About the Client

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, the client offers dog and puppy training services specializing in obedience training and behavior modification. With years of experience in canine behavior, they were able to establish a customer base in their local area.

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Objectives

Maintaining a strong online presence is no longer an option for businesses today. It’s a necessity. That’s why when the client approached our partner agency, their objectives revolved around the following:

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Improve their website’s ranking to be locally relevant

Scale internal processes

Boost inquiries and coming from local search results

grow revenue

Drive more visits to their website and get more foot traffic

Key Challenges

The client’s strength lies in its good reputation and relationship with existing customers. However, their online presence is not as strong and doesn’t provide the extra push to get more visitors to their website. With our local SEO services, we aim to help the client address the following challenges:

Limited Traffic and Conversions

The lack of online presence on local results limits the amount of traffic that goes to the client’s website. In turn, this affects the number of leads they can convert.

Upon doing an SEO audit, we noticed the client doesn’t have much online traction on local search results. This lack of relevance affects how they are reaching customers, especially within their community. 

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Our Turnkey Solutions

On-page and Technical Optimization

Number of users improving after optimizing the site

Based on our findings in the initial SEO audit, we optimized the website’s on-page elements to improve its performance and include their target keywords. These includes:

Meta Data optimization
Image alt tag optimization
Content creation and optimization
Local schema implementation
Pagespeed improvements

After optimizing the client’s website, we started building high-quality backlinks to websites that are relevant to their industry and have a high Domain Authority.

Local Citations and Google My Business Optimization

Our local SEO strategy includes building citations on local websites, listings, and directories that the client’s target audience visits.

We also optimized the client’s Google My Business profile to help the client appear on Google Map search results and the Local Snack Pack. This involved updating their Name, Address, and Phone Number (NAP) to make it easier for customers to contact their business and visit their location.

Keyword Targeting

Keyword research is the foundation of an effective local SEO strategy. To make sure the client improves their relevance and visibility in their local area, we focused our SEO efforts on five geo-targeted keywords: 

Dog trainer Jacksonville FL
Dog training Jacksonville FL
Dog board and train Jacksonville FL
Dog obedience training Jacksonville FL
Puppy training Jacksonville FL

We optimized two landing pages that are contextually relevant to these target keywords to improve their rankings. 

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Customer actions

Results

With the client’s campaign still active, they were able to see improvements with their website. They started getting consistent growth in traffic, which contributes to more engagements with their customers.

The client’s target keywords reached first page positions on search results.
The website gets an average of 10% conversion rate, producing an estimate of 70 phone calls in a span of 30 days. 
Google My Business data shows the following improvements:
  • 89 phone calls
  • 345 website visits
  • 136 search users requesting directions to their location

Conclusion

Following our SEO methodology, the client was able to expand their local reach in their community. Optimizing their local listings and Google My Business also allowed them to get reviews from happy customers, further strengthening their reputation and getting more inquiries. 

The campaign has been running for 16 months now. The client and our agency partner working with them continue to reap the benefits with their SEO success.

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