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From Position 62 to 6: SEO That Put a CBD Store on Google's First Page

A full SEO programme for a Canadian CBD e-commerce brand: technical fixes, site structure, content and clean link building that moved its average Google position from 62 to 6.

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Position Tracking: cbd2heal.ca

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Google.ca · Canada · EnglishDesktopApr 4, 2022 – Mar 27, 202342 keywords tracked
LandscapeOverviewRankings DistributionPagesTagsCompetitors DiscoveryFeatured SnippetsDevices & Locations

Visibility

41.87%+38.92

Estimated traffic

2,974+2,811

Average position

6.04+55.96

cbd2heal.caDaily · Weekly
Keyword
Pos. Apr 4
Pos. Mar 27
Diff
Visibility
Volume
URL
pure cbd oil tincture in canada
71
1
70
31.20%
3,500
cbd2heal.ca/shop/pure-cbd-oil-tincture/
pure cbd gel capsules 500mg
58
1
57
31.20%
7,800
cbd2heal.ca/shop/pure-cbd-gel-capsules/
cbd healing salve cream
64
1
63
31.20%
2,200
cbd2heal.ca/shop/cbd-healing-salve/
cbd2heal broad spectrum
44
1
43
31.20%
1,100
cbd2heal.ca/shop/broad-spectrum-cbd-oil/
best cbd detox bath bomb
83
2
81
24.70%
2,400
cbd2heal.ca/shop/cbd2heal-cbd-detox-bath-bomb/
cbd bath bombs canada
6
3
3
18.60%
1,300
cbd2heal.ca/product-category/bath-bombs/
cbd oil for dogs canada
9
4
5
13.40%
1,900
cbd2heal.ca/product-category/pets/
Client
CBD2Heal
Location
Canada
Built with
Google Search ConsoleGoogle Analytics
average Google position
62 → 6average Google position
traffic
+90%traffic
conversions
+95%conversions
revenue
+80%revenue

01 · About the client

CBD2Heal (C2H) sells CBD wellness products online in Canada, from oil tinctures and gel capsules to healing salves and bath bombs. Its secondary keywords already ranked on Google's first page, but its primary keywords sat below page three, and the site wasn't generating the traffic, and so the sales, the team was looking for.

02 · The problem

  • 01

    Primary keywords out of sight.

    The product searches that matter most ranked below Google's third page.

  • 02

    Bad and broken links.

    The audit found harmful backlinks and broken internal links.

  • 03

    Crawl errors.

    Search engines hit errors crawling the site, so pages weren't fully indexed.

  • 04

    Traffic without sales.

    The site wasn't optimised to turn the visitors it did get into buyers.

03 · Our solution

We started, as on every SEO campaign, with a full website audit to show why the site wasn't producing traffic or sales. We fixed the technical issues, improved the sitemap and site flow, and reworked the link structure so search engines could crawl every product. We then ran keyword research, optimised every key page, built a content strategy and earned relevant backlinks while keeping the spam score below 0.5. Effort split across off-page link building (30.3%), content strategy (19.7%), advanced SEO (15.2%), speed optimisation (15.2%), tracking and analysis (12.1%) and data study (7.6%). Rankings are tracked continuously.

04 · What we built

  • Technical audit

    Bad links, broken links and crawl errors found and fixed.

  • Sitemap and site flow

    A cleaner structure so every product page can be crawled and reached.

  • Keyword research and on-page SEO

    Product pages optimised for the searches buyers actually use.

  • Content strategy

    Content planned around primary and secondary keywords.

  • Clean link building

    Relevant backlinks, with the spam score kept below 0.5.

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05 · Challenges we solved

  1. 1

    Starting below page three

    Primary keywords began below Google's third page, so every gain had to be earned.

  2. 2

    Cleaning up before building

    Harmful links and crawl errors had to be fixed before new links could count.

  3. 3

    Growth without risk

    Link building had to stay clean enough to keep the spam score under 0.5.

06 · Our approach

  1. Phase 1

    01 Audit

    Full website audit: search visibility, links, crawl errors and on-page gaps.

  2. Phase 2

    02 Fix the foundations

    Technical fixes, sitemap, site flow and link structure.

  3. Phase 3

    03 Optimise

    Keyword research and on-page optimisation of the key product pages.

  4. Phase 4

    04 Grow authority

    Content strategy and relevant backlinks.

  5. Ongoing

    05 Track and adjust

    Continuous rank tracking and analysis.

