SEO Proposal

Proud Smile

proudsmile.com.au

Prepared by David Pok for Dr. Erwin Vasconcelos · 10 August 2026

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Opportunities

Based on the approved SEO audit: closing the near-term gap is worth roughly 294 additional visits and about 6 additional enquiries a month, or $2,595 a month of equivalent paid traffic. The ten content clusters in the full plan have a month-12 run rate of about 2,565 visits and 43 enquiries a month, or $22,328 a month in equivalent ad spend.

The barriers

Five gaps explain most of the difference between Proud Smile's organic footprint and the 459 page-one keywords the market leader holds.

No pricing content anywhere on the site

Proud Smile has strong veneers service pages — porcelain, same-day, ultra-thin and premium composite all have their own URL. What none of them answer is the question patients actually search first: what does it cost. There is no cost or pricing page, and the brand guide names price uncertainty as the number one objection. The market leader holds positions 2-10 across more than a dozen phrasings of that question, and that single content cluster is the largest reason their footprint is several times the size of Proud Smile's.

The core positioning term isn't won yet

“Cosmetic dentistry Gold Coast” and its variants sit at positions 18-22, behind two rival Gold Coast clinics. That is the exact positioning the brand is built around, and it is currently being lost on page two.

Each clinic is invisible as a business in its own right

The three clinic pages have no Dentist or LocalBusiness schema, so their addresses, hours and ratings aren't machine-readable, and the pages read as directory entries rather than genuine local landing pages. For a three-location practice this is the cheapest local-search win available.

Named treatments have no organic footprint of their own

VeneerOne, VeneerZero, VeneerBond, Cinderella and Reto Aligners carry no recorded search volume. They aren't what patients type — they're the answer once a patient lands on a veneers or cosmetic dentistry page, and they should be positioned that way rather than targeted directly.

The national “veneers” pillar is wide open

At 18,100 searches a month, “veneers” is the biggest keyword in the category, and only one Gold Coast clinic appears in the top ten at all (at #10). Nobody has built the authoritative guide this term rewards.

Every one of these is a content or structure gap, not a penalty — the fixes are pages to build, not damage to undo.
The path forward

A three-horizon plan: fix what's already close, then own the local category, then go after the national terms that build lasting authority. All three horizons run in parallel, targeted inside 12 months.

Quick wins

Months 1–3
  • Build a proper cosmetic dentistry Gold Coast category page and win back the core positioning term
  • Publish a transparent veneers pricing page; fixed prices in writing, no discounting
  • Add Dentist/LocalBusiness schema and unique local content to the Bundall, Hope Island and Pacific Fair pages
  • Fix 404 handling so missing URLs return a genuine 404 instead of redirecting to the homepage
  • Rewrite the homepage H1 to carry the cosmetic dentistry and Gold Coast positioning
  • Strengthen the teeth whitening page to move it from #24 onto page one

Category ownership

Months 3–6
  • Build out the veneers cost cluster; every phrasing patients actually use, one strong page plus supporting answers
  • Publish the comparison content that answers the real objections: composite vs porcelain, how long veneers last, what happens to the teeth underneath
  • Give each named treatment its own page as the answer layer, linked from the category and veneers pages
  • Build a review-generation routine across all three clinics to lift the Pacific Fair and Hope Island ratings toward Bundall's
  • Add a clear aligners page so the aligner category isn't ceded to the Invisalign brand term

National authority

Months 6–12
  • Build the definitive veneers pillar guide targeting the 18,100/mo head term
  • Expand into the full veneer types and materials hub, internally linked to the pillar
  • Pursue featured snippets and AI-answer citations on the cost and process questions
  • Earn local and industry links off the in-house lab story
  • Review rankings quarterly and reallocate toward whichever cluster is compounding fastest
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Digital Marketing Packages

To best suit Proud Smile's pace of growth across three clinics, we offer three monthly packages, each with dedicated hours for strategy, implementation, optimisation and reporting.

PackageDedicated hours / monthMonthly investment
SEO Starter10 hours$1,500/mo
SEO Grow15 hours$3,000/mo
SEO Scale25 hours$5,500/mo

What more hours buy you

More dedicated hours mean faster implementation, a broader scope across local and national clusters, deeper testing and optimisation, and quicker iteration as ranking data comes in. A larger monthly investment in hours is what compounds the 12-month run rate faster.

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Investment

Once a package is selected, the first step is a joint 3-Month Action Plan that sets specific objectives, target pages, KPIs and a delivery timeline against the roadmap above.

Digital Marketing Service Packages
Package options
SEO Starter
10 hours dedicated per month · Ideal for small businesses ready to get found online and start generating leads from search.
*Excludes GST
$1,500/month
SEO Grow
15 hours dedicated per month · For established businesses serious about consistent organic growth and lead generation.
*Excludes GST
$3,000/month
SEO Scale
25 hours dedicated per month · For businesses expanding into new markets or growing multiple service lines at once.
*Excludes GST
$5,500/month
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Mutual Agreement

This Agreement is made between Milkyway Digital Pty Ltd (referred to as "we", "us", or "Milkyway Digital"), located in Gold Coast, Australia, and Proud Smile (referred to as "you" or "Proud Smile").

What we both agree to

As our valued client, Proud Smile, you agree to provide timely access to information, assets and approvals; review strategies, reports and content with constructive feedback; meet agreed deadlines; and keep to the payment schedule below.

As your digital marketing partner, Milkyway Digital Pty Ltd, we agree to apply our expertise professionally, pursue the agreed objectives and timelines, keep your information confidential, and provide monthly performance updates on the 15th of each month.

Scope of services

Services are delivered against the monthly hours and scope in the selected package, and further detailed in the 3-Month Action Plan: SEO strategy, on-page and technical implementation, content, local SEO across the three clinics, and reporting.

Changes to scope

Significant changes in strategic direction or work beyond the agreed package hours will be discussed and agreed in writing before implementation, and may adjust the monthly investment or timeline.

Performance expectations

We apply best practice and our expertise to drive results, but cannot guarantee specific rankings, traffic or enquiry volumes given factors outside our control (search algorithm changes, competitor activity, market shifts). Our commitment is continuous optimisation and transparent reporting.

Payments and termination

The selected monthly package is invoiced in advance, due within 7 days of invoice. This agreement continues month-to-month after the initial 3-month action plan period; either party may end it with 30 days' written notice, after which we hand over accessible data, reports and campaign assets.

Governing law

This agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. By signing under Next Steps, you agree to these terms.

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Next Steps

To move forward:

  1. 1
    Choose a package

    Select the package above that fits the pace of growth you want across the three clinics.

  2. 2
    Accept this proposal

    Sign below. Changes to scope after acceptance can be accommodated but may adjust the monthly investment.

  3. 3
    Kick-off

    Once accepted, we build the 3-Month Action Plan against the quick-wins phase first.

Please select a package above before signing.
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Proposal accepted

Thank you, . Your signature has been recorded.
The Milkyway Digital team will be in touch to kick off your plan.

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