CLIENT - 118118

OVERVIEW:

118118.com are leaders in business data services. Recent search engine algorithm changes

resulted in a sharp decline in indexed pages from 311,000 to just under 97,000 in Google with

a subsequent substantial loss of rankings across key search categories core to the company

business model.

Darryl Antonio (Digitalhound - CEO) was appointed as SEO Lead Consultant to immediately

address the loss of web page indexation in Google, improve SEO keyword performance and

develop an ongoing content marketing strategy addressing the Top 20 local business search

categories for 118118.com.

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*SEO case study shows growth of 62.35% in organic search traffic, 106.27% in social media

and 57.29% improvement in keyword search rankings*

KEY RESULTS*
Darryl was instrumental in making us realise that root & branch changes were vital to redress our current declining status, he galvanised the team into taking specific actions to facilitate our initial recovery & ongoing success. I’m happy to say that the outcomes achieved were way beyond our projected expectations Trevor Saadi - former CTO - 118118.com
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SITE RELAUNCH
The 118118 website was relaunched with significant changes to the site architecture, improvement in the internal linking structure and the introduction of high quality content across the website.
INDEXATION
Indexation climbed from 97,000 pages to 548,000 pages over a 12 week period in Google, surpassing the previous company best of 311,000 pages prior to the decline.
SEARCH TRAFFIC
Organic visitor traffic had almost doubled over a 12-week period from a high of 563,000 unique visits p/m to 914,000 unique visits p/m, due to sharp improvement in keyword rankings and increased page indexation.
LINK BUILDING
A concerted high quality link building campaign led to a dramatic improvement in page indexation and search engine rankings across 18 of the top 20 performance categories.
SOCIAL MEDIA
An aggressive Social Media and content distribution strategy. Facebook likes stood at just over 36,000 up from 17,453 at the time of completion.
OUTCOMES - Achieved over the first 12-week period
Organic visibility uplift for a travel brand.
From page-five obscurity to dominant local visibility for a North London law firm.
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62.35% increase in organic traffic
106.27% increase in social media
57.29 increase in search rankings
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©2026 Digitalhound London. Registered in England & Wales 09302377

*SEO case study shows growth of

62.35% in organic search traffic,

106.27% in social media and

57.29% improvement in

keyword search rankings*

CLIENT - 118118

OVERVIEW:

118118.com are leaders in business data services. Recent

search engine algorithm changes resulted in a sharp

decline in indexed pages from 311,000 to just under

97,000 in Google with a subsequent substantial loss of

rankings across key search categories core to the

company business model.

Darryl Antonio (Digitalhound - MD) was appointed as

SEO Lead Consultant to immediately address the loss

of web page indexation in Google, improve SEO keyword

performance and develop an ongoing content marketing

strategy addressing the Top 20 local business search

categories for 118118.com.

KEY RESULTS*
Darryl was instrumental in making us realise that root & branch changes were vital to redress our current declining status, he galvanised the team into taking specific actions to facilitate our initial recovery & ongoing success. I’m happy to say that the outcomes achieved were way beyond our projected expectations Trevor Saadi - former CTO - 118118.com
OUTCOMES - Achieved over the first 12-week period
SITE RELAUNCH
The 118118 website was relaunched with significant changes to the site architecture, improvement in the internal linking structure and the introduction of high quality content across the website.
INDEXATION
Indexation climbed from 97,000 pages to 548,000 pages over a 12 week period in Google, surpassing the previous company best of 311,000 pages prior to the decline.
SEARCH TRAFFIC
Organic visitor traffic had almost doubled over a 12-week period from a high of 563,000 unique visits p/m to 914,000 unique visits p/m, due to sharp improvement in keyword rankings and increased page indexation.
LINK BUILDING
A concerted high quality link building campaign led to a dramatic improvement in page indexation and search engine rankings across 18 of the top 20 performance categories.
SOCIAL MEDIA
An aggressive Social Media and content distribution strategy. Facebook likes stood at just over 36,000 up from 17,453 at the time of completion.
Contact us today for a consultation
Our team of experts is ready to discuss how our SEO Services can help you achieve your business goals
top-seo-companies-uk top-search-engine-optimization-agencies-London best-digital-marketing-agency best-in-search
Related Case Studies
SEO strategy driving qualified traffic and leads.
From page-five obscurity to dominant local visibility for a North London law firm.
Ecommerce SEO improvements focused on growth and commercial outcomes.
Organic visibility uplift for a travel brand.
Schedule a 30 minute FREE Consultation with our experts now…
62.35% increase in organic traffic
106.27% increase in social media
57.29 increase in search rankings