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Hypertune SEO: the full walkthrough

The full walkthrough for Austin and Som · 2 October 2026

For: Austin and Som, a one-hour session after the call with Bobby on 2 October, so we all leave with the same picture: where search stands, the tools, who does what, and what gets built when.

Everything is on this page. The Search Console and Google screens are screenshots taken on 2 October. The Ahrefs numbers are charted from Ahrefs' data. The "See it" links open the live version if we want it, but we shouldn't need them.

The hour:

MinutesPart
0 to 3The short version
3 to 7Where we started (recap of 21 and 23 September), and what has changed since
7 to 17What we found today
17 to 22The keywords we're going after
22 to 26The competition in search
26 to 30The tools we use
30 to 38Who does what, how work moves, and the full plan with dates
38 to 46What goes to Kamil, line by line
46 to 54Your decisions
54 to 60What comes to you next, and the targets

If we want to go live (optional): Search Console · Ahrefs, Hypertune overview · Ahrefs, site audit.

Where the numbers come from:

1. The short version

2. Where we started (recap: we went through this on 21 and 23 September)

What the 23 September competitor report said about search

1. a homepage rewrite for "pc optimization for gaming";

2. a how-it-works and pricing page;

3. game pages;

4. comparisons with Hone, Razer Cortex and Intel XTU;

5. a benchmark method;

6. a comparison hub.

See it: the 23 September competitor report · Hone's comparison page against ExitLag · Hone's "Is Hone a virus?" page

That first wave is still the plan. Today's audit puts it in order by real search demand, and adds the facts, links and technical fixes underneath it.

What has changed since the first SEO audit on 21 September

21 SeptemberToday
Sitemap in GoogleNot submittedSubmitted 1 Oct; 13 of 15 pages in Google
Homepage FPS claim"Up to 41%""Up to 60%", the agreed figure
Free trial against guaranteeFAQ offered the free trial7-day money-back guarantee under the prices, in the FAQ and in the terms
"What Hypertune changes" and "how to uninstall"Not answered on the siteAnswers in the /technology FAQ
AMD in the FAQIntel only"Intel and AMD CPUs"
TrustpilotUnder CompreadyMoved to Hypertune
Searches without our name254 clicks in four weeks229 clicks in five weeks. No change yet: the pages that move this aren't live
Search Console, 2 October: the sitemap submitted 1 October, read by Google 2 October, 15 pages found
Search Console, 2 October: the sitemap submitted 1 October, read by Google 2 October, 15 pages found

See it: the sitemap in Search Console · which pages are in Google · the guarantee and FAQ on /technology

Numbers we've corrected since then

3. What we found today

1. Search already brings more new paying customers than anything else. In September, 637 new paying customers first arrived from a search engine: Google 69%, Bing 22%, Brave 8%. YouTube brought 373 and direct visits 194. 630 of the 637 landed on the homepage.

New paying customers by first source, September. Our tracking and Stripe
New paying customers by first source, September. Our tracking and Stripe

2. Almost all of it is brand search. Of 13,338 search clicks in five weeks, 229 came from searches without our name in them. "hypertune" on its own is 9,023 of them.

Search Console, 27 August to 30 September: 13,500 clicks. The spike on 9 and 10 September is the press launch
Search Console, 27 August to 30 September: 13,500 clicks. The spike on 9 and 10 September is the press launch
The same clicks split by our brand rule, which also counts misspellings such as "hyper tune" and "hypertine" as brand
The same clicks split by our brand rule, which also counts misspellings such as "hyper tune" and "hypertine" as brand

Why Search Console's own filters show more: filtering out "hypertune" leaves 1,170 clicks, because "hyper tune", misspellings and CompReady stay in. Google's "Non-branded" filter shows 1,530, because it counts "hypr tune" as non-branded. Our figure of 229 removes all of those.

3. The nearest wins are searches where Google already shows us at positions 7 to 9. All of them are easy by Ahrefs' measure (difficulty under 10 out of 100).

