ByWord
An ai-powered tool for writing and publishing SEO-optimized blog posts that helped a founder write 400 blog posts and attract 20,000 visitors per month.
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“Within a few months, our traffic grew from zero to nearly 20K visitors per month, and it’s still growing”
Tool: byword
What it does: Helps startups research, write and publish SEO-optimized blog posts
Recommended by: Pau Sabria, Co-founder, Remotely
Updated: March 3, 2025
Introducing Pau Sabria
Pau is a successful entrepreneur I’ve known for several years. We’re both investors (“LPs”) in Everywhere Ventures, a global pre-seed fund backed by 500 founders and operators, with investments in over 250 companies. I’ve also been a client of Pau’s business, Remotely. My telehealth company used Remotely to hire an entire team of international software engineers. Prior to Remotely, Pau and his repeat co-founder Jose de Cabo built Olapic, a pioneer in helping brands deploy user-generated content marketing that was acquired for $130 million in 2016.
What do you use byword for?
We use byword for writing SEO-optimized blog posts to attract inbound leads.
What’s your level of expertise in SEO optimized content?
I have expertise in marketing, but not specifically in SEO.
What did you do before using byword?
We wanted to write blog posts to drive website traffic and potential leads. First, we looked into hiring a traditional SEO agency. I got introductions from friends at bigger companies that had a lot of success with SEO. The agencies wanted $5,000 to $10,000 per month to write 3-5 blog posts. It seemed like a lot of money to spend for a company like ours. Then someone suggested byword as an alternative.
Describe your process for using byword, and any other tools you use along with it.
I did it myself, and it was very easy. I followed their step by step instructions, which are very helpful. It took me a few hours to get it up and running, over the course of a few weeks. The only trick was that I needed to understand how to connect byword to our website which is built with webflow. I produced 400 blog posts within four months, and then waited for organic traffic to grow.
How have the results been?
We’ve had more organic traffic than I've ever had in any previous business, and steady growth in keyword rankings. Compared to using an agency, we’ve had 10x better results, with a fraction of the cost and time. I wrote the blog posts about a year and a half ago. Within a few months, our traffic grew from zero to nearly 20K visitors per month, and it’s still growing.
How much did you pay, and how do you feel about the value?
We paid $299 per month for the standard plan, for four months, so about $1,200 in total. It was worth every penny.
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