Digital Growth Diagnostic

Perth Geotechnics

Perth-based geotechnical and pavement engineering consultancy serving residential, commercial, industrial and mining projects across Western Australia with investigation, testing and design services.

Highly credible technical team but website and search fail to turn that into qualified briefs.

Perth Geotechnics has built real local credibility: registered Members of MIEAust and the Australian Geomechanics Society, a Bentley address in Perth and a 5.0 Google rating from two reviewers. That technical reputation covers residential, commercial, industrial and mining projects across Western Australia, but it is not translating into predictable, qualified enquiries. The website and search footprint are not presenting sector-specific proof or clear decision-stage guidance, so builders, consulting engineers and project managers are being lost at the shortlist stage.

Your online reputation

5

Google star rating

2

Verified reviews

Medium

Reputation strength

Google Business Profile

Your online presence — what the data reveals

AI Visibility

Low

Authority Score

0

out of 100

Organic traffic

241

est. monthly visits

Traffic Trend

%

past 12 months

Organic Keywords

79

ranking terms

Keyword Trend

+325

%

past 12 months

Backlinks

34

total

Paid traffic

0

0 paid campaigns

Digital maturity

Level 1

out of 5

The good news:

You have two hard-to-replicate assets: recognised professional credentials (registered Members of MIEAust and AGS) and a perfect 5.0 Google rating from two reviewers. Combined with experience across four sectors in Western Australia, those assets make it possible to win larger, repeat project briefs if the digital presence is aligned to that credibility.

How your website scores

Message clarity
3/5
Trust signals
3/5
Conversion design
2/5
Visual maturity
3/5
UX total11 / 20

TECH STACK

CMS
WordPress
Analytics
Google Universal AnalyticsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager

UX OBSERVATIONS

Trust signals exist but are visually subordinate (footer and small badges), not carrying enough authority to reassure procurement or senior engineers — increasing friction for higher-value enquiries.

Hero messaging is generic and service-agnostic, failing to communicate the specific commercial outcomes (risk, compliance, cost certainty) that technically minded buyers need to qualify the supplier quickly.

Single, undifferentiated CTA and no quick triage (quote form, project examples, sector filters) fail to structure decision-making, converting technical credibility into sporadic, low-quality leads.

What this means:

About 240 visits a month and 68 ranking keywords show the business is being found, but that scale is not enough to produce predictable briefs. With only two Google reviews and no sector case studies on key pages, technical credibility is visible but not convincing shortlisting teams to request proposals.

The three gaps holding you back

  • Reputation not surfaced where it matters. Your site mentions MIEAust and AGS membership and lists an office address in Bentley, but those credentials are small, footer-level elements and there are only two Google reviews — this makes it hard for specifiers or procurement teams to validate you quickly.
  • Pages are service-complete but decision-opaque. The Services and About pages list many technical offerings (CPT, SPT, PSP, pile design, pavement investigation) but the copy is generic and lacks sector-specific examples, quantified outcomes or project proof, so visitors cannot tell which services are optimised for commercial, residential or mining buyers.
  • Conversion path is under-structured. Single undifferentiated CTAs and a generic hero mean commercial buyers cannot self-triage or request the right response (quote, scope check, tender pack), which is costing you qualified enquiries despite modest organic traffic (≈228/mth) and growing keyword footprint.

What's possible when these gaps are closed

  1. Turn professional credentials into shortlist proof

    Turn professional credentials into shortlist proof by publishing four to six sector case studies that show measured outcomes and project impact. Linking those case studies to the MIEAust and AGS memberships and the 5.0 rating will help convert a share of the ~240 monthly visitors into qualified enquiries.

  2. Make service pathways clear for each buyer

    Make it straightforward for builders, consulting engineers and project managers to find the exact service they need by creating distinct sector pathways for residential, commercial, industrial and mining projects. Targeted landing pages tied to the 68 keywords already ranking will reduce friction and increase the proportion of visitors who reach out with project briefs.

  3. Scale organic visibility to reach decision makers

    Scale organic visibility by improving homepage messaging, adding clear page descriptions and building a small program of high-value backlinks to leverage the existing 34 referring domains. Even modest improvements could turn the current ~240 monthly visits and 68 keywords into a steady pipeline of qualified enquiries within 6 to 12 months.

This report was prepared by Redfox Digital using publicly available SEO, UX and reputation data.

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Perth Geotechnics homepage screenshot