QLU: A new look at categorization and SEO in sportswear
QLU is an e-commerce brand that offers performance and everyday wear focused sportswear products. With increased product diversity, there was a need to restructure the site structure to ensure that users could get to the products they were looking for faster and to gain stronger visibility in search engines.

- INFORMATION

An E-Commerce Experience Reconstructed with SEO and Information Architecture

QLU's growing product range had led to the complexity of the category structure over time, making it difficult for users to find the products they were looking for. At the same time, on the SEO side, problems such as keyword conflicts, poor URL structure, and limited indexable category pages were limiting the brand's search visibility. Therefore, the project was built on an information architecture transformation that will both improve SEO performance and allow users to find products faster within the site. As the Nodus Works team, the entire category structure has been reclassified and products have been regrouped according to user intent, creating a more understandable navigation. More specific subcategories were created under the main categories such as women, men, children and accessories, and developed landing pages targeting long-tail keywords. The URL structure was simplified to make it search engine friendly, and color variants were represented through separate URLs, creating pages that match the intent of the search. On the technical side, schema configurations were added, page loading performance was optimized, and indexing issues were fixed. On the user experience side, the filtering system has been completely redesigned, adding multilayer filters such as color, size, activity and fabric type to facilitate product discovery. The mobile experience was reorganized according to user behavior data, making filters and navigation more accessible faster.

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- RESULT

A Scalable Site Structure Where SEO and UX Work Together

As a result of the project, QLU's site architecture has become more understandable and accessible for both users and search engines. Thanks to a restructured category system and SEO-focused pages, organic traffic increased by 62% in three months. The average amount of time users spent on the site increased by 28%, while the conversion rate from category pages improved by 19%. Thanks to the improved filtering system and mobile navigation, users can get to the products they are looking for faster. This transformation was a powerful example of how SEO and user experience can drive sustainable growth in ecommerce sites when taken together. The new information architecture created for QLU has created a scalable digital experience infrastructure that supports the brand's growing product portfolio.