Recovered from a multi-year algorithmic penalty and grew to 471K monthly organic visitors.
From complete traffic loss under algorithmic penalties to a leading site in its category.
The challenge
Too many strategies, and a site paying for it.
Over the years, more than ten different SEOs had worked on this site, each layering in their own approach without a shared strategy. The result was a patchwork of conflicting tactics, and eventually, a series of algorithmic penalties that wiped out the site's organic traffic almost entirely.
There was no single manual action to appeal or reverse; the damage was structural, spread across years of inconsistent link-building, content, and technical decisions. Recovering meant untangling that history before any new strategy could take hold.
Our approach
One strategy, rebuilt from the foundation up.
A single, consistent GEO/SEO strategy replacing years of conflicting tactics: technical cleanup, a rebuilt link and citation profile, and a content architecture designed around how prospective students actually search.
Technical & GEO foundation
Audited and resolved the technical issues left behind by years of inconsistent work, folding generative-engine optimization into the technical baseline.
Penalty recovery
Identified and removed the patterns responsible for the algorithmic penalties, rebuilding trust with search engines from a clean baseline.
Link & citation outreach
Rebuilt the site's link and citation profile with a consistent, sustainable outreach strategy in place of the disparate tactics used in the past.
Content architecture
Restructured URLs into clear topical silos and added new content organized around how prospective students actually search.
The results
From penalized to a top site in its category.
More work
Became the source AI engines cite for high-intent health questions.
Read the case study →Leading their category in AI answers: #1 among 10 tracked competitors within 30 days.
Read the case study →A stagnant fintech site taken to #1 in its most competitive terms.
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