Real Google data from real client accounts, with names removed. Every number counts only new people — never searches for the business by name.
Why "non-branded" matters
Most agencies count all traffic. That includes people who already knew the business and typed its name into Google. That growth would have happened anyway — and counting it makes any agency look better than it is.
We remove those searches before we count anything. What's left is new demand the SEO work earned. It's a harder test, and it's the only number worth watching.
Window: 12 months to 24 July 2026, against the 12 months prior. Pulled 2026-07-27.
Search results
Roofing contractor
Aiken, SC
Average position improved 37 places
Metric
Before
After
Change
Non-branded clicks
769
1,782
+132%
Impressions
497,219
1,761,431
+254%
Average position
59.2
22.1
▲ 37
Keywords in top 10
464
2,871
+519%
This account also expanded its service area during the period, so part of the impression growth reflects wider geographic coverage.
Insurance agency
CSRA
Not a WordPress site - and it did not matter
Metric
Before
After
Change
Non-branded clicks
448
1,004
+124%
Impressions
130,575
376,101
+188%
Average position
22.8
15.8
▲ 7
Keywords in top 10
2,006
4,294
+114%
Built on .aspx, not WordPress. Good SEO is not platform-specific.
Healthcare practice
CSRA
Same visibility. Three times the clicks.
Metric
Before
After
Change
Non-branded clicks
257
782
+204%
Impressions
100,869
100,768
flat
Average position
39.6
23.7
▲ 16
Keywords in top 10
1,067
3,196
+200%
The clearest illustration of what SEO actually does. The same number of people saw this business in search - three times as many clicked, because it moved up the page.
Outdoor products retailer
E-commerce
Page four to page two
Metric
Before
After
Change
Non-branded clicks
129
893
+592%
Impressions
29,438
118,171
+301%
Average position
33.0
13.4
▲ 20
Keywords in top 10
45
251
+458%
IT & managed services provider
CSRA
Top-10 footprint grew eleven-fold
Metric
Before
After
Change
Non-branded clicks
34
177
+421%
Impressions
43,580
266,174
+511%
Average position
46.0
19.3
▲ 27
Keywords in top 10
494
5,435
+1,000%
A visibility result rather than a traffic one - 177 clicks is honest, and the ranking footprint is what changed.
Paid advertising
Home services
CSRA · 1 June – 22 July 2026
About $22 per qualified phone call
356Clicks
49Qualified calls (60s+)
98Total phone calls
$3.01Average cost per click
≈ $22Cost per qualified call
28.7%Best campaign conversion rate
A conversion here means a phone call lasting sixty seconds or more - long enough to be a real enquiry rather than a misdial. Tracked across both the search campaign and the Google Business Profile Performance Max campaign.
A single campaign over roughly seven weeks, launched June 2026 - one result, not a track record.
How we measure
Every figure below is non-branded. Searches containing the business's own name were removed before any number was calculated, so what you are looking at is demand the SEO work earned rather than people who already knew the company.
Client names, domains and logos are held back. Nothing here is guessed, rounded up, or "up to" — every number is measured. Want to check our math? We'll walk you through it on a call.