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Built to be found in search.

WRD runs SEO and paid search for clients whose websites Pivale builds. Since the Traffi rebuild in 2015, Pivale has given WRD's team the on-site tools and technical groundwork they need to publish great content and win rankings for shared clients.

Client
WRD (Web Results Direct), digital marketing agency in Surrey
Sector
Digital marketing
Services
On-site SEO tools, structured data, technical SEO groundwork
Engagement
A partnership since the Traffi rebuild in 2015, and still going
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600%
more contact form submissions on the new John Guest website, as WRD reports
56%
more organic traffic for John Guest, as WRD reports
320%
rise in traffic year on year for Traffi after the rebuild

Rankings need the right tools.

Clients come to WRD to be found in search. To do their best work, WRD's SEO team needs websites that let them control each page and give search engines what they need.

WRD (Web Results Direct) is a digital marketing agency in the Surrey hills, near Godalming, with more than 20 years' experience in SEO, paid search, digital PR and content.

The two agencies first worked together on Traffi's website rebuild in 2015, and have since shared four accounts: Traffi, ANS Global, John Guest (with design agency Milestone Creative, for RWC) and Drainfast. WRD runs SEO and paid search for each client, and Pivale builds and looks after their websites.

On-site tools for an SEO team.

Editing a page's meta tags on the Traffi website.
★★★★★
“Excellent web development company, highly skilled, dedicated, efficient, great problem solving skills and lovely to work with.”
Adrian Barry with a gentle closed-mouth smile and a shaved head, wearing a crew-neck jumper over a T-shirt, in front of bare trees.
Adrian Barry
Managing Director, WRD

Found by more people.

  1. 1

    More enquiries for John Guest

    WRD reports 600% more contact form submissions, 56% more organic traffic and 51% more downloads on the new John Guest website.

  2. 2

    Traffic up 320% for Traffi

    Traffi's traffic rose 320% year on year after the rebuild, and the site reached the first page of Google's results.

  3. 3

    SEO in the client's hands

    On ANS Global's website, WRD controls the SEO on each page, and the client's editors add alt text and meta tags themselves.

  4. 4

    Still working together

    WRD and Pivale have shared clients since 2015, and still work together today.

★★★★★
“I've worked with Pivale for three years now and they continue to impress with their knowledge, problem solving and ability to just get stuff done to a high standard. Some of the best devs in the business!”
Reuben Chown smiling broadly, with short tousled hair, a short beard and rectangular glasses, wearing a zip-neck jumper over a checked shirt, in front of bare trees.
Reuben Chown
Account Director, WRD
TraffiA safe pair of hands
The problem
Traffi's visitors had moved to phones and tablets, and their website hadn't kept up.
The solution
A responsive Drupal rebuild with clearer product pages, an improved TraffiSearch glove finder and better SEO.
The outcome
Traffic up 320% year on year, with mobile traffic up 200%.
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DrainfastOrders that flow to the ERP
The problem
Drainfast wanted to grow online and win new, larger trade accounts, with ordering that worked from their own customised ERP.
The solution
A Drupal Commerce store built around the ERP, with live stock, customer pricing and trade ordering tools.
The outcome
1,000+ new trade customers and 3,000+ new customers in total, with more profit and a bigger market share.
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