Our decade-long partnership has dramatically transformed AGD across two brands. From a difficult start—blacklisted on Google due to a previous agency’s black hat SEO—the brands are now prominently displayed on Google’s first page, thanks to our ethical SEO practices. The newly refreshed brand, launched alongside a new e-commerce website in 2021 and now attracts over 100,000 searches monthly.
The user-friendly website for the artificial grass company showcases a clean and modern design that mirrors the quality of its products. Intuitive navigation allows customers to effortlessly explore various grass options and detailed product specifications. Beyond serving as a digital catalog, the site is crafted to drive sales, with strategic placement of call-to-action buttons and enticing up-sell options for accessories. This streamlined approach not only simplifies the user’s journey from browsing to purchasing, but also aims to boost sales and encourage additional accessory purchases.
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01. SEO
After being blacklisted on Google, Artificial Grass Direct reached out to Platform81. Through a dedicated SEO campaign, we secured a first-page ranking for the highly competitive term ‘artificial grass,’ which sees over 100k searches monthly. We optimised product pages with rich content, created detailed category descriptions, and audited over 300 outdated blogs, updating and removing them as required. Our targeted strategy, including publishing relevant articles and adding internal links, even yielded some coveted ‘position 0’ results.
02. PPC
The budget for these campaigns was spread too thinly across multiple keywords that weren’t generating enough of a return to be profitable. We stripped back the campaigns and focused on the top keywords for quality and revenue. Being more laser-focused on the budget instantly cut out a lot of poor-quality traffic and increased campaign profitability.
We then started to introduce further campaigns based on converting search terms, adding in remarketing to users who had requested a free sample but not purchased and Google Shopping.
Our comprehensive PPC, SEO, and UX-driven web design strategies significantly bolstered AGD’s online presence, fostering remarkable success in competitive market positioning.
reduction in cost per clicks
increase in conversion rate
increase in transactions
increase in revenue
"The world is awash with 'Web designers & SEO experts' who mostly over promise and under deliver. Platform 81 have very strong technical and design teams are great at project management; From the day we first appointed Platform 81 six years ago they have consistently delivered what they promised, on-time and on-budget. I have no hesitation in continuing to work with Platform 81 and recommending them to others"
