We Got SEO All Wrong (At First).
(How ConversionSEO methodology was found and built)
Back in 2015, we launched Edugates.com, a platform to help students book language courses abroad. We knew SEO like the back of our hand, and traffic? Oh, we had tons of it.
But here’s the kicker:
💡 Traffic alone didn’t matter. Even when we brought in qualified traffic, the conversions weren’t rolling in.
Turns out, people don’t just buy because they land on a website. They buy when what they see actually matches what they need—who knew, right?
The “Wait… What?” Moment
So, we did what any smart founders would do—we spied on our competitors.
We expected them to be crushing it. They had big budgets, fancy websites, and ranked for all the good keywords.
But then we realized something shocking:
🛑 Their products weren’t working either.
🛑 Their traffic wasn’t converting.
🚀 The market was wide open for disruption.
Customers weren’t booking because no one was truly solving their needs. They were browsing, not buying.
If It Doesn’t Exist, Build It.
We needed better insights—something that could tell us:
What users actually wanted (instead of just what they searched for).
Which keywords actually led to conversions (instead of vanity rankings).
How to structure landing pages to make people take action (instead of bouncing).