

In a competitive industry like window furnishings, visibility is everything. You can have the best products, the best installers, and the best service—but if you’re not showing up on Google when your ideal customer is searching, you’re losing business. Period.
That’s exactly the problem Decor8 Blinds faced before teaming up with Mr SEO.
Founded in the 1990s, Decor8 Blinds had built a strong reputation as one of Melbourne’s leading soft furnishing specialists. Known for their high-quality custom-made curtains, blinds, and shutters, they serviced homes and businesses across the city with personalised design consultations and expert installations.
But while their work was first class, their digital presence wasn’t keeping up.
Yellow Pages Was Outdated. Google Ads Were Leaking Money.
For years, Decor8 had relied on traditional advertising like Yellow Pages and a handful of poorly optimised Google Ads. It brought in some leads, but not the right ones.
The issue?
They were wasting time measuring and quoting in areas that never converted, stretching their resources and bleeding profit.
In the blinds business, time is money. Sending a team out to quote in low-value suburbs burns through margin fast. Decor8 knew exactly which areas brought in their best clients—but they had no strategy in place to target them online.
That’s where Mr SEO came in.
The Mission: Dominate Search in Their Most Profitable Suburbs
Decor8 came to Mr SEO with one goal:
“Get us ranking on Google for every high-value suburb we want to work in—no fluff, no guesswork.”
So we got to work on a covert, suburb-by-suburb SEO strategy that would put Decor8 in front of their most profitable customers—and nowhere else.
Step 1: Strategic Suburb Selection
First, we sat down with the Decor8 team to identify their ideal client zones. These were suburbs where:
- Households had strong disposable income
- High-end window furnishings were in demand
- Quoting and closing rates were highest
Suburbs like Toorak, Balwyn, Mitcham, Brighton, Camberwell, and Malvern topped the list.
There was no point trying to rank for “blinds Melbourne” or “curtains Eastern Suburbs” and hope for the best. We needed laser focus.
Step 2: Suburb-Level Keyword Targeting
Instead of just casting a generic net, we went with a precision-targeted SEO approach.
For every profitable suburb, we created dedicated pages targeting high-intent, suburb-specific keywords, including:
- Curtains Balwyn
- Blinds Toorak
- Shutters Mitcham
- Curtains Brighton
- Blinds Camberwell
Each page was written with quality content—designed to convert browsers into enquiries—while giving Google exactly what it wanted in terms of keyword relevance, structure, and content.
Step 3: Full Website Re-Structure and Content Buildout
This wasn’t just a case of slapping a few pages online. Mr SEO rebuilt and restructured the entire Decor8 website to support a scalable suburb-first SEO framework.
We handled:
- Page creation and publishing
- SEO copywriting for each location
- Metadata and on-page optimisation
- URL structure and internal linking
- Site speed, mobile-friendliness, and technical SEO
Every new page was strategically linked to and from key product and location hubs, helping Google crawl and understand the site faster and more effectively.
The Results? Absolute Domination.
Within weeks of launching the new suburb-targeted pages, Decor8 saw a:
- Massive spike in local organic traffic
- Sharp drop in Google Ads spend
- Surge in leads from the exact suburbs they wanted
More of the right jobs. Less wasted time. More margin per sale.
Decor8 had stopped chasing low-value leads and started converting the best ones—on autopilot.
No More Google Ads Dependency
Before working with Mr SEO, Decor8 were relying on Google Ads to generate enquiries. But once their organic rankings took hold, the need for ads dropped dramatically.
They were able to cut back their ad budget while keeping lead flow strong and steady—thanks to free, high-converting traffic from suburb-specific searches.
And best of all? These rankings stick. Unlike ads, which stop the moment you stop paying, good SEO continues to drive results long after the work is done.
Smart SEO Wins Every Time
This project proved one thing: smart SEO beats spray-and-pray marketing every time.
Instead of trying to rank for generic, competitive keywords like “blinds Melbourne”, we helped Decor8 own search results in the exact suburbs where their best-paying customers live.
The strategy was sharp. The execution was precise. And the results? Well, just ask Decor8’s bookings calendar.
Thinking About SEO for Your Trade or Service Business?
If you’re in blinds, curtains, shutters—or any service business where location matters—this strategy is exactly what you need.
Don’t waste time and budget trying to be everywhere. Be in the right place, at the right time, with the right keywords.
That’s what Mr SEO does.

