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SEO Success Story

Local AV Rentals
Dominating Toronto Search

How we helped Toronto Audio Visual Rentals eliminate 206 site errors, achieve a perfect Ahrefs health score, remove 10 toxic backlinks, and get 97 out of 113 pages fully indexed on Google.

Industry

AV Equipment / Rentals

Type

Local Service

Services

SEO · Backlinks · GSC ·Ahref

Year

2025

The Problem

What Was
Broken?

Torontoaudiovisualrentals.ca had an Ahrefs health score of just 78, 206 site errors, 10 potentially toxic backlinks, and 16 pages sitting outside Google’s index — all quietly hurting their organic visibility.

78

Ahrefs Health Score

(Before)

78

Site audit revealed 206 errors, 60 warnings, and 297 notices across 200 internal pages — with 193 URLs carrying active errors blocking clean crawling.

206

Site Errors

Broken links, redirect issues, and crawlability problems were spread across the site, preventing search engines from properly reading and indexing key pages.

206

Site Errors

10

Toxic Backlinks

SEMrush Backlink Audit flagged 10 potentially toxic links from low-authority and spammy domains, putting the site’s domain authority at risk of a Google penalty.

10

Toxic & Potentially Toxic Backlinks

16

Pages Not Indexed

Out of 113 URLs reported in GSC, only 97 were indexed. 16 pages — including important service and category pages — were invisible to Google search users.

16

Pages Not Indexed

Visual Proof

Before & After

Real screenshots showing measurable improvements across health score, errors, backlinks, indexing, and disavow status.
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Ahrefs Health Score

Before
Toronto Audio Visual Rentals Ahrefs site audit overview showing a health score of 78 and crawl distribution of internal resources

Health Score: 98

After
Torontoaudiovisualrentals toronto audio visual rentals ahrefs audit 100 health score

Health Score: 100

Toxic Backlinks

Before
Toronto Audio Visual Rentals Semrush backlink audit overview showing low toxicity score with 194 referring domains and authority score of 22

Toxic Backlinks: 10

After
Toronto Audio Visual Rentals Semrush backlink audit report showing zero toxic domains and 100 percent non-toxic backlink profile status

Toxic Backlinks: 0

Our Approach

The Strategy

01
Foundation

Technical SEO Overhaul

  • Full Ahrefs audit uncovered 206 errors across 200 internal pages
  • Fixed all broken links, redirect chains, and crawlability issues
  • Resolved all 193 URLs that were carrying active errors
  • Health score pushed from 78 to a perfect 100
02
Backlinks

Toxic Link Cleanup

  • SEMrush audit identified 10 toxic and potentially toxic backlinks
  • Contacted spammy domains for link removal where possible
  • Disavowed 3 domains and 68 URLs via Google Disavow Tool
  • Backlink profile cleaned to 100% non-toxic — authority score 22
03
Indexing

GSC Issue Resolution

  • Reviewed all 113 URLs reported in Google Search Console
  • Identified 97 already indexed and 16 requiring action
  • Submitted indexing requests for all 16 non-indexed pages
  • Junk URLs (404, 301, query strings) correctly left non-indexed
04
Scale

Sitemap & Ongoing Management

  • Sitemap reviewed and resubmitted to GSC for clean crawling
  • Unwanted URLs filtered — only canonical pages targeted for indexing
  • Ongoing GSC monitoring configured for continued performance
  • All validations started in GSC — zero outstanding critical issues
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Impact

The Numbers
Don’t Lie

100

Health Score

Up from 78 → Perfect

Before

78

After

100

206→0

Site Errors Fixed

Full error cleanup

Before

206

After

0

10→0

Toxic Links Removed

100% non-toxic profile

Before

10

After

0

+16

Pages Indexed

All 113 submitted

Before

97

After

113

T

CEO

Toronto Audio Visual Rentals

“Salam Experts completely transformed our website’s technical foundation. Every error was fixed, our toxic backlinks were cleaned up, and our pages are now fully visible on Google. The results speak for themselves.
T

Toronto Audio

Visual Rentals

Canada’s AV Equipment Specialists

About the Client

Corporate AV Rental Toronto
Rental Toronto

Toronto Audio Visual Rentals is a leading AV equipment rental company serving events, productions, and businesses across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. With a wide range of audio, video, and lighting solutions, the company needed its website to rank prominently in local search to drive bookings and inquiries from corporate and event clients.

113

Total URLs in GSC

100%

Non-Toxic Backlinks

100

Ahrefs Health Score

How We Did It

Project Timeline

From first audit to measurable growth — a clear, structured roadmap executed phase by phase.

1
Phase 1

Discovery & Full Audit

Ahrefs audit revealed health score of 78 with 206 errors and 193 error-carrying URLs. SEMrush Backlink Audit flagged 10 toxic/potentially toxic links. GSC showed 16 of 113 pages not indexed.

Ahrefs Audit SEMrush GSC Analysis ⏱ Full Audit Completed
2
Phase 2

Technical Fixes & Error Cleanup

All 206 errors resolved — broken links fixed, redirect chains cleaned, and crawlability issues eliminated. Ahrefs health score jumped from 78 to a perfect 100. All 193 error URLs cleared.

Error Fix Redirect Cleanup Internal Links ⏱ Health Score 78 → 100
3
Phase 3

Backlink Cleanup & Disavow

10 toxic and potentially toxic backlinks identified via SEMrush. Disavow file submitted to Google covering 3 domains and 68 URLs. Backlink profile cleaned to 100% non-toxic. Authority score maintained at 22.

Toxic Link Removal Google Disavow SEMrush Audit ⏱ 100% Non-Toxic
4
Phase 4

GSC Indexing Campaign

Reviewed all 113 GSC-reported URLs. 97 already indexed. Indexing requests submitted for all 16 remaining pages. Junk URLs (404s, redirects, query strings) correctly left non-indexed per Google best practices.

Index Requests GSC Validation URL Cleanup ⏱ Indexing Requests Submitted
5
Phase 5

Monitoring & Ongoing Management

Sitemap resubmitted to GSC. All validations started — zero outstanding critical issues. Ongoing crawl health monitoring configured to ensure continued clean performance and rankings growth.

Sitemap GSC Monitoring Ongoing SEO ⏱ Continuous Monitoring Active

Your Website Deserves Better

Hidden errors and toxic backlinks are quietly killing your rankings. Let Salam Experts fix every issue — just like we did for Toronto Audio Visual Rentals.

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