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1. Find the missed calls
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Case study
6 to 28 monthly organic leads in 12 months
A Pickering cabinet maker went from 240 to 1,120 monthly organic clicks with service pages, crawl repairs and local project content.
SEOLocal SEOKitchen cabinet manufacturing & installationPickering, ON12 months
Pickering kitchen cabinet maker
6→28organic leads per monthdeduplicated forms + calls, same month year over year
Grew monthly organic enquiries from 6 to 28 through cabinet-service pages, crawl cleanup and Pickering project content; 1,000 organic sessions converted at 3%.
Organic leads / month2024–2025 year before
- 14 competing pages consolidated
- 296 gallery images rebuilt
- 318 rebuilt pages live
- 484 internal links added
Organic clicks / mo240 → 1,120+367%
Organic leads / mo6 → 28+367%
Keywords in top 1012 → 66+450%
Map Pack top 3 (of 49)3 → 14+367%
Organic session-to-lead CR2% → 3%+50%
Referring domains8 → 32+300%
- 300 organic sessions produced 6 enquiries: 2% session-to-lead conversion.
- 486 indexed finish-filter URLs competed with 12 cabinet pages.
- 4 pages targeted “custom kitchen cabinets Pickering” without distinct intent.
- 96 project images loaded through JavaScript; captions were absent from initial HTML.
- 29 plugins and uncompressed galleries pushed mobile LCP to 5.9 seconds.
Finish filters displaced cabinet service pages
WooCommerce filter URLs inherited indexable canonicals; removed internal crawl paths, corrected canonicals and excluded filters from sitemaps.
486 filter URLs indexedProject captions vanished without JavaScript
Gallery captions arrived only after interaction; rendered project descriptions and image links in initial HTML.
96 images lacked contextQuote buttons linked to empty baskets
WooCommerce AJAX add-to-cart generated basket links for quote-only cabinetry; replaced them with service-specific enquiry links.
3 service templates repaired| Oct ’24 | 486 | filter URLs audited; canonicals and sitemap exclusions corrected |
| Nov ’24 | 4 → 1 | competing cabinet pages consolidated; retired URLs redirected |
| Dec ’24 | 96 | project images compressed; captions rendered server-side |
| Jan ’25 | 29 → 12 | plugins reduced; mobile LCP 5.9 → 2.0 seconds |
| Feb ’25 | 18 | service and project pages rebuilt around cabinet-buying intent |
| Mar ’25 | 4 | Pickering neighbourhood sections added with relevant project examples |
| Apr ’25 | 84 | contextual internal links added; enquiry forms shortened |
| Jun–Sep ’25 | 24 | referring domains earned through supplier credits and project coverage |
Bay RidgesEstablished neighbourhood with bungalows and split-level homes
3 cabinet-layout examples addressed existing kitchen footprints
West ShoreEstablished residential neighbourhood beside Lake Ontario
2 renovation case studies separated cabinet replacement from layout changes
SeatonNew community with ongoing residential development
4 storage layouts addressed builder-kitchen upgrades
WhitevaleDesignated heritage conservation district
1 checklist flagged exterior venting alterations for municipal heritage review
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42K searches. How many reach you?
Ahrefs + Keyword Planner found 42K monthly service searches in 6 categories. Find your next move with a free audit.
42K
service searches a month across 6 business types
1,200 deduplicated commercial keywords targeting Pickering
Ahrefs + Keyword Planner20%
of sampled profiles lack a website link
240 of 1,200 deduplicated Google Business Profiles
QliqQliq Maps grid scan2.0
mobile screens before the first organic result
Median across 240 commercial SERPs; ads and Map Pack included
QliqQliq SERP capture25%
of after-hours mystery calls went unanswered
15 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test| Business type | Searches / mo | Avg CPC | Cost per lead | Top-10 ref. domains | Top-10 words | AI Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renovation | 8,000 | $12 | $120 | 65 | 1,500 | 25% |
| Landscaping | 6,000 | $8 | $80 | 45 | 1,100 | 30% |
| Dental clinics | 10,000 | $16 | $128 | 90 | 1,600 | 20% |
| Law firms | 7,000 | $28 | $200 | 120 | 2,000 | 15% |
| Auto repair | 4,000 | $6 | $60 | 35 | 1,000 | 10% |
| HVAC | 7,000 | $18 | $150 | 80 | 1,400 | 5% |
42,000 searches total; 40 SERPs per type. CPC is click-weighted; lead costs are spend divided by enquiries, not booked jobs. Referring domains and words are medians. Source: Ahrefs, Keyword Planner, DataForSEO, QliqQliq Ads accounts
Pickering 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 Pickering 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 assigned to mutually exclusive neighbourhood boundaries; total 1,200. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per neighbourhood; neighbourhood names: City of Pickering.
