Ryan Law

Ryan Law

Recent articles

The Winner Doesn’t Take It All: ‘Information Gain’ and the New Future of SEO
Strategy

The Winner Doesn’t Take It All: ‘Information Gain’ and the...

Content marketing today is a story of underdogs and goliaths, of upstart brands trying to compete with industry giants — or else fight over the scraps they leave behind.You know what this feels...
Ryan Law 9 min read
06/28/22
The Power of Second-Order Pain Points
Strategy

The Power of Second-Order Pain Points

One of the simplest (and best) content marketing strategies is to write about pain points — the ugly problems your product is designed to solve.This strategy is a bona fide triple threat. You can...
Ryan Law 6 min read
06/17/22
How 360Learning Grew from 0 to 76k Pageviews Through SEO Experimentation
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How 360Learning Grew from 0 to 76k Pageviews Through SEO...

Over the past two years, 360Learning, the LMS for collaborative learning, has grown its blog from zero to 75,877 monthly pageviews — no mean feat in the face of COVID, increased competition, and...
Ryan Law 12 min read
06/13/22
Media Strategies Aren’t as Crazy as They Seem
Strategy

Media Strategies Aren’t as Crazy as They Seem

More companies are investing in “media content” like publications, books, podcasts, and shows. Think HubSpot’s acquisition of The Hustle newsletter and huge efforts in building its podcast network;...
Ryan Law 8 min read
04/20/22
How SimpleLegal Grew Traffic 515% by Embracing the Quirks of Vertical SaaS
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How SimpleLegal Grew Traffic 515% by Embracing the Quirks of...

Many of today’s SaaS companies target niche industries, like legal operations or dentistry. For these “vertical SaaS” companies, much of the old content marketing playbook requires modification....
Ryan Law 10 min read
03/15/22
Content Arbitrage: Shopping at the Thrift Shop of Ideas
Strategy

Content Arbitrage: Shopping at the Thrift Shop of Ideas

The core risk of content marketing is creating something that nobody cares about. You pour time and energy into a topic that your audience ignores. You focus on the wrong angle. You take a bet, and...
Ryan Law 8 min read
01/25/22