From Invisible to Industry Authority: GreenDev’s 5-Year Digital Transformation
GreenDevelopment Sustainable Solutions (“GreenDev”) is a full-stack environmental engineering firm in the Philippines, deeply committed to a future where economic growth and ecological integrity go hand-in-hand. They offer comprehensive environmental solutions, technical engineering, and critical compliance and management consulting to corporate and government institutions. GreenDev empowers these organizations to build essential infrastructure that not only fosters progress but also diligently safeguards the resources of future generations, championing true sustainable development across the nation and the region.
The Challenge: Navigating Digital Invisibility
When GreenDev connected with us in November 2020, their significant contributions to environmental engineering were largely undiscoverable online. Their website at the time, unfortunately, hindered rather than helped their outreach. Pages consisted of uploaded JPG brochures – difficult for users to read and virtually impossible for Google to index. Consequently, their site had minimal to no search engine visibility. Beyond these technical roadblocks, GreenDev recognized the need for a strategic marketing partner to assess their unique needs, collaboratively develop an effective plan, and guide its implementation.
Our Solution:
Proactive Partnership & Strategic Execution
Understanding the urgency and undeterred by communication hurdles, we took an immediate, value-first approach. Even before any formal engagement, we conducted a thorough SEO audit of GreenDev’s website and a scan of their existing social media channels. We then delivered our initial findings via a detailed screen and audio recording – a gesture of proactive support that resonated deeply and cemented the foundation for our now 5-year strong partnership. Our collaborative strategy has been comprehensive and adaptive:














Marketing-Driven Website Transformation
We re-engineered GreenDev’s website from the ground up, transforming it into a dynamic, SEO-optimized platform that serves as a powerful lead generation tool and a true brand-building machine, designed around their ideal customer journey.
Authority-Building Content Ecosystem
Through ongoing monthly collaboration, we tap into GreenDev’s expertise to create high-value industry guides and resources. This strategic content not only positions them as thought leaders but also attracts high-quality backlinks and is designed with built-in lead magnets (e.g., downloadable versions) to capture visitor details.
Consistent Lead Nurturing
Every lead gathered from their value-driven website content is seamlessly integrated into a weekly newsletter. This campaign delivers further value to their audience, solidifying GreenDev’s brand authority and keeping them top-of-mind.
Data-Driven Performance & Strategy
We implemented robust analytics (Google Tag Manager, Search Console, Analytics) and provide monthly data intelligence reports. These insights, covering all digital touchpoints (including LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook), allow us to continuously refine strategies, demonstrate clear marketing ROI, and ensure every effort is aligned with GreenDev’s growth.


The Results: From Digital Obscurity to Undisputed Industry Authority
Our enduring partnership with GreenDev over the past 5 years is a powerful testament to the transformative impact of a strategic, collaborative, and continuously optimized digital marketing approach. The results speak for themselves:
Dominant Online Visibility
From being virtually invisible, GreenDev’s website now attracts an impressive average of 70,000 users annually, generating over 200,000+ pageviews each year.
Top Google Rankings Secured
They consistently rank on the first page of Google search results for the most critical keywords in their environmental engineering niche, having achieved over 1 million search impressions to date.
Recognized Industry Authority
Their website's insightful monthly guides and resources have naturally earned valuable backlinks from highly reputable institutions such as the WorldBank, University of the Philippines Open University, Rights in Development Org, and Lawyer Philippines, independently validating their expertise.
Thriving Lead Generation & Nurturing System
The website functions as a highly effective lead magnet, consistently feeding a popular weekly newsletter that further educates their audience and reinforces GreenDev's authoritative positioning in the market.
Crystal-Clear Marketing ROI
Through our comprehensive data analytics and reporting, GreenDev has a transparent, ongoing view of how many closed deals and valuable projects originate from their digital marketing efforts, providing a clear and compelling picture of their marketing return on investment.
