A SaaS company booked a consult with me, concerned about dropping rankings in the US for a single keyword tied to one of their key services.
But when I checked their data?
| That keyword had nothing to do with the site’s actual traffic or leads. And worse –
they weren’t even tracking the call-to-action on the page tied to that service.
WTF were they looking at?
I advised them to:
| Stop chasing a ranking that didn’t deliver results and focus on what would: more leads from their ideal audience.
Here’s the strategy:
- Create a new, focused page built for one specific buyer type and how the software solves their problem
- Optimize that page for conversions, not vanity metrics
- Gradually un-optimize the old page once the new one gains traction
- Update the CTA on a related blog post that was getting traffic – so it could drive trackable leads
That one consult turned into a full Is Your Marketing Working? Engagement – so we can track results, build out vertical-specific pages, and shift from “Are we ranking?” to “Are we getting leads?”
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Darlene is a search marketer, analyst, speaker, trainer, and owner of DriveTraffic Digital Marketing. She has been working in the digital marketing industry since the mid 90s and has narrowed her specialty to SEO, Google Ads and Google Analytics. She is especially interested in Google’s new Search Generative Experience and how businesses will need to adapt to remain visible. Want to see how DriveTraffic can help? Let’s chat!