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We improve enquiry paths on your pages, turning more SEO and Ads visits into chances to win a customer.
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We make your service information clearer for AI search, strengthening the pages your SEO and Ads rely on.
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Your audit starts with the pages and search problems standing between you and enquiries.
Find the blockers
QUIQ Pixel finds technical search issues in hours, not weeks.
Pick the work that matters
Your team sets priorities around the services and customers you want.
Put fixes into action
In-house scripts and AI tools speed up fixes and pages, so work moves instead of sitting in a queue.
Check the work
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Case study
10 → 49: A Waterloo Mover's Monthly Organic Leads
In 12 months, crawl repairs, combined service pages and guides for student turnover, condo access and winter moves drove the lift.
SEOLocal SEOResidential and student movingWaterloo, ON12 months
Waterloo moving company
10→49organic leads per monthdeduplicated forms + calls, same month year over year
Increased monthly organic leads from 10 to 49 through crawl repairs, service-page consolidation and Waterloo moving guides tied to student turnover, condo access and winter moves.
Organic leads / month2024–2025 year before
- 19 canonical overrides removed
- 2LCP reduced to 2.1s
- 38 moving guides live
- 450 organic leads
Organic sessions / mo500 → 2,000+300%
Organic leads / mo10 → 49+390%
Keywords in top 1020 → 98+390%
Map Pack top 3 (of 60)4 → 20+400%
Organic lead conversion rate2% → 2.5%+25%
Referring domains10 → 40+300%
- 500 monthly organic sessions generated 10 deduplicated enquiries: 2% conversion.
- 6 overlapping moving pages split rankings for Waterloo service searches.
- 312 indexed quote-filter URLs competed with 12 service pages.
- Mobile LCP measured 5.9 seconds; 29 plugins loaded sitewide.
- 4 of 60 Waterloo grid points ranked in Map Pack top 3.
Service tiles never exposed crawlable links
Elementor click handlers opened services without hrefs; replaced 12 tiles with server-rendered anchor links.
12 service links restoredLive pages canonicalised to staging
Cloned Rank Math custom canonical fields retained staging URLs; cleared overrides on 9 pages and regenerated the sitemap.
9 canonical targets correctedQuote dates generated indexed duplicates
GET-based date selectors created crawlable query links; switched selection to POST and redirected 312 indexed variants to clean URLs.
312 duplicate URLs redirected| Oct ’24 | 9 | staging canonical overrides removed; sitemap resubmitted |
| Oct ’24 | 12 | JavaScript service tiles replaced with crawlable HTML links |
| Nov ’24 | 312 | quote-filter URLs redirected; date selector switched to POST |
| Dec ’24 | 29 → 12 | plugins retained; WebP and caching cut LCP from 5.9 to 2.1s |
| Jan ’25 | 6 → 2 | competing service pages consolidated; redirects and internal links updated |
| Feb–Mar ’25 | 8 | Waterloo moving guides published from competitor-gap research |
| Apr–Jun ’25 | 96 | contextual links connected guides, service pages and project examples |
| Jul–Sep ’25 | 30 | referring domains earned through relocation resources and local partnerships |
NorthdaleStudent housing near Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo
1 student-moving guide covered lease dates, shared-house inventories and loading coordination
Uptown WaterlooApartment and condominium moves can require building-specific elevator bookings
1 access checklist covered elevator reservations, loading instructions and superintendent confirmation
LaurelwoodWinter snow and ice affect exterior moving routes
1 winter checklist covered cleared walkways, traction and floor protection
Waterloo ParkION light rail operates along the park's eastern edge
1 route-planning guide directed crews to legal loading locations clear of tracks
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150K Searches. Is Your Phone Ringing?
Ahrefs and Keyword Planner: 150K monthly searches in 6 service types. Find your openings with a free audit.