SearchUS searches a monthWorldwideOur position today
"how to optimize pc for gaming"2,5004,6009
"pc optimization for gaming"3008007
"pc optimization"2501,1008.5
"pc optimizer for gaming"1505009.3
Search Console positions today, Ahrefs US volumes
Search Console positions today, Ahrefs US volumes
Search Console, 27 August to 30 September: searches containing "optimi". The PC optimization terms sit at positions 7 to 9
Search Console, 27 August to 30 September: searches containing "optimi". The PC optimization terms sit at positions 7 to 9

The full keyword map, with the trust, game, comparison and category searches, is in section 4.

See it: the Google results for "how to optimize pc for gaming" · the same search in Ahrefs

4. Our own pages disagree on the facts, and AI repeats whichever version it finds.

Help centre, 2 October: the old prices and the free trial
Help centre, 2 October: the old prices and the free trial
Help centre, 2 October: "up to 42%" and other figures
Help centre, 2 October: "up to 42%" and other figures
Homepage, 2 October: "up to 60%"
Homepage, 2 October: "up to 60%"

See it: help centre article with $4.99 and $47.99 · help centre article with "42%" · Google results for "is hypertune safe"

5. "Trusted by Riot, EAC, BattlEye, Valve" reads as an endorsement. Unless those companies have agreed in writing, AI engines repeat it as fact. Google Ads' policy also covers implied endorsements on landing pages. The same claim is in the /tutorial search description.

Homepage, 2 October: the "Trusted by" line in the CPU Overclocking card
Homepage, 2 October: the "Trusted by" line in the CPU Overclocking card

See it: the homepage · Google results for "hypertune tutorial", where the description shows

6. AI answers mix us up with hypertune.com, a different company that has shut down, and lean on Reddit for the rest.

hypertune.com, 2 October: a feature-flag company that is shutting down
hypertune.com, 2 October: a feature-flag company that is shutting down
Google's Rich Results Test of our homepage, 2 October: no price ("offers" missing) and no rating
Google's Rich Results Test of our homepage, 2 October: no price ("offers" missing) and no rating
Google's AI Overview for "is hypertune safe", 2 October: the cost section cites Reddit
Google's AI Overview for "is hypertune safe", 2 October: the cost section cites Reddit

See it: hypertune.com, the other company · Google's test of our homepage markup: no company details and no price

7. Our links are thin, and the gap is a ready-made outreach list.

See it: Tom's Hardware's review, whose link goes to /try4free · our links in Ahrefs · Link Intersect in Ahrefs, the tool behind the 211 sites (the full list is the "Link gap" tab in the data workbook)

8. The site is technically healthy; what's missing is pages.

Google PageSpeed Insights, homepage on mobile, 2 October: real-user data fails Core Web Vitals
Google PageSpeed Insights, homepage on mobile, 2 October: real-user data fails Core Web Vitals
Search Console, page indexing (Google last refreshed this report on 21 September)
Search Console, page indexing (Google last refreshed this report on 21 September)
Search Console: why pages aren't indexed. Most are deliberate
Search Console: why pages aren't indexed. Most are deliberate

See it: Ahrefs site audit · Google's speed test of the homepage; choose "Mobile"

4. The keywords we're going after

How to read the volumes:

Searches about Hypertune itself: win these first

SearchMonthly searchesWhere we are todayPage that will target itWhen
is hypertune legit, is hypertune safe110, 20Positions 1.5 to 3.9; 442 impressions, 10 clicks"Is Hypertune safe" page (12 Oct)90 days
does hypertune work, is hypertune worth itUnder 10418 impressions, 5 clicksBenchmark method page90 days
hypertune reviews50Positions 4.5 to 6.1Press page, with a reviews block90 days
is hypertune free, hypertune free trial, hypertune price10852 impressions, 208 clicks/pricing90 days

The category searches where we're already close

SearchMonthly searchesWhere we are todayPage that will target itWhen
how to optimize pc for gaming2,500 (4,600)Position 9"How to optimize your PC for gaming" guide (16 Oct)90 days
pc optimization for gaming300 (800)Position 7Homepage title and heading90 days
pc optimization250 (1,100)Position 8.5Homepage, /technology90 days
pc optimizer for gaming150 (500)Position 9.3Homepage90 days
best pc optimizer for gaming150 (300)Position 8.4Fair comparison page6 months
is auto overclocking safe, auto overclocking20, 20101 impressions"Auto overclocking explained"6 months

