Why most SEO fails
The problem isn't effort. It's architecture. Most SEO is a collection of disconnected tactics with no system connecting them.
Blog spam without structure
Publishing into the void. No topic architecture, no internal linking strategy, no schema.
Traffic with no attribution
Analytics showing visits but can't connect keywords to revenue. No understanding of what drives business.
Rankings without conversion
Position #1 for keywords nobody buys from. Vanity metrics that generate zero pipeline.
Agencies optimizing reports
Monthly PDFs justifying retainers. Activity metrics instead of outcomes.
What SEO Systems means at Nine Lives
Five interconnected systems that work together. Each one is essential. None of them work alone.
Technical SEO
Site architecture, crawlability, Core Web Vitals, and schema. The foundation everything else builds on.
Local & Programmatic
Multi-location optimization, GBP management, and scalable page generation. Systems that grow with your footprint.
Content Systems
Content operations that scale—topic architecture, publishing workflows, and AI-assisted production.
Analytics & Attribution
Connect search to revenue. Proper tracking, conversion paths, and reporting that shows what drives business.
CRO for SEO Traffic
Traffic without conversion is cost. We optimize the pages that rank to convert the visitors they attract.
SEO broken? We fix it.
Traffic drops, migration failures, penalties—when SEO breaks, guessing makes it worse. We diagnose first, then repair.
How we build SEO differently
We're engineers, not marketers. Every system we build is designed to compound, not expire.
Performance-first architecture
SEO starts with how your site is built. We engineer for Core Web Vitals, crawlability, and search engine accessibility from the code level.
Instrumentation before traffic
We don't chase rankings until we can measure what happens after the click. Tracking, attribution, and conversion paths come first.
Code-level ownership
No black-box tactics. Every optimization is implemented in your codebase, version-controlled, and documented. You own everything we build.
Systems designed to evolve
Search changes. Your business changes. We build SEO infrastructure that adapts—not rigid campaigns that expire.
Who this is for
Teams that want search as a durable growth channel—not a line item on a marketing budget.
What this is not
We don't do things that don't work. If you're looking for shortcuts, we're not the right fit.
- Monthly blog mills churning low-quality content
- Backlinks-for-sale schemes
- WordPress plugin stacks
- Vanity metrics in pretty reports
- Promises of #1 rankings
If SEO matters to your business,
it deserves to be built correctly.
No pitches. No pressure. A conversation about whether search infrastructure makes sense for your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
Got questions? We've got answers.