Case Study

Building a Fully Organic Inbound Growth Engine

How we scaled traffic, brand demand, and leads for a SaaS platform using SEO, content, and partnerships—with zero paid spend.

Oct 2022 - Jun 2023SaaS B2B

Project Scope

Role

Marketing Manager

Company

Workast

A workflow and task management platform built for Slack teams.

The Challenge

  • Highly competitive productivity landscape
  • Competitors with massive paid budgets
  • Need for sustainable, long-term brand demand

The Strategy: Durable Infrastructure

We shifted focus away from one-off campaigns to build a unified inbound system. The goal was to establish authority and capture intent without relying on ad spend.

Definition & Position

Established a clear Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) to guide messaging. Identified value differentiators to compete on "best value" rather than just features.

SEO Authority

Built a pipeline of mid-ranking keywords positioned to convert. Optimized site architecture and produced high-quality, intent-driven content.

Reach Expansion

Launched a template library to capture search volume and an affiliate program to turn users into growth partners.

Core Engine

SEO & Content Performance

+61% Total

Keyword Growth

Five-month growth in ranking keywords through targeted optimization.

Total Keywords4,838 → 7,778
Top 3 Rankings66 → 109
Top 10 Rankings265 → 338
+38% Users

Organic Traffic

Aligning blog posts and landing pages with keyword intent drove quality users.

Monthly Users11.3K → 15.6K
Sessions14.2K → 19.5K
Organic Share63.3% → 67.2%
Velocity

Search Demand

Collaborated with freelance writers to produce high-quality assets at scale.

Nov 20229k Clicks
Jan 202310k Clicks
Mar 202311k Clicks

Templates Library

Developed a library of workflow templates embedded within solution pages to capture search intent. This drove a +32% increase in organic traffic in just three months with zero paid spend.

Monthly Visits Growth

Oct '22
3,820
Nov '22
4,632
Dec '22
4,716
Jan '23
5,050

Affiliate & Brand

Launched an affiliate program to turn users and advocates into growth partners. This created a massive spike in Direct Traffic, signaling strong brand demand and word-of-mouth.

Direct Traffic (Q1)

33.1K

Direct Traffic (Q2)

55.6K

+68% Growth

Direct became largest channel (56% of sessions)

Final Impact

Across two quarters, we built a self-sustaining engine that delivered consistent month-over-month growth.

181.8K

Total Sessions

85%

Traffic from Organic + Direct

+15%

Increase in Organic Leads

$0

Paid Advertising Spend