Comparisons and the big category searches

SearchMonthly searchesWhere we are todayPage that will target itWhen
razer cortex12,000 (68,000)Not rankingHypertune vs Razer Cortex6 months
hone gg, hypertune vs hone150 (2,600)Position 26Hypertune vs Hone6 months
fps booster1,600 (12,000)Position 34Homepage, then the fair comparison12 months
best fps booster, best fps booster for pc80, 50Not rankingFair comparison with the test method12 months
how to increase fps700 (1,900)410 impressions across these"How to increase FPS" guide12 months
how to get more fps300 (1,100)In the same 410Same guide12 months
input lag700 (4,000)Not rankingInput lag guide12 months
Game demand, Ahrefs, 2 October
Game demand, Ahrefs, 2 October

Games: shooters only, in order of demand.

GameViewUS a monthWorldwide a monthLargest single search
CS2First person5804,050cs2 stuttering (350 US)
Arc RaidersThird person5702,000arc raiders stuttering (350 US)
FortniteThird person4601,480fortnite optimization, fortnite stuttering (150 US each)
Battlefield 6First person4101,850battlefield 6 stuttering (100 US)
Marvel RivalsThird person290950marvel rivals fps (150 US)
ValorantFirst person2001,800valorant stuttering (70 US)
Overwatch 2First person160300overwatch low fps (80 US)
Apex LegendsFirst person140290apex legends stuttering (60 US)
Call of Duty (Warzone, Black Ops 7)First person140310warzone stuttering (50 US)
RustFirst person140520rust stuttering (90 US)
The FinalsFirst person130340the finals stuttering (70 US)
Escape from TarkovFirst person120380tarkov stuttering (50 US)
WARDOGSFirst person80270wardogs stuttering (50 US); launched 10 September, still growing

See it: Google results for "cs2 stuttering" · Ahrefs Keywords Explorer · the "Keywords" and "Games" tabs in the data workbook

5. The competition in search

All figures are from Ahrefs, 2 October. Domain Rating is Ahrefs' 0 to 100 score for how strong a site's links are. These are the competitors saved in our Ahrefs project, so every report tracks the same set: Hone, Razer Cortex, Paragon, EXM, SageTweaks, LagoFast, ExitLag and GearUP.

Hypertune against the main competitors, Ahrefs, 2 October
Hypertune against the main competitors, Ahrefs, 2 October
Google visits a month over the last year, Ahrefs estimate. Most of Hone's traffic is Roblox and game-code posts, not FPS searches
Google visits a month over the last year, Ahrefs estimate. Most of Hone's traffic is Roblox and game-code posts, not FPS searches

See it: Hypertune in Ahrefs · Hone · Paragon · EXM · Razer Cortex · the competitors saved in our Ahrefs project

How to read it:

What Hone does that we don't:

hone.gg/comparison/exitlag, 2 October: a fair side-by-side page that ranks for the rival's name
hone.gg/comparison/exitlag, 2 October: a fair side-by-side page that ranks for the rival's name
Hone's help centre answers the safety question head on
Hone's help centre answers the safety question head on

Who takes the searches today:

See it: Google results for "best fps booster for pc" · Google results for "fortnite fps boost"

6. The tools we use

Everything is free except Ahrefs, which we've bought. No new tools are needed.

