AlchemyLeads

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of The Healthy Place. We have a website called findyourhealthyplace.com, where we sell supplements, vitamins, and nutraceuticals. Our purpose is to help people battle stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep issues to give them a better quality of life, more energy, mental clarity, and focus.

We offer a consultation type of service, but we also function as a retailer, so people can simply buy what they need. Our difference makers are our knowledge, our education, and the quality of our products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with AlchemyLeads?

We have four brick-and-mortar nutrition stores in Madison, Wisconsin. When COVID-19 hit, our in-store traffic lowered, so we had to shift our focus to the online market. Having that loss of revenue put a lot of pressure on getting more traffic to our website, and we wanted to find a way to do that quickly.

We discovered that SEO was one of the most powerful efforts we could implement, so we hired AlchemyLeads to help us with that.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

AlchemyLeads helps us with our website’s SEO, improving our keywords positioning and getting us backlinks. Their strategy is to take all of the keywords we have on our website, which are around 12,000, and prioritize them by the lowest-hanging fruit first. They want to take the keywords that already place us on the second page of Google search results and try to get us to the first page with them.

Initially, we had conversations with them about our business model, and Sean (CEO) had a lot of questions about our focus and other things like that. These questions helped him have enough clarity to ensure that he had a good plan.

AlchemyLeads offers various other services, but we already have those efforts covered either by our internal teams or by other agencies, so we only use them for this specific SEO strategy.

What is the team composition?

We work with four people from AlchemyLeads, and Sean is our main point of contact.

How did you come to work with AlchemyLeads?

They contacted me. I had been searching for this niche service over the last year, trying to put together all of the pieces of building a website, so it became obvious that I needed help in this area. They happened to send me an email, and it turned out to be what I was looking for.

During our conversation, Sean demonstrated to be an honest, family-focused, and smart person. I could tell that he was an expert in the matter, and I thought that it was worth the try.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $12,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our conversation started in July 2021, and our engagement is ongoing. This will continue to be an ongoing project as we keep growing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

Initially, I didn’t know where to start, but AlchemyLeads helped me get a battle plan. The whole idea of getting the second-page keywords to the first page has been more powerful and beneficial than trying to work on all of our other thousands of keywords.

I’ve already seen positive movement from those low-hanging fruit keywords and an improvement in our website’s traffic overall. For example, one of our blog posts for a specific topic is on the second page of searches, and it is getting around 5,000 visits per month.

Getting that post to the first page is going to take double or triple the amount of visits, but it is still a high volume of traffic nonetheless. Additionally, our conversion rate is 5.24%, which is very strong. I decided to leave this review with a lot of confidence, and I’m excited to keep working with AlchemyLeads.

How did AlchemyLeads perform from a project management standpoint?

AlchemyLeads’ project management is really good. Their team is quick to respond whenever I have a question or concern, and they’re always willing to help with additional tasks related to writing. They’re very generous beyond their scope of work, and they’re very responsive, too.

In addition to that, AlchemyLeads is very good at explaining. I don’t pretend to understand the space very well, so I’ve had a lot of questions for them. They’ve always been very good at taking the time to explain everything, even if they have to explain two or three times. We communicate weekly via Zoom calls and use Basecamp to manage the project.

What did you find most impressive about them?

AlchemyLeads accessibility is impressive. Other providers that I’ve worked with take a few days to get back to me, whereas AlchemyLeads has a very quick response time, usually within the same day. Additionally, they have a great ability to communicate and explain everything thoroughly, and they achieve great results.

Are there any areas they could improve?

During the scope of work, they promised to get 20–30 healthy backlinks per month. They’ve delivered on that, but I was more interested in knowing how many users would go to my site and what would be the conversion rate of those users.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

AlchemyLeads is a great company to work with; they’re worth it. You can be sure that they will follow through on what they promise.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are an emerging CPG company in the CBD industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AlchemyLeads, and what were your goals?

We hired Alchemy Leads to provide a wide variety of SEO services including but not limited to onsite and offsite optimization. The key goal for our project is to increase our organic traffic via Google search through increased keyword rankings.

SOLUTION

How did you select AlchemyLeads and what were the deciding factors?

Alchemy Leads had industry specific case studies with evident, proven results. When we sat down to speak with their team prior to making a decision, it was clear that their team was extremely knowledgable and willing to go the extra mile to provide a transparent experience for us.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

The scope of work is entirely based around increasing keyword rankings for industry specific terms. We're looking to increase organic traffic to our e-commerce website within 3-6 months. Deliverables include 25-30 links per month in addition to 4 blog posts and a host of content geared toward getting our brand on publishers sites.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We've worked directly with their CEO - Sean at great length. He has really gone above and beyond to make sure we're getting every bit of value out of our time with Alchemy Leads and is giving multiple updates per day on every step of the process. We are constantly reassured by the results he's providing that our progress is trending in the right direction.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

So far, we're just a few months in and we've seen a considerable jump in organic traffic, as well as keyword search rankings.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Communication is very simple and is primarily done either via email or on Basecamp. In addition, we typically speak with Sean at least once per week on a team call where he fills us in on any pressing updates we may need to get into a bit more detail about.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

This is clearly a transparency first agency with solid case studies. We've had some terrible experiences in the past working with agencies but we were drawn to Alchemy Leads given their proven experience that they were actually able to show as opposed to just talk about.

