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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 29/08/2026

The funny thing about having a brand built on "roasting" people is that friends expect you to be mean in real life The old profile picture didn't help, so here is a new one:

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 09/12/2025

🤑 The easiest satisfying SaaS pricing hack: 👉 Charge $5/week instead of $20/month Same price, right...? Nope: - 52 weeks × $5 = $260/year - 12 months × $20 = $240/year - That's an extra $20/user/year At 50k users, you just made an extra $1M/year 🧠

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 02/12/2025

Should websites even have landing pages anymore?

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 28/11/2025

SEO ROAST is on sale for Black Friday 🔥 Get a 20-min audit with quick wins and high-impact feedback! Buy now, redeem anytime in the next 365 days! Use code BF25 → seoroast.com 🔥

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 28/11/2025

SEO ROAST is on sale for Black Friday 🔥 Get a 20-min audit with quick wins and high-impact feedback! Buy now, redeem anytime in the next 365 days! Use code BF25 → seoroast.com 🔥

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SEO Audits for Founders | SEO Roast

Your product deserves massive traffic. I've helped Nomad List, Backpack, and 50+ other founder-led products fix their one weakness: distribution.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 18/11/2025

as the amount of vibe code in production increases, so does the number of bugs and, therefore, the number of outages smh

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 17/11/2025

My most "clever" code is the one I always end up deleting later.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 06/11/2025

🤯 Every year, Reddit’s search traffic EXPLODES right before Black Friday, last year it hit 5M+ organic visits/day! And it’s starting again right now... I broke down which threads, subreddits, and keywords drove it, full report drops Friday in my newsletter (only sent ONCE) 👇

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/11/2025

I scraped every Black Friday keyword, matched it to the Reddit post ranking for it, and priced the clicks The numbers are insane, millions in free organic traffic hiding in plain sight I’ll share everything (plus how to leverage it) in my newsletter Friday 👇

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 03/11/2025

I analyzed every single Reddit post ranking for "Black Friday" keywords 🧠 32,463 keywords 💰 $6.1M total traffic value 💬 15M+ keyword volume across 17,143 pages I’m sending the full keyword list + list of top subreddits in my newsletter on Friday. Subscribe before then (only sending it once) 👇

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 03/11/2025

90% coding the perfect tool. 10% a single user feedback email making you question the last 3 weeks of your life.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 29/10/2025

There are 7 types of leverage. And a human who masters them can do 10x more than everyone else. Here's the complete stack: 🧵

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 22/10/2025

I found a company called Polygraph that is absolutely dominating Reddit for the "click fraud" niche They are the undisputed authority This is a masterclass in "SEO Everywhere" Stop spamming, start helping

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 16/10/2025

💡 AI SEO tip: If your pricing is in an interactive slider, AI can't read it ChatGPT, Perplexity, SearchGPT only see static HTML/text Use our Page Inspector to find these gaps: aiseotracker.com/page-inspector

aiseotracker.com

AI Page Inspector | See Your Page Through AI Eyes

Analyze how AI systems read your content. Get clean, AI-readable markdown from any webpage in seconds. Perfect for AI SEO optimization.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 16/10/2025

🎯 Cold email hack: - Reference a specific article they wrote - Not just "I liked your blog" - Quote an insight, add a thought, show you actually read it! Our AI Email Writer does this automatically: aiseotracker.com/email-writer

aiseotracker.com

AI Email Writer for Link Building & Outreach

Generate personalized outreach emails in 60 seconds. AI reads full articles and crafts pitches that get replies. Perfect for link building and guest posts.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/10/2025

Blitz SEO : 1. Pick One Page: Focus on a single high-potential page 2. Make One Change: Tweak the title, add a comparison table, improve an image 3. Force Re-index: Use Google Search Console to request indexing 4. Wait 7 Days: Track the ranking change 5. If it went up, keep it. If it went down, back

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/10/2025

Stop begging for backlinks! Start trading for them. The playbook 👇 1. Write your own definitive "Best [X] Tools" listicle 2. Feature your top competitors and give them a fair, honest review 3. Reach out to them and say: "I added you in my new 'Best of' list. Can you ad us"

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 04/10/2025

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 29/09/2025

Your next $10k/month app already exists (people just hate it) Here's how to find it in Ahrefs: 1. Type in a directory with AI tools (list below) 2. View organic keywords 3. Filter on Keyword: Alternative 4. Add CPC > 1.00 to filter for keywords in demand

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 07/09/2025

Always solve a problem you have yourself. Your first and most passionate user will be you

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 06/09/2025

Stop trying to go viral. Start trying to be undeniably useful to a small, specific group of people

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 06/09/2025

Your first version should be slightly embarrassing. If you're proud of it, you launched too late

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 06/09/2025

Build free tools, not just blog posts. Give away value and the users will come to you

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/09/2025

The best SEO strategy is to create the content that people are actually searching for. It's that simple

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/09/2025

Stop buying ads. Spend that time talking to your first 10 customers instead.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/09/2025

Don't sell a product, sell a transformation. What will your customer's life look like after they use it?

