Live case study
Cross-border e-commerce platform
China → Global · Content-driven growth · Client identity anonymized
A cross-border e-commerce company · 55+ articles · All data from Google Search Console, synced weekly. All numbers, metrics, and trends below are real; URLs, brand terms, and client identity are anonymized.
Impressions · 90d
↘ -35% WoW 1,706,245
Clicks · 90d
82,783
CTR
4.85
%
Healthy
Brand share of traffic
72
%
SEO ≠ brand traffic · non-brand is the real target
Weekly impressions & clicks
38 weeks · live from database
Impressions Clicks
SEO Health Score
Composite · auto-scored across 4 dimensions
63
/ 100
Healthy
●
CTR performance
Above benchmark
●
Brand-traffic dependence
Brand terms carry >50% · SEO not adding real growth
●
Content coverage
Many queries getting impressions
●
Recent trend
Week-over-week down
Traffic source breakdown
Total
1,706,245
Brand searches 7%
Non-brand searches 3%
Long-tail (GSC-anonymized) 90%
Brand traffic reflects existing brand equity. Non-brand traffic is real SEO lift. Goal: keep non-brand share rising.
Opportunity matrix
Position × CTR · bubble = impressions
Quick wins
Non-brand
Brand
Top content by impressions
90d| Content | Impr | Clicks | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 / (home) | 26,491 | 15574 | 2.5 |
| 2 / (home) | 23,074 | 12355 | 2.9 |
| 3 / (home) | 22,912 | 13275 | 2.8 |
| 4 / (top list) · #ccq | 22,575 | 403 | 6.2 |
| 5 / (top list) · #ccq | 22,041 | 415 | 6.6 |
| 6 / (article) · #c15 | 21,427 | 358 | 1.2 |
| 7 / (top list) · #ccq | 20,698 | 289 | 6.8 |
| 8 / (top list) · #ccq | 20,457 | 560 | 5.4 |
| 9 / (article) · #4w9 | 19,627 | 107 | 5.5 |
| 10 / (top list) · #ccq | 19,413 | 341 | 6.8 |
Top queries by impressions
90d · Brand terms masked as [brand]| Query | Impr | Clicks | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [brand] brand | 18,493 | 13492 | 1.0 |
| 2 [brand] brand | 15,647 | 11592 | 1.0 |
| 3 [brand] brand | 14,836 | 10343 | 1.0 |
| 4 yupoo | 13,995 | 57 | 5.6 |
| 5 yupoo | 11,372 | 54 | 5.6 |
| 6 yupoo | 11,353 | 29 | 6.2 |
| 7 [brand] brand | 8,899 | 6649 | 1.0 |
| 8 [brand] brand | 8,786 | 6415 | 1.0 |
| 9 [brand] brand | 8,326 | 6290 | 1.0 |
| 10 [brand] brand | 6,203 | 4379 | 1.0 |
What we're working on next
Public excerpts from the playbook · Prioritized by expected ROI
1
Priority 1: Title rewrites for Top 10 CTR < 2%
GSC shows 38 pages ranking Top 10 but CTR < 2% — biggest ROI quick win. Rewrite with year + numbers + hook.
quick-winctrtitle
2
Priority 2: Zombie page fixes
9 pages with 50+ impressions and 0 clicks (e.g. how-to-buy at pos 1.7 yet 0 CTR). Rewrite titles and metas.
quick-winzombie
3
Priority 3: Content gap — shipping cost vertical
Queries like "china post price per kg" / "how much to ship to china" rank 50-100. Write 3 focused 1500-word posts.
content-gapshipping
4
Priority 4: USA vertical landing page
Based on RepFindsArchive pattern — /best-taobao-agent-usa/ with $800 de minimis, DHL/FedEx/UPS, local CTAs.
localizationusa
5
Priority 5: Author persona + bio
6/7 winners have real authors with traceable experience. [brand] Jeffery profile is empty. Fix in WP user profile + author schema.
eeatquick-win
6
Priority 6: Internal link cluster
55 posts with only 2 internal links. Build pillar+supporting cluster with bidirectional linking. Target: 20-30 links per post.
internal-linkscluster
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