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Offer templates and spreadsheets

VerdictMarginal (to good, depending on the niche)

CategoryAssets

Last reviewedNovember 7, 2026

The problem

A full tool is too expensive to build.

Steps

  1. Pick a template people search for, such as a budget, a planner or a checklist.
  2. Make it genuinely usable without changes.
  3. Publish it on a page that explains how to use it.

Evidence

Well-made templates earn links from bloggers in practical niches. They are a cheaper version of the free tool, with less pull.

Verdict

Marginal in most niches. Good in practical niches such as finance, HR and project management.

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Dan Keller writes repoSEO and its sister site AEOplays, which reviews AEO plays the same way. Before that he edited King Digest, a newsletter on search, marketing and AI, until he got tired of passing on tactics nobody had checked. He reviews each SEO play against what Google documents and what holds up in practice, and says so when the evidence isn’t there yet.