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59 clicks/month, page 7 of Google - 90 days later: 24,100 clicks/month, page 1.
Here's the exact strategy:
Financial advisory firm in Florida reached out in June.
Their Google Search Console:
59 clicks/month
19.1K impressions
0.3% CTR
Average Position 69.9
Page 7. Invisible.
Solid business. Good team. But online? Nobody could find them.
Three months later:
24.1K clicks/month
1.02M impressions
2.4% CTR
Average Position 11
408X increase in clicks. Same market. Different SEO approach.
HERE'S EXACTLY WHAT WE DID:
WEEK 1: KEYWORD AUDIT
Found the problem immediately.
They targeted:
"Financial advisor Florida" (87,000 competitors)
"Wealth management Tampa" (54,000 competitors)
"Investment planning" (103,000 competitors)
Massive volume. Massive competition. Position 69.
The fix? Stop competing for these entirely.
Clear next steps
WEEK 9-12: TECHNICAL OPTIMIZATION
Schema markup for FinancialService
Internal linking structure
Page speed: 3.8s → 1.4s
Mobile experience improved
Local citations built
RESULTS:
Month 1: Position 69 → 34
Month 2: Position 34 → 18
Month 3: Position 18 →...
WEEK 2-3: STRATEGY REBUILD
Identified their ideal clients:
Physicians who sold practices
Business owners post-exit
Tech executives with stock options
Found what THOSE people search:
"Retirement planning physicians post-practice sale Florida" (320 searches, 890...
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