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SEO Case Studies

Real organic growth from real websites we manage. Every SEO case study is measured in Google Analytics 4 with paid traffic removed, so you see what SEO actually did.

By Corey Frankosky  ·  Surfside PPC

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Measured in Google Analytics 4
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No Paid Traffic Counted
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No Long-Term Contracts

If you are thinking about hiring an SEO agency, you should see what that agency has actually done for other websites. This page collects our SEO case studies in one place. Each one shows the real organic growth, the way we measured it and the work behind it, so you can judge the results for yourself.

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1SEO Case Study Results at a Glance

Here are the headline numbers from our SEO case studies. Every figure compares the same months year over year and leaves out paid traffic, so seasonality and ad spend do not inflate the results.

Case Study Period Compared Organic + Direct Growth Organic Search Growth
Local Service Business Jun to Aug 2026 vs 2025 +220% +181%
Local Precious Metals Store Jan to Mar 2026 vs 2025 +62% +37%
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Question to AnswerHow much has your organic search traffic grown compared to the same months last year?

2Local Service SEO Case Study

A local service business grew its organic search and direct sessions from 1,103 in June through August 2025 to 3,525 in the same months of 2026. Organic search alone grew from 629 sessions to 1,765.

+220% Organic + Direct

Year over year, June through August.

+181% Organic Search

From 629 to 1,765 sessions.

+271% Best Month

July, from 343 to 1,272 sessions.

1,286 Last 30 Days

Organic and direct sessions, mid-September to mid-October 2026.

  • Growth that compounded: Organic search growth climbed from 95% in June to 273% in August.
  • Better visitors: Organic visitors had a higher engagement rate and a higher key event rate than paid visitors in every period measured.
  • The fundamentals, done consistently: Service pages, location targeting, Google Business Profile and technical cleanup.

Read the full local service SEO case study

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Question to AnswerIs your organic traffic growth building month over month, or has it flattened out?

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3How We Measure SEO Results

One of the biggest mistakes I see in SEO reports is total website traffic presented as SEO growth. If the business runs Google Ads, paid traffic can make a website look like it is growing when organic search has not moved at all.

Every SEO case study on this page follows the same rules.

  1. Paid traffic removed. Paid search, Performance Max, paid social and display sessions are left out of the totals.
  2. Organic search reported on its own. You always see organic search growth separately, not only blended with other channels.
  3. Direct traffic shown with organic. Direct visits grow as more people find and remember a business through search, so we also show the blended number.
  4. Same months, year over year. We compare the same period from one year to the next so seasonal swings do not distort the results.
  5. Client names kept private. We share the industry, not the business name, out of respect for our clients.
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Question to AnswerDoes your SEO report separate organic search from paid traffic?

4What Our SEO Work Has in Common

Every website is different, but the approach behind our SEO work stays the same. You can apply these fundamentals to your own website too.

  • A page for every service: Google ranks pages, not businesses. Each core service gets its own page built around the keywords customers search.
  • Local targeting: Content is built around the cities and areas the business serves so the site ranks for location searches.
  • A clean technical foundation: Indexing, titles, meta descriptions and internal links are fixed so Google can crawl and understand every page.
  • Consistency over time: SEO compounds. Steady monthly work beats one big push.
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Question to AnswerWhich of these four is missing from your website right now?

If you want to see how we approach SEO for your industry, or you want to start improving your own website, begin with the pages below.

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Question to AnswerDoes your current SEO agency have proof of organic growth for businesses like yours?

In Summary

Our SEO case studies show real organic growth measured the honest way, in Google Analytics 4, year over year and with paid traffic removed. Our local service case study grew organic and direct traffic 220% and organic search alone 181%.

The main takeaway is that SEO compounds when the fundamentals are done consistently. A page for every service, local targeting, a clean technical foundation and steady monthly work add up over time.

If you want us to build the same growth for your business, complete the form at the top of this page and we will get back to you to schedule a meeting.