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SEO Case Study

From Invisible to Page 1 Across 2,691 Keywords – Cobex Construction Group

Roofing & Construction Company •

Sacramento, CA

+1,140%

Organic Traffic Growth

2.81 million

Search Impressions

$814.8K

Organic Traffic Value

12 months

Timeline

CLIENT OVERVIEW

From No Rankings to Market Leader

Cobex Construction Group came to Kova Team with almost no visibility across their target markets. Within less than a year, we transformed their SEO into a scalable growth system, increasing monthly clicks from 570 to over 7,000 while expanding their keyword footprint from 518 to over 41,000.

At the same time, impressions grew from under 100K to over 2.8 million, and rankings moved from page 5 to page 1 across thousands of keywords. Today, Cobex dominates multiple cities, ranks top 3 for hundreds of high-intent searches, and consistently shows up across both Google and AI-driven search results.

Industry

Roofing & Construction

Location

Sacramento, CA

Timeline

12 months

Company Size

20-200 employees

Starting Point

Traffic

570/month

Impressions

99,900/month

Rankings

Page 5 avg, no presence

Main Issues

No visibility or structure

Before working with Kova Team, Cobex had almost no organic presence. They were averaging just 570 clicks per month and ranking on page 5 for most of their target keywords.

Only 37 keywords were on page 1, and just 3 were in the top 3 positions. They were not showing up for high-intent searches like “roof contractor near me” or “roof replacement,” which meant competitors were capturing the majority of their potential leads.

On top of that, they had no location-based SEO structure, weak authority, and zero presence in AI-driven search results. There was no system in place to scale traffic or generate consistent inbound opportunities.

Google Search Console Data (Last 16 Months)

Google Search Console Data (30 Day Comparison To Previous Year)

THE RESULTS

The Results

Organic Traffic

Before

570/mo

After

7,070/mo

+1,140%

AI Overviews

Before

3

After

2,831

+94,000%

First Page Rankings

Before

37 keywords

After

2,691 keywords

+7,170%

Estimated Traffic Value

Before

$4.1K/mo

After

$814.8K/mo

+19,780%

Additional Wins

99.9K to 2.81M impressions

3 to 2,831 AI overviews

518 to 41,829 keywords

58 to 847 AI mentions

THE PROBLEM

The Challenge

Cobex needed to compete in multiple cities, rank for high-intent roofing keywords, and generate consistent leads without relying on ads. The challenge was turning a low-visibility website into a dominant presence across search, maps, and AI platforms.

No page 1 rankings

No local SEO structure

Invisible in key cities

Limited keyword reach

Low authority

No AI visibility

THE STRATEGY

Our Strategic Approach

We don’t guess, we reverse engineer. At Kova Team, every campaign is built around how people actually search, how Google actually ranks, and how we can systematically take over that space. Instead of chasing trends or vanity metrics, we focused on three core drivers that consistently produce results: authority, content, and location-based visibility.

SEO Foundation & Site Structure

We believe SEO is not just about optimization, it’s about building a system Google can trust and scale. Before anything grows, the foundation has to be right.

Websites must be structured for both users and search engines

Google must be able to crawl, understand, and trust every page

Internal linking should support authority flow across the site

Site architecture must allow for long-term expansion

Search-Driven Content Strategy

We don’t create content for the sake of content. We create content based on how people search & what Google is rewarding. Every page exists to match a specific search intent.

High-intent keywords drive the strategy, not guesswork

Pages are built around real searches like “service + city” and “near me”

Content is designed to capture buyers, not just traffic

Coverage expands across all relevant variations of a service

Authority & Trust Building

Ranking is not just about relevance, it’s about trust. Google prioritizes businesses it believes are credible, established, and authoritative.

Authority is built through high-quality backlinks

Trust signals must be consistent across the web

Not all links are equal, quality always outweighs quantity

Authority compounds over time and drives long-term rankings

EXECUTION

How We Execute

Our execution is not random, it follows a proven sequence that compounds over time:
1

Months 1-2

Foundation, Structure & Launch

Full SEO audit (technical, content, authority, structure)

Keyword research focused on high-intent + local searches

Competitor analysis and gap identification

Baseline reporting setup (rankings, traffic, visibility)

Set up / optimize GBP + local tracking (heatmaps, rankings)

Optimize core pages (homepage, service pages, metadata)

Build city-based pages for primary service areas

Launch blog content + begin monthly backlink acquisition

2

Months 3-4

Expansion & Coverage

Expand into additional cities and service areas

Build secondary service pages and keyword variations

Continue consistent blog content targeting broader keywords

Strengthen internal linking across all pages

Continue monthly backlink acquisition

Improve topical authority within core service categories

Refine pages based on early ranking data

Monitor / clean up NAPs + local citations for local visibility
3

Months 5-6

Ranking Growth & Momentum

Push top-performing pages higher in rankings

Expand content around winning keywords

Strengthen service + city page combinations

Continue consistent blog publishing

Build backlinks to deeper internal pages

Optimize underperforming pages

Improve internal linking for authority flow

Increase visibility in organic and local results

4

Months 7-8

Scaling & Authority Growth

Double down on highest-performing keywords and pages

Expand into new cities and keyword clusters

Strengthen topical authority across the website

Continue consistent blog content

Continue monthly backlink acquisition

Optimize for AI Overviews and structured search

Improve content structure and engagement

Refine pages based on performance data

5

Months 9-10

Market Expansion

Target more competitive, high-value keywords

Expand into surrounding and secondary markets

Reinforce top-ranking pages with additional content

Continue consistent blog publishing

Continue monthly backlink acquisition

Identify and fix ranking plateaus

Strengthen internal linking depth

Expand topical coverage across services

6

Months 11-12

Domination & Optimization

Analyze full campaign performance and growth

Reinforce top-performing pages with updates

Prune or improve underperforming content

Recap year #1 and build roadmap for continued scaling

Continue monthly backlink acquisition

Strengthen long-term authority signals

Optimize conversion paths (calls, forms, UX)

Strategize next phase to compete with DA 30–50 competitors

KEY TAKEAWAYS

What Makes This Work

We don’t run SEO campaigns. We build systems that scale visibility, authority, and revenue.

1

We Reverse Engineer Search

We don’t guess what to target. We build around what people are already searching.

2

We Build for How Google Actually Works

Not theory, not trends. Real ranking factors: authority, content, and structure.

3

We Focus on Intent Not Just Traffic

Traffic means nothing without intent. We prioritize searches that lead to real business.

4

We Think in Systems, Not Tactics

One page doesn’t win. One backlink doesn’t win. Systems win.

5

We Let Data Drive Decisions

Everything we do is measured, tracked, and optimized based on performance.

“Kova Team completely changed how our business shows up online. We went from barely visible to dominating multiple cities and getting consistent inbound leads without relying on ads.”

Cobex Construction Group

Ownership Team