Using tools like Google Keyword Planner, we analysed the local SEO landscape and found over 3,000 monthly searches for the client’s targeted keywords. Achieving a top three ranking could potentially drive between 700 and 1,000 visitors to the website each month.
With an average conversion rate of 50 to 60 leads per 1,000 visitors, it was clear that investing in a robust SEO strategy could generate significant revenue for the client’s business.
Our comprehensive SEO audit uncovered key issues holding the site back:
- Lack of Dedicated Service Pages: Google’s updated algorithms favour individual pages for each service. The client’s site grouped all offerings on a single page, severely impacting SEO performance.
- Insufficient Content Depth: Pages averaged only 200-300 words, falling short of the 800+ words now required for SEO success, which affected rankings and visibility.
- High Toxicity Backlink Score: Outdated backlink strategies had left the site with toxic links, flagged by Google as harmful and dragging down its rankings.
The neglect of SEO maintenance, combined with algorithm changes, caused their Rank #1 position in 2015 to vanish.
- Impact: An 80% drop in monthly leads led to significant business losses, costing the client six figures in revenue opportunities over time.
- Lesson: Regular SEO updates and professional management could have preserved their rankings and prevented such losses.
- Build Dedicated Service Pages: Create individual pages for each offering, each with over 1,000 words of optimised content tailored to specific keywords.
- Enhance Meta Tags & Headers: Optimise all meta titles, descriptions, and headers to align with SEO best practices.
- Backlink Development: Build high-quality backlinks from trusted sources to improve the site’s domain authority.
- Disavow Toxic Links: Conduct a detailed backlink audit, removing harmful links via Google Search Console.
By aligning the website with Google’s latest algorithm changes, leveraging its past authority, and implementing a focused strategy, the site was ready to regain its competitive edge and reclaim top rankings.