Ten Speed

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the VP Marketing of a lead management and governance platform company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Lead management and governance platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Ten Speed to accomplish?

• Technical SEO
• Content Creation
• Drive Brand Awareness

SOLUTION

How did you find Ten Speed?

Referral

Why did you select Ten Speed over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Ten Speed were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We have been working with TenSpeed to audit the current state of SEO for our brand, lead all technical SEO strategy moving forward, and build and execute on a content strategy. Our primary goals are to drive brand awareness and support demand gen strategies. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The site increased in clicks (+2%) and average position (+10.6). It is good momentum to build upon as we increase our publishing cadence. 

Branded clicks increased by +5%, reinforcing strong recognition and engagement from users already familiar with the brand. 

LLM-driven traffic:  quality is improving — with a +10.5% rise in engaged sessions despite declines in overall visits and new users. 

The blog is showing early signs of increased engagement from LLM-driven traffic, with growing views (+20%) and more engaged sessions. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Always deliver items on time, and are always available to answer questions or make changes as needed. 

What was your primary form of communication with Ten Speed?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The level of support and attention we get as a client is unmatched. They constantly deliver quality work, on time. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something Ten Speed could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the President of a Scale-as-a-Service firm which helps B2B SaaS companies scale faster, better, and smarter.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Ten Speed?

Ten Speed is helping us create, update, and optimize content for our industry.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected Ten Speed based on prior relationships with the founders as well as a vetting process. The team has a good reputation in the market and a strong background in content optimization.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Prior to working with Ten Speed, our blog lacked consistent content that was relevant to our target audience. We hired them to help fill this gap. The project started with a brainstorming session around what topics we would like to cover to be relevant to our target audience. We then identified Pillars and Clusters of topics that would allow us to create posts around specific themes.

We meet regularly with the team to go over new topics we'd like to cover and discuss the main points we'd like to address within the articles. Ten Speed then takes the time to write and optimize the posts so that they are SEO friendly and well written.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We have worked with everyone from the founders to the employees. Everyone is extremely responsive and helpful.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our organic traffic continues to increase month over month. The content produced seems to be performing very well - some keywords even have us as the Google Snippet. Overall, we are very happy with the results so far.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow between the two teams is very strong. Their team is responsive and easy to work with.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Given their team, I found them very easy to work with. They are able to take our high-level points and translate them into great content that is not only useful but also SEO friendly.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They are still ironing out their reporting capabilities but recently, those have become pretty robust.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing director of Popular Pays, a platform for brands to connect with a creator community and produce ad content more effectively than traditional methods.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Ten Speed, and what were your goals?

We identified SEO as a high value investment for our marketing team. We hired Tenspeed to guide us on relevant content topics and also produce content related to those topics to help us boost visibility in market and to help increase our leads.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We were referred to Nate Turner from individuals in the startup community within Chicago. His work at Sprout Social earned him a reputation within the startup community for growth marketing. When he started Tenspeed we decided to bring on the agency to help us with SEO.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Our engagement began with discovery to better understand our business. From there topic themes and frameworks were discussed to ultimately develop a three month roadmap of targeted content to attract our core audience. Tenspeed writes three blog posts per month for us.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager, and 2 SEO specialists.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We now have a steady stream of weekly content that helps to support sales conversations and also increase visibility of our site for those searching online.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We primarily communicate via email with Tenpseed for daily tasks. We have a monthly call with them to review performance and verify upcoming content topics.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The overall expertise in the area really stands out as a key value for our SEO strategy.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

So far it has been a very positive experience with Tenspeed. We understand SEO takes time and are excited to see how results improve as we maintain our relationship moving forward.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a marketing manager at a SaaS company. I am responsible for top of funnel traffic and bringing as many qualified users to our website as possible.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Ten Speed, and what were your goals?

We hired Ten Speed to help us optimize our existing content and help create net new content. We have a lot of existing content and were not performing via Google Search how we wanted.

SOLUTION

How did you select Ten Speed and what were the deciding factors?

We have worked with the team at Ten Speed in the past and knew they were absolute experts and would not look elsewhere.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

The team at Ten Speed has been responsible for greatly improving our organic traffic to our website. Over the past years we've written a bunch of content but it has yet to perform organically how we hoped.

The team at Ten Speed studies our existing content on a monthly basis and hands over 2 "briefs" that give us clear and concise details on what we need to do to improve likelihood of ranking for specific keywords/posts.

On the fliipside, the team also supplies us 2 "briefs" that are for net new keywords. They breakdown what we need to write to rank for highly relevant keywords to our business.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We've worked with 2 team members at Ten Speed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We are ranking on the first page for just about every keyword the team has optimized and every month has easily been our best organic month to date.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

The communication is great. Every month we have a call to go over the past briefs as well as new briefs then time to discuss and talk about any other marketing challenges.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Nate and Kevin are both true experts. They've been in my shoes before and offer sound advice for growing our top of funnel. It feels like we truly have an SEO export on our team to lean on.