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We Grew Eastport Financial Group's Traffic by340% in 90 Days

Competing against JP Morgan, CIBC, and billion-dollar banking institutions and winning. Here's how a content-first SEO strategy put a local Halifax financial advisor on the map.

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Organic Traffic Growth
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More Ranking Keywords
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Daily Online Visibility

● Project Intel

The Mission Brief

~2 VISITS/DAY !
2/day
Starting Traffic
> scan --domain eastportfinancialgroup.com
> daily_organic_visits: ~2
> ranking_keywords: 55
> map_pack_presence: NONE
> status: INVISIBLE IN MARKET ■

Eastport Financial Group was a legitimate, established advisory firm yet almost invisible online. Starting at roughly 2 organic visits per day with just 55 ranking keywords and zero Map Pack presence, they needed to urgently build digital authority.

CLASSIFIED
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Competitor Scale
> analyze --competitors financial Halifax
> threat_lvl_1: JP Morgan, CIBC, Edward Jones
> threat_type: Billion-dollar institutions
> target_scope: Local + National Canada
> difficulty: EXTREME: GAPS EXIST ■

Not just competing locally, but competing against billion-dollar institutions for national Canadian search visibility. The advantage: big banks are slow to optimize locally, leaving real content gaps we could exploit at the regional level.

HIGH PRIORITY
340%
Traffic Target
> deploy --strategy authority-content-roadmap
> tactic_1: page structure & cleanup
> tactic_2: competitor gap analysis
> tactic_3: long-term content roadmap
> status: MISSION INITIATED ■

Build content authority that billion-dollar competitors can't easily replicate at the local level. Restructure service pages, close competitor content gaps, and build a content roadmap that compounds in value for years, not just months.

MISSION CRITICAL
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Daily Visits at Start
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Starting Keywords
0K+
Market Population

What We Deployed

The Arsenal

1

Website Structure
& Page Optimization

Before building traffic, we had to fix the foundation. Eastport's pages weren't structured for their actual offerings or target locations. We audited and rebuilt the site architecture so every page was optimized to rank and to convert the right visitors.

  • Full service page audit & restructure
  • Location-specific page targeting
  • On-page SEO optimization for every offering
  • Technical cleanup for crawlability & indexing
eastportfinancialgroup.com Restructuring pages... GET STARTED INVESTMENTS · INSURANCE · RETIREMENT EASTPORT FINANCIAL GROUP BOOK A CALL OUR SERVICES 📈 🏦 🛡️ READY TO GROW YOUR WEALTH? CONTACT US
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Competitor Gap &
Content Roadmap

We identified exactly where JP Morgan, Edward Jones, CIBC, and local competitors were leaving content voids, then built a systematic plan to fill them. The resulting content roadmap wasn't just for 3 months. It was built to guide Eastport's growth for years, compounding authority with every new piece.

  • Deep competitor gap analysis across all services
  • Keyword opportunity mapping (local & national)
  • Long-form content roadmap built to last years
  • Content calendar aligned to search demand cycles
Google Search Console - Organic Traffic
Eastport Financial Group wealth management SEO growth results
Organic clicks and impressions over 6 months 340% Growth
After SEO optimization results Before SEO optimization
Before After

Organic search brings in retirement, tax planning, and high net worth leads

340%
Increase In Organic Traffic!
  • High Net Worth Leads (Million Dollar+ Portfolios)
  • Top 3 Map Rankings for Main Keywords
  • New Marketing Expansion & Acquisitions
Dive Deeper Into These Results
BEFORE 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ 20+ NOT SHOWING IN MAPS EASTPORT Google Business Profile: INCOMPLETE Reviews: 0 Photos: 0 Citations: ❌ → 3 months AFTER 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 #1 ACROSS ALL HALIFAX EASTPORT GBP: OPTIMIZED ✓ Reviews: ✓ Growing Photos: ✓ Added Citations: ✓ Built
"We started using Social Spike a few months ago as our SEO provider and it was one of the best business decisions I have ever made. We've seen a huge return on our investment already, with our organic traffic growing by a factor of 3x in just a few months, which also came with more organic leads than we could have ever hoped for. Fantastic service. Highly recommend."
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Ben Kinden
Financial Services Client
★★★★★

Performance Data

The Results

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Organic Traffic Growth
From ~2 to 20+ visits per day
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More Ranking Keywords
55 keywords → 205 in 3 months
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Map Pack Ranking
Across all of Halifax (480K+)
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