
Gatekeeper Organic Growth Opportunities
1. Readiness Assessment
1. Readiness Assessment
2. Competitive Analysis
2. Competitive Analysis
3. Opportunity Kickstarters
3. Opportunity Kickstarters
4. Appendix
4. Appendix
Readiness Assessment
Current Performance
- You rank for ~8k organic keywords and drive ~18k monthly organic visits (traffic value ~$75k in equivalent ad spend).
- Authority Score is 42 (solid mid-tier authority), supported by ~29k backlinks from ~2k referring domains—enough to compete on long-tail topics but still behind category leaders.
- Organic traffic is heavily glossary-led: /glossary/rescind alone drives ~3.6k visits (~21%), with other top pages also definitions (e.g., bona fide, waive, repudiation, counterpart, time is of the essence) plus a few product pages like vendor management software.
Growth Opportunity
- Your biggest traffic drivers skew top-of-funnel (“rescinded meaning,” “waive,” “repudiation,” “counterpart definition”), suggesting a conversion gap you can close by building more bottom-funnel CLM/vendor-management pages and “software + use case” content that captures higher-intent searches.
- Competitor headroom is clear: you sit behind Ironclad (63k visits) and far behind DocuSign CLM (1.9m visits), indicating a large addressable search market if you expand your keyword footprint and authority.
- Systematize content expansion beyond the glossary (templates, comparisons, industry solutions, integrations) and strengthen internal linking from high-traffic glossary pages into product and demo flows to turn definition traffic into pipeline.
Assessment
You have a real organic foothold (~18k visits), but it’s concentrated in glossary definitions that won’t fully translate into revenue without stronger commercial capture. The backlink profile and AS 42 are a good base to scale content into higher-intent topics. AirOps can help you execute a systematic expansion program to close the visibility gap and unlock meaningful traffic growth.
Competition at a Glance
Analysis of 3 direct competitors (Ironclad, LinkSquares, and DocuSign CLM) shows Gatekeeper sits in the middle of the organic search landscape. Gatekeeper drives 17,588 monthly organic visits and ranks for 7,920 keywords.
Among the four sites compared (including Gatekeeper), gatekeeperhq.com ranks 3rd in organic traffic and 3rd in ranking keywords. You outperform LinkSquares (4,109 visits; 2,146 keywords) but trail Ironclad (63,188 visits; 21,872 keywords) and the market leader.
The top performer is DocuSign CLM, with 1,939,773 monthly organic visits and 187,940 ranking keywords, creating a very large visibility gap versus Gatekeeper. Overall, the market is split between a dominant leader, a strong second tier, and smaller players—where keyword footprint scale closely aligns with total organic traffic and defines the main separation in search visibility.
Opportunity Kickstarters
Here are your content opportunities, tailored to your domain's strengths. These are starting points for strategic plays that can grow into major traffic drivers in your market. Connect with our team to see the full traffic potential and activate these plays.
A programmatic library of pages mapping specific regulations and frameworks to third-party risk requirements and evidence checklists. This strategy captures high-intent compliance searches by providing actionable workflows for operationalizing regulatory oversight.
Example Keywords
- SOC 2 third-party risk management requirements
- ISO 27001 vendor due diligence checklist
- HIPAA supplier management controls
- APRA CPS 230 third-party oversight requirements
Rationale
Compliance officers and risk managers search for specific regulatory requirements to ensure their vendor programs are audit-ready. By providing detailed, framework-specific requirements, Gatekeeper can capture users at the start of their compliance journey.
Topical Authority
Gatekeeper already has a Trust Center and existing content for DORA compliance; expanding into a full library of 80+ frameworks establishes the domain as the definitive source for third-party compliance.
Internal Data Sources
Use internal Trust Center control mappings, regulatory risk taxonomies, and implementation playbooks for regulated industries to provide differentiated, expert-level content.
Estimated Number of Pages
6,400+ (Covering 80+ frameworks across 10+ industries and 8 page intents)
A bottom-funnel directory of pages providing specific due diligence checklists and risk assessment questionnaires for hundreds of vendor categories. This play targets procurement teams looking for granular guidance on how to onboard specific types of suppliers.
Example Keywords
- payroll vendor due diligence checklist
- SaaS CRM risk assessment questionnaire
- cloud hosting provider security requirements
- marketing agency vendor onboarding checklist
Rationale
Generic vendor management advice is common, but specific checklists for categories like 'Payroll' or 'MSP' are highly sought after by procurement professionals. These pages provide immediate utility and lead naturally into software evaluation.
Topical Authority
The domain's success with glossary terms proves Google trusts Gatekeeper for structured explanations; moving into category-specific workflows is a logical and authoritative extension.
Internal Data Sources
Leverage internal vendor risk domains, standard questionnaire templates, and anonymized vendor metadata patterns to offer specific, non-generic requirements.
