Anyone here worked SEO for a research-use-only peptide site?
I’m looking to hear from SEOs who have actually worked in the research-use-only peptide space.
I’m working on an established domain that has been built with a strong scientific/compliance model: RUO positioning, detailed product pages, PubMed references, PhD scientific reviewers, COAs/testing, research articles, strong internal linking, proper schema, etc.
The homepage has started getting decent organic traffic, but the product pages seem to be taking much longer. Some are starting to get 1-5 impressions daily but not showing any search queries, it feels noticeably slower than less sensitive ecommerce niches.
For anyone who has worked in peptides specifically:
Did you experience a prolonged sandbox / trust-building period for commercial product pages?
Did Google appear to treat the niche significantly more cautiously because of YMYL?
What actually moved the needle: domain-level links, deep links, topical authority, age/time, content, internal links, or something else?
Once the product pages started moving, did rankings improve fairly quickly or was it a slow climb?
Did you find informational/research content helped pull the commercial pages up over time?
I’m not really looking for generic “build good content and backlinks” advice. I’d especially like to hear from anyone who has had hands-on experience ranking RUO peptide product/category pages and what the timeline looked like.
Interested to compare notes.