Assertive Media

Case Studies

Shop Indoor Golf

Full-service SEO partnership for Shop Indoor Golf, growing organic visibility in the highly competitive US market for golf simulators, launch monitors and indoor golf equipment.

  • SEO Auditing
  • Technical SEO
  • On-Page SEO
  • Content Strategy
  • Link Building & Digital PR
  • Conversion & User Engagement Optimization
  • Ongoing SEO Consulting
All case studies

What we delivered

Key Achievements

  • Grew rankings in the US market for golf simulators and high-value commercial queries
  • Resolved long-standing cannibalization between the root domain and core product categories
  • Cleaned up indexing and crawl issues across the site
  • Built authority through targeted link acquisition
  • Improved user engagement and behavioural signals on key landing pages
  • Strengthened topical authority across the indoor golf category

About Shop Indoor Golf

Shop Indoor Golf is a leading US specialist e-commerce retailer for golf simulators, launch monitors, hitting nets, enclosures and related indoor golf equipment, competing nationally against established specialist and big-box retailers in the indoor golf vertical.

  • US

    Market Growth

  • Cannib.

    Resolved

  • Authority

    Built

The Challenge

Shop Indoor Golf operates in one of the most commercially competitive verticals in US ecommerce, going head to head with large specialist retailers and big-box players for queries like golf simulators, golf launch monitors and dozens of related product and category terms.

A long-established ecommerce domain carried accumulated technical debt, indexing inefficiencies and weak or duplicated content patterns suppressing ranking potential.

Cannibalization between the homepage and core product category pages diluted equity and prevented the right URLs from ranking for commercial queries.

The authority profile needed strengthening to compete with large specialist retailers and big-box players at the top of the SERPs.

The Solution

We delivered a full deep-dive SEO audit covering technical, indexing, content, cannibalization, link profile and user engagement issues, then translated the findings into a prioritised roadmap and executed across all workstreams.

Our Strategy

The strategy for Shop Indoor Golf began with a full crawl and a deep-dive into Google Search Console data across both domain and URL properties.

We used SEO Stack to process the GSC data at scale, surfacing cannibalization patterns, query-to-URL mismatches, indexing issues and underperforming content clusters that would have been difficult to identify through manual review alone.

Once technical and indexing issues were ruled out and resolved, we moved into active query and page level analysis, identifying both current and legacy cannibalization and resolving each instance with a defined target URL.

From there we executed on content improvements, internal linking, link acquisition and user engagement optimization in parallel, with ongoing measurement against ranking and traffic KPIs in the US market.

The Goals

  • Grow organic rankings and traffic in the US market for golf simulators and related commercial queries
  • Resolve cannibalization between the root domain and core product categories
  • Fix technical SEO issues and clean up non-indexed page reasons
  • Build authority through targeted link acquisition
  • Improve user engagement and behavioural signals on key landing pages
  • Establish Shop Indoor Golf as a category-leading domain for indoor golf equipment in the US

Ready to talk results?

Tell us about your business we'll respond within 1–2 working hours.

Market Intelligence

From the Assertive blog

Field notes on AI search, technical SEO and paid media - written by the people delivering the work.

View all insights
AI SEARCH

How to Check What Google & LLMs Sees in Website HTML

In an age of modern JS based websites, there has never been a more important time to actually validate what your website HTML looks like to crawlers/user agents. In this article we look at how.

Daniel Foley Carter

Daniel Foley CarterSEO Specialist

30 September 2026

SEO for Manufacturers ExplainedSEO

SEO for Manufacturers Explained

Historically, most manufacturers built their business on trade shows and referral networks, and those channels definitely still hold a lot of value. They matter for closing deals and doing in-person product demos because, at the end of the day, you rarely seal a large contract until the client gets a real feel for the product.

Ben Flynn

Ben FlynnSEO Content Writer

28 September 2026

How AI Overviews Affect Online Retail Click-Through RatesSEO

How AI Overviews Affect Online Retail Click-Through Rates

Google search is changing for e-commerce websites because of Google AI Overviews. In the past, ranking high in organic search meant consistent, reliable website traffic, but AIOs are affecting online retail click-through rates (CTR) in many ways.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

28 September 2026

SEO for Universities and Training Providers: What Works in 2026?SEO

SEO for Universities and Training Providers: What Works in 2026?

SEO is still a core marketing strategy for universities and training providers in 2026 looking to attract their next cohort of students. But the landscape has changed. Gen-Z audiences are tech-savvy, and many are turning to AI tools instead of traditional search to find their further education establishment.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

27 September 2026

Why Accounting Firms Need SEO to Build Online TrustSEO

Why Accounting Firms Need SEO to Build Online Trust

Today, even word-of-mouth recommendations are only the starting point of the typical client journey, with Google searches, AI queries, and verified reviews as core factors in the decision-making process. That's why SEO is an essential investment for accountancy firms. In this guide, we'll explore why SEO matters for accountants and top strategies for sustainable growth.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

23 September 2026

How SEO Helps Mortgage Brokers Generate Qualified LeadsSEO

How SEO Helps Mortgage Brokers Generate Qualified Leads

The housing market runs on intent and careful deliberation because we are dealing with a lot of money here. It is highly unlikely that a borrower will just wake up and take on a massive home loan without prior thought. They will spend significant time researching, and that process will almost entirely involve searching online.

Ben Flynn

Ben FlynnSEO Content Writer

23 September 2026

SEO Strategies for Estate Agents and Property DevelopersSEO

SEO Strategies for Estate Agents and Property Developers

SEO strategies for estate agents and property developers have transformed from a siloed process to a multi-faceted discovery engine in 2026. Whether you sell properties, provide letting services, or develop projects, understanding the modern search journey is central to your success.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

16 September 2026

Why Property Companies Need SEO to Stay CompetitiveSEO

Why Property Companies Need SEO to Stay Competitive

When we look at why property companies need SEO to stay competitive, it really comes down to one simple truth. Almost everyone starts their journey online today. Think about your own habits and how your first instinct when looking for a service is to do a quick search online before you even make a phone call. The real estate industry is no different. 

Ben Flynn

Ben FlynnSEO Content Writer

13 September 2026

The Importance of E-E-A-T in Finance SEOSEO

The Importance of E-E-A-T in Finance SEO

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-E-A-T) matter in finance SEO because of the sector's complexity.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

12 September 2026

How AI Search May Impact Law Firm MarketingAI SEARCH

How AI Search May Impact Law Firm Marketing

AI search is changing how people look for and find law firms. In the legal sector, user behaviour is shifting from organic search dominance to getting instant answers generated by AI Overviews and LLMs. With higher rates of zero-click queries reducing website traffic, your law firm's marketing strategy must change from simple keyword research to active AI optimisation.

Hannah O'neill

Hannah O'neillSEO Copywriter

7 September 2026

Stay up to date with the latest SEO & digital marketing news

Join our newsletter for SEO tips, tricks, guides & more.