Growth Hacking Case Study: From Productivity App to Global Traction Engine – Week Plan

Growth Hacking Case Study: From Productivity App to Global Traction Engine – Week Plan

Client:

Week Plan

Engagement:

Full-Stack Growth Hacking & Funnel Optimization

Duration:

24 Months

Industry:

SaaS – Productivity & Time Management

Objective

Week Plan wanted to move beyond steady growth into exponential scale. Our goal was to turn every user interaction into a self-reinforcing growth loop—leveraging virality, content distribution, referral channels, behavioral email sequences, and automation to scale user acquisition while reducing CAC.

Stratigia stepped in to engineer a growth system rooted in product psychology, lifecycle marketing, and network amplification.

Our Growth Hacking Framework

✅ Viral Content + Product-Led SEO

  • Created evergreen blog content mapped to search intent (e.g., weekly planning templates, productivity hacks)
  • Embedded in-product links and content CTAs to boost virality and search equity

Organic blog traffic tripled in under a year, generating compounding leads

✅ Launch + Evergreen Email Loops

  • Automated onboarding series tied to user behavior (e.g., incomplete tasks, goals not set)
  • Introduced upsell offers, success nudges, and personal productivity stats to increase activation

Open rates consistently above 45%; boosted trial-to-paid by 35%

✅ Referral & Community-Driven Sharing

  • Incentivized sharing via in-app prompts and unique invite URLs
  • Engaged early adopters on Quora, Reddit, and Facebook Groups to drive UGC-based traffic

Referrals accounted for 1 in 5 new signups at peak growth period

✅ Conversion Experiments + Retargeting Funnels

  • Deployed A/B tests across pricing, feature gating, and copywriting
  • Ran Facebook retargeting campaigns using testimonials, time-limited offers, and checklist-driven CTAs

Reduced CPL by 40%, increased paid signups from retargeting by 2.3x

✅ Leverage-Driven Link Building

  • Acquired links from Forbes, ArtofManliness, and MakeUseOf by pitching viral use cases + productivity trends
  • Tied PR efforts to high-converting landing pages and lead magnets

70+ authoritative links earned organically; referral traffic converted at 3x average

✅ Software Directories & Influencer Outreach

  • Created optimized profiles on Product Hunt, G2, Capterra, AlternativeTo, and others
  • Secured endorsements and reviews from niche influencers and bloggers

Results

Metric

Outcome

Total Active Users

100,000+ in under 2 years

Referral Signups

20% of new users from viral sharing

Email Automation Conversion Rate

35%+ lift in trial-to-paid conversions

High-Authority Links Acquired

70+ from top-tier domains

Paid Ads to Retargeted Traffic

4.2x ROAS

Strategic Impact

Week Plan’s explosive growth was engineered—not accidental. By embedding viral mechanisms into content, leveraging automation across email and paid funnels, and aligning community with conversion, Stratigia helped Week Plan turn its productivity app into a self-scaling SaaS engine.

“Growth wasn’t just a result—it was architected across every touchpoint of the product.”

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