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/09/2025

Your marketing is useless if your product isn't solving a real problem

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 05/09/2025

You don't need more time. You need more focus. A 2-hour deep work session is worth more than an 8-hour distracted day. I could probably just work from 6am to 1pm and chill the rest of the day.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 29/08/2025

X: "SEO is dead! GEO is an $80B opportunity! We just raised $5M, are in YC" Me: unbothered, bootstrapped, happy, in my lane, seo monk mode, $0 budget, still trying to rank for "Generative Engine Optimization" Anyway, here's edit #13, enjoy 👇 storychief.io/blog/genera...

storychief.io

What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

Boost LLM visibility by 40% with GEO strategies. See our guide for proven techniques and implementation tips.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 28/08/2025

Is ChatGPT accurate? - GPT-3.5: Made up references 40% of the time - GPT-4: Cut it to 29% - GPT-5: 6x fewer hallucinations Still not perfect. But getting scary good! www.chatbase.co/blog/is-cha...

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Is ChatGPT Accurate? Latest Data & Reliability Tests (2025)

Discover how accurate ChatGPT really is. Explore the latest data and reliability tests for 2025. See the results now.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 23/08/2025

Your pricing slider is invisible to AI 🫣 The <LLMOnly /> Next.js component fixes this: - Shows static pricing to AI bots only - Keeps your site clean for humans - Built with Next.js 15 server components Get the code & full guide 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXy...

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Your Pricing Slider is Killing Your AI SEO (LLMOnly Component Fix)

Your pricing slider is invisible to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Worse, they're using your competitor's blog to get your pricing info! 😬This video break...

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 20/08/2025

Told my mom I’m in a sprint She said “that’s great, you need exercise" I haven’t stood up from my chair in 9 hours

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 20/08/2025

how to make Cursor less greedy with tool calling 👇

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 11/08/2025

💰 How to make affiliate money with @ahrefs - In Site Explorer, enter any site in your niche - Filter: Backlinks → In content, sort Page Traffic - Steal the titles of the best backlinks - Create a better post, more detail, better design, ... - Sign up for the affiliate programs mentioned

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 28/07/2025

🚀 1 month of Blitz SEO at Chatbase We picked 1 keyword "AI Customer Service" → Checked rankings weekly → Redesigned, refreshed pages & blogs → Built 50+ backlinks, Reddit, Medium, LinkedIn, YouTubers, ... From >100 to top 10 in 4 weeks

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 25/07/2025

Your landing page isn't broken. 🟠 The CTA pops. 🧠 The copy is sharp. 💡 The product solves a *real* problem. So why is 97% of your traffic bouncing? Because you're missing "social proof" Here’s how to fix that (and make visitors *feel safe* buying): 🧵

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 25/07/2025

You optimized for E-E-A-T because John Mueller told you to ✅ Author bio ✅ Schema ✅ Expert reviewer ChatGPT just cited a Medium post written by Sandeep69420 Oof

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 25/07/2025

Everyone thought OpenAI / Perplexity would kill Google But Google is killing itself, on purpose Because the best way to survive disruption is to self-cannibalize before someone else does They're doing it with Ai overviews and now AI mode

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 24/07/2025

You optimized your site. Nice 🫡 But ChatGPT is citing: - A sneaky Reddit post from 2021 - Your competitor’s blog post reviewing you - A YouTube video with 84 views - A forum you’ve never heard of AI SEO ≠ on-page SEO. It’s narrative optimization now.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 23/07/2025

The #1 technical AI SEO mistake I see is having some crazy rules in your robots.txt Blocking AI crawlers = no citations No citations = no traffic Don't overthink it, just do: Allow: /

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 22/07/2025

How I do AI SEO now: 1️⃣ Pick 1 keyword 2️⃣ Run scans through AISEOTRACKER 3️⃣ See exactly what ChatGPT "sees" 4️⃣ Fix blind spots 5️⃣ Build links to those pages

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 12/06/2025

Google doesn't just rank keywords. It ranks formats. For "top software companies," Google wants a rich, sortable list. Not a vague landing page. It rewards pages with: ✅ Logos & ratings ✅ Company size & price ✅ "Last updated" date Give Google the data format it wants to see

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 11/06/2025

We changed a client's site title from: "Serious clients for serious IT companies" To: "IT Project Marketplace" The second one is 10x better. Why? It's a category, not a slogan. It tells you WHAT it is, not WHY it's cool. Clarity > cleverness. Every time.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 03/06/2025

The biggest mistake people make with AI coding? Treating it like a senior dev instead of a junior programmer 👨‍💻 What actually works: ❌ Update these 20 files for the new feature ✅ Open auth.js. Move this to a smaller function, .. Guide each step while thinking ahead. Total game changer 💡

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 24/05/2025

Guess the prompt?

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 24/05/2025

2023: "AI is just autocomplete" 2024: Claude 3 is my assistant 2025: Claude 4 is my co-founder 2026: ???

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 23/05/2025

Most SEO advice is a lie. You don’t need 40 blog posts. You don’t need 6 months. I ranked #1 on Google in 6 days by obsessing over ONE keyword. It’s called Blitz SEO. Here’s the playbook (and my free Notion tracker) 👉 il.ly/blitz-seo

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 22/05/2025

I literally use the new @GenPPT tool for the weirdest things 😂 Just dropped in a table of memory-hungry Docker containers and boom, instant slides, summary, speaker notes, visuals! You can literally slide into anything.

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Ilias Ism @il.ly · 21/05/2025

🔥 We A/B tested "Sign in with Google" on GenPPT Result? +107% lift in trial starts. Here's how: il.ly/blog/google-...

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