Strategy That Truly Drives Pipeline (step-by-step)

members – 5 min read

🔥Note: The weekly How the F*ck newsletter will be written by a guest author throughout August. This week, Sara…

Aug 30, 2023

My #1 Tip for Hiring Great Writers

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🚀This is a newsletter for premium members of the How the F*ck community. Someone wise once told me: "…

Aug 23, 2023

How to Use AI to Prioritise 10,000+ Keywords

members – 7 min read

🔥Note: The weekly How the F*ck newsletter will be written by a guest author throughout August. This week, Tim…

Aug 23, 2023

How to Choose the Right Blogging Niche [That Makes You Money]

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🔥Note: The weekly How the F*ck newsletter will be written by a guest author throughout August. This week, Samantha…

Aug 16, 2023

3 Ways to Keep Content Quality High (Even at Scale)

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As you scale content, it's easy to let quality slip. 1-10 articles? You diligently pour over the minutia.…

Aug 9, 2023

How to Convincingly Add Expert Insight into Content

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💡This week, Melissa Malec is taking over the How the F*ck newsletter show. Melissa is a killer content writer…

Aug 2, 2023

How to scale 50 → 100 articles/mo ⚠️

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Wanna scale your search traffic? You need content. The more content you create, the more opportunity you have to: * Target…

Jul 26, 2023

Anatomy of a High-Converting Blog Post

members – 4 min read

This week, Benji Hyam from Grow & Convert shared his 6-steps to building a high-converting SEO strategy. It was awesome.…

Jul 5, 2023

6-Steps to Building a High-Converting SEO Strategy

members – 8 min read

This week, Benji Hyam from Grow & Convert joined the community to talk SEO. His team builds high-converting SEO strategies…

Jul 5, 2023

Content Refresh Checklist: How to Refresh Old SEO Content

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Ah, ye old content refresh. Pause content creation for a moment. We're revisiting your vast library and squeezing…

Jun 21, 2023

Scaling Quality Content: 8 SEO Frameworks

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If your SEO content fails to: * Show earned secrets * Encourage new ways of thinking * Convey what makes your brand unique…

Jun 14, 2023

How to Build Thought Leadership into a Velocity SEO Workflow

members – 9 min read

Erin Balsa joined the podcast & community this week. I've known for a while that Erin shares my…

Jun 14, 2023

How to Find & Win Trending Keywords in SEO

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SEO is getting more competitive every day: 1. More brands are investing in it 2. Google keeps releasing traffic-eroding features…

Jun 7, 2023

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

5 Guest Blogging Best Practices (Be Unignorable & Win More "Juice")

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I used to undervalue backlink building. I saw people getting stratospheric results from content production alone and thought…backlinks must…

May 31, 2023