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Client case study · Since 2026

Signal Relief SEO Case Study

SEO work that reaches new people looking for relief.

Akoya Creative, a digital marketing agency in Rockland, Maine, has run Signal Relief's SEO since January 2026. From April to September 2026, organic search brought 61% more new visitors to their site than the same months a year earlier.

Signal Relief makes reusable, drug-free patches built on patent-pending micro-antenna technology. Based in Rexburg, Idaho, they sell online to adults looking for a drug-free option for everyday discomfort, and to active people and athletes.

  • SEO
  • AI Search Optimization
  • Content Strategy
  • Analytics & Reporting
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Our approach

How we grow Signal Relief's search presence

  1. 01

    Strengthen

    Technical SEO across the site

  2. 02

    Build authority

    Links from other websites, every month

  3. 03

    Publish

    Four SEO articles a month

  4. 04

    AI search

    Audit, schema, FAQs and author bios

  5. 05

    Report

    Monthly results and a planning call

What we built for Signal Relief's search

We started with the foundation in January 2026. Since then we've worked month to month, with a report and a planning call every month. See our SEO services.

Technical SEO

We tuned the foundations across the site: titles, meta descriptions, headings, image alt text and links, so search engines can read every page clearly.

Authority building

Every month we build links to Signal Relief from other websites, more than 1,200 so far. Every one is logged in a shared worksheet the client can open anytime.

Content people search for

We write four SEO articles a month, each approved by Signal Relief before it goes live. They target the terms real customers search, such as drug-free patches for back, hip and knee discomfort. Eleven of these non-branded terms now rank on Google's first page.

AI search optimization

We ran an AI SEO audit, then added Organization and FAQ schema, FAQ sections on key pages and author bios for the people behind the content. This makes the site easier for Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT and other AI tools to read and cite.

Reporting that answers "so what"

Each monthly report covers organic visits, keyword rankings, visits from AI assistants and AI visibility. We walk through it together on a monthly call and plan what's next.

Results · April to September, 2026 vs. 2025

↑61% more new visitors from organic search

More people are finding Signal Relief through Google every month, and the site now ranks for nearly twice as many keywords as when we started.

Visits from organic searchApr to Sep, vs. 2025
↑39%
Orders from organic searchApr to Sep, vs. 2025
↑29%
Revenue from organic searchApr to Sep, vs. 2025
↑28%
Non-branded terms on Google's first pageAs of Oct 1, 2026
11
Keywords the site ranks for in GoogleJan to Sep 2026, Semrush
↑93%
Keywords where the site appears in Google AI OverviewsJan to Sep 2026, Semrush
3×

Organic visitors, 2026 vs. 2025

Every month since April beat the year before

Signal Relief organic users, 2026 vs. the same month in 2025: April +19%, May +29%, June +75%, July +48%, August +116%, September +45%. Source: Google Analytics 4, Organic Search channel.
I first worked with Carly at Akoya Creative in a previous role, and I was happy to work with her again at my current company. She and her team have helped us with email campaigns and flows, as well as SEO, and they’ve been great to work with. Carly is quick, thoughtful, and creative, and the content she puts together is always strong. Her team is just as easy to work with, and we feel we get a lot of value from Akoya. I’d happily recommend them.
Jon Goddard, Signal Relief

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Visit, order and revenue results compare April to September 2026 with April to September 2025, using the Organic Search channel in Google Analytics 4. Keyword counts are Semrush US estimates from January 15 and September 15, 2026. First-page rankings were checked on Google on October 1, 2026. Last updated October 2026.