SEO Results and Case Studies
Real analytics from real campaigns: traffic, users and leads before and after
Results at a Glance
1,873%
organic growth against direct and social traffic
1,493%
organic growth six months into one campaign
1,240%
user growth over a three-year campaign
525%
lead growth in a single year
Fast Starts: Results Inside the First Year
These campaigns moved quickly because the fundamentals (technical fixes, local pages and content) were wrong or missing at the start. Early gains like these are possible, but not guaranteed.
Local service business
5× organic traffic in the first month
Organic traffic increased five times within the first month of the campaign.
Six-month campaign
1,493% organic growth by month six
Organic growth of 1,493% was recorded six months in.
Channel comparison
1,873% organic growth, ahead of direct and social
Organic search outpaced direct and social channels over a six to seven month period.
Single-year campaign
532 to 3,371 users in one year
A 533% increase in users within twelve months.
Scaling Campaigns: More Traffic, More Leads
Once the basics are working, the work shifts to scaling: more pages, more searches won, and more enquiries per visit.
Ten-month campaign
9,000 to 39,900 monthly users
Monthly users grew more than fourfold over ten months.
One-year campaign
1,304 to 8,156 leads
Leads grew by 525% over a year, so the extra traffic turned into enquiries.
Nine-month campaign
1,384 to 4,886 users in nine months
A 253% increase in users in nine months.
Long-Term Compounding: Years, Not Months
SEO builds on itself. These accounts show what a steady, multi-year program looks like compared with a one-off push.
Two-year campaign
1,308 to 4,398 users over two years
Growth of 236% from a sustained, steady program.
Three-year campaign
515 to 6,904 users over three years
A 1,240% increase from a long-term engagement.
Long-term client
Three years of steady organic growth
Organic growth tracked across a three-year engagement.
Local business
76% growth from an already strong base
Organic traffic still grew 76% year over year, even though the starting point was already high.
Year-over-year view
Year-over-year growth, September 2023
Consistent organic growth tracked against the same period a year earlier.
Long-term client
January over January: growth that held
A month-on-month comparison showing gains were sustained, not a spike.
How to Read These Results
All figures come from client Google Analytics reporting. Client names are withheld for privacy. Results depend on industry, competition and starting point, and past results do not promise future ones. For a local business in the Okanagan, the usual starting points are Local SEO and Google Business Profile optimization.
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