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Rank for the shop being billed, not for the word accounting.

SEO for an accounting software provider means appearing when a trader, a pharmacist or a contractor searches for billing software that fits the shop, the GST return or the old product they want to leave. GullySales works on the page structure, the search wording and the pages that answer switching questions.

Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What search engine optimisation means

Search engine optimisation (SEO) is the work of getting your website to appear when a buyer searches Google for what you sell. GullySales builds pages around real search terms, fixes technical issues that block ranking, and tracks which searches actually bring enquiries.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For accounting software providers

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Buyers search by trade and by task”

    The phrases are specific: GST invoice for a hardware shop, e-way bill software, stock register for a medical store. A single homepage describing accounting for everyone matches none of them and ranks for none of them.

  • “Competitor names are the strongest search terms”

    People type Tally, Busy, Marg or Vyapar followed by a problem. A page that treats those names honestly, with what your product does differently, meets a buyer who has already decided to look.

  • “Compliance searches arrive in bursts”

    When a GST or e-invoicing rule changes, owners search for what to do. A plain, dated explainer written for the shopkeeper earns a visit from someone who has no software yet, and the page has to say the CA must confirm the details.

  • “Product pages written for features lose to guides written for jobs”

    How to reconcile purchases with the returns, how to move opening balances, how to print a bill for a credit sale. These are the questions the munim types, and each is a page that a feature list cannot be.

What we do

What we deliver for accounting software providers.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A page map by trade and by job

    A list of the trades you serve and the tasks each performs, turned into one page each with its own sample screen.

    Result: A written map showing which search belongs to which page.

  2. Switching pages for each older product

    A page for each source product covering what imports, what is checked by hand and who does the work.

    Result: Every named competitor search has a page to land on.

  3. Compliance explainers with a review note

    Short pages on e-invoicing, e-way bills and return filing, each saying what the product does and where the CA decides.

    Result: Compliance searches land on a page that is clear about its limits.

  4. Titles and descriptions written for the trade

    Page titles that carry the trade and the task in the buyer's own words.

    Result: Search results show trade words, not the product slogan.

  5. Search tracking by page

    Impressions, clicks and trial starts recorded for each trade page.

    Result: You can name the trade pages that bring trials.

How the result is measured

  • Ranking positions
  • Organic traffic
  • Enquiries from organic search

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Searches your buyers type

Searches a shop owner types before picking billing software.

GST billing software for medical shop
A pharmacy page showing batch, expiry and schedule-drug fields on a sample bill, with the trial button beside it.
Tally alternative for small business
A switching page that says what imports from Tally, what has to be keyed again and who helps with the move.
how to file GSTR-1 from billing software
A step guide with screens from your own product, reviewed by a practising accountant and dated at the top.
e-invoice software for wholesale distributor
A page for distributors covering the invoice reference number, the QR code on the bill and how errors are shown to the operator.
accounting software for CA firms with many clients
A page for practices on switching between client books, user rights and how a client's data is kept apart.

Who it is for

This is written for these accounting software providers.

  • Desktop accounting software vendors competing with Tally and Busy
  • Cloud accounting and GST billing apps for small businesses
  • Billing software for pharmacies, grocery and retail counters
  • Accounting products for wholesalers, traders and distributors
  • Software for contractors, builders and project businesses
  • Products built for CAs managing many client books
  • Dealer and reseller networks selling a single accounting product
  • E-invoicing and GST filing tool vendors

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your product has no page for any single trade yet, so a search for one trade would land on a generic features list.
  • No accountant is available to review a compliance guide, and a wrong tax step published under your name costs trust.
  • You expect the site to beat a famous product on its own name before you have built switching pages for it.

How it works

How the search engine optimisation work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Audit and baseline

    We record where the site stands today: positions, traffic, technical faults and the enquiries search currently produces. Nothing starts until this number is written down.

  2. 2

    Decide what to rank for

    We map the searches your buyers use, in your words and theirs, and pick the ones worth the effort for your margin and your capacity.

  3. 3

    Fix the foundations

    Technical faults first, because the cheapest gains are there. Then the Business Profile and directory consistency.

  4. 4

    Build the pages

    A page for each thing you do, written to answer the question it is searched for, with a clear next step at the end.

  5. 5

    Publish and earn mentions

    Content goes out on the calendar. Links and mentions are earned from real relationships, not bought.

  6. 6

    Measure, report, adjust

    At an interval agreed in writing we report what moved and what did not, and change the plan when the numbers say so.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

Not here? More answers, or ask on WhatsApp.

Should we write about GST rules at all?
Yes, as long as the page states what the product does and sends the reader to their CA for the rule itself. Rules change, so each page carries a note about checking current guidance.
Can SEO beat the big names on their own name?
Not by being louder. The route is the long search: a trade, a task, a problem. Those pages are where a smaller provider is allowed to win.
Do we need a separate site for each trade?
No. One site with a clear page per trade is stronger than several thin sites. Each trade page needs its own sample bill, its own words and its own trial route.
Can we write a page for each state's tax rules?
Only where your product handles a real difference. A state page with copied rules goes stale and misleads a buyer who relies on it. Link to the official source, show what your screen does, and ask a practising accountant to check it before it goes live.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

Your next practical step

Tell us what you are trying to grow, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps, mostly taps. Skip anything you would rather answer on the call.