1 agency, 1 powerful toolkit, 4 standout SEO wins: How Cardeseo drives results with SE Ranking

Meet Cardeseo: A team of technical and local SEO experts helping small businesses get noticed online

Cardeseo is an SEO agency that uses technical and local SEO solutions to help freelancers and small businesses boost online visibility. The Cardeseo team scaled their reputation by doubling down on SEO strategies that actually move the needle. The team fixes underperforming websites and helps local businesses get found online and drive more traffic.

While Cardeseo works across industries, it specializes in the hospitality and professional services sectors. Its 12-person team takes a practical approach to deliver SEO strategies that are as effective as they are actionable.

Agency and client wins with SE Ranking

Cut time by 70% with Report Builder and GA/GSC integration

Like many growing agencies, Cardeseo hit a wall with manual reporting. The team spent approximately 2 hours per client each month to compile data from Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and various rank tracking tools. The total time hit 60 hours monthly across Cardeseo’s client base. 

This manual approach created a problem domino effect.

Anna Torrent Latorre

SEO specialist at Cardeseo

Manual reporting processes limited our ability to scale, slowed down internal workflows, and left us with less time for strategic analysis. This negatively affected our efficiency and delayed client communication.

Cardeseo needed an all-in-one, powerful, and cost-effective SEO platform with reliable tracking tools and reporting automation functionality. After evaluating all options, the team settled on SE Ranking, which stood out because of one tool: 

Report Builder: Provides unlimited automated SEO reports with direct Google Analytics and Google Search Console integration, scheduled delivery, white labeling, and a wide customization feature range. 

Here’s an example of a client report created with Report Builder:

The results didn’t take long to surface.

Cardeseo reduced reporting time by 70%, which translated into direct cost savings and better client service. The team scaled from around 30 to over 200 clients without needing new hires, and improving the reporting process helped Cardeseo renew multiple annual contracts.

Aina Miguel Bestard

SEO specialist at Cardeseo

SE Ranking helped us save hours each month on repetitive tasks, improve the quality of our reporting, and focus more on strategic SEO. We can now handle more clients without expanding the team. Thanks to improved reporting and sharper keyword research, we’ve renewed multiple annual contracts.

Saving time was only step one. With more room to breathe, the Cardeseo team could finally focus on delivering results to clients that move the needle. Here’s how expanding time for strategic decision-making paid off for three of Cardeseo’s clients. 

From zero traffic to ~3.8K clicks and 138K impressions

When this client came to Cardeseo, it was virtually invisible online, with almost no traffic, zero authority, and no backlink profile. The client’s site averaged only a handful of visits per week. 

Cardeseo turned things around by taking a two-phase approach. It focused on SEO recovery and long-term success. 

• Phase 1: Technical cleanup & content development

Cardeseo began by using SE Ranking’s Website Audit tool to perform a full technical audit The team resolved structural site issues and optimized key site pages. SE Ranking’s Keyword Research tool helped the team create blog content by revealing relevant, high-opportunity search terms.

• Phase 2: Backlink building for authority

With a solid on-page foundation in place, the team rolled out a targeted backlink campaign using SE Ranking’s Backlink Checker and Backlink Monitor tools to track progress and identify niche-specific link building opportunities.

The results came in just 12 months. The client’s transformation from invisible to well-known was remarkable:

• Clicks: From nearly zero to 3,830 per year
• Impressions: Reached 138,000
• CTR: Climbed to 2.8%
• Average ranking position: Improved steadily month over month

Olena Karpova

SEO Specialist at SE Ranking

This case is proof that no matter how desperate your SEO situation seems—no traffic, no authority, no backlinks—success is still within reach with the right strategy and tools. When a client comes to you with a nearly invisible website, it’s easy to feel like the odds are stacked against you. But with a structured approach—starting with technical fixes and strategic content, then building a strong, relevant backlink profile—you can rebuild trust with search engines and users alike. It’s a reminder that with a solid plan, data-driven decisions, and consistent execution, any project can be revived.

