Website Development & SEO for Financial News Provider
Services Covered:

Industry
Media
Duration
153 months
Budget
200K - 999K
Start Date
1 January 2007
Team Size
11-15
Engagement Model
Nearshore
Project Capability Score (PCS)
78/100
Good
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Client
Confidential
Project Summary
TNation provides ongoing web development and support for an international financial news provider, introducing a proprietary CakePHP CMS and implementing extensive SEO that drives strong organic traffic. Internal stakeholders report significant growth, high retention, and new business opportunities enabled by the platform. TNation is noted for responsiveness and ability to perform mission-critical changes outside standard hours.
Key Challenges
- Rebrand and multiple website iterations (seventh iteration)
- Implement a stable, proprietary CMS and core coding work
- Develop intellectual property while handling crawler/robot issues
- Improve organic search performance to drive readership
Project Deliverables
- Proprietary CakePHP-based CMS
- Redesigned/iterated website (seventh iteration)
- SEO implementation to drive organic traffic
- Backend data collection and analytics
Project Solution
TNation assisted with design alongside another vendor, developed and launched a proprietary CakePHP-based CMS, implemented extensive SEO to drive organic traffic, and provided ongoing development and support. They manage mission-critical updates during off-hours (weekends) and organize work via Trello and their own project management tooling while communicating by WhatsApp, email, and phone.
Project Outcome
- Website consistently ranks in the top two to three organic positions
- 50% growth in the past year
- 92% customer retention rate
- Backend now collects large volumes of data enabling expansion into FinTech use cases
Platforms
AR/VR/XR
Web
Tech Stack
CakePHP
Client Endorsement
Overall Review Rating
4.5
5 out of 5 stars
Timeliness
Cost Rating
Willing to Refer
Quality of Deliverables
“Internal stakeholders are pleased with growth and customer retention metrics, as well as new business opportunities TNation has empowered them to explore. TNation’s dedication and ability to work outside of traditional hours are notable. Customers can expect a responsive, flexible team.”
Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.