Case Study

Barrier Pest Control

From Frustration to Full-Funnel Victory: Outperforming a $75K Agency With a $25K Strategy

+1033%
Conversion Growth
+156%
Paid Traffic
91.45%
Top of Page Rate
$19.47
Cost per Conversion

Overview

Client
Barrier Pest Control
Industry
Home Services – Pest Control
Location
Idaho
Period
April–September 2023
Services
SEO, PPC, Local SEO, Analytics

The Problem

The CEO reached out in frustration. He was spending $75,000/year with a "high-end agency" but wasn't seeing real performance.

No leads. No reporting. No ROI.

He hired us for $25,000 and we rebuilt the entire strategy—end to end.

The Strategy

SEO Overhaul

  • Site audit, index cleanup, structured schema
  • Localized service pages (e.g., "termite control Boise")
  • Content hubs and internal linking

PPC Rebuild

  • Geo-segmented campaigns by pest and city
  • Keyword sculpting, negative match refinement
  • Call tracking, CRO landing pages, weekly A/B tests

Local SEO Execution

  • GBP optimization across 4 locations
  • Photo updates, review generation, Q&A content
  • UTM tracking + NAP directory alignment

Results: Period-Over-Period Growth

Metric Previous Current Change
Total Sessions 22,697 29,465 +29.82%
Organic Sessions 13,644 16,078 +17.84%
Paid Sessions 1,879 4,818 +156.41%
Event Conversions 405 4,592 +1033.83%
Avg. Engagement Time 34 sec 63 sec +85.29%

Google Ads Performance (Feb–Oct 2023)

11,555
Total Clicks
2,925
Total Conversions
$56,949
Total Ad Spend
$4.93
Avg. CPC
$19.47
Cost per Conversion
91.45%
Top of Page Rate

Auction Insight Win: 91.45% Top of Page Rate — outperforming Terminix and all local rivals.

Google Business Profile Performance

26,488
Search Views
4,728
Maps Views
2,123
Calls
2,107
Direction Requests
1,465
Website Clicks

Client Testimonial

"After wasting money with a big agency, we brought Bakan Marketing in—and within a few months, we were dominating both in Google Ads and the local map pack. I finally felt like someone was treating my budget like their own."

CEO
Barrier Pest Control

The Bottom Line

This campaign delivered:

Higher rankings in Google

More qualified paid leads

GBP dominance in local search

1000%+ growth in conversion actions

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