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Dive into the world of fast-growth SEO case studies on the How the Fxck podcast. Each episode gets into the trenches alongside those who were *actually* there when it happened. To reveal the full story of what's working in SEO right now.
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“Focus On Middle Funnel First!” Scaling ClickUp to 100K/Mo as a One-Man Content Team from 2023-12-13T09:00
This week, I welcome Josh Spilker onto the show. Josh is a seasoned marketer, having been the sole ...
Listen$1.6M to $17M annual revenue in 16 months 🤯 SEO certainly can generate demand | Aditya Vempaty from 2023-12-04T04:48:26
"There's no search volume for what we do"—okay, well do THIS instead.
In this case study, Aditya Vempaty (ex-Amplitude, current MoEngage VP of Marketing) shares ...
ListenSolo: Crafting your first topic cluster; Building authority content libraries; Getting real about quality (Just me & you, Ben Goodey) from 2023-10-03T02:28:39
We're back, baby! In this episode, I jump on to do my first-ever solo podcast. Just me and you.
I wanted to dig into a challenge my clients and network face regularly: How...
ListenQ&A: Keyword optimization best practices; featured snippets, HARO, working with freelancers (with Zoe Ashbridge, Co-Founder at Forank) from 2023-07-12T09:38:18
I was so excited to welcome fellow Brit, Zoe Ashbridge, to the community today.
We throw tips and questions back and fo...
Listen6-steps to building a high-converting SEO strategy (Cognitive FX SEO Case Study - 0 to 250K visitors/mo) (Benji Hyam, Co-Founder of Grow and Convert) from 2023-07-05T05:16:21
OMG. The Scale Package is LIVEEE for pre-order! Grab yours at a discounted pr...
Listen3-Part Framework for Ranking Content on Page 1 (Jessica Lam Hill Young & Yamon, the brand creatives) - Part 2 from 2023-06-28T04:08:28
“60% of all our content ranks on page one.”—Jessica Lam Hill Young
In this episode, we learn the three-part framework Jess and her team use to create high-quality content that...
ListenHow to Properly Update Old Content - The SEO Refresh Checklist with Jessica Lam Hill Young & Yamon Y. (the brand creatives) - Part 1 from 2023-06-20T15:45:04
Supporting article (free): How to Refresh Old Content for SEO (and what NOT to do) Listen
How to Build Quality Content into a Velocity SEO Workflow [Erin Balsa, Founder at Haus of Bold, Content Strategist for Complex Enterprise SaaS] from 2023-06-14T03:33
Our "raison d’etre" is to help marketers scale search traffic without sacrificing quality. This week, expect a ton of tips & ideas for doing just that.
I intervi...
ListenHow Copy.AI Got 1M Clicks in 5 Months with First-Mover Advantages [Jeremy Moser, Founder at uSERP.io] from 2023-06-07T01:20:34
Since launch in 2020, copy.ai has grown to 8M users in the fierce battle for AI content writing tools.
But back in 2022, when they began investing in SEO, sea...
ListenHow to Find and Target High Converting Keywords in Your Niche (With Jacob Clarke, Organic Growth @ NerdWallet) from 2023-05-23T10:01:37
We're joined again this week by Jacob from NerdWallet, this week to discuss a VERY important topic: high-converting keywords.
We discuss:
- W... Listen
How Maze.co Built an SEO Revenue Engine to 900 Monthly Organic Sign-Ups (Jake Stainer, Co-Founder at Skale.so) from 2023-05-16T09:46:53
This case study is about an underdog website.
A new company, launching into a competitive niche and winning some of those most difficult keywords.
Maze br...
ListenHow to Build Topical Authority in SEO (With Jacob Clarke, Organic Growth @ NerdWallet) from 2023-05-09T10:04:19
Jacob Clarke joined the show today from NerdWallet's stupidly successful SEO team. He helps us define topical authority and drill down...