ToolWhat it tells usWho uses itStatus
Google Search ConsoleWhich searches show us, the clicks and positions, which pages Google has, and re-crawl requestsVin, Som, BobbyLive; sitemap in since 1 Oct
Bing Webmaster ToolsThe same for Bing, which brings 22% of our paying customers from searchSom sets it up, you verify it, Bobby uses itBy Mon 5 Oct
AhrefsSearch volumes, competitors, who links to whom, and a scheduled crawl of our siteVin and Som (own seat); Som pulls data for BobbyLive; eight competitors saved
Ahrefs Webmaster ToolsAhrefs' free view of our own site, for BobbyBobbyBy Mon 5 Oct
Google Keyword Planner and Google AdsWhat clicks cost, and from 5 October which searches actually convertVinLive
PageSpeed InsightsSpeed on phones, for real visitors and in the labSom, VinRe-test after each speed fix
Rich Results TestWhether Google reads our markup: who we are, the priceBobbyEvery schema change
SEO page in our analyticsEvery target on one page, including paying customers from search; the bi-weekly report generates from itKevin builds it; everyone reads itPhase 1 Fri 9 Oct
GA4A cross-check only; it misses about 40% of purchasesSomLive
AI content frameworkBriefs and first drafts in Bobby's structureSom builds it, Vin reviews itFrom Mon 12 Oct
Shared trackerEvery finished item, its status, and the log of what went live whenBobby submits, Som keeps itLive Mon 5 Oct
Content calendarTopic, keyword, owner, draft date and publish date for every pageSom keeps it, Bobby reviews itFrom Wed 7 Oct
LinearThe only route for work to Kamil and KevinYouLive
CloudflareWhich crawlers can read the site, and site-wide settingsKamil, through youItem 4 on Kamil's list
Monthly AI checkHow often ChatGPT, Google's AI and others name us against Hone and Razer CortexSomAfter the AEO call with Bobby

7. Who does what, and the full plan (roles and targets agreed with you on 1 October; Hoa's check is new)

The people

WhoWhat they do
SomWrites all the content: titles, the trust page, guides, game, comparison and problem pages. Also the keyword map, research, specs, the change lists for Kamil and Kevin, and the change log. First check on everything Bobby sends
HoaChecks every piece of content by hand with Vin before it reaches you: facts, claims, prices, links, and that it reads like a person wrote it
VinChecks content with Hoa and gives the final OK. Sets priorities, handles access, Google Ads and YouTube
BobbySEO lead: strategy, technical SEO, the schema code, an SEO check on every draft, re-crawl requests, the bi-weekly report, directories, listicles and outreach to new outlets. He doesn't write content and doesn't send work to Kamil
YouSign off claims and the homepage. The only route to Kamil and Kevin, in Linear
KamilBuilds every website change
KevinBuilds the SEO page in our analytics
Story MobAsks the 74 September press pieces that name us without a link to add one

How work moves

Content (every page and every line of copy):

  1. Som drafts it with the AI content framework.
  2. Bobby checks it for SEO.
  3. Hoa and Vin check it by hand.
  4. You sign off claims and anything on the homepage.
  5. You submit it in Linear; Kamil publishes.
  6. Som logs it as live; Bobby asks Google and Bing to re-crawl it.

Technical changes (schema, redirects, speed, settings):

  1. Bobby puts his work in the shared tracker, and Som checks it within 48 hours. Som's own specs go straight to Vin.
  2. Vin gives the OK.
  3. You submit it in Linear; Kamil builds it.
  4. Som logs it as live; Bobby checks it in Search Console.

The rules for everything we publish or send:

The dates

ByWhat is delivered
Mon 5 OctTools and access set up (Bing Webmaster Tools); keyword map to Bobby; shared tracker live
Tue 6 OctBobby's walkthrough with Vin and Som: page templates and content calendar
Fri 9 OctNew titles, descriptions and schema live; homepage speed fix live; SEO reporting page live
Mon 12 Oct"Is Hypertune safe" page and the redirects live
Fri 16 OctFirst bi-weekly report; "how to optimize your PC for gaming" guide live
12 to 30 OctAbout two new pages a week; directory listings
NovemberRemaining pages; outreach, Wikidata and listicles. Everything in Bobby's plan done
End of DecemberDay-90 review against the targets in section 11

Already done or moving, so nothing to send:

The full plan, item by item

Content, written by Som and checked by Bobby, Hoa and Vin:

#Page or copyLive by
C1New titles, descriptions and headings on every indexed page, aimed at the "PC optimization" searchesTo Bobby Wed 7 Oct; live Fri 9 Oct
C2"Is Hypertune safe" trust page: who makes it, what it changes, how to undo it, how to cancel, the Intel partnershipMon 12 Oct
C3"How to optimize your PC for gaming" guideFri 16 Oct
C4Game pages in order of demand, two a week: CS2, Arc Raiders, Fortnite, Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals, Valorant, then the restFirst draft Mon 12 Oct; all by Fri 13 Nov
C5"Low FPS on a high-end PC"Fri 23 Oct
C6Comparisons: vs Hone, vs Razer Cortex, vs tuning by handFri 30 Oct
C7Problem pages, such as "Rust stuttering fix"By Fri 13 Nov

