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Keyword Research + Content Strategy

SEO Strategy That Compounds Month After Month.

Most agencies sell SEO as a black box. We sell it as a strategy. Keyword maps, topic clusters, content calendars, and measurable KPIs — all aligned to your business goals. Whether you're targeting national keywords or hyper-local, we build the plan that turns organic search into your most predictable acquisition channel.

★★★★★+312% avg organic growth in 6 months
web design houston2.4KKD 18
local seo agency1.9KKD 32
wordpress development9.5KKD 58
conversion rate optimization3.2KKD 41
seo for dentists london540KD 15
2,847Keywords mapped
+312%Avg growth
The problem

Why most SEO retainers fail to compound.

Most businesses pay $2-5k/month for SEO and see flat results 12 months in. Not because SEO doesn't work — because the strategy was never there. Four reasons strategy fails.

No keyword map, no direction

Most agencies write blog posts based on whatever sounds clever in a Monday meeting. Without a keyword map ranking 1,000+ candidates by volume, intent, and difficulty, you're shooting in the dark. The wrong keywords waste 6 months of writing budget.

Targeting head terms, ignoring long-tail

"Web design" has 49K monthly searches but a KD of 89. You won't rank in 3 years. "Web design for dentists Manchester" has 90 searches but a KD of 14 — and converts 5× better. Smart strategy goes long-tail first, head terms only after authority compounds.

No topic clusters, just scattered posts

Google ranks topical authority. A site with 30 random blog posts on different subjects ranks worse than a site with 30 posts deeply covering one topic. Pillar pages plus cluster posts is the structure — and most agencies skip it because it's harder to plan.

No measurement framework

"Traffic is up!" — but is it converting? Are the right keywords ranking? Is the pipeline growing? Without a measurement framework tied to revenue, SEO becomes a vanity-metric exercise. The check gets cut, the rankings stay flat.

The framework

Five phases of strategic SEO.

Every SEO strategy we build follows these five phases. Skip a phase and the work compounds slower (or not at all).

1

Research

2,000+ keyword candidates. Volume, intent, KD, SERP feature analysis. Competitor gap analysis.

2

Map

Topic clusters. Pillar + spoke architecture. Each keyword assigned to a single page.

3

Brief

Per-page content briefs with target keyword, search intent, outline, internal links, word count.

4

Build

Content production, on-page SEO, internal linking, schema, technical optimization.

5

Measure

Rank tracking, traffic, conversions, revenue. Quarterly strategy refresh based on data.

What you get

Eight deliverables in every SEO strategy engagement.

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Keyword research

2,000+ candidates analyzed. Top 200 prioritized by ROI potential. Spreadsheet + dashboard delivered.

Topic cluster map

Pillar pages + spoke posts mapped visually. Clear hierarchy. Internal link plan included.

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Content calendar

12-month editorial calendar. Each post briefed, prioritized, scheduled. Ready for your writers.

Content briefs

Per-page brief: keyword, intent, outline, word count, internal links, target SERP features.

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Link building plan

Tiered link strategy. Foundation citations, niche edits, guest posts, digital PR opportunities.

Competitor analysis

Top 5 competitors mapped. Their winning content, their gaps, your opportunities.

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Rank tracking dashboard

Live dashboard tracking 200+ keywords. Weekly grid updates. Position-by-position visibility.

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Monthly reporting

Rankings, traffic, conversions, revenue attribution. Plain-English summaries plus full data.

The process

Strategy phase: 4 weeks. Then execution.

01
Week 1

Research

Keyword discovery, competitor SERP analysis, content audit.

02
Week 2

Map

Topic clusters, keyword-to-page assignments, IA recommendations.

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Week 3

Brief

Top-30 priority briefs written. Calendar locked.

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Week 4

Launch

Strategy presented. Dashboards live. Production begins.

05
ongoing

Compound

Monthly refinement. Quarterly strategy refresh. Annual deep audit.

Case study

+312% organic traffic in 6 months.

SEO strategy dashboard
Holloway & Associates · Houston

From scattered posts to compounding strategy.

A Houston law firm was paying $4k/month for SEO with no strategy doc, no keyword map, just monthly blog posts on whatever the agency's writers picked. 18 months in, traffic was flat at 1,200 sessions/mo.

We rebuilt the strategy: 2,400 keywords mapped, 5 topic clusters defined, 60-post content calendar built. Within 6 months, organic traffic hit 4,950 sessions/mo — +312% growth, with 47 qualified leads/month from organic alone.

+312%Organic traffic
142Page-1 keywords
+47Leads/mo organic
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Pricing

Strategy projects + ongoing retainers.

Strategy Sprint

One-time
$4,500
  • 2,000-keyword research
  • Topic cluster map
  • 12-month content calendar
  • 30 priority content briefs
  • Competitor analysis
  • 4-week delivery
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Authority Retainer

From
$6,000/mo
  • 10+ articles/month
  • Programmatic SEO
  • Digital PR + tier-1 links
  • Dedicated strategist
  • Quarterly executive reviews
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FAQs

Common SEO strategy questions.

Long-tail keywords typically rank within 60-90 days. Mid-difficulty terms (KD 30-50) take 4-8 months. High-difficulty head terms can take 12-24 months. The key word is "compound" — by month 12, well-executed SEO produces 3-10× the leads of paid ads at half the cost.
On the Strategy Sprint, no — we deliver briefs and you write (or your writers do). On Growth and Authority retainers, yes — we produce 4-10 articles/month using our in-house team plus AI-assisted drafts with mandatory human editing.
Yes — we've shipped SEO strategies for legal, dental, real estate, restaurants, hotels, e-commerce, SaaS, and B2B services. Local-first verticals are our specialty.
Ahrefs (primary keyword research), Semrush (competitor analysis), Search Console (own-site data), AlsoAsked (PAA mining), Surfer SEO (content optimization), and our internal keyword-mapping spreadsheet templates.
We handle penalty recovery — manual actions, algorithmic drops, helpful content updates. Diagnosis happens in week 1 of strategy. Most algorithmic drops are recoverable within 90 days; manual actions take longer.
We guarantee Page 1 within 90 days for local + long-tail keywords identified at strategy phase, on Growth tier and above. We don't guarantee specific top-3 positions or competitive head terms — anyone who does is lying.
Ready to compound?

Stop guessing. Start ranking strategically.

Free 30-minute strategy call. We'll review your current SEO setup, identify the biggest opportunities, and show you what a real keyword strategy looks like for your business.

★★★★★ +312% avg organic growth · 90-day Page-1 guarantee

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