ListenScaling LivingCozy.com to 335,000 Monthly Page Views with Expert Content [Ash Read, Co-Founder at 937 Media. Ex-Buffer Editorial Director) from 2023-05-01T08:02:07
I had an amazing conversation with Ash Read this week on the show.
For those of you who know the software company Buffer, Ash was their Editorial Director for 6 years. So, yo...
ListenGoogle's E-E-A-T: What is The New E and How to Demonstrate It in an AI World [Olga Zarr, SEO Consultant] from 2023-04-19T08:24:49
Learn about E-E-A-T and how to demonstrate it with SEO expert, Olga Zarr.
Topics: What is E-E-A-T? Does it matter for everyone? How can I demonstrate it to Go...
ListenProduct-Led SEO and SurveyMonkey's $200M Annual Organic Growth Strategy (Eli Schwartz, Author of Product-led SEO and ex-SurveyMonkey Director of Growth) from 2023-04-11T10:04:16
Eli Schwartz has advised the who's who of technology companies: Zendesk, Coinbase, Quora, InsightTimer, and many more.
During his 7-year tenure at SurveyM...
ListenPart 3: 2,300 Blog Posts in One Go?! How to Do Tomb Raiding Keyword Research - The Strategy Behind the "BEAST" SEO Case Study (Adam Smith, Founder @ Niche Website Builders) - SEO Podcast from 2023-04-04T15:00:58
In the final episode with Adam Smith, we look at the keyword research system behind his "beast" SEO case study.
Here's the background on the niche site:
- He bou... Listen
Part 2: How to Choose a Profitable Niche That You Can *Actually* Win (Adam Smith, Founder @ Niche Website Builders) - SEO Podcast from 2023-03-29T08:45:59
More with Adam Smith!
This time? The hardest part of niche blogging: Actually choosing a sub-niche you don't regret.
This is the best methodology I've seen to fi...
ListenPart 1: How to Use Aged Domains to Juice Up Your Authority (Adam Smith, Founder @ Niche Website Builders) - SEO Podcast from 2023-03-22T10:59:26
This week, I caught up with niche website expert, Adam Smith, to learn how to use aged domains to accelerate traffic-building success.
Expert to learn:
- What... Listen
Part 2: How Monday.com Scaled Search Traffic 600% in 2 Years (Eliana Atia and Zoe Averbuch, Monday.com SEO & Content Leadership) from 2023-03-15T08:38:56
In this week's SEO case study, we revisit a story we released in December 2022: How Monday.com Scaled its SEO (1,000 articles in 12 month...
ListenAura.com's Full Funnel SEO Strategy: ~1 Million Monthly Visitors in 12 Months (Gaetano DiNardi, Growth Advisor, and ex-VP of Growth at Aura) from 2023-03-01T09:33:47
Gaetano developed the strategy that took Aura's SEO traffic to close to ~1 million monthly visitors in 12 months.
The blog started with zero content and low domain authority. Now, with on...
ListenHow to Create Remarkable SEO Content with LEMA (Lily Ugbaja, Freelance Content Strategist for B2B SaaS, ex-Animalz) from 2023-02-22T11:08:57
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In SEO, creating quality, experience-driven content has never been ...
ListenFixing the SEO of an £80m monthly fashion eCommerce company (and adding 22% Revenue in 12 Months (Louis Smith, eCommerce SEO specialist] from 2023-02-15T07:30:36
eCommerce SEO expert, Louis Smith, came on the podcast this week to talk through one of his case studies.
He helped th...
Listen0 to £6 billion IPO in 2 years | The role of SEO in Cazoo's growth story (Andy Francos, Ex-Group Head of Organic Performance at Cazoo) from 2023-02-07T17:02:11
Andy Francos was the Group Head of Organic Performance at Cazoo from day one through to IPO.
In this episode, we learn:
- How Cazoo built a customer-centric organic strategy f... Listen
My content operations playbook (How to create 800 blog posts per month) (Gordana Sretenovic, Co-Founder at Workello) from 2023-01-25T08:37:10
Bonus: Find the full content operations guide here.
