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Fight City Gym / CASE STUDY

Fight City Gym: connect local searches with trial bookings

I worked on local search targeting, Google Business Profile and the mobile booking path, so people looking for training in London had clearer information and a more direct way to enquire.

Himanshu Swaraj
Search strategy and SEO

18 years in search marketing
Direct planning, implementation and review

Meet Himanshu

THE BUSINESS PROBLEM

What needed to work better.

The business goal

The gym wanted stronger visibility for boxing, martial arts, fight training and fitness searches, alongside more trial bookings, membership enquiries, calls and class enquiries.

The gaps

Important training pages needed stronger London targeting and internal links. Google Business Profile information and ongoing activity needed attention, while the mobile trial-booking and contact journey needed improvement.

My assessment
The website and Business Profile needed to support the same local customer intent. Improving a page alone would leave gaps if the profile, booking link or mobile contact route still made the next step difficult.

THE APPROACH

Connect the search with the next useful action.

01 /

Understand local demand

Review London searches for the gym and its training options.

02 /

Improve training pages

Connect membership, boxing, martial arts and personal-training content.

03 /

Review the Business Profile

Work on service information, images, booking links and ongoing updates.

04 /

Improve the trial path

Make mobile actions clearer and review the reported enquiries.

WORK COMPLETED

What I worked on.

Local search and content

I researched London searches and worked on core pages, membership, boxing, martial arts, personal training and local content.

On-page improvements

I improved titles, headings, image alt text, internal links, FAQs and enquiry CTAs.

Technical fixes

I worked on mobile usability, sitemaps, indexing, redirects and metadata.

Google Business Profile

The work covered categories, services, images, booking links, descriptions, posts, class updates, review responses and review-collection support.

REPORTED RESULTS / 7 MONTHS

Before and after the project.

These figures are reported for this project period. They describe historical performance, not current rankings or a forecast for another business.

Organic users/month

BEFORE2,600AFTER6,850

Trial bookings/month

BEFORE39AFTER105

Membership enquiries/month

BEFORE24AFTER69

GBP calls/month

BEFORE48AFTER137

GBP direction requests/month

BEFORE71AFTER194

Top-10 keywords

BEFORE18AFTER63

Other figures recorded for the project

  • Organic traffic growth: 163%
  • Membership/class page traffic: 207% increase
  • GBP website clicks/month: 186 → 524
  • Total tracked enquiries/month: 63 → 174
  • Organic conversion rate: 2.4% → 3.1%
  • Reviews: 146 → 238
  • Average rating: 4.6 → 4.8

REPORTED SEARCH POSITIONS

Keyword movement in the project record.

The positions below are the before-and-after values recorded for this case study. Search results can change after the project period.

Reported keyword positions before and after the project
KeywordBeforeAfter
fight gym London81
city gym London111
boxing gym London174
martial arts gym London195
boxing classes London226
fitness classes London288
fight training London317

THE PRACTICAL LESSON

What mattered in this project.

Himanshu Swaraj, SEOFreelance consultant

For a gym, the useful next action is often a trial booking, a class enquiry or a call. I brought the training pages, Business Profile and mobile booking path closer together, rather than reviewing rankings on their own.

If you have a similar problem, I’ll review your website, customer demand and measurement before recommending the work.

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CLIENT FEEDBACK

Feedback recorded for this project.

QUESTIONS

About this case study and your project.

Are these current results?

No. The figures and positions describe the project period reported in this case study. They should not be read as current rankings or current monthly performance.

Can you guarantee the same results for my business?

No. Your starting point, market, competition and resources will differ. I investigate the problem before proposing the work and review points.

Will you implement the changes?

Implementation can be included in the agreed scope. I define the tasks, responsibilities and any specialist support required before work begins.

What should I send when I enquire?

Send your website, the markets you serve and the business problem you need to solve. I will review the scope and explain the next practical step.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Have a similar search or enquiry problem?

Share the website, the goal and what is not working. I’ll help identify what needs investigating.

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