07 · Results

C2H's average Google position moved from 62 to 6, and 79% of its traffic now comes from organic search. It ranks #1 for "pure CBD oil tincture in Canada", "pure CBD gel capsules 500mg", "CBD healing salve cream" and "CBD2HEAL broad spectrum", and #2 for "best CBD detox bath bomb". Traffic is up 90%, conversions 95% and revenue 80%, and we continue to monitor rankings.

“We have seen a significant increase in our sales and brand awareness. Their SEO services are top-notch!”
Richard Sanchez, CEO, CBD2Heal

Inside the work. 

Screenshots from the live work. Click any screen to enlarge.

The CBD2Heal storefront

CBD2Heal storefront home page promoting 5000mg CBD oil tinctures
01The CBD2Heal storefront

Primary keyword rankings: position 1 for four of five primary keywords

Keyword ranking table for five primary CBD keywords with their positions and URLs
02Primary keyword rankings: position 1 for four of five primary keywords

Position tracking: average Google position climbing from 62 to 6

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Dashboard›Projects›cbd2heal.ca›Position Tracking

Position Tracking: cbd2heal.ca

ExportSettings
Google.ca · Canada · EnglishDesktopApr 4, 2022 – Mar 27, 202342 keywords tracked
LandscapeOverviewRankings DistributionPagesTagsCompetitors DiscoveryFeatured SnippetsDevices & Locations

Visibility

41.87%+38.92

Estimated traffic

2,974+2,811

Average position

6.04+55.96

cbd2heal.caDaily · Weekly
Keyword
Pos. Apr 4
Pos. Mar 27
Diff
Visibility
Volume
URL
pure cbd oil tincture in canada
71
1
70
31.20%
3,500
cbd2heal.ca/shop/pure-cbd-oil-tincture/
pure cbd gel capsules 500mg
58
1
57
31.20%
7,800
cbd2heal.ca/shop/pure-cbd-gel-capsules/
cbd healing salve cream
64
1
63
31.20%
2,200
cbd2heal.ca/shop/cbd-healing-salve/
cbd2heal broad spectrum
44
1
43
31.20%
1,100
cbd2heal.ca/shop/broad-spectrum-cbd-oil/
best cbd detox bath bomb
83
2
81
24.70%
2,400
cbd2heal.ca/shop/cbd2heal-cbd-detox-bath-bomb/
cbd bath bombs canada
6
3
3
18.60%
1,300
cbd2heal.ca/product-category/bath-bombs/
cbd oil for dogs canada
9
4
5
13.40%
1,900
cbd2heal.ca/product-category/pets/
03Position tracking: average Google position climbing from 62 to 6

Search Console queries: the primary product searches at positions 1 to 2

search.google.com/search-console/performance/search-analytics?resource_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcbd2heal.ca%2F
Performance on Search resultsEXPORT
Search type: WebDate: Last 3 monthsNewLast update: 7 hours ago
Total clicks9.41K
Total impressions214K
Average CTR4.4%
Average position6.2
QUERIESPAGESCOUNTRIESDEVICESSEARCH APPEARANCEDATES
Top queries
↓ Clicks
Position
pure cbd oil tincture in canada
1,284
1.1
pure cbd gel capsules 500mg
1,106
1.2
cbd2heal
874
1
cbd healing salve cream
612
1.3
best cbd detox bath bomb
498
2.1
cbd2heal broad spectrum
341
1
cbd oil canada
287
7.4
cbd bath bombs canada
219
3.2
04Search Console queries: the primary product searches at positions 1 to 2

Google Analytics traffic acquisition: Organic Search brings 79% of sessions

analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p318824571/reports/explorer
AnalyticsAll accounts › CBD2Healcbd2heal.ca – GA4Try searching "Traffic acquisition"VG
Traffic acquisition: Session default channel groupCustom1 Jan – 31 Mar 2023
Sessions by Session default channel group over timeOrganic SearchDirectReferralOrganic SocialEmail
Search...Rows per page: 10 · 1–6 of 6
Session default channel group
↓ Sessions
Engaged sessions
Engagement rate
Conversions All events
Total revenue
Total
14,862100% of total
10,234100% of total
68.86%Avg 0%
454100% of total
CA$50,328.59100% of total
1
Organic Search
11,741
8,337
71.01%
342.00
CA$38,164.20
2
Direct
1,487
953
64.09%
61.00
CA$6,902.55
3
Referral
698
452
64.76%
22.00
CA$2,311.40
4
Organic Social
506
247
48.81%
9.00
CA$870.15
5
Email
312
214
68.59%
19.00
CA$1,985.30
6
Unassigned
118
31
26.27%
1.00
CA$94.99
05Google Analytics traffic acquisition: Organic Search brings 79% of sessions

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