This wee...
ListenHow Typeform Built SEO into a $3M Annual Lifetime Revenue Channel (Jake Stainer, Co-Founder at Skale, Ex-Typeform Head of Growth) from 2023-01-17T21:31:47
Jake Stainer joined Typeform in June 2015 as employee #29.
In his first couple of weeks, they celebrated hitting £1M in annual revenu...
ListenHotjar's Traffic Explosion: 47% Increase in 2 Years (Sean Potter, Senior SEO & Content Strategist at Hotjar) [SEO Case Study] from 2023-01-11T01:15:38
Hotjar's search volume increased 47% over the past 2 years. That's millions of new visitors each year.
And the best thing? Revenue results. It's driving *actual* revenue results.&nb...
ListenHow Retro Dodo grew 1M clicks and $50K monthly revenue in 3 years (Brandon Saltalamacchia, Founder at RetroDodo) [SEO Case Study] from 2023-01-04T08:57:46
My guest this week built the most successful Retro Gaming website around today.
In this episode, we hear how Brandon's multimedia approach to content creation helped him build a brand...
ListenHow Scribe grew from 0 to 30,000 monthly visitors in 7 months (with significant ROI) (Jakub Rudnik, Head of Content, ex-G2 Content Strategist) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-12-21T08:51:30
This week, I catch up with a world-class content strategist, Jakub Rudnik.
Safe to say he's been around the block. He was at G2 as a senior content strategist during the hyper-growt...
ListenHow UserPilot Scaled to 100K Clicks in 10 Months With Programmatic SEO (Emilia Korczyńska, Head of Marketing, UserPilot) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-12-14T08:44:29
It took UserPilot three years to get its first 25,000 monthly organic visitors. And, just 10 months to get to 100,000.
Whaaaat?! Triple the growth rate. 🤯 How on earth did they...
Growing My Niche Website to 75,000 Monthly Visitors & £7K Income in 2 Years with SEO (Samantha North, Founder at digitalemigre.com) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-12-07T09:21:21
Samantha North learned SEO from scratch and built her niche blog to 3,000 daily visits (75K monthly), all in under 2 years.
In this episode, we deep dive Samantha's story, including every...
ListenHow Monday.com Wrote 1,000 SEO Articles in 12 Months (and then IPO'd) (Brad Smith, Codeless) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-11-30T07:49:36
Grab the full strategy guide here.
Leading up to their I...
ListenHow to Create Your First SaaS SEO Strategy (Brendan Hufford, Founder at Growth Sprints) from 2022-11-23T08:06:15
This week’s How the F*ck episode centers on a role-play between me and leading SaaS SEO strategist, Brendan Hufford.
Here’s the background. I’m a SaaS founder for a productivity software....
ListenHow to Get £13 Million in Revenue With Local SEO (Tim Hanson, Founder at fivethreeoh) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-11-15T23:55:23
Tim's a SaaS SEO specialist, known for his sprints approach and the super insightful strategies he shares on LinkedIn.
In the episode, Ti...
ListenHow SEO Helped Supermetrics Grow to $50m ARR (Edward Ford, Demand Gen Director, Supermetrics) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-11-09T09:53:15
Supermetrics just hit $50m ARR. That's more than 5x since Edward Ford joined the team three years ago.
You know what's cool? Supermetrics earned their first $5m in revenue without a singl...
Listen4 Thought Leadership Frameworks to Create Expert Content for SEO (Ryan Law, VP of Content at Animalz) from 2022-11-02T08:40:50
This week on the How the F*ck podcast, I have the pleasure of welcoming Ryan Law, VP of Content at Animalz onto the podcast.
Ryan and Animalz have helped shift the way marketers approach ...
