All Case Studies
Case Study · Home Services

From Paid Ads Dependency to an Organic Growth Engine

Big Pig Smart Lighting had no prior marketing strategy — just Google Ads keeping their phones ringing. SmartHubb built them a long-term SEO foundation that's now driving consistent, compounding organic traffic and leads across three states.

Phoenix, AZ · Las Vegas, NV · St. George, UT Home Services · Smart Lighting Aug – Nov 2025 · 4 Months SEO · Google Business Profile
0
Total Organic Clicks
0K
Total Impressions
0%
Average CTR
Pos. 0
Avg. Search Position
The Challenge
A Business Built on Borrowed Traffic

When Big Pig Smart Lighting first reached out to SmartHubb, they had no dedicated marketing strategy in place. They were running Google Ads to generate leads — and it was working well enough — but every lead cost money, and the moment the ads stopped, so did the calls. They had no organic presence, no SEO foundation, and no way to grow without continuously increasing ad spend.

Their website existed, but it wasn't built to rank. There was no content strategy, no local SEO optimization, and their Google Business Profile wasn't optimized to capture searches from homeowners and businesses actively looking for smart lighting installation across their three service markets.

Before SmartHubb
  • 100% reliant on paid Google Ads for leads
  • No organic search visibility or keyword rankings
  • Website not optimized for search engines
  • Google Business Profile underperforming
  • No content strategy to attract search traffic
  • Zero compounding ROI — every lead cost ad spend
After SmartHubb
  • Organic traffic growing month over month
  • 143K+ impressions in first 4 months
  • Website fully optimized for target keywords
  • Google Business Profile driving local leads
  • SEO content compounding traffic over time
  • Leads coming in without increasing ad spend
Our Approach
What SmartHubb Actually Did

We didn't just run some reports and make minor tweaks. We built Big Pig a proper organic marketing foundation from the ground up — the kind that keeps paying off long after the work is done.

Phase 1
SEO Audit & Strategy
We started by auditing everything — the website structure, existing content, technical SEO health, and competitor rankings across Phoenix, Las Vegas, and St. George. We identified the highest-value keywords for permanent smart lighting, residential installs, and commercial lighting across all three markets.
Technical SEO Audit Keyword Research Competitor Analysis
Phase 2
Website SEO Optimization
We optimized every key page on the Big Pig website — titles, meta descriptions, heading structure, internal linking, page speed, schema markup, and on-page content. Service pages for residential lighting, commercial lighting, holiday lighting, and their new gutter installation service were all rebuilt to rank.
On-Page SEO Schema Markup Page Speed Internal Linking
Phase 3
Google Business Profile Optimization
Their GBP wasn't doing the work it should have been. We fully optimized their Google Business Profile — categories, services, descriptions, photo strategy, Q&A, and review response practices — to maximize local search visibility across Phoenix, Las Vegas, and St. George.
GBP Optimization Local SEO Review Strategy Photo Optimization
Phase 4
Local Service Area Pages & Content
We built and optimized dedicated service area pages for Phoenix, Las Vegas, and St. George — giving Big Pig a local SEO footprint in each market. This allowed them to rank for location-specific searches like "permanent smart lighting Phoenix" and "outdoor lighting installer Las Vegas."
Service Area Pages Local Content Location SEO
The Results
4 Months. Real Numbers.

From August to November 2025 — just four months into working with SmartHubb — Big Pig Smart Lighting's organic search presence grew dramatically. These aren't projections. This is verified Google Search Console data.

🖱️
0
Organic Clicks
Total clicks from Google Search in 4 months — up from near zero
👁️
0K
Search Impressions
Times Big Pig appeared in Google results across target keywords
📈
0%
Consistent Growth
Clicks, impressions & CTR all trending up across the full 4-month window
🌍
0
Markets Ranking
Phoenix, Las Vegas & St. George all gaining organic traction simultaneously
Google Search Console — Organic Growth (Aug–Nov 2025)
Clicks
Impressions
Aug '25 Sep '25 Oct '25 Nov '25
"
Before SmartHubb, we were completely dependent on paid ads — the moment we paused them, the leads stopped. Now we're getting organic inquiries from people who found us on Google without us spending a dollar on ads for that click. It's exactly the kind of growth we were looking for.
Big Pig Smart Lighting
Owner · Phoenix, AZ
Key Takeaways
What This Case Study Proves

The Big Pig story is one we see often — a business doing well on paid ads but with no organic safety net. Here's what their results demonstrate.

🔍

SEO Compounds Over Time

The upward trend in Big Pig's data isn't a spike — it's a steady, compounding climb. SEO traffic gets better every month, unlike paid ads which stop the moment you stop spending.

📍

Local SEO Drives Real Calls

Optimizing their Google Business Profile and building location-specific pages gave Big Pig a presence in three separate markets — each generating its own leads organically.

Results Start Fast

143K impressions in the first four months shows that a properly executed SEO strategy doesn't take a year to show results — meaningful visibility can happen quickly with the right foundation.

💰

Organic Reduces Ad Dependency

With organic traffic growing, Big Pig now has leads coming in that don't cost them per click. That's real cost reduction — and a business that's no longer one budget cut away from going quiet.

Want Results Like Big Pig's?

If your business is running on paid ads alone, it's time to build the organic foundation that keeps paying off. Let's talk.