CASE STUDY — RETAIL & GARDEN CENTRE

72% more online orders,
page 1 for key search terms.

An SEO strategy that grew Ferndale Garden Centre's online orders by 72% year on year and won page 1 rankings for its key search terms.
Client: Ferndale Garden Centre
Sector: Retail & Garden Centre
Duration: SEO strategy project
Delivered by: Optimise Your Marketing
72%
YoY growth in online orders
Page 1
Rankings for key garden centre terms
SEO
Strategy built and delivered
YoY
Sustained growth
The Challenge

Online orders lagging behind what the search opportunity allowed

Ferndale Garden Centre's online orders weren't reflecting the scale of the opportunity available, with weak search visibility for the garden centre terms customers were actually searching.

What OYM Did

An SEO strategy built around real customer search terms

OYM built and executed an SEO strategy targeting the key terms customers actually use when searching for garden centre products.

Keyword research

OYM identified the key garden centre terms driving real customer search demand.

On-page optimisation

Pages were optimised against those target terms to compete for page 1 visibility.

Ongoing SEO strategy

The strategy was maintained and refined to sustain and build on ranking gains over time.

The Results

Numbers that speak for themselves

A 72% year-on-year increase in online orders, alongside page 1 rankings for the terms that matter.

72%
YoY growth in online orders
Page 1
Rankings for key garden centre terms
SEO
Strategy built and delivered
YoY
Sustained growth
Why It Worked

Rankings only matter if they convert to orders

Page 1 visibility is only half the job. OYM's strategy was built to convert that visibility into actual online orders, which is what shows up in the 72% year-on-year growth figure.

“Ranking on page 1 means nothing if it doesn't turn into orders. Seventy-two per cent year-on-year growth is the number that actually matters.”

72%
YoY order growth
Page 1
key term rankings
What This Means For You

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