Case Studies

    Real Results for Real Businesses

    See how SearchMinistry Media has helped Australian businesses grow organic traffic, earn high-authority media coverage, and expand into new markets.

    E-Commerce SEO

    DIYBlinds

    Rebuilding Organic Growth for DIYBlinds

    DIYBlinds keyword ranking growth chart showing positions before and after website launch, from 523 to 1,162 keywords in top 3 positions, with LinkedIn post by Tharindu Gunawardana

    Context

    DIYBlinds is a well-established Australian eCommerce brand in the window furnishings space. While the brand had strong demand and visibility historically, organic performance began to decline as Google's eCommerce search results evolved.

    A key limitation was structural: the website did not have true Product Detail Pages (PDPs) designed for modern eCommerce search behaviour. Without PDPs, the site struggled to capture long-tail commercial intent and scale visibility across product variations.

    The Challenge

    • Declining organic visibility across key categories
    • No scalable PDP framework to support eCommerce search growth
    • Increasing reliance on legacy category-level structures
    • High risk in launching large-scale structural changes without proof

    Our Strategy: Soft Launch Before Full Rollout

    Phase 1: Initial PDP Introduction

    Designed and launched a small number of PDPs for selected products, built around how modern eCommerce search works. Closely monitored organic ranking performance and Google Shopping visibility.

    Phase 2: Full Range Expansion

    With proof of success, the PDP framework was rolled out across the entire product range. Website structure was re-architected to support scale and future expansion with clean internal linking.

    The Results

    After more than 12 months of staged redesign and restructuring, DIYBlinds achieved a result many brands fail to deliver during a major site evolution.

    Before Launch

    523

    keywords in top 3

    After Launch

    1,162

    keywords in top 3

    More than 2x high-intent keyword visibility

    Rankings didn't dip after launch. They accelerated.

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    DIYBlinds

    Australian eCommerce, Window Furnishings

    E-Commerce SEOShopify SEOOn-Page SEOSEO Audits
    Digital PR

    Pases Aqua

    43 High-Authority News Coverages via Digital PR

    Digital PR Success Story showing 43 high DA website coverages for Pases Aqua, including Yahoo News, CBS News, WA Today, Perth Now, with referring domains and organic traffic growth chart

    The Discovery

    During a regular meeting with one of our clients, SearchMinistry Media introduced the concept and benefits of Digital PR. Intrigued, they decided to launch their first campaign. After three months, we secured successful news coverage.

    During a subsequent discussion, we uncovered the client's incredible story about capturing what could be the biggest goldfish in the world. This story had been sitting idle, unnoticed. Without our discussion on Digital PR, it might never have surfaced.

    The Viral Campaign

    We quickly released the story, starting with WA Today, leveraging our existing journalist contact. The news went viral.

    We achieved over 43 high-authority news coverages, including Yahoo News, WA Today, ABC News, Perth Now, CBS News, and many more international sites.

    Featured Publications

    Yahoo NewsWA TodayABC NewsPerth NowCBS News+38 more

    The Results

    Coverages

    43+

    high-authority publications

    Domains

    100+

    referring domains gained

    Traffic

    Significant

    organic traffic boost

    From hidden story to viral news coverage

    The client's link profile saw a significant boost, leading to a marked improvement in organic traffic.

    "This success story underscores the power of Digital PR in uncovering hidden gems and amplifying them. Gold nuggets might lie undug unless you actively seek opportunities."

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    Pases Aqua

    Pond Services, Perth

    Digital PRLink BuildingOff-Page SEO
    Local SEO

    Skin & Spa Nirvana & Client Name Hidden

    Two Local SEO Success Stories

    Here's a look at two recent projects where we helped businesses bounce back with Local SEO. Each one had unique challenges, but solid foundations and Digital PR campaigns were key to their success.

    Local SEO Success showing organic traffic growth for two clients, with campaign start markers and steady upward trends reaching 1,722 and 2,118 monthly organic traffic
    1

    Client Name Hidden

    This website had been struggling, especially after the March 2023 Core Update. Here's what we did to turn it around:

    • Fixed Technical Issues: Tackled critical errors to boost site health and improve user experience
    • Cleaned Up Meta Tags: Tidied up and optimised meta tags across all pages
    • Enhanced Page Content: Aligned content more closely with user intent and search semantics
    • Used Microsoft Clarity: Found rage clicks and identified ways to improve engagement
    • Digital PR Focus: Launched targeted campaigns for high-quality backlinks

    No link buying here. Just solid Digital PR and initial citation building.