We were hoping our experience would end up positive and we have been pleasantly surprised. Keeping us updated every step of the way while delivering results is all we can ask for.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

So far, so good! No complaints!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I run a link building and digital PR agency and have been in this sector since 2015.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AlchemyLeads, and what were your goals?

I've been working in partnership with Sean at Alchemy Leads for over a year and have had the pleasure of working on a number of projects.

The goal was (as a link building agency) to be able to team up with another agency that could handle on-page/technical SEO that would best complement our off-site work and really maximize results for our clients.

SOLUTION

How did you select AlchemyLeads and what were the deciding factors?

Seen and heard great things, and Sean really knew his stuff, and is well respected inside elite SEO circles. After seeing the results of our first partnership, he became the SEO agency of choice for us.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

We worked together on the campaigns of some major companies and medium sizes businesses. I would handle the link building - while Alchemy Leads handled on-page and technical SEO.

We would also work together assessing which keywords to go after, based on ability to maximize traffic and revenue.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I generally dealt with Sean the project manager, and 1 writer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We had one client that was steadily increasing and getting around 4,000 visits/month. However, with Sean's support we were able to to double traffic within less than 6 months.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We dealt mostly via email but I'm sure they use Slack and a project management system

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are very dynamic, very innovative and always thinking about revenue and how to push results as much as possible. A rarity in this industry.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Can't fault them! It pushes me to excel in what I do even more.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am director of Marketing at a mid-sized in-vitro diagnostics manufacturer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AlchemyLeads?

We hired Alchemy Leads to help provide search engine optimization and analytics for our corporate web presence.

What were your goals for this project?

To achieve top ranking of our keywords - without competing with our overseas subsidiaries for the same traffic!

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Previous knowledge of the owner's reputation and knowledge base. When he came available, I jumped on it.

Describe the project in detail.

We are a niche marketer and helping potential clients find us easily without wading through a sea of untargeted search results was key. We also didn't want to waste money competing with our own subsidiaries!

What was the team composition?

I communicate solely with the owner who works with his team and provides me monthly feedback.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our rankings for keywords have improved, some drastically!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very good. My staff have found Alechemy very easy to work with. He has even provided a number of resources to address other needs outside his area of interest.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their communication is wonderful, just the right amount. Not driving me nuts, but not crying out in the barren wilderness either!

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not at this time. Alchemy is doing a great job.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO and founder of a site and development company.  It will be an online shopping platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with AlchemyLeads?

We’ve worked with several developers in the past to launch this site, but wasn’t satisfied with their work. We turned to AlchemyLeads to complete the project.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They’re pretty much doing everything. We came to the conclusion that all of our previous work needed to be cut. We started from scratch using WordPress and a variety of plugins and the backend is MySQL.

The frontend is a shopping platform. The backend is a lot of database stuff. They also are working on SEO, but right now they are focusing on developing our platform.

What is the team composition?

We have a principal, and I’ve had calls with one of the programmers.

How did you come to work with AlchemyLeads?

I was made aware of a site they developed and when I checked it out I was deeply impressed.  I reached out to them and hired them shortly thereafter.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $25,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in May 2019 and it’s ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

I’ve been very happy with the results so far. We’ve made more progress in the six months working with AlchemyLeads than I had with all my other vendors over several years. We don’t have a beta version yet, but I’m hopeful we will in the next month or so.  

How did AlchemyLeads perform from a project management standpoint?

We have a partnership. We have a point person and they always share deadlines at the end of every phone call. I always know what they’re focusing on each week. They keep marching forward. Their responsiveness is great. I can always email them and they address it by the end of the day.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re the first team who understands what I’m trying to do. Other programmers just fix the bugs and do what I ask, but they know what we want to accomplish. I think part of that is because of the marketing background our contact has.

On top of that, they showed me how easy it is to use WordPress and all the plugin options.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Basic communication can go a long way. They knew what my frustrations were versus what I wanted to avoid.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Scorpion Protective Coatings is a truck bed liner company that has been in business for 26 years. Since our founding, we branched out into a window film division and now are looking at expanding into epoxy as well.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with AlchemyLeads?

We worked with Alchemy leads to manage the SEO and PPC efforts for the websites of each of our service companies.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I have an idea about the basics of digital marketing, but they help to really nail down the fine points in our strategy and teach me how to better manage my side of the engagement as well.

For the most part, I generate the content, but they help format slug URLs and rich snippets, and they do keyword planning and manage our Google Ads as well.

How did you come to work with AlchemyLeads?

I had worked with their owner at a different company and had a really great working relationship, so when he branched out on his own, I knew that it would be a pretty natural fit.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend an average of about $100,000 a year, so close to $300,000 in total.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started the engagement in 2017 and are continuing to work together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Our web conversions have increased by around 300% and organic traffic is up 70% in just the last year of working with them. We have been really satisfied with the results of the project so far, and I really enjoy working with them.