From years of neglect to 38.1K clicks and 1.61M impressions

Another client came to Cardeseo with a frustrating problem: a well-performing but slowly degrading website. Despite having once-successful, years of neglect had taken their toll. The site lacked mobile optimization, hadn’t gained new backlinks in ages, and was losing ground to more active competitors.

Cardeseo used a comprehensive SEO strategy to bring the client’s declining website back on track.

• Step 1: Full health check

The Cardeseo team first used SE Ranking’s Website Audit tool to uncover the site’s pain points. The audit flagged outdated technical elements, broken links, and missed opportunities.

• Step 2: Content refresh and expansion

Cardeseo used SE Ranking’s Competitive Research and Keyword Suggestion tools to refresh underperforming pages, fill content gaps, and re-optimize high-potential articles. 

• Step 3: Ongoing monitoring

The Cardeseo team set up automated ranking reports and integrated Google Search Console directly into SE Ranking to monitor progress weekly and make adjustments as needed.

Cardeseo turned things around fast. The site saw major gains within just three months:

• Clicks: 38,100 over the analyzed period
• Impressions: 1.61 million
• Average ranking position: Climbed to 11.2

Oleksii Khoroshun

SEO Specialist at SE Ranking

Sometimes the best SEO wins come from refining what’s already there. This client had good bones, they just needed the right tools to diagnose what was broken and the strategy to fix it properly. It’s a reminder that technical audits and thoughtful content updates – basically, the fundamentals of SEO – can exceed expectations.

From website performance plateau to 54.4K clicks and 5.7M impressions

This client came to Cardeseo with a different kind of challenge: a large website with strong historical traffic that had recently plateaued and was starting to slip. Despite years of solid performance, the site was weighed down by slow load speeds, thin content on key pages, and unoptimized metadata that undermined its otherwise high-quality quality content.

Cardeseo tackled these issues with granular technical SEO fixes.

• Step 1: Complete diagnostic

The team ran a comprehensive website audit to detect speed issues, crawl errors, and page structure problems.

• Step 2: Strategic restructuring

The team used SE Ranking’s keyword research insights to restructure key service pages, then optimized them to match search intent and user expectations better.

• Step 3: Performance tracking

Cardeseo used SE Ranking’s Rank Tracker and performance dashboards to monitor the impact of changes and catch new issues quickly.

This technical intervention transformed the site’s trajectory over a 10-month period:

• Clicks: 54,400 over the analyzed period
• Impressions: Over 5.7 million
• Average position: Stabilized at 11.2
• Most importantly: Haled the site’s steady decline and restored growth momentum

Valerii Khomenko

SEO Specialist at SE Ranking

A strong website foundation isn’t always enough. Search engines reward websites that stay fast, relevant, and up-to-date. By addressing site speed, refreshing content, and fine-tuning metadata, Cardeseo got their client’s organic growth back on track and helped the site reach its full potential again.

Takeaways

Cardeseo’s story proves that the biggest growth barriers aren’t always about talent or market opportunity, but about operational efficiency. Eliminating time-consuming manual work unlocks the strategic focus needed by you and your team to make big positive changes for clients.

But you need to support strategy with the right toolset to make it happen. 

Ana Galán Castro

SEO specialist & community manager at Cardeseo

SE Ranking has been a key part of our evolution. It has made our work more efficient, scalable, and professional, enhancing both team productivity and client satisfaction.

Ready to replicate this success? Start your 14-day free trial of SE Ranking.

Written by

Anna Postol

Anna is an SEO and Content Marketing Expert at SE Ranking, where she finds joy in creating content for SEO, digital marketing, and social media. Her focus is on writing accurate, easy-to-digest, informative pieces that turn complex topics into engaging narratives that resonate with readers. Outside of work, she enjoys stretching exercises, workouts, planning her next travel adventure, and spending time with her beloved cat-daughter.