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Mover case: organic lead rate rose from 2% to 3.9%
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10 to 58 monthly organic leads in 12 months
For a Gatineau mover, we repaired bilingual indexing, rebuilt service pages and added sector guides before July. Find your own openings.
SEOLocal SEOResidential movingGatineau, QC12 months
Gatineau moving company
10→58organic leads per monthdeduplicated forms + calls, same month year over year
Increased monthly organic leads from 10 to 58 by repairing bilingual indexing, rebuilding moving-service pages and publishing Gatineau sector guides before Quebec’s July moving peak.
Organic leads / month2024–2025 year before
- 124 French canonical targets repaired
- 28 bilingual sector hubs published
- 36 moving guides published
- 498 organic leads during moving peak
Organic sessions / mo500 → 1,500+200%
Organic leads / mo10 → 58+480%
Keywords in top 1018 → 90+400%
Map Pack top 3 (of 60)4 → 20+400%
Organic session-to-lead rate2% → 3.9%+95%
Referring domains10 → 50+400%
- 10 organic leads from 500 sessions in September 2024: 2% conversion.
- 24 French pages canonicalised to English equivalents through a template override.
- 312 quote-parameter URLs indexed; 4 service pages competed for identical moving queries.
- 7 sector pages repeated copy without access, parking or service-area details.
- 2 form events fired before server validation, inflating analytics lead totals.
French pages vanished from search results
A theme override pointed French canonicals to English URLs; restored self-canonicals and reciprocal language annotations across 24 pages.
24 French pages affectedRejected quotes counted as submitted leads
An AJAX click listener fired before validation; replaced it with server-confirmed submission events and submission-ID deduplication.
2 premature triggers removedQuote links generated indexed date combinations
Calendar links exposed crawlable query strings; removed parameter links, applied noindex and consolidated canonicals before requesting recrawls.
312 parameter URLs removed| Oct ’24 | 2 | premature lead triggers replaced; baseline reconciled against forms and calls |
| Oct ’24 | 24 | French canonical targets repaired; language annotations tested |
| Nov ’24 | 312 → 0 | indexed quote-parameter URLs removed through crawl and index cleanup |
| Dec ’24 | 12 → 6 | overlapping service pages consolidated into bilingual service pairs |
| Jan ’25 | 8 | French and English hubs published for four Gatineau sectors |
| Feb ’25 | 96 | contextual links added between services, sector hubs and moving guides |
| Apr ’25 | 6 | moving guides published covering July bookings, access and quote preparation |
| Jun–Sep ’25 | 40 | referring domains earned through supplier citations and community-resource outreach |
Hull — Île de HullCentral streets include signed parking restrictions
1 access checklist covers loading locations and checking posted parking restrictions
Aylmer — Vieux-AylmerOttawa River waterfront includes mapped flood-risk areas
1 preparation guide directs customers to municipal flood information before booking
Gatineau — Promenades Gatineau areaApartment moves can require building-specific elevator reservations
2 quote fields capture elevator booking and building access requirements
BuckinghamEastern Gatineau sector, separate from the Hull urban core
1 sector hub explains travel-time inputs and crew dispatch coverage
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108K searches. How many reach you?
Ahrefs and Keyword Planner show 108K monthly searches across 6 business types. See where visibility and response gaps cost you leads.
108K
service searches a month across 6 business types
1,200 deduplicated French-language and English-language commercial keywords
Ahrefs + Keyword Planner2.3
mobile screens before the first organic result
Median across 240 commercial SERPs; ads and Map Pack included
QliqQliq SERP capture40%
of after-hours mystery calls went unanswered
24 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test35%
of mystery form enquiries received no response within 2 business days
21 of 60 enquiries; 30 submitted in French and 30 in English
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test| Business type | Searches / mo | Avg CPC | Cost per lead | Top-10 ref. domains | Top-10 words | AI Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renovation | 22,000 | $11 | $110 | 70 | 1,500 | 20% |
| Landscaping | 14,000 | $7 | $70 | 45 | 1,100 | 25% |
| Dental clinics | 26,000 | $14 | $100 | 95 | 1,600 | 15% |
| Law firms | 18,000 | $24 | $160 | 130 | 1,900 | 10% |
| Auto detailing / ceramic coating | 10,000 | $5 | $50 | 35 | 1,000 | 5% |
| Real estate brokers | 18,000 | $6 | $75 | 105 | 1,400 | 0% |
108,000 searches total; 40 SERPs per type. CPC is click-weighted; lead costs are spend divided by enquiries, not booked jobs. Referring domains and words are medians. Source: Ahrefs, Keyword Planner, DataForSEO, QliqQliq Ads accounts
Gatineau service queriesAll client niches
Position 1: 16.4% versus 27.1%, a 10.7-point gap. Non-brand mobile queries; ads and Map Pack commonly precede organic listings. Source: GSC of client sites: 6 service businesses versus 24 baseline sites, 12 months
Reviews among Map Pack top-3 businesses
Reviews: median for sampled top-3 profiles, equally weighted across 6 business types; not a ranking threshold. Firms: deduplicated profiles within sector or municipal boundaries; total 1,680. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per area; boundaries: Ville de Gatineau, Municipality of Chelsea, Municipality of Cantley.
76%
of non-brand organic clicks come from phones
GSC of client sites, 6 businesses28%
of commercial queries include an area name or near-me modifier
Ahrefs, 336 of 1,200 keywords2.8×
landscaping search volume in April–June versus December–February
Keyword Planner, 24 months; seasonal context: Gatineau's snowy winters.78/22
% of sampled queries classified as French or English, respectively
Keyword Planner, 936 French and 264 English queries; query counts, not search-volume shares1.5×
enquiry rate on French landing pages versus English pages receiving French-language searches
Client analytics + enquiry tracking, 6 businesses; matched service and device segments90%
of commercial SERPs display a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 216 of 240 SERPs65%
of commercial SERPs display ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 156 of 240 SERPs6.8 / 10
top-10 results belong to service businesses rather than directories, publishers or platforms
QliqQliq SERP capture, 1,632 of 2,400 result slots12.5%
of sampled commercial queries trigger an AI Overview
DataForSEO, 30 of 240 SERPs160
referring domains per top-3 service-business page, median
Ahrefs, 240 commercial SERPs1,450
words per top-10 service page, pooled median
QliqQliq crawl, 600 pages; 100 per business type30%
of sampled service pages publish a starting price or fee range
QliqQliq crawl, 180 of 600 pages76%
of sampled service pages offer a French-language version
QliqQliq crawl, 456 of 600 pages18%
of renovation pages explain Gatineau permit application steps
QliqQliq crawl, 18 of 100 renovation pages; municipal context: Ville de Gatineau permits.42%
of sampled origins with field data pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report, 42 of 100 eligible origins60/35/5
% of enquiries through calls, forms and chat, respectively
Call tracking + form and chat logs, 720 calls, 420 forms, 60 chats6.0%
organic session-to-enquiry rate: 1,200 enquiries from 20,000 sessions
Client analytics + call tracking, 6 businesses32%
of enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Call tracking + enquiry logs, 384 of 1,200 enquiries7 h 18 m
median first response among 39 answered mystery form enquiries
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 businesses35%
of mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 21 of 60 enquiriesMethod: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 600 top-10 pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 client sites · CAD throughout. Coverage: Gatineau's 5 sectors, Chelsea and Cantley. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026
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We improve local search visibility, bilingual indexing, service pages and the path from a visit to an enquiry. Your free audit identifies where to start.
How soon will SEO bring leads?
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