Case study · Professional services · Melbourne

Almost a ninefold rise in organic search. Then a deliberate turn toward higher value work.

Over three years Pentana Stanton Lawyers built a substantial organic search presence. In 2026 the firm reshaped that presence around commercial litigation and high-net-worth family law. These are the early numbers.

Pentana Stanton Lawyers Specialist commercial and family law practice, Melbourne pentanastanton.com.au
6.8×
Organic search sessions
Q1 2023 vs Q1 2026 (4,056 to 27,510), +578%
~8×
Clicks from Google
839 a month to 6,898 a month, Feb 2025 to Mar 2026
46  18
Average Google position
Same window, lower is better
4.3×
Total website traffic
Q1 2023 vs Q1 2026, +325%
01 The foundation, 2023 to 2026

First, build the audience.

When the work began in early 2023, Pentana Stanton drew a modest stream of organic visitors, roughly 1,180 sessions in January that year. Three years of consistent, search-led content and technical work changed the scale of the firm's visibility.

By the first quarter of 2026, organic search sessions had reached 27,510 across the quarter, up from 4,056 in the same quarter of 2023. That is a 6.8 times increase. The peak month, February 2026, drew 10,412 organic sessions, almost nine times the 2023 starting point.

Organic search sessions, Q1 2023 versus Q1 2026 Q1 2023 totalled 4,056 sessions. Q1 2026 totalled 27,510 sessions, a 6.8 times increase. 30k 20k 10k 0 4,056 27,510 Q1 2023 Q1 2026 6.8×
Organic search sessions, per first quarter. Source: Google Analytics 4, pulled 4 June 2026. Bars show the three-month Q1 total for each year.
02 The decision, 2026

Then, point that audience at the right work.

Reach is only useful if it brings the right people. A large share of the firm's traffic was arriving on generalist, suburban-firm pages and no-win-no-fee framing that did not reflect where Pentana Stanton wanted to grow.

In 2026 the firm made a deliberate choice. It repositioned as a specialist commercial litigation and high-net-worth family law practice. Generalist pages were retired, the no-win-no-fee framing was removed, and the content was rebuilt around the matters that matter most to the firm.

Before, generalist positioning

A broad suburban offer

  • Wide, generalist service pages competing on volume
  • No-win-no-fee framing aimed at price-led enquiries
  • Traffic broad but loosely matched to the firm's direction
  • Visibility spread thin across low-intent topics
After, focused positioning

A specialist commercial and family practice

  • Commercial litigation and high-net-worth family law at the centre
  • Generalist pages retired, no-win-no-fee framing removed
  • Content rebuilt around high-value, considered matters
  • Visibility concentrated where the firm wants to be found
03 The early signal, first 5 weeks

Fewer of the wrong visitors. The right ones stayed.

A repositioning of this kind usually trades some traffic for relevance. In the first five weeks after launch (28 April to 1 June 2026, compared with the prior five weeks), the early signals point the right way.

Clicks held steady while impressions fell. In other words, the firm stopped appearing for searches that were never going to convert, and the people who did click were a closer match. Click-through rate rose as a result.

Clicks
4,887 4,797
Held steady (-1.8%) through the change. The audience did not fall away.
Impressions
−14.2%
Fewer appearances for low-relevance searches. Intended, not a loss.
Click-through rate
+14%
A higher share of the right searchers chose Pentana Stanton.
Average Google position
Across the growth window the firm's average position climbed from page five territory to the foot of page two.
46 18

High-value queries now ranking on page one

Search queryAvg position
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2.1
non-compete clause Victoria
2.7
shareholder injunction Victoria
7.1
deed of family arrangement Victoria
4.0
recent family provision cases Vic
1.9
caveat on property Victoria
2.6

Average position, Google Search Console. These are public reported decisions and legal topics the firm's published content addresses. They are not the firm's own client matters.

Monthly clicks from Google, Feb 2025 versus Mar 2026 February 2025 had 839 clicks. March 2026 had 6,898 clicks, about eight times as many. Feb 2025 Mar 2026 839 6,898 ~8× more clicks
Monthly clicks from Google. Source: Google Search Console, pulled 4 June 2026. Two verified months shown.

How Brain Buddy AI works

Search visibility, built around the matters that matter.

Brain Buddy AI is a search and positioning agency for established professional-services firms. We combine traditional search optimisation with answer-engine and generative-engine visibility, so a firm is found by the right people whether they search on Google or ask an AI assistant.

Build the audience

Sustained, search-led content and technical work that grows qualified organic visibility over time.

Sharpen the position

Repositioning the site around a firm's highest-value practice areas, and retiring what no longer fits.

Measure what counts

Reporting on relevance and intent, not vanity reach, so the numbers reflect real commercial direction.

About these figures

The figures in this case study are drawn from Pentana Stanton Lawyers' own Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console accounts, pulled on 4 June 2026. They describe past performance over the periods shown. They are not a prediction or a guarantee of future results, and search performance depends on many factors outside any agency's control.

Analytics page-tracking for the firm changed in April 2026, so the Analytics figures in this study run to March 2026. The search queries listed are public reported decisions and legal topics that the firm's published content addresses. They are not the firm's own client matters.