Estimated Number of Pages
2,400+ (Covering 400+ vendor categories with 6 distinct page intents)
A massive library of pages focused on specific contract clauses, offering sample language, negotiation red flags, and fallback positions. This play targets legal and procurement professionals during the active negotiation phase of the contract lifecycle.
Example Keywords
- limitation of liability clause negotiation points
- indemnification fallback language examples
- termination for convenience clause red flags
- SLA service credit sample wording
Rationale
Legal ops and procurement teams frequently search for clause-specific guidance to benchmark their own templates. Providing negotiation 'levers' positions Gatekeeper as a tool that assists in the actual work of contracting.
Topical Authority
Gatekeeper's top traffic drivers are currently legal definitions (e.g., 'rescind', 'repudiation'); this play upgrades that informational authority into high-intent commercial authority.
Internal Data Sources
Utilize redline playbooks from professional services, clause frequency insights, and product documentation on obligation tracking to differentiate the content.
Estimated Number of Pages
37,500+ (Covering 250+ clause types across 25+ agreement types and 6 intents)
High-intent comparison and migration pages tailored by industry and use case, targeting users looking to switch from legacy or rival platforms. These pages focus on specific pain points and the technical process of migrating data to Gatekeeper.
Example Keywords
- Ironclad alternatives for healthcare legal teams
- migrate from DocuSign CLM to Gatekeeper
- LinkSquares vs Gatekeeper for procurement
- best contract management software for financial services
Rationale
Competitive gap data shows Gatekeeper is behind larger rivals in keyword footprint; this play aggressively captures commercial intent from users already familiar with the category but seeking better alternatives.
Topical Authority
As a unified platform for CLM and TPRM, Gatekeeper has the product breadth to credibly compare features across both contract and risk management domains.
Internal Data Sources
Use sanitized win/loss notes, feature matrices from sales enablement, and implementation timelines to provide realistic migration expectations.
Estimated Number of Pages
9,600+ (Covering 80+ competitors across 12 industries and 10 use cases)
A directory of 'recipes' showing how to connect Gatekeeper with other enterprise tools to automate specific business outcomes. This play targets technical buyers and ops teams looking to solve specific data-silo problems.
Example Keywords
- NetSuite vendor onboarding automation recipe
- Salesforce contract approval workflow integration
- Slack notifications for contract renewals
- Jira integration for legal intake workflows
Rationale
Integration intent is a late-stage buyer signal. By showing exactly how data syncs and which workflows are automated, Gatekeeper can win searches from teams planning their tech stack architecture.
Topical Authority
Existing pages for NetSuite and Salesforce integrations provide a foundation; expanding this into a full directory of 250+ tools demonstrates enterprise-grade connectivity.
Internal Data Sources
Incorporate API documentation, supported object mappings, and common architecture patterns from the customer success team.
Estimated Number of Pages
10,000+ (Covering 250+ tools across 40+ specific workflow outcomes)
Improvements Summary
Rework the CLM how-to blog cluster to match “software/management” intent by adding intent-led intros, richer page-1 sections, and linkable assets (checklists, templates, scorecards). Build a clear internal linking system (hub + product-page links + cross-links) and publish supporting long-tail posts that funnel authority into the primary pages.
Improvements Details
Apply a keyword map per URL and rewrite above-the-fold with a short definition, “why it matters,” audience callout, and a jump-to table of contents; target modifiers like “contract repository software,” “contract renewal management,” “contract redlining software,” “contract management excel template,” and “cloud based contract management software.” Add missing sections per query type (e.g., 90/60/30 renewal timeline + email templates, repository features like metadata/OCR + audit trail, redlining workflow + version control, Excel failure modes + upgrade checklist) and ship one downloadable asset per high-value page plus FAQ blocks with FAQPage schema. Create a /resources/contract-management/ hub, add internal links from /contract-management-software and related product pages with descriptive anchors, and publish 6–8 support posts (auto-renewal clauses, obligation register build, Excel vs software) to strengthen topical coverage.
Improvements Rationale
These pages likely sit near page 2 for high-CPC commercial modifiers because the current content skews educational without enough evaluative and actionable elements that SERPs reward for these queries. Adding expected sections, templates, and clearer internal links increases relevance signals, improves CTR via stronger titles/meta, and supports faster movement into page 1 positions. Contextual CTAs then turn high-intent informational visits into more demo-assist conversions without changing the core how-to intent.
Appendix
| Keyword | Volume | Traffic % |
|---|---|---|
| best seo tools | 5.0k | 3 |
| seo strategy | 4.0k | 5 |
| keyword research | 3.5k | 2 |
| backlink analysis | 3.0k | 4 |
| on-page optimization | 2.5k | 1 |
| local seo | 2.0k | 6 |
| Page | Traffic | Traffic % |
|---|---|---|
| /seo-tools | 5.0k | 100 |
| /keyword-research | 4.0k | 100 |
| /backlink-checker | 3.5k | 80 |
| /site-audit | 3.0k | 60 |
| /rank-tracker | 2.5k | 50 |
| /content-optimization | 2.0k | 40 |
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