Boosting Site Traffic with High-Impact Content for SportsShoes.com

How SEO optimisation and strategic content transformed a blog into a high-performing traffic driver

Since 2008, we’ve collaborated with SportsShoes.com to drive strong SEO and paid media results. While we initially recommended leveraging content hubs in 2015, it remained a low-priority focus. However, with the introduction of a dedicated content team, we helped SportsShoes transform their blog into a high-performing traffic driver. By implementing a strategic content plan, training the team in SEO best practices, and providing keyword research, we helped elevate their editorial approach. From a secondary priority to a crucial SEO asset, the SportsShoes.com blog is now a key driver of traffic, engagement, and conversions.

What we did

Content

SEO

The results

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Impressions delivered in 2022 (169.5% YoY increase)

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Clicks from search (121.5% YoY increase)

The challenge

SportsShoes.com already had a strong presence in SEO and paid media, but its content hubs remained an underutilised asset. The brand needed to leverage high-quality content to increase relevant traffic, enhance brand visibility, and boost site and brand authority. However, without a dedicated content strategy, the blog lacked the necessary SEO foundation to maximise its potential.

Our approach

We created targeted, high-value content like reviews, event guides, training plans, and how-to articles which were shaped by data-backed insights. With the formation of a content-focused team at SportsShoes.com, we worked closely with them to enhance their editorial strategy. Not only did we ensure maximum SEO impact through internal linking, structured formatting, and subheadings, but provided SEO training to equip the team with best practices for content optimisation.

 

Over time, the SportsShoes.com content team became self-sufficient, with our role shifting to strategic support and ongoing SEO consulting. 

“Propellernet has played a huge role in the SportsShoes success story. We’ve seen huge incremental returns from our paid search – a real achievement. The team’s proactivity and drive are unwavering, which is why we’re still going 11 years strong.”

Brett Bannister, Managing Director at SportsShoes.com

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