Coaching Website Case Study: 2% to 20% Conversion with SEO and Redesign
Abigail Bruce offers life coaching and hypnotherapy services in San Francisco. While the business had strong expertise and organic visibility, the website itself was failing to convert visitors into leads, and the Google Business Profile was barely generating any calls. The objective was simple: improve design, performance, and local search presence to generate more leads without paid ads.
The Challenge
Despite organic traffic coming in, the website struggled across both UX and conversion metrics, and the local presence was underdeveloped.
– Existing outdated site on Weebly
– 95% bounce rate
– Average time on site of ~1 minute
– Poor mobile experience
– Unclear calls-to-action
– Low form submission rate (~10%)
– Conversion rate stuck around ~2%
– Website limited in scalability and optimization
– Poor site structure, broken pages, and weak technical SEO
– Content not optimized for local search intent
– Google Business Profile generating only ~12 calls/month
The result: traffic without meaningful conversions, and a local presence that wasn’t being found.
Our Approach
Rather than applying surface-level fixes, we focused on a full rebuild with conversion and SEO at the core, followed by a sustained local growth phase.
Phase 1 — Rebuild
- Migrated the site off Weebly onto a scalable CMS
- Designed a clearer content hierarchy and conversion flow
- Improved mobile usability across all key pages
- Optimized site structure for local SEO
- Improved internal linking and page organization
- Cleaned up technical SEO, sitemap, and Google Search Console setup
- Aligned content with high-intent local search terms
Phase 2 — Local SEO Growth
- Continued SEO improvements across the GBP profile and key service pages
- Expanded targeting from lower-competition, high-intent keywords toward higher-volume search terms
- Ongoing content and technical work to sustain rankings
Results
UX & Engagement (Phase 1)
- Bounce rate reduced from ~95% to ~40%
- Average time on site increased from ~1 minute to ~5 minutes
- Improved scroll depth and page engagement
- Significantly better mobile usability
Conversion (Phase 1, SEO-only)
- Conversion rate increased from ~2% to ~20%
- Form submission rate improved well beyond the previous ~10%
- More consistent lead flow from organic traffic
- Clearer CTAs leading to higher-intent inquiries
Local Growth (Phase 2, August 2026 update — 6 months in)
- GBP calls scaled from 12 to 100+ per month
- Booking/direction clicks increased from 100+ to 250+ per month
- Ranked the Google Business Profile in the top 3 of the local Map Pack
- Ranked the website on top positions for multiple commercial and informational keywords
No paid ads required at any stage. Results driven entirely by SEO, UX, and local optimization.
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Client Feedback
Ahsan and his team were processional, thoughtful, observant, and incredibly patient and helpful with all my questions and needs. I have worked with Shuja/Ahsan for three years and will continue as my work evolves. To have someone who I is efficient, trustworthy, affordable and very kind, for my small business needs is key. I highlight recommend.
Takeaway
This project proves that conversion growth — and lead growth — doesn’t require paid ads when the fundamentals are done right. By combining clean design, clear messaging, strong UX, and a sustained local SEO strategy, we turned a quiet Google profile and an underperforming site into a reliable local lead generation system.
Who This Is For
If you’re:
- Rely on organic traffic or SEO
- Offer professional services locally
- Or feel your website isn’t converting despite decent traffic
Evolz helps turn visibility into results.
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