Stop negative SEO attack and clean up
A mid-sized IT consulting firm in Denmark had attempted to improve its website rankings and organic traffic through various SEO agencies and freelancers, but to no avail; the website seemed stuck. The marketing manager at M Networks convinced the owner to give it one more chance and brought me on board as their SEO consultant. The owner expressed skepticism, stating he didn’t have faith in SEO professionals. Aware of the previous failures, I began my assessment and discovered that the major issue was a competitor engaging in negative SEO tactics, specifically link bombing over a span of several years. This competitor was also using unrelated anchor texts, which weakened the website’s anchor text profile. Additionally, I found an unusual number of links coming from adult websites, which was an aggressive form of negative SEO I had rarely encountered. These attacks left the website with low rankings, dominated by links from porn sites and brand keywords. Upon taking over, the website only ranked for 18 keywords on Google’s first page, two of which were generic; the rest were brand-related or the agency owner's name. After working on the website and its associated shop for over a year, the initially skeptical owner chose to bring SEO efforts in-house, hiring a full-time employee to manage it. Ultimately, my efforts led to a tenfold increase in search engine visibility. However, the significant outcome was the conversion rate, which soared by nearly 1,100%, alongside a 2,800% rise in transactions in the shop.