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Case Studies 4 min. | Updated: 29.09.2026

Digital monopoly in the USA: How to take TOP-1 and TOP-2 in the medical niche through Trustpilot

Anton Movchan
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Marketer at Buylink.pro. Works with Trustpilot, Google branded SERPs, Reddit and crowd marketing campaigns, and writes guides and case studies based on client projects.
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Digital monopoly in the USA: How to take TOP-1 and TOP-2 in the medical niche through Trustpilot

Key Takeaways

Introductory data Region: USA (Tier-1).Niche: Medical services / HealthTech.Period: March - May 2026.Task: Build a strong reputation from scratch, stop the outflow of targeted traffic...
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Introductory data

Region: USA (Tier-1).
Niche: Medical services / HealthTech.
Period: March - May 2026.
Task: Build a strong reputation from scratch, stop the outflow of targeted traffic to competitors, and accelerate the organic growth of the website in search.
Result: 100% of traffic from the USA. Monopoly in search results for branded queries. Organic growth to the Trustpilot page up to 70+ targeted visits per month.

Description of the problem

March 2026. When launching a medical project in the USA, the client faced a harsh reputational barrier. The American consumer does not make a decision about treatment or purchasing HealthTech services without a thorough verification of reviews.

Situation "BEFORE":

  • Zeroing of conversion: Users went from advertising or search to the website, went to Google to check "Brand + reviews", saw an empty Trustpilot page and left for competitors. An expensive marketing budget burned out at the final verification stage.
  • Deficit of E-E-A-T: For medical websites, Google requires confirmed authority. The lack of external trust signals slowed down the growth of the main domain.
  • Risk of negativity: An empty field in branded search results is a vulnerability. The vacant place in the TOP could at any moment be taken by aggregator sites with uncontrolled negativity or competitor articles.

Set tasks

  1. Creation of a "Reputation shield": Take position #2 in search results immediately after the main website.
  2. Capture of branded intent: Optimize the profile for the queries "Brand + reviews", "Brand legit".
  3. 100% localization: Ensure the collection of reviews exclusively from real patients from the USA.
  4. Funnel protection: Make the Trustpilot page a conversion bridge, after which the user returns to the website ready for a deal.

Solution and Process

The Buylink.pro team implemented a strategy of legal medical presence, where systematic work with the feedback of real patients became part of the overall SEO engine.

Stage 1: Formation of an expert feed

Instead of passive waiting, we built a process for collecting reviews: after treatment, the patient received an invitation to leave a review with a request to describe specifics: the quality of service, the cleanliness of the clinic, and the work of the doctors. The profile filled up with real patient stories, and Trustpilot moderators had no questions about their authenticity.

Stage 2: Technical SEO of the profile

So that the Trustpilot page would collect traffic, in the invitations we asked patients to describe the specific service and how the visit went. Such reviews naturally answer the questions people ask Google. The result: the profile consolidated in search for 24 phrases. Of these, 9 queries are direct searches for your brand at the final stage before a deal.

Stage 3: Geo-segmentation

Medicine in the USA is a strictly local story. Invitations went only to US resident patients with a confirmed history of visits, so the geography of the profile matched the real geography of the clinic. This ensured an organic geo-distribution and trust in the profile.

Results

Analytics data confirms the effectiveness of the chosen strategy:

  • Traffic: Stable growth from zero to 70+ visits per month. These are users who were looking exactly for this brand.
  • Keywords: The page consolidated for 24 keywords.
    • Branded: 9 keywords (capture of the first page of search results).
    • Informational: 12 keywords (attracting those who still doubt).
  • Monopoly in search results: Now, upon a brand query, the user sees two links in a row leading to the company's resources. This completely cuts off competitors and closes the question of trust.
  • Signal for Google: The appearance of an active, verified profile on an authoritative platform gave a powerful boost to the main website within the framework of updating medical YMYL algorithms.

Review of the company representative

"In USA medicine, without a reputation, you do not exist. We saw how people enter the site and leave to 'check' us. Buylink.pro created for us that very 'sterile' zone of trust. When a client sees our site in the first place, and our stars on Trustpilot in the second - he returns and buys. 70 people a month who came from reviews are the most loyal clients we have."

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