ListenHow to Get 2m Clicks in 16 Months in a Tough-to-Win Niche (Ryan Darani, SEO Consultant and YMYL expert) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-10-26T07:28:40
This week I’m joined by Ryan Darani, an expert SEO consultant in the Your Money Your Life (YMYL) space.
Ryan grew the website of an eCommerce at-home blog testing kit company from 30,000 ...
ListenHow Operto 4x revenue in 12 months with SEO (Maeva Cifuentes, CEO at Flying Cat Marketing) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-10-19T07:53:42
In this episode, Maeva shares with me how she and her fast-growing team quadrupled the revenue of property automation software company, Operto in just 12 months.
You'll learn the fundamen...
ListenKevin Indig's 5 Key Lessons From a 10-year Career in SEO (ex-Director at Shopify, Atlassian, G2, DailyMotion) from 2022-10-12T06:46:53
Reflecting on a 10-year career, Kevin Indig shares five important lessons he's learned in his SEO career about management, influence, and execution. The career lessons come alongside fascinating...
ListenHow Topical Authority Helped Respona Grow from 0 to ~100K Monthly Organic Visitors (George Chasiotis, Managing Director at Minuttia) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-10-05T07:31:22
This week's episode deep dives the organic growth journey of product-led SaaS tool, Respona.
George and his team wrote close to 100 blog posts, driving 20,000 organic keywords—1,500...
ListenThree PR-Driven Strategies That'll Earn You 100s of SEO Backlinks in One Weekend (Fery Kaszoni, Search Intelligence) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-09-28T08:25:38
In this week's How the F*ck episode, I caught up with the expert in PR-based link building: Fery Kaszoni, the founder of the fast-growing link building agency, Search Intelligence.
... ListenHow to Grow From 0 to 2.3M Organic Traffic in 12 Months (Dimitris Drakatos, Head of SEO at Paired, ex-Peanut, ex-Revolut) [SEO Case Study] from 2022-09-21T09:05:37
How the F*ck SEO kicks off with an interview with the awe-striking Dimitris Drakatos. After stints at leading tech companies like Work...
ListenEp. 36: How to create an inbound lead engine your sales team doesn't hate (Feat. Jennifer Montague, Director of Marketing @ Dixa) from 2021-11-18T18:14:03
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This week's guest is Jen Montague, Director of Marketing at Dixa (the Europe-based customer service platform that just raised...
ListenEp. 35: How to use customer calls to create content that drives revenue (Feat. Yaagneshwaran Ganesh, Director of Marketing at Avoma) from 2021-10-16T16:25:47
“I don’t believe in creating lots of top of funnel content. When you are part of a startup or a mid-market company, everything that you do needs to map to a result.”
In this epis...
ListenEp. 34: The power of events in B2B marketing (Feat. Anthony Kennada, CMO at Hopin, ex-Gainsight CMO) from 2021-07-05T22:15:13
This week's How the Fxck interview is with the incredible Anthony Kennada, CMO at Hopin.
Anthony was the first marketer and founding CMO at Gainsight, which grew to $100m ARR and sold for...
ListenEp. 33: How I attract big name clients with content (Xenia, Founder of Planable) from 2021-05-03T12:27:39
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In this week's podcast, we talked to the founder of Planable, Xenia Muntean.
Planable is a social...
ListenEp. 31: How I grew from 0 to +500,000 organic monthly visitors in 16 months (zero backlinks or dirty tricks) from 2021-04-22T12:36:56
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ListenEp. 32: How I grew AWW App (acquired by Miro) to 1.5m MAU from 2021-04-18T12:36:10
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In this episode of the How the Fxck podcast, I chatted to Zvonimir ...
ListenS2, Ep. 3: How to start a successful marketing agency, Nemanja Zivkovic from 2021-03-21T20:04:32
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It was an absolute pleasure to interview one of my favourite marketers: Listen
Ep. 30: How to start a successful marketing agency, Nemanja Zivkovic from 2021-03-21T19:04:32
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It was an absolute pleasure to interview one of my favourite marketers: Listen
Ep.2, Tom Bangay, 1,200+ organic downloads from this revenue-focused eBook strategy from 2021-03-07T20:21:42
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This week, I had an extremely insightful a...
