Scaling commercial SEO & competitive acquisition

Designing bottom-funnel content systems that compete in high-intent search

At a glance

  • Scope: Commercial SEO and competitive acquisition

  • Focus: Solutions pages, alternatives, evaluation-stage intent

  • Outcome: Scalable framework for revenue-adjacent organic discovery


Context

As Nulab matured, organic traffic increasingly needed to support product evaluation and commercial discovery, not just awareness. Competitors like Atlassian, Lucid, Microsoft, and Monday dominated high-intent searches tied directly to buying decisions.

While Nulab had strong products, it lacked a consistent framework to compete across these evaluation-driven SERPs.


The problem

Commercial SEO efforts were fragmented and difficult to scale.

  • High-intent SERPs were controlled by competitors

  • Pages were created ad hoc, with inconsistent positioning

  • SEO, product education, and conversion logic weren’t well integrated

  • Each new page required reinvention

Without a system, growth depended on one-off execution.


My role

I led the strategy and architecture for Nulab’s commercial SEO framework, owning:

  • Solutions and alternatives page architecture

  • Competitive positioning and intent mapping

  • SEO structure and internal linking

  • Alignment between commercial pages, product education, and Learn content

The goal was to design a system that could scale across products while remaining clear and user-centered.


The approach

I designed a modular solutions and comparison framework that treated commercial pages as product surfaces — not blog content.

Each page followed a consistent structure:

  • Clear use-case framing and audience intent

  • One product per page to avoid dilution

  • Integrated Learn resources for deeper evaluation

  • Structured FAQs and comparison logic

  • Intentional CTA hierarchy tied to decision stages

This allowed pages to be launched, iterated, and expanded systematically.


Key decisions

Several decisions enabled the framework to scale effectively:

  • One product per solution page to maintain clarity

  • Embedded Learn content into commercial pages to connect discovery with education

  • Standardized page components to reduce rebuild time

  • Prioritized intent clarity over keyword breadth, especially in competitive SERPs

These choices balanced scalability with precision.


Impact

The framework enabled Nulab to compete meaningfully in evaluation-stage search.

  • Established scalable commercial SEO infrastructure

  • Positioned Nulab directly against major competitors

  • Created conversion-ready organic entry points aligned to buyer intent

Rather than isolated wins, this system created a durable commercial acquisition pipeline.


Why this work still matters

As search and AI-driven discovery evolve, commercial content must do more than rank — it must support comparison, evaluation, and decision-making.

This framework continues to enable competitive visibility without chasing short-term tactics.


What this demonstrates

  • Commercial SEO ownership

  • Competitive positioning at the system level

  • Alignment between SEO, product education, and conversion

  • Scalable frameworks over one-off execution


This case study reflects my approach to commercial content: design the system first, then scale with intent.

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