Project-management software business · Woodland plus content writing · January 2023 to January 2025

Specific buyer questions opened a path past much larger competitors.

A two-year content-led campaign concentrated on high-intent searches that large project-management competitors had overlooked.

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+1200%

reported demo sign-ups

The starting point

Organic growth had stalled in a market with established competitors including Asana and Trello.

The campaign's focus

The search strategy looked for commercial questions left uncovered by larger competitors. Content could then answer a precise need rather than compete on brand familiarity.

High-intent content and programmatic SEO expanded the set of relevant entry pages. Writing ran alongside the Woodland-level campaign.

The campaign ran for two years. Its reported results describe that whole engagement, not the expected performance of one month of work.

The recorded outcome

  • Reported monthly demo sign-ups increased 1200%.
  • The source describes daily sign-ups moving from 10 to 120+.
  • Organic traffic increased 800%.
  • Top-three positions for high-conversion keywords.

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What to take from this example

The software campaign addressed people comparing a particular solution. A Vermont producer selling beyond the state may face a similar content problem: broad category terms can miss the specifications and practical questions that determine a purchase. The useful starting point is the buyer question, not the size of the page library.

The two-year duration also matters when reading the outcome. Content takes work to plan, approve and maintain. A business with a smaller budget should prioritize a few important decisions its site currently leaves unanswered, then review whether the resulting inquiries fit the offer. The software results are not a forecast for that plan.

These results belong to this client's campaign. Search positions and business outcomes vary; no package guarantees a particular ranking or number of inquiries.

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