ListenEp.29, Tom Bangay, 1,200+ organic downloads from this revenue-focused eBook strategy from 2021-03-07T19:21:42
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This week, I had an extremely insightful and in-de...
ListenEp.28. Tim Soulo, CMO at Ahrefs, How to design SEO content that converts readers and drives tangible business growth from 2021-02-22T08:50:05
Watch on YouTube. Download the Playbook.
Kicking off sea...
ListenEp. 27: Andy Culligan CMO, How to generate 15,000 webinar for <£1,000 from 2021-02-07T17:51:34
This week's marketing leader is Andy Culligan, the CMO of LeadFeeder.
Andy joined LeadFeeder in 2020 and took on the task of...
Ep. 26: Eddie Shleyner, How to write copy like a pro from 2021-01-25T11:46:48
Here's a man who needs no introduction: Eddie Shleyner.
I've been wildly excited to release this episode since I recorded it ...
ListenEp. 25: Danny Gavin, How to run an award-winning Facebook advertising campaign. from 2021-01-10T17:24:39
I'm excited to welcome Danny Gavin to the podcast this week.
Danny's the founder of the Optid...
ListenEp. 24: Kris Hughes, how to decide your first 30-60-120 days of content strategy. from 2021-01-10T17:24:10
Hello and welcome to the How the Fxck podcast, this week we have an incredible marketing leader, Kris Hughes, who I had the pleasure of gril...
ListenEp. 23: Michael Norris on how to build a news & entertainment website from zero to viral from 2020-11-24T20:10:04
This week, I interviewed Michael Norris, the CMO of YouTech (a Chicago marketing & design agency).
He also hosts YouTalk, a podcast about business and marketing, which I w...
ListenEp. 22: Holly Enneking, how to run a successful brand awareness campaign (to engage your partners) from 2020-11-08T18:08:41
This week I chatted to Holly Enneking, the VP of Marketing at Lev.
I love Lev. And I want to copy their marketing. So it was awesome to dig into the ...
ListenEp. 21: Rand Fishkin on how he built an 18,000 email waiting list to launch SparkToro from 2020-10-22T11:17:39
This week, I interviewed Rand Fishkin.
You may know him as the founder of Moz.com, a company with +$50m in annual revenue that's used by marketers worldwide.
He's recently left...
Ep. 20: Nadya Khoja's 3 million monthly organic visitors thanks to viral content & PR techniques from 2020-10-04T07:50:13
This week, we interviewed Nadya Khoja, the Chief Growth Officer at Venngage.
Nadya joined Venngage when they were a small team of four with (a relatively small) 20,000 organic...
ListenEp. 19: Lindsay Tjepkema on putting a B2B podcast at the heart of your content engine from 2020-09-20T10:59:07
Thinking of starting a podcast for your company? This is the only podcast you'll need to get started.
This week's guest is Lindsay Tjepkema, an experienced marketing leader and founder of...
ListenEp. 18: Casey Graham on LinkedIn brand building from 2020-09-04T10:35:23
Shhhh 🤫 Casey just dropped the secret to building an influential brand on LinkedIn. Details inside or shared over at the www.thefxck.com weekly newsletter.
ListenEp. 17: Stephanie Cox's complete account based marketing playbook from 2020-08-23T22:30:18
"Gosh, it's like you guys are everywhere."
Want your ideal customer to say this about you?
Then you gotta listen to this week's interview.
Stephanie C...
Ep. 16: Louis Grenier on how to stand the f*ck out from 2020-08-16T19:45:41
It is not a risk to be different, it's a risk to fit in.
This week I have a genuinely exciting guest: Louis ‘bonjour bonjour’ Grenier, the host of the marketing podcast E...
