Achieving 50% YoY Bootstrapped Revenue Growth with 95% Inbound
How do you scale revenue by 50% year-over-year, 95% from inbound, while being bootstrapped? Hamza SBAA, CMO at Beedeez, reveals the proven strategies behind this remarkable success story. From dominating SEO and Google Ads to building an owned media hub with thousands of subscribers, Hamza shares how simplicity and focus became their greatest competitive advantages. Learn how Beedeez created human-first content that thrives in today’s AI-driven landscape, all while staying one step ahead of the competition. This is your chance to uncover practical insights for scaling inbound growth efficiently and effectively.
In the latest episode of Game Changers, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Hamza SBAA, CMO at Beedeez, to uncover how his team achieved a remarkable 50% year-over-year revenue growth—95% of which came from inbound marketing—all while staying bootstrapped.
Hamza’s story is far from traditional. With an engineering background and no formal marketing experience, he began his journey at Beedeez on the sales side. But when the company made the strategic decision to avoid raising capital early on, Hamza saw an opportunity: to build a scalable, profitable growth engine through inbound marketing. So, he taught himself the craft—through webinars, LinkedIn content, and trial and error—ultimately becoming Beedeez’s first marketing hire and now its CMO.
The early strategy was scrappy and resourceful. Hamza began by studying competitors and identified a major opportunity in SEO. Many relevant keywords, like “mobile learning,” were still unclaimed by competitors. He launched high-quality pillar pages, outsourced backlinks, and published ungated, value-driven content. Within months, Beedeez ranked #1 for several key terms. This focus on SEO was complemented by targeted Google Ads and a website revamp, giving Hamza full control to experiment without relying on technical teams.
Over time, this evolved into a marketing engine powered by a lean team of seven, a network of freelancers, and a consistent publishing cadence of 3–4 SEO articles per week. Today, SEO drives about 40% of their pipeline, with Google Ads contributing 30%, and events/webinars making up another 20%. They’ve even launched their own media brand—Capsu Media—to deepen community engagement and future-proof their content strategy.
One of the most impressive takeaways from the conversation was how tightly aligned Beedeez’s marketing team is to revenue. Hamza has eliminated vanity metrics like MQLs in favor of pipeline creation and influenced revenue as the north star KPIs. Every campaign is evaluated through the lens of real business impact.
Looking ahead, Beedeez is experimenting with content optimization for generative AI search, smart backlink strategies, and building product-led content with strong FAQ structures to ensure visibility across emerging channels. While outbound is slowly being layered in, the inbound engine remains the backbone of their GTM motion.
If there’s one lesson marketers can take from Hamza, it’s this: focus, simplicity, and consistency—paired with a deep understanding of your audience—can drive serious growth, even on a lean budget.
