Pinch Payments

Pinch is an Australian payments platform competing with global names like Stripe and GoCardless for the same searches. In 2026, its average Google position climbed from 35 to 11, organic clicks grew 36%, and leads from AI search rose 47%.

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Pinch Payments Australia SEO Case Study | Search Studio

The Challenge

Pinch helps Australian businesses and software companies collect payments, from invoices and recurring payments to direct debit. It’s a strong product in a crowded space. When a business owner searches for a way to take payments, they usually see Stripe, GoCardless and Airwallex first, brands with global budgets and years of authority behind them.

Buyers in this category also research carefully. They compare options, check which tools work with Xero or MYOB, and more and more, they ask AI assistants like ChatGPT for recommendations. Pinch needed to show up at each of those moments, and many of its key pages were sitting too far down the results to be seen.

The Strategy

We started by improving the pages people visit when they’re close to choosing a payment provider, including comparison pages, integration pages and the pricing page. Each page needed to answer the buyer’s real questions quickly and show where Pinch fits. Every month, we published new blog articles on the topics Pinch’s customers search for, like invoicing, recurring payments and cash flow.

We also reviewed and updated older posts, so content written years ago stayed accurate and kept ranking.

To build Pinch’s authority, we earned backlinks through press releases, guest articles and features on relevant business and finance websites.

These links help Google see Pinch as a trusted source, and they help AI assistants like ChatGPT pick up and recommend Pinch too. Finally, we set up conversion tracking, so Pinch could see which searches were turning into sign-ups.

 

 

The Results

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Organic Google Clicks Increase
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“In just a few months, Fonthip and her team at Search Studio have transformed our online performance. They have significantly improved our website’s SEO, resulting in a massive increase in leads and conversions. Search Studio has proven to be one of the invaluable partners for our SEO journey. Their expertise and knowledge have truly impressed us.”
Joe McCord
Head of Growth

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