How did AlchemyLeads perform from a project management standpoint?

When we brought AlchemyLeads on to work with our team, it was a really smooth transition because of how honest and fair they are. They really bring things down to a simple level so that you can understand it and learn, not just depend on them for their services. They do a great job of nurturing your knowledge of SEO along the way.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their customer service is second to none. They really come through on any request that you have, and always deliver on time.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Honestly, I don’t think there’s anything in particular that I think they need to do differently.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Meet with them in person, because they really keep their customers’ missions and personalities at heart. Anything you can do to strengthen that personal relationship is going to help them to work towards your long-term success. On that same note, be ready to work if he asks you to change something on your end that he thinks is going to help your business as well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We help get our business off the ground.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Alchemyleads Search Marketing?

We wanted potential customers to find us sooner and then stay on our site for longer.

What were your goals for this project?

To improve our visibility and retention rates.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We read great reviews of their past work.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They helped us optimize our website.

What was the team composition?

We worked closely with Sean (CEO, Alchemyleads Search Marketing) on all aspects of the process.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Our sales have been increasing month on month.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It was really effective. They were responsive and helped answer any questions I had, while delivering results.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were impressed by Sean and his ability to lead his team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a marketing manager for a small digital marketing agency in Los Angeles. We have small team that provides a variety of services such as SEO, PPC management, link building, social media marketing, and traditional advertising.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Alchemyleads Search Marketing?

We occasionally partner with other local companies for help on some in-house projects. I worked with Alchemyleads to help generate an incremental lift in conversions for another client. 

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to increase sales from traffic that was not performing very well, specifically increasing the conversions and average order value for a range of consumer electronic products.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

My team and I began researching companies in the area. I knew Sean (Founder, Alchemyleads Search Marketing) from some past work experience and reached out to see if he had any case studies similar to this project. Based on our review of their case studies and desired approach, they were the most sensible option. 

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

After negotiating the rate and agreement, we began work immediately. We held a number of discovery and strategy calls with Alchemyleads before implementing any solutions. The plan we developed included some additional conversion enhancement solutions, such as lead capture modals, a better user flow, product recommendations, and email remarketing drip campaigns to opt-in users.

What was the team composition?

I worked very closely with Sean as the project manager. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Their results exceeded my expectations. Since implementing and A/B testing the team’s various solutions, conversions have increased 5-20% and lead capture rates increased by nearly 25%.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Sean was always available for questions and our bi-weekly scheduled calls to discuss results. A wealth of valuable industry research and knowledge, he knew what approach our project needed to be successful. 

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They put a lot of dedication and thought into the strategy and executions. 

Are there any areas for improvement?

While there is always room for improvement, Alchemyleads went above and beyond with their diligence and quick responses. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are an online shipping company that offers domestic and international shipping. Also people who are unable to purchase items from the USA overseas can purchase and we will send it to them anywhere they are.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Alchemyleads Search Marketing?

Web redesign and functionality.

What were your goals for this project?

To re design my website and make it look more presentable and add a professional touch.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

After reading many reviews online, I found them through google and decided to proceed!

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I needed to have a redesign, improvement of functionality on the back end of the site, and a video tutorial. They provided me with a detailed scope of all the work that needed to be done and the amount of time needed to finish the work. They came through with all the promised services and more!

What was the team composition?

The project team had about 6-7 people working on the project. The main person of contact was the wonderful Sean! Very responsive and respectfully mannered.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

With such a well-done website, we were able to launch our website ahead of time. Everything was done exactly how we wanted and more. Compared to our sales before we were able to raise our sales by 30% thanks to them!

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management couldn't be better! I have tried several other companies but none like this! Very responsible and responsive and shows you that they really do care about your project and business.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing about this company is Sean! He is absolutely amazing. Where do I start! Sean has given me hope in humanity! He is extremely well spoken and responsive. Even when things are not going right, he has a way of making sure he doesn't leave you unsatisfied! He was there when ever I needed him, even at late hours.

Honestly the best experience I've ever had, building my website, it was a long and tough road, but surely, Sean made it through with me on this rocky ride! My website's a result of his hard work was a professional-looking site that I can show off to the world! Thank you Sean for all your hard work and will be looking forward to working with you in the future for sure!

Are there any areas for improvement?

There is nothing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at American Cleanroom Systems

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Design build modular cleanrooms for the pharma, medical device, semiconductor and aerospace industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire AlchemyLeads to accomplish?

• SEO optimization

SOLUTION

How did you find AlchemyLeads?

• Online Search

Why did you select AlchemyLeads over others?

• Good value for cost
• Expertise

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

SEO optimization - content recomendations, back links, social media, videos.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Increased SEO traffic, better content, backlinks, SEO reporting

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

On-time. They've exceeded expectations. Very responsive.

What was your primary form of communication with AlchemyLeads?

• Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Expertise, great execution.

Are there any areas for improvement or something AlchemyLeads could have done differently?

No complaints.