Gaining Market Share in the Competitive B2B Accounting Software Market

How we took a Construction Accounting Software company from 0 to 2,000+ monthly visitors in 6 months – before they even launched – and ranked them page 1 for their #1 commercial keyword against enterprise competitors.

"In the last 12 months since we started working with Austin and his team our revenue has gone up more than 20x. We've gone from under a million in revenue to over 20 million."
Daniel Schindler
CEO, Buoy

0 → 2,000+

Monthly Visitors (in 6 months)

DR 0 → 31

Domain Authority Growth

16,000+

Total Visitors Added (10 months)

Client Background & The Challenge

In June 2023, a B2B Accounting SaaS company came to us looking to get started with SEO ahead of their planned launch in January 2024. At the time, they had a website and a handful of unoptimized blogs getting them a whopping 0 visitors a month.

The Goal

Carve out market share from enterprise competitors and ensure the right potential customers were landing on the website at launch time. Execute a 6-month sprint to build SEO momentum before product launch.

Why B2B SEO Is Critical

Unless you’re Intuit, NetSuite, Adobe, or a handful of other billion-dollar+ enterprises, you can’t afford traditional social ads. That’s where SEO comes in.

Your Customers Are Searching

B2B is great for SEO because your customers are used to searching for what they need. Looking for suppliers for a new product? The first thing they do is go to Google and search.

The same goes for nearly all B2B businesses. Every search is a qualified potential customer.

100% Qualified Traffic

The amount of people searching for content around Construction Accounting Software isn’t huge. But the good news? Everyone searching for it IS a potential customer.

This is why B2B SEO is as important as it gets – every visitor counts.

Our Strategy and Implementation

A comprehensive four-part approach to compete against enterprise competitors

1

Strategic Keyword Research

We started by digging deep into keyword research to find the hidden gems – the ones the big guys weren’t focusing on. In this niche with such massive competitors, nearly every keyword was competitive, but we analyzed their content and identified weaknesses to attack.

Low hanging fruit keywords

High-impact long-term keywords

Competitor gap analysis

2

Niche-Specific Backlink Building

We built 10-20 niche-specific backlinks per month, targeting each keyword strategically. Unlike most agencies, we ensured every backlink was relevant to the financial services industry and placed on pages that already receive organic traffic.

DR 30+ minimum

1,000+ monthly traffic requirement

Page-specific traffic validation

3

High-Quality Content Strategy

We created conversion-optimized landing pages and articles that only their potential customers would search for. Every piece of content was designed to attract qualified B2B buyers actively searching for solutions.

Conversion-optimized pages

B2B buyer-focused content

Niche topic authority

4

Competitive Keyword Targeting

In just 6 months, we achieved page 1 rankings for their #1 commercial keyword – a money-printing keyword that only qualified customers search for. We competed directly with companies having Domain Ratings of 85-92.

Page 1 for #1 keyword

Competing with enterprise brands

Commercial intent focus

Our Four-Step Backlink Quality Process

1

Niche-Specific Relevance

We ensure backlinks are relevant to financial services - no crypto or casino links. Google rewards true industry relevance.

2

Domain Authority Check

We look for a DR of 30+ as the minimum to ensure quality link equity.

3

Website Traffic Verification

Minimum 1,000+ monthly organic traffic (US only) to ensure the site is valued by Google.

4

Page-Specific Traffic (The Secret)

Every link is placed on a page that currently gets traffic. If Google values the content, it values the backlink.

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Ranking Page 1 for Their #1 Commercial Keyword

In only 6 months, we ranked them on the first page of Google for their #1 commercial keyword – a money-printing keyword that only qualified customers would search for.

Competing Against Enterprise Giants

The Domain Ratings of competing companies on page 1:

DR 85

Competitor

DR 90

Competitor

DR 84

Competitor

DR 89

Competitor

DR 92

Competitor

DR 56

Competitor

DR 31

Our Client
(6 months)

DR 56

Competitor

DR 92

Competitor

Our client ranked on page 1 with DR 31 in just 6 months, competing against sites with DR 85-92

This Is What Separates Us

Most agencies focus on easy wins. We focus on the keywords that actually matter – the commercial intent keywords that drive revenue. Even when it means competing with billion-dollar companies.

The Results Over Time

2,000+

Monthly visitors achieved in 6 months, before product launch

Page 1

Ranking for #1 commercial keyword against DR 85-92 competitors

DR 31

Domain Rating growth from 0 in just 6 months

Key Milestones

From Zero to Market Leader

Not only did they see a massive jump in organic traffic, but ranking for new keywords is getting easier and easier by the day. The result? A sustainable competitive advantage in a crowded market.

  • Ready-to-buy traffic landing on the site at launch
  • Every visitor is a qualified B2B potential customer
  • Weekly all-time traffic highs with momentum building

June 2023

0

Monthly Visitors

6 Months Later

2,000+

Monthly Visitors

10 Months Total

16,000+

Total Visitors Added