The new blog posts they were publishing before working with Nine Peaks were not attracting enough traffic to improve lead generation.
The topics and keywords selected were too narrow, and often no keyword and SEO research was done before writing.
We set a goal to reoptimize existing blog posts and write only on topics that can drive organic traffic to the site. We decided to increase the pace from 10 articles per month to 20 articles per month.
We completed content gap analysis and keyword research to identify keywords that have search volume and grouped them by intent and topic.
Because the site already had authority, we were able to start ranking on the first page for long-tail keywords first and continue to target keywords with much higher search volumes.
The process for writing SEO-optimized blog posts was as follows:
- Determine a primary keyword, search intent, and article angle.
- Prepare a detailed brief for each article, including an outline and ideas to make our article stand out.
- Write long-form posts and undergo multiple revisions to rank as high as possible after we go live.
Here is an example of the content calendar and blog post's organic traffic. Organic traffic and impressions grew over time, adding up to the overall visitor and lead count.