wiki/clients/current/new-dawn-shine/2026-04-05-seo-progress-hosting-decision.md · 778 words · 2026-04-05
SEO Progress & Hosting Decision — 2026-04-05
Overview
Progress review call with Katie Geiser covering foundational SEO work across both A New Dawn Therapy and Shine Marketing websites. Key outcomes: hosting decision deferred to December, Shine contact form bug escalated to high priority, updated Shine agreement (adding Google Ads) to be sent, and cost estimates for ongoing SEO + Ads engagement requested.
Attendees:
- Melissa Cusumano (Asymmetric)
- Sebastian Gant (Asymmetric)
- Katie Geiser — client (A New Dawn Therapy / Shine Marketing)
Next meeting: Thursday, October 23rd at 1:00 PM Central
Key Decisions
- Hosting deferred. Katie cannot afford hosting for both sites at this time. She is considering hosting A New Dawn Therapy only, potentially starting in December when her current Bluehost plan renews. No commitment made.
- Shine agreement to be updated. The pending agreement for Shine will be sent without website hosting, but will include Google Ads management.
- Contact form on Shine is high priority. Forms are not reaching Katie's inbox; this is to be investigated and resolved urgently before other Shine work continues.
- Future meeting cadence. Starting next meeting, calls will be split: 30 minutes for A New Dawn, 30 minutes for Shine.
SEO & Conversion Tracking Progress
Keyword Research
- Keyword research completed for both A New Dawn Therapy and Shine Marketing.
- Google Keyword Planner used to assess search volume, competition, and estimated cost-per-click.
- Keyword data will serve as the foundation for both on-page SEO and Google Ads bidding strategy.
Conversion Tracking Setup
Conversion events configured for both sites:
| Event |
A New Dawn |
Shine |
| Homepage view |
✓ |
✓ |
| Contact form submission |
✓ |
✓ |
| Click-to-call |
Pending (button needed) |
✓ (number already clickable) |
| Click-to-email |
Pending (button needed) |
— |
Recommendation: Add click-to-call and click-to-email buttons to A New Dawn so those actions can be tracked in Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.
Contact Page Hierarchy
- A New Dawn: Contact form should appear above the direct email address to prioritize trackable form fills. Email can remain visible but secondary.
- Shine: Katie prefers phone calls as primary contact method. Call-to-action prominence should be adjusted accordingly; form fill is secondary.
Website Hosting Discussion
- Cost: $300/month per site, billed quarterly ($900/quarter for both).
- Benefits discussed: Easier backend access, faster change turnaround, automatic plugin updates, proactive issue monitoring — all handled internally without going back and forth with Bluehost.
- Decision: No hosting for either site right now. Katie may revisit A New Dawn Therapy hosting in December, timed around her Bluehost renewal. Not a permanent no.
- Technical note: Migration would replace Bluehost; DNS would move to Asymmetric's WP environment. Domain registration stays with Katie.
Google Ads Verification
- Google Ads advertiser verification deadline: November 8th (flagged for Shine account).
- Process: log into Google Ads → Billing → Advertiser Verification → answer questions, possibly submit a document.
- Usually straightforward; occasionally requires support if Google's automated scan rejects a document.
- Team will monitor via admin access and flag if action is needed from Katie.
- Contact form submissions on the Shine website are not arriving in Katie's inbox.
- A New Dawn form works correctly under the same Gmail Workspace setup.
- Katie has already attempted troubleshooting with Bluehost without resolution.
- Assigned to Sebastian Gant to investigate the WordPress/WPForms configuration and resolve.
EHR System — Jane
Katie is evaluating a new electronic health record system called Jane (J-A-A-N-E) with the following relevant features:
- Automated patient survey delivery
- Automated Google review request emails
- Built-in analytics dashboard
- Email list storage (potential future use for blog/newsletter distribution)
No action required from Asymmetric at this time; noted for context as email marketing and review generation strategy develops.
Action Items
| # |
Task |
Owner |
Status |
| 1 |
Investigate and resolve Shine contact form not delivering to email |
Sebastian Gant |
🔴 Urgent |
| 2 |
Send updated Shine agreement including Google Ads, excluding website hosting |
Sebastian Gant |
Open |
| 3 |
Provide cost estimates for ongoing SEO + Google Ads optimization post-project |
Melissa Cusumano |
Open |
| 4 |
Add click-to-call and click-to-email buttons to A New Dawn website |
Team |
Open |
| 5 |
Continue Google Ads foundation, SEO, and Google Business Profile work |
Sebastian Gant |
In Progress |