I work with early-stage SaaS founders on SEO and GEO. I document everything.
Here is the honest breakdown after 60 days across 3 clients:
What moved the needle:
Long-tail problem-focused blog posts (not product-feature posts)
Consistent Reddit answers in buyer-heavy subreddits
Internal linking between blog posts and feature pages
Fixing page titles to match search intent, not brand language
What wasted time:
Guest posting on generic marketing blogs
Building directory backlinks
Writing "ultimate guide" posts targeting broad keywords
Social sharing without a Reddit or community angle
One client went from zero organic traffic to 1,800 monthly sessions. Another got a demo booked from a ChatGPT recommendation.
I am building this in public. Ask me anything about what worked or what failed.
If you want me to look at your SaaS SEO setup, connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naik-pratham/
The “what wasted time” list is painfully accurate.
Yes Mate ! its painfully true , are you in SEO domain or Founder of any startup?