Case Studies, Local SEO

Campbell St MOT Centre: from zero website to owning page one

When Campbell St MOT Centre came to me, they had no website at all — just a Google Business Profile. That’s fine for showing up on a map and picking up calls from people who already know roughly what they’re looking for, but it has real limits. There’s no room to show the workshop, explain what sets the garage apart, answer the questions people have before they book, or collect reviews anywhere except buried in a GBP tab most people never open.

What I built

I built the website from scratch in early 2024 — one page that covers everything a visitor needs to decide: who they are, the services on offer, pricing, why choose this garage over the next one, FAQs, and reviews. No wasted clicks, fast to load on a phone in a car park — which is exactly where most people are when they’re looking for an MOT.

What's happened since

I don’t have access to this client’s Google Business Profile or GA4 data, so everything below is from Google Search Console. It still tells a clear story: a business with no website had nothing for Google to rank. A proper page changed that.

  • Owns its own name. Search “campbell st mot,” “campbell street mot bolton,” or “campbell st mot centre ltd” and the site holds position 1, or close to it, every time.
  • Picks up real, non-branded searches too. “mot farnworth” — someone who doesn’t already know the garage’s name — sits around position 4.
  • Real growth over time. In the first month Search Console has on record (May 2025), the site picked up 15 clicks from 1,523 impressions, averaging position 12. Its strongest stretch since then pushed that past 50 clicks a month, with average position breaking into single digits.
  • Over the full 16 months of data on file: 615 clicks and 52,000+ impressions from organic search — all from a business that previously had none of that at all.
Last 16 months of google search performance for one page website

What the client said

"Communication was great throughout the process. The final product was much better than expected. We would definitely recommend them! 5 stars from us!"

Want the same for your business?

If you’re relying on a Google Business Profile alone — or a website that hasn’t been touched in years — you’re leaving search visibility on the table that a listing can’t cover by itself. Book my free 20-minute call and I’ll tell you honestly what’s realistic for your business.

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