Bobby:

#WhatWhen
B1Sends every finished item to the shared tracker; checks each change once liveFrom Mon 5 Oct
B2Checks Som's keyword map: one main search per page, no two pages chasing the same oneTue 6 Oct, then ongoing
B3Schema code: who we are, with logo and profiles; the app with its price; the FAQ markup movedCode Wed 7 Oct; live Fri 9 Oct
B4, B6Walks Vin and Som through his page templates and how he plans the content calendar; SEO check on every draftTue 6 Oct, then each draft
B5Asks Google and Bing to re-crawl every fixed and new pageFrom Fri 9 Oct
B7Baseline, then the bi-weekly report commentaryBaseline Mon 5 Oct; first report Fri 16 Oct
B8Directory listings: AlternativeTo, Product Hunt, Crunchbase, SaaSHub, G2 or Capterra, download sites, and the Microsoft Store if you agreeBy Fri 30 Oct
B9 to B12Listicle pitches (Intel, Lexar, iObit), outreach to outlets not already on our press list, Wikidata, broken-link outreachNovember

Som and Vin:

#WhatWhen
V2Bing and Ahrefs Webmaster Tools ready for you to verifyMon 5 Oct
V3Keyword map handed to BobbyMon 5 Oct
V4Approvals, the change lists for Kamil and Kevin, and the change logOngoing
V5List of help centre fixes for whoever you nameFri 9 Oct
V6Speed fixes in priority order, re-tested after each oneFri 9 Oct, then each fix
V7Indexing fixes: the specs behind Kamil's items 8 to 10Mon 12 Oct
V8AI content framework built from Bobby's walkthroughMon 12 Oct
V9Report numbers by hand until Kevin's page is automaticUntil Fri 30 Oct
V12, V13Search result research for the briefs; a fact sheet and listing copy for directoriesFri 9 Oct
V15Google Ads search terms fed into the keyword map (Vin)From Mon 12 Oct
V16AI visibility: crawler access, a claims page, the monthly AI check, llms.txtAfter the AEO call with Bobby
V18YouTube titles, descriptions and testimonial videos (Vin)In progress
V20Helpful replies on Reddit and Quora from one labelled official accountFrom Mon 19 Oct

Already done: the day-90 targets, the competitor analysis, the site structure and internal links (with you, 19 to 30 September), the FAQ bank, and the link baseline.

8. What goes to Kamil

One Linear ticket, ready to paste: From Austin to Kamil: SEO website changes. The table below is the same list in short.

#ChangeWhyBy
1Load the homepage's main image first (remove lazy loading on that one image)The main reason the homepage is slow on phones: 2.8 s for real visitors and 6.4 s in the lab, against Google's 2.5 sFri 9 Oct
2One H1 heading per page/expert-tuning has eight and /technology six; Google reads the H1 as the page's main topicFri 9 Oct
3Move the hidden FAQ markup from the homepage to /technologyThe homepage FAQ is gone but its markup isn't; Google requires them to matchFri 9 Oct
4Four Cloudflare settings: email links, Bing change alerts, http://www redirect, AI crawlersThe email setting creates a broken page on 8 pages; the www address errors for Google's and Ahrefs' crawlersFri 9 Oct
5Publish new titles, descriptions and headings (from Som, Wed 7 Oct)Moves the position 7 to 9 searches toward the top 5; removes "Trusted by" from search resultsFri 9 Oct
6Add the schema code (from Bobby, Wed 7 Oct): who we are, and the priceStops search and AI engines mixing us up with hypertune.comFri 9 Oct
7Fix one broken image; complete the link preview tagsSmall; shows a full preview when links are shared on Discord and XFri 9 Oct
8Redirect /what-hypertune-changes and /uninstall (and the guides, if they go) to /technology; clean the sitemapGoogle still lists pages nothing links toMon 12 Oct
9Permanent redirects for /game/valorant, /game/fortnite and /game/rustValorant is on a temporary redirect; Fortnite and Rust show "page not found"Mon 12 Oct
10Keep the logging host and affiliate addresses out of GoogleInternal addresses show in search resultsMon 12 Oct

What Ahrefs' site audit found, and where each item is handled. Crawled 2 October: 203 addresses, health score 94 out of 100.