76%
of non-brand organic clicks come from phones
GSC of client sites, 6 businesses28%
of commercial keywords include Pickering, a neighbourhood or a near-me modifier
Ahrefs, 336 of 1,200 keywords+60%
landscaping searches during April–September versus October–March
Keyword Planner, 24 months; monthly averages35%
of service searches concern emergency or same-day availability
Keyword Planner, 14,700 of 42,000 monthly searches1.5×
enquiry rate on Pickering-specific pages versus matched regional pages
Client analytics + call tracking, 6 businesses; 6% versus 4%90%
of commercial SERPs display a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 216 of 240 SERPs75%
of commercial SERPs display ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 180 of 240 SERPs6.5 / 10
top-10 results belong to service businesses rather than directories, publishers or platforms
QliqQliq SERP capture, 1,560 of 2,400 result slots17.5%
of sampled commercial queries trigger an AI Overview
DataForSEO, 42 of 240 SERPs145
referring domains per top-3 service-business page, median
Ahrefs1,400
words per top-10 service page, pooled median
QliqQliq crawl, 600 pages30%
of sampled service pages publish a starting price or fee range
QliqQliq crawl, 180 of 600 pages18%
of renovation pages explain Pickering building-permit application steps
QliqQliq crawl, 18 of 100 renovation pages; City of Pickering Building Services.24%
of HVAC pages identify TSSA registration for advertised gas work
QliqQliq review, 24 of 100 HVAC pages; TSSA fuels contractor registration guidance.40%
of sampled origins with field data pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report, 40 of 100 eligible origins60/35/5
% of enquiries through calls, forms and chat, respectively
Call tracking + form and chat logs, 600 enquiries: 360 calls, 210 forms, 30 chats6.0%
organic session-to-enquiry rate: 600 enquiries from 10,000 sessions
Client analytics + call tracking, 6 businesses32%
of enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Call tracking + enquiry logs, 192 of 600 enquiries5 h 40 m
median first response among 45 answered mystery form enquiries
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 businesses25%
of mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 15 of 60 enquiriesMethod: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 600 top-10 pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 client sites · CAD throughout. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026
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Anton Kovalchuk, Lena and our SEO, PPC and development specialists focus on calls, leads and revenue. QliqQliq has generated 910,341+ leads for Ontario businesses. You don't need to speak tech.
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Anton KovalchukFounder
LenaHead of social media
6 answers before you claim your audit
What do SEO services in Pickering include?
We examine your site, services and local search market, then work on technical issues, service pages and local visibility. SEO also works alongside Google Ads, conversion improvements and AI-search visibility.
How quickly will my rankings improve?
Fixes and pages can ship in hours or days. Search growth takes longer; timing depends on your website, market and competition. Agencies can't guarantee a ranking; search engines decide the results.
What do SEO services cost?
The work involved and your site's needs determine your quote. A free audit lets us discuss the scope that suits you.
Will you work for my direct competitor?
No. We take one major client in each niche and region and don't serve that client's direct competitors. Discuss your niche at your audit.
How do I see what you've done?
Access your Glass Box Portal 24/7. It shows your rankings, leads and spend, plus a log of changes made by your team.
Do I need to understand the technical work?
No. Anton, Lena and the specialists handle the technical details. We focus your reporting on the outcomes you care about, including calls, leads and revenue.
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