Ecommerce SEO Case Study

How Riad Tile Reached Page One for “Cement Tile” and Built 795 Top-10 Rankings

A long-term SEO campaign helped Riad Tile build substantial organic visibility across competitive cement tile, Moroccan tile, zellige, terrazzo and related commercial product searches.

Primary campaign activity: sustained link building supported by selective on-page SEO improvements to important category, product and commercial landing pages.
Specialty Tile Ecommerce United States Campaign Started Mid-2017 $340/Month SEO Package
Long-Term Organic Visibility Riad Tile organic visibility report showing 13373 estimated monthly traffic and 795 keywords ranking in positions one through ten Open full size

Historical Ahrefs data showing long-term organic growth and 795 keywords ranking in positions 1–10 by June 2023.

795 Keywords ranking in positions 1–10 June 2023 historical Ahrefs snapshot
376 Keywords ranking in positions 1–3 High-visibility commercial search positions
13.4K Estimated monthly organic traffic 13,373 in the June 2023 report
$340 Monthly SEO package used for the campaign Link building with selective on-page SEO

Third-party traffic and keyword figures are historical SEO-tool estimates rather than direct Google Search Console or sales data.

Campaign Overview

A Link-Building-Led Strategy for Competitive Ecommerce Keywords

The campaign began in mid-2017 and concentrated resources on improving authority for commercially important tile categories. Sustained link building was supported by selective on-page optimization where stronger relevance, page targeting or content structure was needed.

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Sustained Authority Building

Link building was the main campaign driver, helping the domain and priority landing pages compete for difficult nationwide ecommerce searches.

  • Links directed toward important commercial pages
  • Gradual development of domain authority
  • Long-term support for competitive keywords
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Selective On-Page SEO

On-page updates were applied where they could improve keyword targeting, commercial relevance and page clarity without unnecessarily rebuilding the website.

  • Category and landing-page keyword alignment
  • Content and metadata improvements
  • Support for related keyword variations
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Product-Category Coverage

The campaign developed visibility across several connected tile categories rather than concentrating on one isolated keyword.

  • Cement and encaustic tile searches
  • Moroccan and zellige tile searches
  • Terrazzo, marble and decorative tile terms

Important commercial keywords still had substantial room to grow

Early ranking reports showed that several valuable terms were outside leading positions. The campaign focused on moving these keywords onto the first page while expanding visibility across hundreds of related commercial searches.

Campaign efficiency: the project demonstrates how a focused $340 monthly campaign can generate substantial long-term organic visibility when resources are concentrated on authority building and commercially important landing pages.
Commercial Ranking Results

Competitive Tile Keywords Moved Into Leading Organic Positions

The campaign produced page-one visibility across broad product categories and more specific purchasing searches. Results were not limited to one phrase: rankings expanded across cement, Moroccan, encaustic, zellige, marble and related tile terms.

#1 Moroccan tile Improved from position 71
#3 Cement tile sealer Improved from position 12
#7 Cement tile Improved from position 23
#9 Encaustic tile Improved from position 60

Selected Keyword Ranking Improvements

Historical Google United States campaign tracking
Keyword Initial Position Achieved Position Improvement
Moroccan tile 71 1 +70
Cement tile sealer 12 3 +9
Cement tile store 6 3 +3
Zellige tiles 4 3 +1
Pink marble tile 15 5 +10
What is encaustic cement tile 16 6 +10
Cement tile kitchen backsplash 14 6 +8
Cement tiles 39 7 +32
Cement tile 23 7 +16
Encaustic tile 60 9 +51
Historical Keyword Ranking Report Selected commercial keywords and landing pages
Riad Tile keyword ranking report showing improvements for Moroccan tile, cement tile, cement tiles, encaustic tile and related searches Open full size
The report documents ranking improvements across broad commercial terms, category searches and more specific product-intent keywords.

Authority growth supported both broad and long-tail ecommerce visibility

Riad Tile reached leading positions for major category terms such as “Moroccan tile” and “cement tile,” while also expanding visibility for more specific searches related to sealers, backsplashes, marble, encaustic and zellige products.

Rankings shown are historical campaign measurements and may vary by date, location, device and search conditions. The selected table presents positive movements from the supplied United States ranking report.

Campaign Conclusion

What the Riad Tile SEO Campaign Demonstrates

Long-term ecommerce growth can be achieved with a focused campaign when authority building supports relevant product categories and commercially valuable search terms.

Main Campaign Lesson

Consistent authority building created compounding organic visibility

Riad Tile began the campaign with several important commercial keywords outside leading positions. Sustained link building, supported by selective on-page optimization, helped the website reach page one for competitive searches and expand visibility across hundreds of related tile keywords.

“Moroccan tile” improved from position 71 to position 1.
“Cement tile” improved from position 23 to position 7.
376 keywords reached positions 1–3.
795 keywords reached positions 1–10.
Estimated monthly organic traffic reached 13.4K.
The campaign used a $340 monthly SEO package.
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