Growth idea action plan
Pair pages for connected-app searches
Create a dedicated landing page for each high-intent app pair people search together so your product appears when the buyer is trying to connect tools, not when they already know your brand.
Why this can grow a startup
Searchers often start with the two tools they want working together, not with the middleware brand that can make it happen. Pair pages meet that exact intent. They also create a long-tail network of specific entry points, which is where smaller or lesser-covered software pairs can rank before the head terms get crowded.
Key metric to watch
38,612 pair pages driving 299,000+ monthly organic visits
Ian's take
From scaling consumer platforms across MENA and Southeast Asia, my default is to distrust growth work that only looks good in a slide. For SEO and AI search, I care less about clever keyword tricks and more about clarity. A buyer, crawler, or answer engine should quickly understand who this is for, why it works, what proof backs it, and what page deserves to be cited. I would run it small enough to learn quickly, then only scale the parts that real users repeat, save, reply to, or buy from. For this tactic, I would watch 38,612 pair pages driving 299,000+ monthly organic visits before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where pair pages for connected-app searches can create a measurable lift.
- Turn the tactic into one offer, page, campaign, or workflow for the SEO and Website channel.
- Use the evidence from ahrefs.com to set the first version of the message, format, and audience.
- Launch a small test for 7 to 14 days with one success metric: 38,612 pair pages driving 299,000+ monthly organic visits.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Zapier's App Directory grew to 4,403 individual integration pages plus 38,612 app-pair pages, and Ahrefs says those pages together bring in more than 299,000 monthly organic visits.
Source: Ahrefs (ahrefs.com)
GrowthDex source hub: Ahrefs
Last checked: 2026-05-25
Adjacent tactics in the same lane
If this page is close to your problem, these tactic pages usually belong in the same working set.
- Walkthrough copy on programmatic integration pages same source · 2 shared channels · 2 shared stages
- Most-searched integration listings first 3 shared channels · 3 shared stages
- Workflow template pages from top connected app pairs same source · 2 shared channels
- Search-priority content by software category demand same source · 2 shared channels
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Ian Goh has helped grow consumer platforms across Southeast Asia, India, and MENA. His work includes scaling Tiki to 100M+ users, doubling BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months, and increasing OYO's direct booking share across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
- Helped scale Tiki to 100M+ users.
- Doubled BIGO's MENA revenue in 7 months.
- Raised OYO's direct booking share by 50% across 6 Southeast Asian markets.
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