Success Stories
SEO Case Study 1 (Referrals): Non-Profit
A non-profit client engaged SEO after a site re-design to ensure the new site would attract qualified traffic. As a non-profit the main goal was to increase page views and educate the public. UpWord reviewed the new site design, recommended design changes such as internal linking structure and other tech/design optimization. UpWord also created a strategic plan to manually optimize main topic areas of the web site, on an ongoing basis, based on keyword research.
Non-Profit |
Pre-Optimization |
Post-Optimization |
| #1 Rankings |
73 |
159 |
| Top 5 Rankings |
110 |
510 |
| Top 10 Rankings |
130 |
753 |
| Top 30 Rankings |
163 |
1,095 |
| Monthly Organic Search Referrals |
X |
+938% |
SEO Case Study 2 (Sales): Retail
A retail client engaged SEO with the goal of improving their web site as a direct sales channel. This client was in an industry that was traditionally focused / dependent on retail partner’s brick and mortar stores to sell their product. UpWord provided recommendations on product content delivery from an SEO perspective, optimized strategic pages from an e-commerce standpoint and optimized product page CMS templates. UpWord also provided consultation for optimizing web site changes and re-optimization based specifically on ongoing conversion trends by keyword.
Retail |
Pre-Optimization |
Post-Optimization |
| #1 Rankings | 74 | 304 |
| Top 5 Rankings | 235 | 375 |
| Top 10 Rankings | 301 | 480 |
| Top 30 Rankings | 424 | 742 |
| Monthly Organic Search Referrals | X | +671% |
SEO Case Study 3 (Leads): HealthCare
This client had a strong brand due to heavy traditional marketing efforts yet had low visibility for non-branded keyword searches on the major search engines. UpWord developed a comprehensive non-branded keyword target list and optimized the site accordingly. Based off keyword research UpWord worked with the client to develop new pages based on keyword targets. UpWord also developed a strategic plan for contacting business and strategic relationships to help improve link popularity.
Healthcare |
Pre-Optimization |
Post-Optimization |
| #1 Rankings | 92 | 151 |
| Top 5 Rankings | 183 | 313 |
| Top 10 Rankings | 281 | 538 |
| Top 30 Rankings | 412 | 760 |
| Monthly Organic Search Referrals | X | +35% |
SEM Case Study 1 (Leads): Home Improvement Retail
Client’s goal was to target customers in 15 specific regions throughout the U.S. The client had been running a campaign consisting of just two keywords. UpWord executed fundamental keyword selection principles to build out a more complete and relevant keyword list. UpWord also developed creative and compelling ad copy and consulted on landing page creation to improve overall Quality Score. UpWord applied a series of keyword targeting and bidding strategies designed to maximize click-through rates and conversions within the limited budget. Leads were tracked online while sales were tracked off-line.
Home Improvement Retail
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Paid Search Results
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| Length of Campaign | 1/1/2007 – 12/31/2007 | |
| Clicks | 6,308 | |
| Cost Per Click | $0.97 | |
| Leads | 442 | |
| Cost Per Lead | $13.77 | |
| Conversion Rate (Click to Lead) |
7.01% |
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| Total Sales |
$216,548 |
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| ROI |
$35:$1 |
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SEM Case Study 2 (Sales): Non-Profit
Client’s goal was to target customers in 15 specific regions throughout the U.S. The client had been running a campaign consisting of just two keywords. UpWord executed fundamental keyword selection principles to build out a more complete and relevant keyword list. UpWord also developed creative and compelling ad copy and consulted on landing page creation to improve overall Quality Score. UpWord applied a series of keyword targeting and bidding strategies designed to maximize click-through rates and conversions within the limited budget. Leads were tracked online while sales were tracked off-line.
Non-Profit |
Paid Search Results |
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| Length of Campaign | 11/1/2007 – 12/4/2007 | |
| Clicks | 2,475 | |
| Average Cost Per Click | $2.02 | |
| Conversions/Sales | 118 | |
| Average Cost Per Conversion | $42.00 | |
| Average Cost Per Sale | $40 – $80 | |
| Conversion Rate | 4.77% | |