Case study · Insurtech · SEO & Content Strategy

How we grew an insurtech startup's organic traffic by 2,400% in one year

YuLife · UK, US & South Africa · Organic Search & Content Marketing
  • 2,400%

    Organic traffic growth

  • £10M

    Pipeline revenue influenced

  • #1

    Google ranking for 8 competitive terms

The problem

A startup invisible to new audiences – and paying heavily for it

87% of YuLife’s search traffic came from branded terms – reaching nobody new

53% bounce rate – YuLife’s content wasn't engaging or converting

41% of all traffic was paid – expensive, unsustainable, and not bringing in high-intent users

31 monthly views per article on YuLife’s blog pages – virtually no organic reach

Our approach

SEO-led content built to compound and convert

  • Targeted high-intent, non-branded keywords like 'group insurance' and 'employee benefits insurance'

  • Journalist-quality blog content, FAQs and educational articles published at consistent volume

  • Meticulous internal linking architecture and on-page SEO throughout

  • Competitor gap analysis to identify and capture YuLife’s underserved search territory

  • Multi-channel amplification via email, social and CRM to build authority and backlinks

The results

From near-zero visibility to market dominance in 12 months

Organic monthly sessions

4,000 → 100,000 in one year — with growth continuing into 2024

Line chart showing YuLife's monthly organic sessions growing from 4,000 in early 2022 to 100,000 by end of 2023

Traffic mix: before vs after

Organic share grew from 27% to the majority of all traffic

Bar chart comparing traffic mix before and after the campaign. Organic grew from 27%, paid fell from 41%.

Branded vs non-branded search

Shifted from preaching to existing customers to reaching new buyers

Bar chart showing branded search traffic fell from 87% to 26%, while non-branded grew from 13% to 74%.

Revenue impact

£10M

in pipeline revenue attributed to organic traffic growth

£2M

Converted revenue

↓ PPC spend

Paid dependency reduced

#1 for 8 terms

Top Google rankings achieved

An award-winning, journalist-led content strategy, built to last.