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5 SEO Tips You Can Use Right Now on Your Website

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5 SEO Tips You Can Use Right Now on Your Website

Start with one page you want more people to find. Give it a specific title, answer the reader’s main question up front, link to it from a related page, check that Google can index it, and track what happens after the…

By Uriel Bitton · 4 min read

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Better Bug Reports for Indie Apps: A Reproduction Checklist

bug report that says "it doesn't work" tells a developer there is a problem. It rarely tells them where to start looking. That's frustrating for the person trying to get something done, and it can be just as…

By Kyle · 4 min read

How to Build in Public to Attract Paying Users: 5 Real Examples

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How to Build in Public to Attract Paying Users: 5 Real Examples

Build in public by showing a customer problem, the progress you’ve made solving it, and a clear way to try the result. Each update should help someone decide whether your product belongs in their working day. The…

By Uriel Bitton · 4 min read

SEO for SaaS: Turn Search Traffic Into Signups

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SEO for SaaS: Turn Search Traffic Into Signups

SEO for SaaS starts with understanding what your ideal customers search for, creating pages that answer those needs, and giving readers a useful next step into your product. For an early-stage company, a sensible…

By Uriel Bitton · 6 min read

Five Questions Your App Should Answer Before Anyone Has to Ask

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Five Questions Your App Should Answer Before Anyone Has to Ask

Building software requires solving a lot of technical problems. There are features to implement, bugs to fix, updates to prepare, and decisions about how everything should work. But there's another problem that's easy…

By Kyle · 6 min read

Why I Built Trayage Around Review First, Cleanup Second

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Why I Built Trayage Around Review First, Cleanup Second

Building my first Mac app taught me that giving people control over their files matters just as much as making cleanup convenient. If you've used a Mac for any length of time, there's a good chance your Downloads…

By Kyle · 5 min read

How to do SEO keyword research to get more organic traffic

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How to do SEO keyword research to get more organic traffic

Keyword research helps you find the questions your potential customers search for, then choose which ones deserve a page on your website. To attract more organic traffic, start with customer problems, check what…

By Uriel Bitton · 4 min read

AEO 101: How to Make Your SaaS Easier to Find in AI Answers

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AEO 101: How to Make Your SaaS Easier to Find in AI Answers

Answer engine optimization (AEO) means improving your content so answer systems can find, understand, and use it when responding to relevant questions. For a SaaS founder, the practical goal is to become a useful…

By Uriel Bitton · 4 min read

Share the thing you’re still figuring out

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Share the thing you’re still figuring out

You don’t have to wait until a feature is finished to talk about it. Share the decision you’re stuck on while someone can still help you think it through. Maybe you’re changing your onboarding. Maybe you’re trying to…

By Uriel Bitton · 5 min read

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Building in Public When Nobody’s Watching

If you’re starting to build in public, share what you’re working on before you have an audience. Give people something specific to understand, try, or respond to. Then keep building and follow up. That’s where I’d…

By Uriel Bitton · 6 min read