Growth idea action plan
SEO CMS for links, schema, and hreflang at scale
Build or adapt the content system so it can generate internal links, metadata, structured data, canonicals, and hreflang rules in bulk, because scale breaks first in the plumbing.
Why this can grow a startup
The hard part of programmatic SEO is usually not page creation. It is keeping thousands of pages crawlable, linked, translated, and correctly tagged after they exist. When those rules live in the CMS instead of in ad hoc cleanup work, growth teams can expand coverage without quietly filling the site with broken canonical signals or orphaned pages.
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 one clear growth signal before putting more time or budget behind it.
Action plan
- Define one narrow startup segment where seo cms for links, schema, and hreflang at scale 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: one measurable growth signal.
- Review the result, keep the winning message, remove weak variants, and turn the learning into a repeatable growth playbook.
Source-backed example
Ahrefs described Wise's custom CMS, Lienzo, as handling templates, internal linking, meta tags, structured data, hreflang, canonicals, cloning, local testing, monitoring, and SEO experiments.
Source: Ahrefs Blog (ahrefs.com)
GrowthDex source hub: Ahrefs Blog
Last checked: 2026-05-27
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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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