u/redwilliam — reddlx

I tested 8 SEO/GEO tools (competitor research for something im building). Here are some retention tactics I liked, and didn't after weeks of testing:

Hey guys, so I've spent weeks on studying these seo/geo tools, for something im building myself. Not naming tools or linking mine, but just wanted to share. The tactics are useful part for any SaaS founder (hopefully).

Things I liked:

I left the payment page without buying. When I came back, a discount was already applied. I never had to ask for it.
One tool gives you a link back to your website every time you leave a review on a software review site. That helps your site show up on Google, so a review request becomes a reward.
After my 3-day trial ended, I could still download everything I'd made. That removes the fear of losing your work.
A 7-day trial with no card needed. They emailed me about a free website check that came with it, then sent only one polite email after the trial ended.
Customer quotes appeared on the loading screen while I waited, so the wait felt useful.
A 1-5 rating question right after my first piece of content was finished, when I'd just seen the value.

Things that felt pushy:

Cancelling took 5-6 screens and about 10 minutes. I got a discount offer signed by the CEO, and another message after I said no.
When I cancelled, I was shown a page of the company's other products.
My content carried a "made with [tool]" line that you pay to remove (during free trial).

If any of you are in this space, or just know some interesting ways of onboarding/offboarding, or retaining customers i'd love to know.

reddit.com

u/redwilliam — 8 days ago

▲ 3 r/EmailOutreach+1 crossposts

US people-what's the best cold mailing timeline you've cracked for your business?

So, I'm ran several mail campaigns before for my company, other clients in europe. but it differs for customers in USA, right. how's the normal timeline, do you spam your customers a lot? do you use other techniques to push your product? What advice would you give someone who wants to explore (i've read other posts, but wanted to see if i can get some good insights firsthand)
For context- I have a AI-sales crm mobile app, and another tool for seo/geo content automation (webapp).
Thanks!

reddit.com

u/redwilliam — 4 months ago

▲ 11 r/Agentic_SEO

proof that AI blogs work- we grew our website from zero to 720,000 impressions in 12 months using AI-generated content,

Here's what we did for our own website (a 3D visualisation studio) in Cologne, Germany, including why the numbers just dropped (its on purpose)

The numbers first:

720,000+ Google search impressions over 12 months
5,394 organic clicks
Visibility index: flatline in 2023 → highest point ever by mid-2025
Content team size: 0 humans. AI-generated articles only.
Agency budget: €0

Our strategy:

So RhineRender had 0 SEO presence when we started. My cofounder and I have years of experience in b2b sales, we had to learn seo from scratch to figure this out. We had a well-designed website that basically nobody could find.

We started with competitor keyword research. Pulled every competitor URL into Google Ads Keyword Planner. Exported everything into one Google Sheet. Kept the duplicates- keywords that ALL competitors rank for are the highest priority targets.

Those duplicates are telling you something. Don't delete them before you read the signal.

Then applied three filters:

→ High search volume → Low competition → High cost per click

That last filter is the one most people skip. If advertisers are paying €8–15 for a keyword, buyers are searching for it. That's not a traffic signal. That's a buyer intent signal.

From thousands of keywords down to roughly 100 worth targeting. Each one became an article. AI-generated, published consistently.

Then the dip happened.

Two Google updates hit in early 2026. Numbers dropped.

But here's the thing- we caused part of it ourselves, on purpose, because we basically shifted from TOFU keywords (example- "what is 3D rendering"- high volume, nobody buying) to BOFU keywords (example- "3D rendering agency for architects Germany" -lower volume, but actual buyers).

Traffic looks worse on paper, but the people arriving on the website are closer to buying stage.

What I'd tell someone starting this today:

Set up Google Search Console before anything else. Even with zero traffic it starts collecting data immediately. Look for keywords sitting at positions 5–15- one good article away from page one. That's your lowest hanging fruit. Start there.

Don't chase high volume keywords early. Find the ones advertisers pay the most for. That's where the buyers are.

Classify everything by funnel stage. TOFU gets you traffic. BOFU gets you customers. Most people only build TOFU content and wonder why traffic doesn't convert.

Happy to answer questions on any of this :) We've been building our own SEO automation tool called rankrealizer, inspired by the tools we used previously, but better. This is the site if someone wants to try- https://rankrealizer.com/

u/redwilliam — 4 months ago

▲ 2 r/b2b_sales+1 crossposts

Building a Mobile CRM for sales reps/founders of small teams- NO PROMO

Hey guys!

I've worked in b2b sales since over 10+ years, we're building a CRM tool for founders (just like myself) with a small team. This one is a mobile app, with a built in AI agent. We're still in the beta test phase, might be rolling out the app pretty soon.

But im posting here for the first time to know if anybody would like to try it out. I need some honest feedback from actual b2b sales managers/reps/founders who're struggling with current sytems. If you're using google sheets and want to upgrade, or if you're using heavy tools, with no context, maybe this one is for you. Our main goal was to unify all the msgs- linkedin DMs, whatsapp chats, etc into one mail box, and then we added more features, like a outbound lead management tool.

Ugh, hopefully this doesn't sound like a promotion. But hit me up/comment if someone's interested. Thanks a bunch!

reddit.com

u/redwilliam — 5 months ago