Link BuildingFull-cycle SEOiGaming

Natural Links Case Study: Full-Cycle SEO for a Global B2B iGaming Provider

30K+

organic monthly traffic growth over the project period (November 2021 - December 2025)

152 → 5,292

increase in referring domains, reflecting a steady expansion of high-quality backlinks

Case Study: Full-Cycle SEO for a Global B2B iGaming Provider

Client Overview

The client is an established iGaming platform operating in a highly competitive vertical. The website had been live for some time and contained a substantial volume of pages — but organic performance remained far below its potential.

Despite having a recognizable product and an active user base, the site struggled to convert that into search visibility. The root causes were layered: technical debt had accumulated over time, a significant portion of pages was either missing from search engine indexes or incorrectly indexed, and there was no structured approach to content or link acquisition. With only 152 referring domains at the start of cooperation in November 2021 and a Domain Rating of 35, the backlink profile offered little authority to support competitive rankings.

The project required full-cycle SEO management and coordinated effort across technical optimization, content strategy, indexation recovery, and link building, executed within a clear and consistent roadmap.

A dedicated team handled the engagement, including an SEO lead, technical and content specialists, and outreach team.

Primary Goals of the Client

01

Recover and Scale Organic Traffic

Turn organic into a stable growth channel by fixing what’s holding it back and building a system that consistently brings in traffic and revenue.

02

Fix Indexation and Technical Foundation

Clean up indexation and technical issues so priority pages get indexed properly and start contributing to organic growth.

03

Build Domain Authority

Develop a structured link-building strategy to strengthen the domain from its starting DR 35 and support rankingacross commercial and informational queries.

Strategy and Implementation: What was done for the client
step-by-step

01

Technical SEO Audit and Indexation Recovery

The first priority was diagnosing and resolving the technical issues holding the site back. Several iterations of audits were conducted, covering crawlability, site structure, internal linking architecture, code quality, and page performance. Critical indexation problems were identified and fixed and pages that were previously invisible to search engines were recovered and made accessible.

02

SEO Roadmap and Growth Model

Before scaling anything, we built a proper long-term roadmap. We researched competitors, mapped search demand, and identified which pages and opportunities had the most growth potential. A content plan was developed targeting both commercial and informational queries that build topical authority. The roadmap was executed on a consistent monthly basis, enabling predictable, controlled growth and ensuring that every optimization effort contributed to a compounding outcome.

03

Content Expansion and Semantic Coverage

With the foundation solid, we focused on growing the site's keyword coverage. We launched new sections targeting search intent the site wasn't addressing, and produced optimized content on a regular basis, structured around real search demand. Over time the site started ranking across a much wider range of queries, which fed directly into traffic growth and the revenue results the client saw.

04

Link Building Strategy

We ran a diversified link-building campaign throughout the entire engagement. Outreach, crowd marketing, submissions, link insertions, and PBNs for priority pages. The results compounded over time: referring domains grew from 152 in November 2021 to 5,292 by December 2025. Domain Rating went from 35 to 59. Four years of consistent, quality-focused link acquisition gave the client the authority to rank competitively in a tough vertical.

Summary of Achievements

When we took on this project, the site was pulling around 1,000 organic visitors a month. By December 2025 that number was over 30,000. The traffic growth translated directly into business results: organic contributed to an 85% increase in revenue from the search channel. 

Domain authority grew from DR 35 to DR 59, and the referring domain profile scaled from 152 to 5,292 due to a link-building strategy built for long-term impact. Rankings improved across both commercial and informational keywords, and the client now has a growth framework that continues to compound without starting from scratch each quarter.

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What the client got while working
with Natural Links

global b2b igaming provider

Results:

  • Organic traffic growth from ~1,000 to 30,000+ monthly users
  • 85% revenue growth attributed directly to the organic channel
  • Domain Rating improved from DR 35 (November 2021) to DR 59 (December 2025)
  • Referring domains scaled from 152 to 5,292 over the cooperation period
  • Top rankings for commercial and informational target keywords
  • Substantial increase in indexed pages and overall search visibility

Client Testimonials

Read more reviews on Clutch and Trustpilot

NaturalLinks helps us build high-quality pillow links for different projects we work on (e-commerce, dating, educational, etc.). The partnership helped us to get a large number of quality backlinks within the specified timeframe from quality and relevant resources, which led to boosting the "authority" of website pages in the eyes of Google. Communication is always at its best level. The team works quickly and efficiently, is flexible to any changes or requirements, project deadlines are always met, and if any problems arise during the execution of tasks, they are warned and agreed upon in advance. Over the 2 years of partnership, any problems have been resolved quickly and efficiently with the best possible result.

Sofiia Yanul

Services: Link Building Industry: Digital Marketing

I am very pleased with the ongoing cooperation. They post links at good websites with DR>30. The most impressive is the large base of good domains to be used for improving our results.

NDA

Services: Backlinking Industry: Automation Software

Thanks to NaturalLinks' efforts, we saw an increase in traffic and referral domains, significantly exceeding our expectations and contributing to our business goals. What set NaturalLinks apart was their deep expertise in iGaming, coupled with unparalleled customer service that made them feel more like a partner than a provider. During the cooperation, we've achieved good results and strengthened the site's position through link building, among other things.

NDA

Services: Link Building & Content Writing Industry: iGaming

We used NaturalLinks because they are good for promotion and branding due to the link type and them being cost-effective. We custom ordered 120 links from them, and we ended up with 140, I was definitely happy with the unexpected overdelivery. The campaign was completed on time, and everything looks great! The end result was that we ended up balancing out our NF/DF ratio, balanced out link activity and authority spread across our pages

NDA

Services: Link Building Solutions Industry: Advertising & Marketing

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