How to use SEO to become a leader in the scrap metal receiving niche - SEO case

Project topic: scrap metal acceptance

Promotion region: Moscow and region

Promotion period: from the beginning of the project to the present

Budget: 25,000 rub/month

Target

The main task was to stop the decline in traffic and bring the site to the TOP in the niche, increasing the number of leads.

Tasks to be completed

  • Stopping traffic decline
  • Removing a site from the Yandex Baden-Baden filter
  • Development of a broad site structure
  • Creating effective conversion funnels
  • Introduction of commercial factors
  • Promotion on Yandex Maps
  • Redesign and change of CMS

Initial data on the project

What was available at the start:

  • Website on CMS Modx
  • The site structure is about 100 pages, half of which contained duplicate or low-quality texts.
  • Low quality link profile
  • Absence of a company on Yandex Maps and Yandex Directory
  • Lack of a number of commercial ranking factors
  • Technical errors
  • Search Engine Optimization Mistakes

Our actions

1) **Exit from the Yandex Baden-Baden filter**

When analyzing the project, it was revealed that the drop in traffic was due to the Yandex Baden-Baden filter. Previous contractors created a lot of the same type of low-quality pages, which led to query cannibalism - when several pages compete for the same position for the same keywords.

Example of such pages:

  • Reception of metal in Moscow
  • Reception of scrap metal in Moscow
  • Acceptance of scrap metal in Moscow on favorable terms
  • Reception of scrap metal in Moscow at a high price
  • Reception of scrap metal in Moscow
  • Reception of scrap metal in Moscow price

Because of this, the main traffic collapsed, and the site was subjected to pessimism.

To solve the problem we:

  • Removed junk pages by installing 301 redirects;
  • We rewrote the texts on pages that had lost traffic, making them more expert;
  • Constantly interacted with "Plato".

2) **Conducting a comprehensive audit and SWOT analysis**

After the audit, we identified the main problems of the site and drew up a strategy for its further promotion.

3) **Development of site structure**

We developed the broadest possible structure for the site, working on both high- and low-frequency queries. The structure was increased to 400 landing pages, which gave a significant advantage over competitors, since most sites in the niche did not use this approach.

The elaboration of geographical pages also played an important role, for example:

  • Reception of scrap metal in Domodedovo
  • Removal of scrap metal in Mytishchi
  • Other geo-pages for districts, metro stations and districts.

This allowed us to attract a lot of targeted and low-competition traffic.

4) **Promotion on Yandex Maps**

We did not delay promotion on Yandex Maps. To do this, we added information about the company, optimized the card and began receiving conversion traffic from this source. At its peak, traffic from Yandex Maps accounted for up to 25% of total traffic.

However, after changing the physical address, the company was removed from Yandex Maps, and we are currently awaiting confirmation of the new address to restore traffic.

5) **Creating a blog and writing feature articles**

The blog became an important element for increasing search traffic, as it allowed us to get into additional search queries that were not covered by competitors. Examples of search queries:

  • Classification of ferrous metal scrap
  • How to recycle your battery
  • Where to get lead
  • How much does a ton of copper cost?

6) **Technical optimization**

After technical optimization, errors were eliminated and the site loading speed was improved, which contributed to its improvement in the eyes of search engines.

7) **Transition to a new CMS and site redesign**

Due to constant improvements to the site on Modx, we came to the need to change the CMS. We chose the Symfony PHP framework, which allowed us to create a faster and more convenient site, suitable for further improvements and the introduction of new functions.

Result

While working on the project, site traffic increased from 5,000 to 40,000 visitors per month. Thanks to an integrated approach, improving the site structure, creating high-quality content and building link mass, we were able to achieve significant results.

Conclusion

Experience in the scrap metal receiving niche has shown that SEO requires an integrated approach and careful attention to each stage of optimization. The result of our project confirms the effectiveness of the applied methods.

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