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Paid search reaches buyers now. Qualified search terms guide your landing pages, SEO and AI-search content.
Clearer pages and enquiry paths turn more attention into action. Their insights sharpen your ads and content.
Organic visibility gives buyers another route to you. Search insights inform your ads and AI-search content.
Clear service content supports AI-search visibility and gives your ads and organic pages stronger material.
Your free audit examines search terms, bids and landing pages to expose wasted spend.
The QUIQ Pixel finds technical SEO issues in hours, so your team knows what needs attention.
We tighten search targeting and add negative keywords to keep irrelevant searches out.
Our scripts and AI tools speed up page work, so your visitors have a clearer route to enquire.
Your Glass Box Portal displays spend, leads, rankings and change history.
An Edmonton brokerage held spend steady over 12 months. Monthly buyer consultations rose from 4 to 18.
Grew qualified enquiries 10 → 46 at unchanged spend through neighbourhood landing pages, search-intent segmentation, negative keywords and CRM-qualified bidding.
Listing redirects stripped query strings; preserved click parameters through 3 redirect routes and verified CRM attribution.
3 attribution routes repairedVirtual page views triggered form conversions; replaced URL rules with confirmed submissions and tested 12 navigation paths.
12 false triggers removedStatic sitelinks outlived listing availability; replaced 6 property links with maintained neighbourhood search pages.
6 stale destinations replaced| Jan ’25 | 2 | conversion triggers replaced; qualified forms and calls reconciled against CRM |
| Feb ’25 | 4 | buyer and seller landing pages launched with separate consultation forms |
| Mar ’25 | 24 | Search creative assets tested across buyer and seller intent |
| Apr ’25 | 164 | negative keywords added for rentals, careers, licensing and unrelated locations |
| May ’25 | 4 | audience settings audited against Canadian housing-ad targeting restrictions |
| Jun ’25 | 2 | Search campaigns switched to CRM-qualified conversion bidding after import validation |
| Jul ’25 | 6 | neighbourhood sitelinks replaced sold-property destinations |
| Aug–Dec ’25 | 5 | CRO tests covered consultation forms, scheduling and property-interest fields |
1 condo-page checklist introduced document review before purchase decisions
1 buyer FAQ prompted verification of connection status and utility charges
1 enquiry field captured property addresses for site-specific review
1 seller checklist flagged designation checks before renovation claims
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Get A Free AuditAhrefs and Keyword Planner measured monthly Edmonton service searches across 6 business types. Find what your ads miss.
1,200 deduplicated commercial keywords across Edmonton and neighbouring communities
Ahrefs + Keyword Planner$66,000 media spend ÷ 580 enquiries = $113.79; excludes management fees
QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking, 6 businesses180 of 240 mobile SERPs; 40 queries per business type
QliqQliq SERP capture15 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test| Business type | Searches / mo | Avg CPC | Cost per lead | Search impr. share | Ad CTR | Click-to-lead rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renovation | 36,000 | $12 | $120 | 52% | 6% | 10% |
| Plumbing | 24,000 | $6 | $75 | 64% | 5% | 8% |
| Dental clinics | 42,000 | $15 | $100 | 58% | 7% | 15% |
| Law firms | 30,000 | $24 | $240 | 42% | 4% | 10% |
| Auto detailing | 18,000 | $5 | $50 | 68% | 8% | 10% |
| Realtors | 30,000 | $4 | $80 | 48% | 5% | 5% |
180,000 monthly searches total. Each account recorded 1,000 clicks over 90 days: 6,000 clicks, $66,000 spend and 580 enquiries combined. CTR and impression share rounded. Leads are deduplicated enquiries, not booked jobs; costs exclude management fees. Source: Keyword Planner, QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking
Positions 1–10; organic CTR, not ad CTR. Position 1: 14.5% versus 27.1%, a 12.6-point gap. Non-brand mobile queries; ads and Map Pack commonly precede organic listings. Source: GSC of client sites: 6 Edmonton-area businesses versus 24 baseline sites, 12 months
