Off-Page SEO Case Study: Posterjack.ca’s Growth After Backlink Cleanup

In September 2025, the link-building project for Posterjack.ca, a well-established provider of high-quality photo products and canvas prints in Canada, began.

The focus was entirely on off-page SEO, with the goals to:

  • strengthen the domain authority
  • stabilize rankings
  • and restore lost trust due to a previously damaged backlink profile.
2K 3.6K
Referring Domains
29K 32K
Monthly Traffic
4 1
Target Keyword Ranking

Strategy & Approach

Backlink Audit & Disavow
Backlink Audit & Disavow
  • Comprehensive analysis of all incoming backlinks
  • Identification of toxic, irrelevant, and manipulated links
  • Creation and submission of a disavow file
  • Removal of hundreds of harmful links from ranking evaluation
Strategic Link Building
Strategic Link Building
  • Focus on high-quality, topically relevant domains
  • No mass link building, no automated networks
  • Steady, natural backlink growth
  • Relevance for e-commerce and print products in the Canadian market
Results

Backlink Profile Cleanup & High-Quality Link Acquisition

  • Referring Domains: increased from 2,057 to 3,638
  • Domain Authority: significantly improved
  • Rankings: stabilised following disavow and backlink cleanup
  • “canvas prints canada”: improved from position #4 to #1
Fazit

A Healthy and Strong Backlink Profile Matters

This case study shows that link building through an experienced SEO link-building agency is not just about growth — in many cases, it also requires targeted repair work.

By combining backlink cleanup (disavow) with strategic, high-quality link building, Posterjack.ca was able to strengthen its domain authority and significantly improve its most important rankings.

Especially for established domains with a long history, a clean backlink profile, implemented by an experienced SEO link-building agency, is the foundation for sustainable, long-term SEO success.