A 3-Month SEO Push That Increased Organic Visibility by 22%

Chronicle Online, a cloud based workplace, increased its organic visibility through unique strategies including technical SEO, on-page optimization, internal linking, content improvement, and authority building. All of these aligned with the business goal. Apparently, in just three months, Softtrix helped the client increase organic clicks from 4.26k to 4.82k, while impressions grew from 251k to 306k.

13%
Organic Click Growth
22%
Impression Growth
25
Average Position
4.82K
Organic Clicks

Project Details

Client
Chronicle Online
Industry
Workforce Management Software
Campaign
SEO
Website
chronicle-online.co.uk
Project
Duration 3 Months
Primary Focus
Organic Visibility & Search Performance

The Results at a Glance

Before

  • Organic Clicks: 4.26K
  • Search Impressions: 251K
  • Average Position: 36.8
  • Limited visibility for workforce management related searches
  • Indexing, crawlability, and page speed issues
  • Inconsistent metadata, headings, and keyword targeting
  • Site Architecture: Weak internal linking structure

After

  • Organic Clicks: 4.82K (+13%)
  • Search Impressions: 306K (+22%)
  • Average Position: 25 (improved from 36.8)
  • Active Users: 2.7K (+14.9%)
  • New Users: 2.3K (+17.1%)
  • Returning Users: 915 (+15.8%)
  • Maintained around 1.6–1.7% despite increased visibility

About The Client

Chronicle Online offers a cloud-based workforce management platform. It helps businesses manage time and attendance, rostering, access control, and HR. The platform is designed to give businesses better visibility into their workforce. It also helps them improve efficiency and compliance.
But there was one challenge. The platform needed greater visibility for relevant workforce management searches. The goal was to help more businesses find Chronicle Online when searching for workforce management solutions.

Product Page Optimization

Challenge

Chronicle Online had existing search visibility, but several technical and on-page issues were limiting its ability to gain more organic traffic and rankings.

The main challenges included:

  • Slow-loading pages affecting website performance
  • Indexing and crawlability issues
  • Unoptimised meta titles and descriptions
  • Weak internal linking
  • Limited high-quality backlinks and low domain authority
  • Inconsistent heading structures
  • Limited keyword coverage around workforce management
  • UI/UX gaps affecting engagement
  • Limited accessibility for AI crawlers
  • Lack of a clear silo structure across relevant content and pages

Goals & Objectives

The SEO campaign focused on several measurable objectives:

  • Increase rankings for workforce management-related keywords
  • Grow consistent organic traffic
  • Improve visibility for long-tail and high-intent searches
  • Strengthen website architecture through silo structure
  • Improve technical SEO and site health
  • Optimise important landing pages
  • Build domain authority through relevant backlinks
  • Improve website engagement and usability
  • Strengthen organic visibility for future growth
  • Support product enquiries through better-performing landing pages

Our SEO Strategy

We worked across the technical, on-page, content, architecture, and authority aspects of the website.

Step 01

Technical SEO Audit

We analysed the website to identify technical issues affecting crawling, indexing, page performance, and search visibility. The work focused on improving the technical foundation so search engines could better access and understand important pages.

Step 02

Indexing & Crawlability Improvements

We reviewed indexing and crawlability issues that could prevent important pages from being discovered or properly processed by search engines. The goal was to make the site's important content easier for search engines to access and understand.

Step 03

Keyword & Search Intent Research

We expanded keyword coverage around workforce management, time and attendance, rostering, access control, HR, and related long-tail searches. Rather than targeting keywords only by search volume, we mapped relevant terms to pages based on their search intent

Step 04

On Page Optimization

We improved the key pages by working on meta titles, meta descriptions, heading structure, keyword placement, content relevance, page structure, and search intent. We made sure each page was more closely aligned with the searches it was targeting. This helped improve the relevance and clarity of the important pages.

Step 05

Silo Structure & Internal Linking

We implemented a clearer silo structure to organise related topics and services. Internal links were also improved to create stronger connections between relevant pages and help users and search engines navigate the website more easily.

Step 06

Page Speed & User Experience

Slow-loading pages were identified as one of the performance challenges. We worked on technical and page-level improvements aimed at improving loading performance and creating a smoother experience for visitors.

Step 07

Authority & Backlink Building

The website had limited high-quality backlinks, which restricted its authority compared with stronger competitors. We focused on building relevant, quality backlinks to strengthen the site's authority and support the ranking growth of targeted pages.

Step 08

AI Crawler Accessibility

As search experiences increasingly incorporate AI-generated results and AI-powered discovery, we reviewed accessibility for AI crawlers alongside traditional search engine crawling. The focus was on ensuring important website content could be accessed and understood by modern search and discovery systems.

Step 09

Performance Monitoring & Optimisation

We used Google Analytics and Google Search Console to monitor changes in organic traffic, impressions, clicks, rankings, and user behaviour. This allowed us to identify what was improving and where further optimisation was needed.

The Takeaway

Chronicle Online started with visibility, but there was room to reach more of the right audience. Within three months, the site gained stronger search presence and attracted more organic users. The growth gave the brand a stronger position in organic search and a better base to build on going forward.

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