Case study · Australia

Outdoor gear retailer

SEO monitoring, technical health checks and peak-season planning (WebQem)

VerdictClicks and impressions both grew strongly year on year, so the extra visibility turned into real visits.

eCommerce and retailSEO Lead

  • +40%

    Search Console clicks, 3 months YoY

  • +70%

    Impressions, same period

  • 76K

    Clicks in 6 months (vs 55.3K)

  • 3.87M

    Impressions in 6 months (vs 2.7M)

01

The brief

I handled SEO monitoring and recommendations for an Australian retailer of technical outdoor clothing and equipment, sold online and in store.

Comparing 2025 with the same period in 2024, Google clicks rose 40% and impressions 70%.

Demand is strongly seasonal, and seasonal ranges come and go.

02

What made it hard

  • A large product catalogue with seasonal ranges coming and going.
  • Keeping category pages visible when products sold out.
03

How I approached it

  • Regular Search Console and Ahrefs health checks.
  • Technical SEO crawl exports: broken links, 5xx errors, duplicate metas, long titles, unminified assets.
  • Category and product-page optimisation recommendations; indexing and technical fixes raised through the agency.
  • A holiday / peak-season marketing planning worksheet.
04

What I did

  • SEO monitoring, audits, Search Console period comparisons and monthly reporting.
05

The numbers

MetricValueSource and period
Clicks (3 months)29.1K → 40.6K (+40%)GSC; last 3 months 2025 vs same period 2024
Impressions (3 months)1.24M → 2.11M (+70%)GSC; last 3 months 2025 vs same period 2024
Clicks (6 months)55.3K → 76K (+37%)GSC; 6 months YoY
Impressions (6 months)2.7M → 3.87M (+43%)GSC; 6 months YoY
Search Console, three months 2025 vs the same period in 2024.
Search Console, three months 2025 vs the same period in 2024.
Proof: Search Console comparison, last 3 months 2025 vs 2024. Site name removed.
Proof: Search Console comparison, last 3 months 2025 vs 2024. Site name removed.

My verdict

Clicks and impressions both grew strongly year on year, so the extra visibility turned into real visits.

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