This continued success story perfectly illustrates the “Get Smarter and Better” philosophy—focusing on proactive value, deep collaboration, and relentless data-driven improvement—empowering vital Filipino organizations like GreenDev to not only achieve but significantly exceed their growth and impact objectives.
Customer reviews
Jon Diomampo2025-07-02Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It’s awesome working with Gretchen and the GSB team! You guys displayed remarkable patience in conversing with us, listening to our stories on what we’re doing and how we’re doing things in line with our spiritual family’s mission of making disciples. It was a delight how the baselining process was done. You guys managed the project extremely well - handled the work breakdown systematically and efficiently phased things in a workable timeline. And, I appreciate so much the time given for user experience and feedback. And making yourselves available for tech support as we move towards adoption of the Mission Machine (thank you coining this as well!) for use by our “feasters” in the Feast Ortigas District of the Light of Jesus Family community. On behalf of our District Head - Bro Obet Cabrillas, thank you and great job GSB! Truly you are GSB - God’s Special Blessing to our community! God bless all of you! Jon Diomampo Feast Builder, The Feast Timog Discipleship Coordinator, Feast Ortigas District Light of Jesus Family Leonard Co2025-06-18Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Listens to customers. Responsive to feedback. Works fast. Produces results. What more could you ask for? Melissa Moran2025-06-11Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. It was both a privilege and a pleasure partnering with Gretchen Veran of Get Smarter and Better (GSB) during our KLIK Mobile Education (KLIKme) Pilot Program in 2023-2025. As KLIKme serves out-of-school youth and adults in 9 partner-communities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, guiding our learners to successfully complete the DepEd ALS Program is only an interim goal. They need to start earning soonest. So we were delighted to discover GSB! Through the 12-session online course on Digital Marketing that Gretchen designed for KLIKme, over 50 of our learners gained immediate practice with tools they could apply to their own products and services or offer to potential clients. Beyond providing skills training, however, Gretchen's sessions offered our learners a lot more. Each weeknight class provided fun interaction, a helpful sounding board for questions, and genuinely personal concern and encouragement in an area that was surely intimidating to former HS dropouts who never dreamed they could use their gadgets to create something useful -- and possibly earn from it! For this, we at KLIKme are truly grateful to Gretchen and GSB. Your service is clearly not just about sharing digital-age knowhow. It is about extending hope. Till our next collaboration! Melissa Y. Moran / COO & Content Director KLIK Mobile Education Andreis Catering2025-06-11Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Thank you so much Ms. Gretchen for building our website. They were professional, responsive, and understood our needs perfectly. We highly recommend Get Smarter and Better to anyone looking to create a professional and effective website for their business. God bless you, Ms. Gretchen! More power! Jhonnah Pearl Lim2025-06-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As the owner and founder of JPL Language Tutorial Center, I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for the exceptional social media strategy services provided by Ms. Gretchen. Having worked with various platforms and individuals in the past, I can confidently say that Ms. Gretchen's approach stands out significantly. Her dedication goes beyond simply offering a service; I truly sense her genuine care and commitment to my business's success. She is always responsive and available whenever I reach out. Ms. Gretchen consistently delivers outstanding results, always exceeding my expectations with thorough and insightful responses and even offering valuable suggestions for improvement. Because of this, I wholeheartedly recommend GSB. Experiencing their service firsthand will demonstrate its value. I am delighted to see GSB's growth and their continued support of businesses like mine. Thank you once again to GSB and especially to Ms. Gretchen. Wishing you continued success.Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 5 reviews
IT'S YOUR TURN!
GreenDev’s journey from online obscurity to becoming a recognized industry authority with a consistent stream of qualified leads wasn’t magic—it was the result of a dedicated partnership and a smarter, better approach. We achieved this through:
- Strategic, Authority-Building SEO that put them on the first page.
- A Marketing-Driven Website that acts as a 24/7 lead generation machine.
- Intelligent Lead Nurturing that built lasting relationships.
- Insightful Data Analytics that provided clear ROI and guided every decision.
With the right partners, your business can achieve similar breakthroughs!
Let’s explore how we can tailor these powerful strategies to write your unique chapter of success.