WOrk Study: Ed bernstein SEO services

Everyone needs SEO, Even Ed

Ed changes SEO agencies more often than the Vegas Golden Knights change goalies—and in the personal injury space, that’s a brutal strategy. This niche is one of the most cutthroat in search marketing, with the top SEO teams in the country commanding premium fees just to compete.

Why? Because keywords like “accident attorney” can cost up to $138 per click.

But it’s worth it. The average payout per personal injury case exceeds $25,000—for the attorney.

Here’s what we did for Ed back in 2018–2019.

Gains

Legal search results pages are highly contested and many top-level digital marketing teams are actively working in that space.

SEO: We posted 401% gains year over year in Google organic traffic searches for personal injury related keywords for Ed. These are keywords that mattered most.

Google Ads: In 6 months we added 154 more case leads (473 v 319) at and lowered cost per lead from $106.93 to $57.42! 

Ed Didn't Rank for high value keywords

Car Accident Search Ranking Matters…  

Ed ranked for his name and worker’s comp. That was good for 930 new users a month but car accidents are where the real revenue wins are. We embarked on a strategy to raise Ed’s profile in searches for “Car Accident Lawyer” and several other highly transactional, lead generating terms. 

After 1 year of Services: +1,300 more LeADS

Google Organic traffic has gone from second place to first.
Google Organic is Delivering 1,600 people vs. 323 the year before. It’s not just more traffic from organic. We have added chat tools, sms systems and better converting pages. 

This is a 402% Increase in Revenue Generating Leads.

Our secret sauce? Speed, clean code, and aggressive backlinking.
In an industry where most law firms were relying on bloated WordPress themes and outdated tactics, we went lean, fast, and technical. Our team built a custom-coded site that prioritized page speed, mobile usability, and clean schema—because we knew Google’s algorithm was shifting to reward real performance, not just keyword stuffing.

While others were still chasing meta tags and cheap directory listings, we focused on authority-building backlinks, earned through strategic content placement, partnerships, and high-trust legal directories. We didn’t spam—we built trust signals.

And it worked. Within months, Ed’s site saw double-digit gains in rankings for highly contested keywords like “Las Vegas car accident lawyer” and “personal injury attorney near me.” We went from page 3 to page 1 for several key phrases, some even hitting the top 3 positions.

We do social too

On top of defining Ed’s social media strategy, we ran an aggressive  campaign to win the Best of Las Vegas.

 

Conversion SUccesses In all Channels

The graphic on the right is not one particularly great example. It was typical. Running both the SEO and the Google Ads gave us the opportunity to drive conversion gains through all channels. 

  • 194 goals (calls and or form fills) in one week. 
  • 49 web chats from our new chat tool integration. 
  • 218 tracked calls from paid and organic channels (+37% over the week prior)!
  • An outstanding 365 calls from the Google Map listing (+12%)

how do you deliver more case leads to personal injury lawyers?

It starts with strategy, precision, and a relentless focus on performance.

Ed had awareness. He was missing key conversion components in the digital spaces.  

SEO alone wasn’t the play—we knew Ed already had massive brand awareness from TV, radio, and billboards. The problem? That awareness wasn’t converting online.

So we connected the dots.

We built a multi-channel strategy that turned passive recognition into action:

  • Google Ads (Branded + High-Intent Non-Branded):
    We protected the brand by running highly targeted Google Ads on Ed’s name and firm variations—making sure that when someone searched after seeing a TV or billboard ad, we owned that click. Simultaneously, we ran non-branded campaigns for high-intent terms like “back injury lawyer Las Vegas” or “car accident attorney near me.”

  • Social Media Retargeting:
    We retargeted site visitors and TV viewers (via device ID and social tracking) across Facebook and Instagram with strong call-to-action ads, focused on trust, results, and fast case evaluations. These ads reinforced Ed’s personality and brand voice—something the billboard can’t do alone.

  • Landing Pages That Convert:
    For each campaign, we built streamlined landing pages designed specifically for conversion—matching the messaging from Ed’s offline campaigns with the content, tone, and CTA online. This minimized drop-off and maximized case inquiries.

  • Search-Optimized Content That Mirrors the Brand:
    Our SEO content wasn’t just keyword-rich—it was on-brand. We made sure that when someone Googled “Ed Bernstein” after hearing a jingle or seeing a TV spot, they landed on a page that reflected the same tone, confidence, and legal expertise.

This integration turned Ed’s wide-reaching awareness into trackable, high-converting digital performance—bridging the gap between old-school mass media and modern digital results.

A complete search strategy. launched a fully customized SEO plan built on deep research and modern ranking factors. First, we tackled technical issues—dramatically improving page speed and aligning the site with AMP standards and Google’s Mobile-First indexing.

Next, we added authoritative, relevant content optimized for long-tail and semantic keywords, helping Google better understand the depth of Ed’s services and pushing rankings upward in less competitive, higher-converting queries.

During our audit, we uncovered a major issue: the site was ranking for the wrong keywords—terms with high impressions but low intent. These irrelevant rankings diluted performance and fogged the client’s visibility in search.

We fixed that.
Not only did we remove the noise, we used the findings to realign the site toward higher-value keywords that brought in better cases.

The result?
Consistent growth in rankings, improved lead quality, and higher conversions—driven by faster load times, clearer messaging, and a smarter content strategy.

We ran social media with a clear purpose: inform and entertain.

Through short videos, legal tips, and community-driven content, we kept Ed’s brand visible, approachable, and memorable—so when people needed a lawyer, they already knew who to call.

But this wasn’t just for likes—it supported our SEO strategy through social seeding.
Every blog post, case result, or FAQ we published was pushed on social to generate early traffic, engagement, and sharing, which helped Google index and rank content faster.

This approach also sparked natural backlinks and brand mentions, giving our SEO efforts a powerful boost.

In short: social wasn’t fluff—it was fuel for our search performance.

Here’s a little secret: we rebuilt Ed’s website three times during our SEO engagement—though only one of those redesigns looked different.

The others? Invisible overhauls.
We recoded the site behind the scenes to stay ahead of Google’s evolving algorithm—prioritizing speed, clean code, mobile-first design, and lightning-fast load times.

It wasn’t about looking pretty (though we did that too)—it was about ranking higher, loading faster, and converting better.

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