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370Kimpressions
25.6K clicks and 370K impressions over 2 months. A local business recovered from a sharp March traffic dip, finishing with 500+ daily organic clicks and a 6.9% CTR.
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The challenge
A local business saw their organic traffic drop sharply in mid-March 2025. A site update had inadvertently stripped key SEO signals - title tags were missing on several pages, canonical links were broken, and page speed had regressed. Rankings slipped across their core local search terms.
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What we did
We diagnosed the root causes within the first week and implemented fixes immediately - restoring title tags, correcting canonicals, and resolving the page speed regression. A follow-up content push targeted local-intent queries the site was previously ranking for, rebuilding authority in the niche.
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The result
Traffic recovered fully by early April and continued growing. The site averaged 500+ daily organic clicks by month-end with a 6.9% CTR - well above industry average. Total: 25.6K clicks and 370K impressions over the 2-month recovery window.
FAQ
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Questions people ask about work like Local SEO Recovery.
What caused the traffic drop this client experienced in March?
A site update inadvertently removed key SEO signals - title tags were stripped from several pages, canonical links were broken, and a code change caused a page speed regression. These three issues together caused Google to re-evaluate the site's relevance signals, which led to ranking drops across core local terms.
How quickly can a business recover from an SEO traffic drop?
Recovery timelines depend on the root cause. Technical issues that are found and fixed quickly - as in this case - typically show recovery within 4 to 8 weeks as Google re-crawls and re-evaluates the corrected pages. Algorithm-based drops take longer and require a more fundamental content and authority strategy.
What is a 6.9% CTR for organic search, and is it good?
The industry average CTR across all organic positions is around 2 to 3%. A 6.9% CTR means searchers are clicking on this client's results at roughly 2 to 3x the average rate - a result of both strong ranking positions and optimized title tags that match search intent accurately.
Do you offer SEO audits for businesses that have experienced unexplained traffic drops?
Yes. Diagnosing unexplained traffic drops is one of the most common SEO requests we receive. We perform a systematic audit - reviewing Google Search Console data, technical site health, content changes, and backlink profile - to identify the root cause and propose a recovery plan.
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