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+6,000%

organic growth in six months

Joslin Rhodes logo Finance & Pensions

Joslin Rhodes.

FCA-regulated pension and retirement specialists, trusted by thousands of UK savers.

An FCA-regulated pensions and retirement planning firm in a highly competitive YMYL finance environment, where trust, compliance, and topical depth matter as much as technical execution.

Results

+6,000%

Organic growth in 6 months

30k

Monthly organic clicks

#1

Pension advice SERPs

vs Gov

Outranked official sources

Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

20+

Years serving Teesside

£200m+

Assets under administration

1,100+

Clients & counting

The Challenge

Joslin Rhodes had 400 organic clicks per month in a market dominated by government sites, major financial publishers, and comparison platforms; all with enormous domain authority. FCA regulations added strict compliance constraints on every piece of content, ruling out the shortcuts competitors relied on.

What We Did

  1. 1.

    Built comprehensive topical authority across pension transfer, retirement planning, and pension advice using entity-based content systems

  2. 2.

    Executed mass content production at high quality within FCA compliance requirements; workflows designed for accuracy and safety at scale

  3. 3.

    Restructured site architecture and internal linking to concentrate authority on high-value commercial pages

  4. 4.

    Ran Google Ads and Facebook/Meta Ads in tandem to maximise conversions during organic ramp-up, with shared attribution across channels

  5. 5.

    Implemented retargeting pixels, event tracking, and CRO to improve conversion rates and lead quality throughout the funnel

"

Tom lives and breathes SEO. During our time working together, he implemented an SEO strategy that took visitors from 4,000 to 30,000 per month in a super competitive niche. I would highly recommend Tom.

P

Peter Chadwick

The Results

  • Scaled organic traffic from 400 clicks/month to over 30,000 clicks/month

  • Delivered over 6,000% organic growth within six months in one of the most competitive financial SERPs in the UK

  • Achieved top rankings for pension transfer, retirement planning, and pension advice keywords

  • Managed six-figure monthly ad spend across Google Ads and Facebook/Meta alongside organic programme

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