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From 0 to 1,600/mo with SEO Link Building

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This case study breaks down how a coding education platform achieved incredible growth through strategic SEO implementation.

By combining targeted link building with SEO optimized content creation through Journalist AI, they transformed their organic search performance into a growth machine.

Here's a video overview of the case study:

The Challenge

The client is a coding education platform specialized in technical interview preparation, and was facing a significant challenge in the EdTech space.

The platform's traffic had stagnated at around 400 monthly visitors, despite having quality educational content for aspiring programmers. They needed a breakthrough to reach their target audience effectively and increase their visibility in search results.

Strategic Approach

The team developed a holistic strategy addressing all three fundamental pillars of SEO:

  • On-page SEO: Keyword research, Internal linking, Content creation and optimization

  • Off-page SEO: Strategic link building (backlinks)

  • Technical SEO: Site speed optimization, schema markup, meta tags, etc.

Implementation Process

The execution phase combined two powerful approaches:

Content Creation with Journalist AI

Using Journalist AI, the team created SEO-optimized content that targeted relevant keywords while maintaining high quality and readability. This allowed for efficient scaling of content production while guaranteeing each piece was optimized for search engines.

Strategic Link Building

The team implemented a carefully planned link-building campaign that delivered 29 high-quality backlinks over 2-3 months. The strategy followed a natural progression:

  • Initial phase: Branded anchors and naked URLs

  • Secondary phase: Service-related anchors

  • Final phase: Targeted keyword anchors


While building these links, the team also increased the number of organic pages through regular blog posts and new content creation.

Measurable Results

The impact was significant:

- Traffic increased dramatically from 400 to 1,600 monthly visitors

- The growth occurred over a 2-3 month period

- Results came from the combined effect of strategic link building and consistent optimized content creation

Key Success Factors

The case study demonstrates that SEO success requires:

  • A holistic approach across all SEO pillars

  • Consistent content development alongside link building

  • Manual, strategic planning of backlink acquisition

  • Natural anchor text progression

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