    Organic Traffic

    1,722

    monthly after campaign

    2

    Skin & Spa Nirvana

    This client got in touch while building their new website, which gave us an ideal starting point.

    • Pre-Launch Optimisation: Ensured everything was SEO-ready from day one
    • Digital PR Wins: Focused campaigns drove authority and visibility

    Organic Traffic

    2,118

    monthly after campaign

    Local SEODigital PRTechnical SEOContent Strategy
    SEO Migration

    Dogistry (formerly DoodleCouture)

    Domain and Platform Migration Success

    The Challenge

    We supported the successful migration of doodlecouture.com to dogistry.com. This was a complex transition involving a full platform move to Shopify, a complete rebranding, product renaming, and massive content updates.

    Our Solution

    • Comprehensive URL mapping and 301 redirect implementation
    • Seamless transfer of Google Analytics and Ads tracking
    • Technical SEO audit of the new Shopify theme before launch
    • Post-migration monitoring to ensure indexation stability

    The Outcome

    We ensured continuity in organic and paid visibility, with zero downtime in revenue tracking. The new domain successfully inherited the authority of the old one, allowing the brand to grow on its new platform immediately.

    Key Achievements

    Zero loss in organic rankings during migration
    Seamless Google Analytics and Ads tracking transfer
    Full domain authority successfully inherited
    Zero downtime in revenue tracking

    Complete migration with zero traffic loss

    The new domain was growing on its new platform immediately.

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    Dogistry (formerly DoodleCouture)

    Pet eCommerce, Domain Migration

    SEO MigrationShopify SEOTechnical SEO
    Healthcare SEO

    Health Industry Client

    Google Search Console performance chart showing organic traffic recovery for a health industry client, with 5.76K total clicks and 851K impressions over a 12-month period from May 2025 to May 2026, including a visible dip during site outage and subsequent steady recovery

    Rebuilding Authority After a Website Outage in a Competitive Medical Niche

    Context

    This client operates in a highly competitive medical niche where search visibility is built on years of consistent trust signals, content authority, and entity reinforcement. They came to SearchMinistry after their previous web agency left the website unpublished for several weeks.

    In medical search, trust and authority are not rebuilt overnight. When a website disappears from Google, search engines lose confidence in the site's reliability, consistency, and overall authority. The longer the outage, the deeper the recovery work required.

    The Challenge

    • Website unpublished for several weeks by a previous agency, causing major ranking loss
    • Competitive medical niche with high YMYL content standards and strong established competitors
    • Lost crawl coverage and re-indexation required across hundreds of pages
    • Medical entity relationships and knowledge graph signals disrupted during the outage
    • Long-established authority signals needed careful rebuilding, not quick fixes

    Our Recovery Strategy

    Phase 1: Technical Recovery and Re-indexation

    Restored full crawl access and submitted structured sitemaps. Fixed all technical blockers preventing Google from re-discovering and re-indexing priority pages. Monitored coverage daily until indexation was stable.

    Phase 2: Entity and Knowledge Graph Reinforcement

    Rebuilt medical entity relationships across page content and structured data. Aligned content with Google's medical knowledge graph signals, reinforcing the site's topical authority within its specialty niche.

    Phase 3: Long-Term Authority Rebuilding

    Rebuilt topical authority through internal linking reinforcement, content realignment, and a sustained link and mention acquisition programme. No quick wins. Steady, compounding recovery.

    The Results

    Recovery in competitive medical niches is slow and steady. That is how real SEO works. The Google Search Console data shows the outage dip followed by a consistent, compounding recovery across clicks and impressions.

    Total Clicks

    5.76K

    Impressions

    851K

    Traffic YoY

    +31%

    organic traffic year over year

    Visibility and trust continuing to improve month on month.

    What This Recovery Demonstrates

    • Site outages cause compounding authority loss, not just a temporary ranking dip
    • Medical niche recovery requires entity alignment, not just technical fixes
    • Slow and steady link and mention acquisition outperforms quick-win tactics in YMYL categories
    • Consistent technical health and content signals rebuild Google's trust over time
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    Health Industry Client

    Competitive Medical Niche, Australia

    Healthcare SEOTechnical SEOEntity SEOAuthority BuildingYMYL Content

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