Ahrefs flagPagesHandled by
Broken page created by Cloudflare's email setting8Kamil item 4
The http://www address errors for crawlers1Kamil item 4
Changed pages not sent to Bing15Kamil item 4
Link preview tags incomplete15Kamil item 7
Broken image1Kamil item 7
More than one H1, or none/expert-tuning, /technology, the guidesKamil item 2
Markup errorHomepageKamil items 3 and 6
Pages nothing links to/guides, /what-hypertune-changesKamil item 8
Internal links that pass through a redirectMost pagesLow priority
Account pages, forms and the login scriptNo action: deliberate

See it: the site audit issues Kamil's list fixes · /game/fortnite, still "page not found" · the homepage markup test

Then, as pages arrive:

Kevin: nothing new. Please confirm phase 1 of the SEO reporting page is live Fri 9 Oct, ready for the first report on Fri 16 Oct.

You, Mon 5 Oct: Som prepares Bing Webmaster Tools; you complete the verification and add Bobby. Bing and Brave bring almost a third of our paying customers from search.

9. Your decisions

#DecisionOur recommendationNeeded by
1The "Trusted by" lines: proof in writing, or what replaces them?Replace them with what's true and checkable, for example that Hypertune doesn't touch game files or inject code. The wording is yoursWed 7 Oct
2Who fixes the help centre, and by when? (asked 1 Oct)Set it to noindex now so Google drops the old prices, then fix itFri 9 Oct
3Do the five BIOS guides stay or go?Redirect them to /technology. They had 4 clicks in five weeks; the useful steps go into the how-to guideTue 6 Oct
4Date and order for the game pagesIn order of demand: CS2, Arc Raiders, Fortnite, Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals, Valorant. The first draft is ready Mon 12 Oct; the Google Ads landing pages depend on themTue 6 Oct
5Which FPS claim we stand behindKeep "up to 60%" only alongside the typical range, with the test method publishedBefore the benchmark page
6Should portal.hypertune.gg and affiliate.hypertune.gg appear in Google?Keep both out, unless you want creators to find the affiliate sign-up through GoogleMon 12 Oct
7A Microsoft Store listing?Yes. Microsoft Store, App Store and Google Play listings take positions 5 to 7 for "fps booster"October
8Who approves outreach emails, and from which mailbox?One Hypertune mailbox; Vin approves, you see anything that makes a claimBefore November
9How many hours a week Kamil and Kevin have for SEO (asked 1 Oct)Needed so the dates holdMon 5 Oct

10. What comes to you next

Som writes everything, Bobby checks it for SEO, and Hoa and Vin check it by hand. Only then does it reach you for sign-off, and you submit it in Linear for Kamil.

WhenWhat you getWhat you do
Wed 7 OctNew titles, descriptions and headings; the schema codeSign off the homepage wording and the "Trusted by" replacement
Fri 9 OctOur check that Kamil's items 1 to 7 are liveNothing, unless something failed
Mon 12 Oct"Is Hypertune safe" pageSign off the claims
Fri 16 OctFirst bi-weekly SEO report; the how-to guideRead the report; sign off the guide
12 to 30 OctAbout two pages a week: game pages, "low FPS on a high-end PC", comparisons with Hone and Razer CortexSign off claims, submit to Kamil
NovemberRemaining game and problem pages; outreach to the 211 sites; directory listings; WikidataApprove the outreach mailbox (decision 8)

11. How we'll know it's working (agreed 1 October)

MeasureTodayEnd of December
Clicks from searches without our name, a monthAbout 200600
Pages in Google13 of 15All, plus every new page
Click rate on "is Hypertune legit / safe / worth it" searches1.8%10%
"PC optimization" searches in the top 505
Quality sites linking to us1230
New paying customers who first came from search637 in SeptemberReported every two weeks

Ahrefs re-crawls the site on a schedule, so every fix on Kamil's list gets checked in the next crawl. You'll see the results in the bi-weekly report.

Evidence, if you want it