150K
service searches a month across 6 business types
1,200 deduplicated commercial keywords; regional estimates exclude overlapping location variants
Ahrefs + Keyword Planner2.0
mobile screens before the first organic result
Median across 240 commercial SERPs; ads and Map Pack included
QliqQliq SERP capture35%
of after-hours mystery calls went unanswered
21 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test6.0%
organic session-to-enquiry rate across 6 client sites
1,200 deduplicated enquiries from 20,000 organic sessions over 12 months
Client analytics + call tracking| Business type | Searches / mo | Avg CPC | Cost per lead | Top-10 ref. domains | Top-10 words | AI Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renovation | 26,000 | $12 | $120 | 85 | 1,500 | 25% |
| Landscaping | 18,000 | $7 | $70 | 55 | 1,100 | 30% |
| Dental clinics | 34,000 | $16 | $160 | 120 | 1,600 | 20% |
| Law firms | 22,000 | $28 | $280 | 170 | 2,100 | 15% |
| Auto repair | 30,000 | $8 | $80 | 65 | 1,000 | 10% |
| Accounting firms | 20,000 | $10 | $100 | 90 | 1,400 | 20% |
150,000 searches total; 40 SERPs per type. CPC is click-weighted; lead costs equal spend divided by enquiries, not booked jobs. Referring domains and words are medians. Source: Ahrefs, Keyword Planner, DataForSEO, QliqQliq Ads accounts
Waterloo Region service queriesAll client niches
Position 1: 16.4% versus 27.1%, a 10.7-point gap. Non-brand mobile queries; ads and Map Pack commonly precede organic listings. Source: GSC of client sites: 6 regional service businesses versus 24 baseline sites, 12 months
Reviews among Map Pack top-3 businesses
Reviews: median for sampled top-3 profiles, equally weighted across 6 business types; not a ranking threshold. Firms: deduplicated profiles within municipal boundaries; total 3,600. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per municipality; municipal boundaries: Region of Waterloo.
76%
of non-brand organic clicks come from phones
GSC of client sites, 6 businesses28%
of commercial queries include a municipality, neighbourhood or near-me modifier
Ahrefs, 336 of 1,200 keywords+80%
landscaping searches during April–September versus October–March
Keyword Planner, 24 months+65%
accounting searches during February–April versus the remaining months
Keyword Planner, 24 months1.4×
enquiry rate on municipality-specific pages versus matched region-wide pages
Client analytics + enquiry tracking, 6 businesses; 7.0% versus 5.0%85%
of commercial SERPs display a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 204 of 240 SERPs65%
of commercial SERPs display ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 156 of 240 SERPs6.8 / 10
top-10 results belong to service businesses rather than directories, publishers or platforms
QliqQliq SERP capture, 1,632 of 2,400 organic listings20%
of sampled commercial queries trigger an AI Overview
DataForSEO, 48 of 240 SERPs190
referring domains per top-3 service-business page, median
Ahrefs1,400
words per top-10 service page, pooled median
QliqQliq crawl, 600 pages28%
of sampled service pages publish a starting price or fee range
QliqQliq crawl, 168 of 600 pages16%
of renovation pages explain municipal building-permit application steps
QliqQliq crawl, 16 of 100 renovation pages; context: municipal building-permit guidance.12%
of landscaping pages discuss Grand River Conservation Authority regulated areas
QliqQliq crawl, 12 of 100 landscaping pages; context: GRCA regulation mapping.42%
of sampled origins with field data pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report, 42 of 100 eligible origins58/36/6
% of enquiries through calls, forms and chat, respectively
Call tracking + form and chat logs: 696 calls, 432 forms, 72 chats6.0%
organic session-to-enquiry rate: 1,200 enquiries from 20,000 sessions
Client analytics + call tracking, 6 businesses33%
of enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Call tracking + enquiry logs, 396 of 1,200 enquiries6 h 12 m
median first response among 48 answered mystery form enquiries
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 businesses20%
of mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 12 of 60 enquiriesMethod: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 600 top-10 pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 client sites · CAD throughout. Coverage: all 7 regional municipalities. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026
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Our tested in-house scripts speed up repeatable site work, so your team spends less time on manual tasks and more time improving your pages.
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Who does the work
1 Team. Your Calls, Leads and Revenue.
Founder Anton Kovalchuk, social media head Lena, a CMO, developers, and SEO and PPC specialists work together on your growth. You don't need to speak tech. You need to see what brings in business.
Toronto office, 123 Edward StSEO, PPC, dev in one team
Anton KovalchukFounder
LenaHead of social media
6 Answers Before You Claim Your Audit
What do your SEO services in Waterloo include?
We examine your site, repair search blockers, improve service pages and track enquiries. We link SEO to Google Ads, conversion fixes, plus AI-search visibility; channels inform each other.
How soon will SEO bring my Waterloo business leads?
Your market, competitors and website determine timing. Fixes and pages can ship in hours or days; search growth takes longer. Our Waterloo moving case reached 49 monthly organic leads from 10 over 12 months. Results aren't guaranteed.
Do you guarantee a first-page ranking?
No. Google controls its search results. We focus on work you can see and outcomes you can measure, including enquiries and revenue.
What does Waterloo SEO cost?
Scope and investment vary by your website, market and goals. A free audit helps us identify priorities before we recommend work.
How can I check what your team does?
Your Glass Box Portal is available 24/7. It tracks rankings, leads, spend and changes, letting you check progress without an agency update.
Will you take on my direct competitor?
No. We accept one major client in each niche and region and avoid direct competitors.
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Written and reviewed by Anton Kovalchuk, Founder of QliqQliq · Updated November 2026Stop Waiting. Find Your Next Waterloo Lead.
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