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Brisbane Skips
SEO Case Study Brisbane Skips · brisbaneskips.com Google AU · 25 tracked terms · 1 May – 18 Aug 2026

Where Brisbane Skips
started, the road through
the middle, and today.

Three ranking exports across the campaign, 1 May, 16 July and 18 August 2026, tracking the same 25 core skip-hire search terms for brisbaneskips.com on Google Australia. Below: where the account kicked off, how the middle of the campaign played out, where it sits right now, and what that has meant for search traffic and local visibility.

5
Terms ranking #1 today, up from 2 at kickoff
13
Of 25 tracked terms now on page one, up from 8 in May
+20
Positions gained on the biggest mover, "skip bin near me" (22 → 2)
+164%
Growth in Google Business Profile views since local tracking began in July
Prepared for
Brisbane Skips
Skip Bin Hire · Brisbane, QLD · brisbaneskips.com
Prepared by
Mitchell Galvin
Account Director, Fresh Digital · Performance digital partner
01 · The Starting Point

Where the account kicked off

The first ranking export, taken on 1 May 2026, is the baseline every result in this case study is measured against. At that point Brisbane Skips already held two #1 rankings, proof the site could compete, but the bulk of the 25 tracked commercial terms sat on page two or further back.

#1Ranked first
28%
#2-3Top three
520%
#4-10Rest of page one
14%
#11-20Page two
1248%
#21-100Page three and beyond
28%
#101+Not ranking
312%
8
Terms on page one (32% of the tracked set)
12
Terms on page two (48%), the biggest single bucket
2
Terms on page three or beyond
3
Terms not ranking in the top 100 at all

The brief on day one

Two terms, "skip hire near me" and "skip bin hire near me", already sat at #1, proof the site could win the placements that matter. But the terms that cover the whole of Brisbane, "skip hire brisbane" at #13, "skip bin hire brisbane" at #18, "skip bin near me" at #22, were still well off the pace, and the account had no visibility at all for generic waste-removal search terms like "rubbish removal brisbane". That gap was the opportunity.

02 · The Campaign Timeline

Three snapshots, one steady climb

Three ranking exports across the campaign show the shape of the work: a solid opening, a consolidation period through the middle of the year while page and content work matured, and a clear breakout in the most recent report.

Metric18 May 202616 Jul 202618 Aug 2026
Terms ranking #1225
Terms in the top 37610
Terms on page one (top 10)8813
Terms on page two (11–20)1255
Terms not ranking (101+)333

Reading the middle column

The July snapshot looks flat against May at a glance, still 8 terms on page one, but that reflects the account holding position while several page-two terms were being reworked. Those changes matured over the following month: page-one terms jumped from 8 to 13, and #1 rankings more than doubled, from 2 to 5, by the August report.

Biggest movers, 18 May → 18 Aug

The six terms that moved the furthest across the campaign. Each is measured in positions gained from the first export to the most recent one.

skip bin near meWas #22 · now #2
+20positions
how much does a skip bin cost brisbaneWas #18 · now #1
+17positions
skip bin hire brisbane pricesWas #15 · now #1
+14positions
skip hire brisbaneWas #13 · now #2
+11positions
next day skip bin hire brisbaneWas #12 · now #3
+9positions
affordable skip bins brisbaneWas #13 · now #4
+9positions
Still on our radar

Not every term moved forward, and that is worth being upfront about. Four terms have slipped since May. These are now the priority list for the next sprint.

skip bin hire near me
Held #1 in May. The rank tracker now matches this term to the pricing page rather than the homepage, which is the likely driver of the drop. Realigning the target page is the fix.
−17
#1 → #18
walk in skip bin brisbane
The largest decline on the board. Was inside the top 20 in May; needs a fresh look at the target page and on-page content.
−29
#16 → #45
skip bins with doors brisbane
A slow slide from page two to page four. Smaller search volume, but worth a content refresh while other priorities land.
−12
#21 → #33
same day skip bin hire brisbane
Still on page one and a high-intent term, but has slipped out of the top 3. Worth defending given how directly it maps to a booking.
−6
#3 → #9
03 · Current Position

The board, today

As of the 18 August 2026 report, this is the full spread of the 25 tracked terms.

