SEO strategy incl. keyword research / content plan and execution / monthly SEO optimization / location pages / link building / technical SEO audits
The client came to us looking to increase their online visibility in a highly competitive security services market and generate more qualified leads through organic search.
The goal was to improve rankings for high-intent security-related keywords, increase local search visibility, and build a sustainable SEO strategy that could consistently bring potential customers to the website.
The client needed to compete for searches related to security guards, security services, security companies, and specialized security solutions.
After struggling to gain enough organic visibility, the focus was on building a stronger SEO foundation and expanding the website’s presence across traditional Google Search, SERP features, and AI-powered search.
This was the starting point — security company organic traffic before SEO implementation.
Here’s Where the SEO Starts
When we began the SEO campaign, the website had approximately 1,700 monthly organic visits according to Semrush.
The site was also ranking for approximately 202 keywords, limiting its ability to capture searches from potential customers looking for security services.
The first step was to identify the technical, content, keyword, local SEO, and search visibility opportunities that could help the company compete in a highly competitive market.
The starting point:
- 1,700 monthly organic traffic
- 202 ranking keywords
- Limited organic visibility
- Significant room for keyword expansion
- Limited SERP feature visibility
This gave us a clear opportunity to build a broader search presence.
Step 1: Technical SEO Audit
Before expanding the content strategy, we started with a comprehensive technical SEO audit.
The goal was to make sure search engines could properly crawl, understand, and index the website.
The audit focused on:
- Website crawlability
- Indexation
- Site architecture
- URL structure
- Internal linking
- Page titles
- Meta descriptions
- Heading structure
- Duplicate content
- Broken links
- Page performance
- Mobile optimization
- Schema markup
- Image optimization
Fixing the technical foundation gave the website a stronger base for the content and keyword strategy that followed.
Step 2: Security Industry Keyword Strategy
Once the technical foundation was addressed, we focused on identifying the search terms that could generate the most value for the business.
Security services are highly competitive, so the strategy wasn’t limited to broad keywords such as “security company” or “security guard.”
We expanded the keyword strategy across different types of search intent.
Keyword research focused on:
- Security guard services
- Security companies
- Security guard companies
- Private security
- Security officer services
- Commercial security
- Corporate security
- Event security
- Construction site security
- Retail security
- Residential security
- Armed and unarmed security
- Local security services
- Security-related questions
- Long-tail searches
The goal was to build visibility across the entire customer search journey — from people researching security services to businesses actively looking to hire a security company.
Content Strategy
After identifying keyword opportunities, we created and optimized content around the topics potential customers were searching for.
The strategy focused on creating content that could:
- Target high-intent security keywords
- Answer customer questions
- Build topical authority
- Improve local relevance
- Support core service pages
- Capture long-tail searches
- Create internal linking opportunities
- Improve search intent alignment
- Increase SERP feature opportunities
- Support AI-powered search visibility
Instead of relying on a few service pages, we expanded the website’s ability to rank for a much wider range of security-related searches.
Service & Location Content
For a security company, local visibility is especially important.
Customers aren’t simply searching for “security company.”
They’re searching for security companies and specific security services in the areas where they operate.
We strengthened the website’s local relevance by developing and optimizing service and location-focused content.
This helped create additional opportunities to rank for searches combining:
Security service + location
and
Security company + location
The goal was to make the website more relevant to the specific markets and services the company serves.
On-Page SEO Optimization
We also optimized the site’s existing pages to improve relevance and search performance.
This included:
- Page titles
- Meta descriptions
- H1 and H2 headings
- Keyword placement
- Content structure
- Internal links
- Image optimization
- Search intent
- FAQs
- Schema markup
- Answer-focused content
The content was structured not only for traditional Google rankings, but also to make information easier for search engines and AI systems to understand.
Step 3: Keyword Growth
One of the biggest improvements from the campaign was the expansion of the website’s keyword footprint.
At the beginning of the campaign, the website ranked for approximately 202 keywords.
As the SEO strategy was implemented, keyword visibility continued to expand.
202 → 3,695 Ranking Keywords
Organic keyword visibility
The website grew from approximately 202 ranking keywords to 3,695 keywords, giving the security company significantly more opportunities to appear in Google Search.
This growth meant the website was no longer relying on a small group of keywords.
It was gaining visibility across a much broader range of security-related searches.
