From 1k to 12k visits: all it took was one move.

Hey Indie Hackers!

I wanted to share a quick growth hack that recently moved the needle for my project.

Like many of you, I spent months obsessing over keywords, backlinks, and long-form blogs. My traffic was stuck at around 1,000 monthly visits. The bounce rate was high. Let’s be real: in 2025, people just don't have the patience to read walls of text anymore.

So, I ran an experiment: "The Video-First Pivot."

I decided to stop writing generic blog posts and started converting my content into high-fidelity AI videos.
The result? Traffic surged to 12k visits last month, and average time-on-site tripled.

The "Secret Sauce" (The Tech Part) 🛠️

I realized that "glitchy" AI videos actually hurt conversion. Users are smart; they hate the weird morphing artifacts typical of older models.

I integrated the latest Kling 2.6 model into my tool, Textideo, and the difference was night and day.

If you haven't played with Kling 2.6 yet, it's a beast. Unlike previous models, it handles:

Complex Physics: Water flows correctly, reflections match the lighting.
Prompt Adherence: It actually draws what you ask for without hallucinating weird extra limbs.
1080p Native: No more blurry messes.

I built a specific pipeline for this here:
Kling 2.6 Model

How I used it to grow

1. Visual Hooks

I replaced my static hero images with cinematic loops generated by Kling 2.6.

2. Social Seeding

Instead of posting text threads on X/Twitter, I posted raw video outputs.
The algorithm loved it.
A single video generated via Textideo got more reach than my last 20 tweets combined.

3. Programmatic Video

I used my own tool to batch-produce video content for long-tail keywords
(e.g., "Cyberpunk city aesthetics"), which ranked surprisingly fast in Google Video Search.

The Takeaway

If you are building a content site or a SaaS, try swapping your static assets for high-quality generative video.
The "Wait, is that real or AI?" factor is a huge engagement driver right now.

I'm still refining the UI and generation speed. I’d love for you guys to roast my implementation or give it a spin.

Main Tool: Textideo
Kling 2.6 Pipeline

Let me know what you think about the generation quality!

Cheers!