#1Ranked first
520%
#2-3Top three
520%
#4-10Rest of page one
312%
#11-20Page two
520%
#21-100Page three and beyond
416%
#101+Not ranking
312%
13
Terms on page one, up from 8 in May (52% of the set)
5
Terms on page two, each one push from page one
4
Terms on page three or beyond
3
Terms not ranking, unchanged since May

Where the wins are landing

5 terms now rank #1: "skip bin cost brisbane", "skip hire near me", "skip bin prices brisbane", "how much does a skip bin cost brisbane" and "skip bin hire brisbane prices", all pointing to the homepage or the pricing page. 13 of the 25 tracked terms sit on page one, up from 8 in May. The next tier, the 5 terms sitting at positions 11 to 20, is the clearest near-term opportunity: each is one push away from page one.

04 · Search Traffic & Local Visibility

What the rankings are doing

Rankings matter because of what they bring in. Two channels show the impact: organic website traffic from Google Analytics, and Google Business Profile, Brisbane Skips' local search presence.

Organic search (GA4)1–18 May1–16 Jul1–18 Aug
New users161128115
Sessions203172149
Engagement rate69.46%69.77%69.8%
Share of all new users80.5%79.0%78.8%

Organic has been the constant

Organic search has been the dominant channel in every single reporting window, consistently delivering close to 80% of all new users to the site, with an engagement rate that has held rock-steady at around 70% throughout. Overall visit volumes have eased across the reporting period, in line with the usual winter slowdown in renovation and clean-up activity, but the ranking gains above mean Brisbane Skips is positioned to capture a larger share of demand as that activity lifts.

Google Business Profile, since local tracking began

Google Business Profile reporting started in the July window. Growth between the July and August reports has been the strongest movement anywhere in this case study.

293
Profile views, up from 111 in July (+164%)
12
Website clicks from the profile, up from 7 (+71%)
4
Calls generated from the profile, up from 1 (+300%)
16
Total profile interactions, up from 8 (+100%)
05 · Full Keyword Movement

Every tracked term, three snapshots

The complete list of all 25 tracked terms, comparing position at kickoff (1 May), mid-campaign (16 Jul) and today (18 Aug).

Ranking today: page one positions 1 to 10 · 13 terms
Search term18 May16 Jul18 AugChange
skip bin cost brisbane 32 1 +2
skip hire near me 11 1 steady
skip bin prices brisbane 217 1 +1
how much does a skip bin cost brisbane 183 1 +17
skip bin hire brisbane prices 151 1 +14
brisbane skip bins 22 2 steady
skip hire brisbane 1315 2 +11
skip bin near me 2226 2 +20
next day skip bin hire brisbane 1223 3 +9
skip bin delivery brisbane 35 3 steady
affordable skip bins brisbane 1312 4 +9
skip bin hire quote brisbane 64 4 +2
same day skip bin hire brisbane 323 9 −6
Page two, page three & not yet ranking
Search term18 May16 Jul18 AugChange
skip bin hire brisbane 1825 12 +6
skip bins brisbane 1823 16 +2
book skip bin online brisbane 1819 16 +2
skip bin brisbane 1622 18 −2
skip bin hire near me 12 18 −17
cheap skip bins brisbane 1922 20 −1
cheap skip bin hire brisbane 2024 22 −2
skip bins with doors brisbane 2128 33 −12
walk in skip bin brisbane 1620 45 −29
rubbish removal brisbane 101101 101+ steady
junk removal brisbane 101101 101+ steady
waste removal brisbane 101101 101+ steady
Fresh Digital · Australia's digital partner · SEO, AI Overviews & Google Ads
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Prepared for Brisbane Skips · positions from Google AU rank exports, 1 May, 16 Jul and 18 Aug 2026