The keyword strategy expanded visibility across:
- Security guard searches
- Security company searches
- Local security searches
- Commercial security
- Private security
- Specialized security services
- Service-specific searches
- Informational searches
- Long-tail keywords
- SERP features
- AI-powered search results
The result was a much larger organic search footprint.
The Results
When evaluating SEO performance, we focus on key metrics such as:
- Organic traffic growth
- Keyword rankings
- Content performance
- Backlink growth
Below is a breakdown of the results achieved for this security company.
Organic Traffic Growth
As keyword visibility expanded, organic traffic began to grow.
According to Semrush, monthly organic traffic increased from approximately 1,700 visits in June 2025 to 14.3K monthly visits by December 2025.
1.7K → 14.3K
Monthly organic traffic
The traffic graph shows a clear upward trend as more keywords began ranking and the website gained greater visibility across Google.
The growth in organic traffic was supported by the expansion of the site’s keyword footprint and the continued optimization of service and informational content.
Keyword Growth
Traffic growth was supported by a major expansion in the number of keywords the website ranked for.
At the beginning of the campaign, the website ranked for approximately 202 organic keywords.
By December 2025, that number had grown to 3,695 ranking keywords.
202 → 3,695 Ranking Keywords
That’s an increase of approximately 1,729% in ranking keywords.
The growth in keyword visibility allowed the website to appear for a much broader range of searches related to security guard services, creating more opportunities to reach potential customers.
Google Search Performance
AI Overview & SERP Feature Visibility
SEO visibility wasn’t limited to traditional organic rankings.
The campaign also generated significant visibility across Google’s SERP features and AI-powered search results.
The website generated:
532+ SERP Features
and
200+ AI Overview Results
This means the website was gaining visibility beyond the traditional 10 blue links.
The SEO strategy focused on creating content that was:
Clear
Relevant
Well-structured
Answer-focused
Locally relevant
Aligned with search intent
Easy for search engines to understand
This created additional opportunities for the security company to appear when users searched for questions and services related to security.
AI Search Visibility
AI search is becoming an increasingly important part of how people discover businesses.
For this security company, the campaign wasn’t only about ranking traditional organic listings.
Content was also structured to improve the likelihood of being surfaced in AI-powered search experiences.
With 200+ AI Overview appearances, the website was gaining visibility when users were looking for answers related to security services and security companies.
This gives the business another potential discovery channel beyond traditional Google rankings.
Google Search Console also shows continued search activity throughout the campaign.
The website generated 18.9K clicks from 3.16 million impressions, giving the business substantially more opportunities to get in front of potential customers searching for security-related services.
The average position of 13.3 also indicates that the website had moved into a much stronger overall ranking position across its keyword portfolio.
As more keywords moved into stronger positions, the site was able to generate additional organic traffic.
What Made the Difference?
The growth didn’t come from a single SEO tactic.
It came from combining multiple strategies into one consistent search growth campaign:
- Technical SEO
- Security industry keyword research
- Local SEO
- Service page optimization
- Location-focused content
- Informational content
- On-page SEO
- Internal linking
- Content expansion
- Search intent optimization
- SERP feature optimization
- AI search optimization
The strategy focused on increasing the website’s overall search visibility, rather than chasing only a handful of high-volume keywords.
That allowed the security company to build visibility across searches related to security guards, security companies, security services, local security providers, and informational searches.
Final Thoughts
The security industry is highly competitive.
Potential customers often compare multiple security companies before deciding who to contact.
That makes organic visibility extremely important.
If a security company isn’t visible when potential customers search for security services, there is a good chance they will find a competitor instead.
This campaign focused on building a sustainable organic search presence through technical SEO, keyword expansion, content optimization, local SEO, and AI search visibility.
The website grew from approximately 1,700 monthly organic visits to 14.3K, while its keyword footprint expanded from approximately 202 keywords to 3,695.
At the same time, the website generated 532+ SERP feature appearances and 200+ AI Overview results, creating additional opportunities for the business to be discovered across modern search.
The Result:
Security Guard Company: 741.18% Increase in Organic Traffic in 6 Months
14.3K monthly organic traffic. 3,695 ranking keywords. 532+ SERP features. 200+ AI Overview results. 3.16M Google Search impressions.
The campaign gave the security company a significantly stronger foundation for continued organic search and AI visibility.
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