How we took a local brand from page nine to the top of page one
A local outdoor-living and landscaping company in Palm City, FL ranked 84th on average across its local search terms — invisible despite real local demand. In roughly six months, organic-only work lifted average position to 6.33 with 9 keywords now in Google's top 3.
Industry
Home & Outdoor Services
Client Type
Local Service Business
Timeline
~6 months (Dec 2025 – Jun 2026)
Primary Result
Average position 84 → 6; 9 keywords in Google's top 3
Secondary Result
16 keywords now on page 1 (from 0)
Services Used
The Challenge
When the engagement began, the brand ranked 84th on average across its local search terms — past page eight, effectively invisible. The demand existed; the visibility didn't.
Local search is where this category gets chosen. Every term the brand didn't rank for was a job that went to a competitor — demand it was paying nothing to create, and losing anyway.
Three constraints shaped the work: compete in a crowded local market (Palm City and the Treasure Coast are dense with established competitors), earn rankings organically with no paid clicks, and land results inside two quarters — not a multi-year slog.
What We Did
1. Fixed the technical foundation
Cleaned up crawlability, structure and site health so the pages could rank at all.
2. Targeted the high-intent local terms
Service-plus-city queries across Palm City and the surrounding Treasure Coast — the searches that end in a job, not vanity volume.
3. Strengthened the local profile
Tightened the Google Business presence and the on-page signals that drive map and local-pack ranking.
4. Built content for the money terms
Clear service and location pages that both Google and AI search can read and surface.
Results
6.33
Average Google position
from 84.48 at takeover
9
Keywords in the top 3
where most clicks land
16
Keywords on page 1
from a near-zero start
16 : 1
Improved vs. declined
positions moved
Key Performance Highlights
- Average Google position improved from 84.48 to 6.33 — page nine to page one
- 9 keywords now in Google's top 3 (from 0 at takeover)
- 16 keywords on page 1 (from 0 at takeover)
- 16:1 ratio of keywords improved vs declined
- Earned entirely through organic — no paid clicks
Visual Evidence
Revenue Growth Timeline
Conversion Funnel Improvement
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