Superloko is a store offering household products, items for children, and accessories for interiors and gardens – all being sold on the German market.
See how we increased the organic traffic to the .de domain by more than 460%.
Industry
Household goods
Domain
DE
German
Organic traffic
+460%
Increase in 6 months
Analysis
Superloko store is managed with IAI CMS, which works well in terms of SEO but still has some limitations in its basic version. We started the cooperation at the beginning of 2018. In August, before it all began, organic traffic (according to the data from Google Search Console) equalled 64, with the website being displayed 362 times in the search results. It basically meant that we had a difficult target upon us – to build the visibility of the store almost from scratch.
A few facts for starters:
IAI CMS
Competitive German market
Very competitive industry
Lack of analytics and thus, no data from previous months available
Multistore approach
Approach
When we work with online stores, we usually suggest the best possible approach to SEO: a broad-based one. This time was no different. Broad SEO basically means focusing on multi-word, more popular phrases since they offer a lot more possibilities, especially at the beginning. More specific keywords are searched by the users when they know exactly what they are looking for, which is usually hard to tell at this stage.
After 6 months of cooperation, we have already been monitoring 232 relevant phrases for the website.
On-Site process
Problem no. 1: The lack of analytical tools
From the very beginning, the fact that there was no analytical tool implemented (such as Google Analytics or Google Search Console) was a big issue. In order to perform an audit and plan further activities, we started the cooperation from implementing, verifying and setting up the necessary tools.
Problem no. 2: All metadata was available in Polish
Superloko has a truly multistore approach and a few stores focusing on different markets. For all the sites, meta tags were copied automatically from the Polish version of the store.
It means that the available metadata featured the Polish domain (spokoloko.net) and caused some confusions among the users.
The details of the domain in the search engine results page before optimisation:
And the results after optimisation:
For the domain .de, we set up global metadata, which was assigned automatically, according to a pattern:
For the categories:
For the products:
Because of the incorrect metadata, the phrase “Superloko” initially scored the 2nd in the search results. After the optimisation, however, it finally ranked the 1st.
Problem no. 3: The lack of security certificates
At the start of the cooperation, the site didn’t have the SSL certificate implemented, which also affected its visibility in the search engine.
We supported the client during the implementation and advised on how to do it properly. Afterwards, we added the new addresses to Google Analytics and Google Search Console.
The next certificate that we recommended was the one called “Trusted Shop”, which makes a difference for the customers in terms of their trust, especially in Germany.
Problem no. 4: No actual content on the website
In the beginning, there was no content on the website. Google clearly likes content – especially a unique one. That’s why we started adding relevant content and have been doing it ever since, taking into account the right text formatting and its structure.
We have already added the content on the homepage and the majority of categories.
The effect?
After adding the text on the homepage in the middle of December, the phrase „gartengeräte online kaufen” started to rank higher.
Then, after adding content to the category “coffee tables”, the phrase also started to gain more visibility:
Problem no. 5: No product optimisation
The lack of product optimisation was challenging for building the site’s visibility. The products often had the wrong names and descriptions, the titles didn’t match suitable keywords, and sometimes there were no searches for the given names at all. Simply because, for example, the products were named “bicycle of red colour” instead of “red bicycle”, which happens to be searched much more often.
An example:
Changing the product name from:
Lauflernrad Kinderfahrrad Chicco Scrambler Ducati
To:
Chicco Scrambler Ducati Lauflernrad Kinderfahrrad
The changes in the names were automatically “noticed” by the IAI CMS, and therefore, the URL changed automatically. If we had worked with a different CMS, we would have had to modify all URLs manually.
Problem no. 6: Poor website speed
The results of the analysis performed by Page Speed Insight were low. In order to make it better, we reduced the size of the images.
The effect? See it for yourself!
The results before optimisation:
The results after optimisation:
Off-site
The best results of site positioning can be achieved only when you combine the activities on-site with those off-site,namely link building. Backlinks coming from relevant, high-authority sources strengthen certain subcategories of the Superloko store.
Right from when the cooperation started, we’ve been regularly taking care of link building that drives traffic to the domain:
An increase in the number of qualitative links contributes to a gradual increase in the authority of the website:
The analysis from Ahrefs before the start of the cooperation:
The analysis from Ahrefs after 6 months of cooperation:
Results
462% increase in organic traffic after 6 months of cooperation
313% increase in the appears in search results after 6 months of cooperation
Increased visibility in the search engine results page at google.de
SEO Specialist’s Comment
Optimizing for a german market always comes with great challenges. First of all, German customers don’t trust products that come from foreign countries. Also, they are reluctant to buy from stores that don’t have reviews or proper certifications. This makes building authority around the website a base for SEO strategy on a DE market. In the case of Superloko, we also had to face high competition from eBay and Amazon companies. We needed to carefully choose adequate keywords to optimize for.
We specialize in long tail SEO, which works best in e-commerce industry, but also in manufacturing, export or services (and many others). Learn about the stories of our Clients and how we helped them meet their goals.
In 3 months, we generated 160% increase in organic traffic for an online store with martial art equipment. See how well-planned the on-site SEO process helped to do so!
See how with an SEO strategy adjusted to the seasonality of industry and client’s business profile we increased client’s organic traffic that translated into an increase in sales during the season.
See how with a global SEO strategy we increased the company’s visibility on the European market and boosted traffic on the website in just a few months.
We know you don't like this info popping up on your screen, us too! And although you probably already know it well, the law requires us to let you know that we use cookies. Click "Accept" and let's get to the point! Find out more about SEO and SEM.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