ListenEp. 15: Todd Clouser on winning 550k Youtube subscribers from 2020-08-09T17:14:43
This week on the How the Fxck podcast we have a KILLER interview with Todd Clouser.
In the last few years, Todd has built up a Youtube channel with around 550,000 subscribers. And it’s gr...
ListenEp. 14: Jonny Plein from Pouch on how to grow and maintain 175,000 weekly active users from 2020-08-02T11:07:34
This week's interview is with Jonny Plein, founder of Global Savings Group acquisition, Listen
Ep. 13: Ian Luck tells us how he got 30k organic downloads and $2m ARR from one ebook from 2020-07-22T18:28:46
This week we interviewed Ian Luck, VP of Marketing at ...
ListenEp.12: Paula Monteiro from Wikitude on augmented reality in marketing: Uses, trends, and adding real value from 2020-07-15T07:39:52
This week on the How the Fxck podcast, we have a true marketing leader: Paula Monteiro.
Paula is Head of Marketing at Wikitude, which has been a leader in the Listen
Ep. 11: Ariana Alexander-Sefre on storytelling, purpose, and stimulating the human senses from 2020-07-07T21:47:03
This week we catch up with serial founder, Ariana.
She's a passionate storyteller and an expert in creating multisensory experiences. a big believer in the founder-activist. Listen
Ep. 10: How to establish an effective product marketing function with Devon O'Rourke of Fluvio Consulting from 2020-07-01T19:23:40
Today's interview is with Devon O'Rourke, founder of Fluvio, the product marketing consultancy.
We discuss the fundamentals of a successful ...
ListenEp. 9: Improving your messaging: Make your marketing resonate, with Dan Ritzke, Founder of Third Act Marketing. from 2020-06-17T17:06:03
This week, I am interviewing Dan Ritzke, the founder of Third Act Marke...
ListenEp 8. Gareth Morgan, SEO expert: Best practice and innovative SEO techniques from 2020-06-10T13:23:15
This week's interview on the How the Fxck podcast is with Gareth Morgan, Founder of one of the UKs largest marketing agencies: Liberty Marketing.
Gar...
ListenEp. 7: MJ Peters from Firetrace on developing a B2B marketing strategy for a new market segment from 2020-06-03T11:57:05
This weeks interview is with MJ Peters, VP of Marketing at FireTrace and host of The Industrial Markete...
ListenEp. 6: Finn Lagun from Pasta Evangelists on B2C brand strategy: Building credibility and getting mission focused from 2020-05-26T22:02:46
Finn Lagun is the Co-founder & CMO at Pasta Evangelist, a high-growth fresh ...
ListenEp.5: Gaetano DiNardi on generating demand: high quality leads on a budget from 2020-05-19T15:04:31
This week’s interview is with Gaetano DiNardi, the Director of Demand Generation...
ListenEp.4: Iona Ratcliffe, CMO at Ocean Bottle: The four C's behind a compelling brand from 2020-05-12T20:41:31
This week’s interview is with Iona Ratcliffe, CMO at Ocean Bottle, and previously a brand and comms strategist at Wieden and Kennedy, Portas, and Droga5 where she worked on projects with brands ...
ListenEp.3: Chris Walker: The demand generation engine and how to do marketing the right way from 2020-05-04T07:57:05
Chris Walker, CEO at Refine Labs, talks to us about inbound demand generation.
Chris tells us why marketers need to focus on high volume, buyer-led content, and throw away the usele...
ListenEp.2: Ali Shahrestani on winning partnerships from 2020-04-26T17:46:30
Ali Shahrestani is the incredible CMO of three companies, the primary one being Peyk. Peyk is a London-based cou...
ListenEp.1: April Dunford: How I helped reposition a database product that went on to make $1 billion in revenue from 2020-04-21T08:55:18
April Dunford is a renowned positioning consultant and author of the incredible Obviously Awesome!
We caught up and she told us the story of positioning a product from her early career, a...
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