SEO case study

Resumes Done Right

From traffic decline to 180% organic growth.

Strategic technical SEO, search-focused content and ongoing website maintenance helped Resumes Done Right rebuild visibility after major Google updates and attract better-quality leads.

Results at a glance

Early SEO gains that are already commercially meaningful.

The campaign is still compounding, but the recovery is clear across technical health, organic discovery and the quality of new enquiries.

180%

organic traffic growth

From approximately 43 to 120 monthly visitors.

96/100

website health score

A technically stronger foundation across 350 crawled pages.

454

referring domains

Including 143 additional domains shown in the latest audit.

$242

monthly traffic value

Estimated value of the organic visits now earned without ad spend.

The challenge

A year of Google updates had eroded organic visibility.

Resumes Done Right entered the campaign after twelve difficult months. Several Core and Spam Updates had reduced organic traffic, creating more pressure to rely on paid acquisition.

Social media had kept the brand visible, generating 33K impressions across the reporting period. In June 2026, the focus shifted towards SEO and website maintenance to rebuild an owned, compounding source of targeted traffic.

The objective

Recover qualified search traffic without chasing a quick fix.

  • Restore the site's technical health and crawlability.
  • Rebuild visibility for high-intent resume service searches.
  • Reduce long-term reliance on Google Ads.
  • Turn stronger rankings into better-quality enquiries.
Our approach

A stronger website first, then content built around search intent.

Sustainable recovery required coordinated technical, on-page and content work—not isolated ranking tactics.

Repair the technical foundation

We audited the site, resolved crawl and indexation issues, removed blockers and improved the structure across 350 crawled pages.

Target high-intent searches

Keyword research focused on the phrases real job seekers use when they are ready to compare or book resume writing services.

Build topical authority

SEO and GEO-optimised articles answered useful customer questions while strategic internal links strengthened priority service pages.

Measure quality, not just clicks

We monitored organic growth alongside enquiries and lead feedback so the campaign stayed focused on commercially useful traffic.

Resumes Done Right results showing organic traffic at 120, a 96 website health score, 454 referring domains, 33K social impressions and positive lead-quality feedback
Campaign evidence from the latest reporting period: organic traffic recovery, technical health, referring-domain growth, social reach and client feedback on lead quality.
Why it matters

Organic growth creates value beyond a traffic graph.

The recovered traffic is estimated to be worth $242 per month in equivalent advertising spend. More importantly, it reaches people already searching for resume help and keeps delivering value after each optimisation is complete.

“Amazing! I was just thinking this morning that the quality of my leads is on the up.”

Jimmy Curnow, Resumes Done Right
What happens next

The recovery is the foundation, not the finish line.

The next stage will expand SEO and GEO-optimised content, strengthen internal links and grow rankings for more commercially relevant searches.

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