Reviews: median among sampled Map Pack top-3 profiles, equally weighted across 6 business types; not an ad-ranking threshold. Firms: deduplicated profiles within community boundaries; total 4,200. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per community
of paid search clicks come from phones
QliqQliq Ads accounts, 4,680 of 6,000 clicksof commercial keywords include a city, neighbourhood or near-me modifier
Ahrefs, 336 of 1,200 keywordsfrozen-pipe searches in November–February versus May–August
Keyword Planner, monthly averages across 24 monthsof audited spend serves searches outside the advertiser’s stated service scope
QliqQliq search-term audit, $11,880 of $66,000 spendof audited spend comes from users outside intended service boundaries
QliqQliq location audit, $7,920 of $66,000 spend; overlaps search-term auditof commercial SERPs display ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 180 of 240 SERPsads above organic results, median among SERPs displaying top ads
QliqQliq SERP capture, 180 ad-bearing SERPsof commercial SERPs also display a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 192 of 240 SERPsaverage CPC across 6 client accounts
QliqQliq Ads accounts, $66,000 spend divided by 6,000 clicksof audited spend goes to non-brand exact-match or phrase-match keywords
QliqQliq Ads accounts, $40,920 of $66,000 spendof audited landing pages publish prices or fee ranges
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 115 of 360 pages; roundedof audited landing pages show a phone number within the first mobile screen
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 162 of 360 pagesof audited landing pages lack a tracked enquiry confirmation
QliqQliq tracking audit, 72 of 360 pagessession-to-enquiry rate for service-specific pages versus matched homepages
QliqQliq experiment logs, 7% versus 5%; separate 12-page test cohortof eligible origins pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report, 40 of 100 eligible audited origins% of paid enquiries through calls, forms and chat, respectively
Call tracking + form and chat logs: 348 calls, 203 forms, 29 chatspaid session-to-enquiry rate: 580 enquiries from 5,800 sessions
Client analytics + call tracking, 6 businesses; 6,000 ad clicksof paid enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Call tracking + enquiry logs, 174 of 580 enquiriesmedian first response among 45 answered mystery form enquiries
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 form enquiriesof mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 15 of 60 form enquiriesMethod: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 360 landing pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 client ad accounts over 90 days · CAD throughout. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026
The QUIQ Pixel flags technical SEO problems quickly, giving your team a head start on site fixes.
Our in-house tested scripts speed up the work behind fixes and pages. Your campaigns spend less time stuck in a queue.
AI tools produce ad and landing-page drafts for your team to refine around your offer and the objections stopping enquiries.
The Glass Box Portal keeps your spend, leads, rankings and change log visible 24/7. No waiting for an agency update.
Anton Kovalchuk leads a team with Lena, our head of social media, plus PPC, SEO and development specialists. You get work aimed at calls and revenue, not a lecture about the tech.



We manage your Google Ads campaigns, refine targeting, track enquiries and improve landing pages. Paid search also feeds your SEO, AI-search visibility and conversion work.
Your budget depends on your account and goals. In your free audit, we assess opportunities and discuss a budget and management scope for your business.
Timing varies by your market, budget and account. Our AI tools and tested scripts let us ship pages and fixes in hours or days. Our Edmonton brokerage case covers 12 months.
Your Glass Box Portal stays open 24/7. It displays spend, leads, rankings and a change log, so you can check the work without waiting for a report.
We take on only one major client in each niche and region. We don't work for your direct competitors. Ask us about your market in the free audit.
No. We don't guarantee a lead count, ad position or ranking. We prioritise qualified enquiries and show you campaign data and work.
Written and reviewed by Anton Kovalchuk, Founder of QliqQliq · Updated November 2026Stop paying for silence. Get a free look at where your Edmonton ad budget goes.