Case study · Electric vehicle comparison site · Our own site, UK-wide

Ranking keywords up 385% on a research-led site

The third of our own sites, covering running costs and model comparisons. In twelve months ranking keywords rose from 166 to 805 and organic visits roughly doubled.

+385% ranking keywords, year on year
166 to 805 ranking keywords
+96% organic visits, year on year
£0 spent on advertising

The problem

A research-led site in a sector dominated by manufacturers and motoring press, both of which have authority we cannot match. The question was whether sourced, specific, tool-led content could take share anyway.

What we did

  1. Calculators rather than articles

    Running-cost and comparison tools that answer the question directly, because a tool is a better answer than a thousand words about the question.

  2. Sourced figures throughout

    Energy prices, efficiency figures and tax thresholds all linked to their source and reviewed when they change.

  3. Slow and deliberate

    A small site published steadily rather than a large one published at once.

The result

Ranking keywords rose from 166 to 805, up 385%, and organic visits roughly doubled. It is the smallest of our three sites and the one we use to test ideas before they go anywhere near a client account.

Organic visits per day, monthly average
604530150 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

Figures are taken from the account's own search analytics at the end of the period stated. Where a trend is still moving, or has moved against us, the chart shows it.

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