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← Results Case Study 01 · 2025

Austin, TX · Solo DVM Practice

Barton Hills
Animal Clinic

A solo practitioner drowning in student debt, losing new clients to the corporate chain across the street. Six weeks after engaging TopDogSEO, her clinic owned position one for every money keyword in South Austin.

Start rank

#34

End rank

#1

Traffic

+340%

Revenue added

+$186K

The Challenge

Page four for the keyword that pays the rent.

"Emergency vet Austin" drives after-hours cases worth 3–4x a routine visit. Dr. Torres ranked #34 for it — below directories, below Yelp, below the corporate chain that had opened across the street with a six-figure ad budget. Her Google Business Profile hadn't been meaningfully updated in years, her service pages were 300-word generics, and her site loaded in over five seconds on mobile.

Veterinarian comforting a dog during a clinic examination
The Approach

Map pack first, content second, links third.

Week 1–2 · Local SEO Domination

Rebuilt the Google Business Profile category-by-category, fixed 40+ inconsistent citations, and earned three local-press backlinks. Map-pack appearance in 11 days.

Week 3–4 · Content That Converts

Replaced thin service pages with 2,000-word DVM-reviewed guides for emergency care, surgery, and wellness — each mapped to one money keyword.

Week 5–6 · Technical SEO Audit

Cut mobile load time from 5.2s to 1.4s, added VeterinaryClinic schema, and reclaimed crawl budget wasted on tag archives. Position one followed within days.

"For three years I sat on page four for 'emergency vet Austin'. Six weeks with TopDogSEO moved me to the first position, and new-client bookings rose 60%."

Portrait of Dr. Rebecca Torres

Dr. Rebecca Torres, DVM

Owner · Barton Hills Animal Clinic

Keywords now ranking #1

Vet Austin Emergency Vet Near Me Dog Vaccinations Austin Cat Vet Austin 24 Hour Vet Pet Clinic Near Me

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