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Website & Conversion Audit

Blackhouse Botanicals

A full review of your website, online store, and revenue channels. We looked at what your customers see, how your traffic converts, and where you're leaving money on the table.

Website blackhousebotanicals.com
Platform Wix
Based in Sheridan, WY
Wix
Platform
~19
Products
Dormant
Email List
10
Issues Found

These are costing you revenue every day

SEO traffic doesn't match your product catalog
You're ranking for THCa keywords but don't sell flower or concentrates. These visitors bounce.

Your site is attracting visitors searching for THCa flower, concentrates, and smokable products — keywords that suggest dispensary-minded buyers. When they land and see only edibles, tinctures, and topicals, they leave. This is a traffic quality problem disguised as a traffic volume win. You're paying for SEO that sends you the wrong audience.

The mismatch means your bounce rate on these pages is almost certainly elevated, which also signals to Google that your content isn't satisfying search intent — which will eventually erode your rankings on those terms anyway.

The fix: If the white-label THCa deal is moving forward, get a dedicated category page and nav item up immediately ("Flower & Concentrates") to capture this traffic. If those products aren't coming soon, audit and rework the blog posts and meta tags driving those keywords — redirect effort toward intent that matches what you actually sell (e.g., "CBD gummies for sleep," "best CBD balm for joint pain"). In either case, add a "THCa Coming Soon — Join the Waitlist" banner to capture those leads instead of losing them to a bounce.
Your email list is your best sales channel — and it's sitting idle
With ad platforms off-limits for CBD, email is the highest-ROI owned channel you have.

Meta, Google, and TikTok all restrict or outright ban paid advertising for CBD and THC products. That makes email the single most valuable marketing channel available to you. Unlike social posts that get throttled or accounts that get banned, your email list is an asset you own — and right now it's generating zero revenue.

On top of that, the current signup form is buried at the bottom of the homepage with a generic "Sign Up for Exclusive Updates" headline and no incentive. Nobody scrolls to the footer to volunteer their email without a reason.

The fix (welcome sequence): Set up a 4-email automated series. Email 1: brand story + 10–15% first-order discount. Email 2: "Which product is right for you?" (link to your existing CBD Quiz). Email 3: Best testimonials and the "Voted Best CBD 2024" win. Email 4: Discount reminder with urgency/expiration.

For ongoing campaigns, lean into what makes you different: monthly "Batch Drop" emails that play up the small-batch angle and create scarcity, seasonal bundles (summer recovery kit, holiday gift sets), educational content (CBD vs CBG, dosage guidance), and 60-day restock reminders for lapsed buyers.

For list growth: Add a popup with a clear value exchange ("Get 15% off your first order") and connect the CBD Quiz to the email funnel — quiz → result → email capture → personalized discount → purchase. Consider adding SMS capture alongside email for flash sales and restock nudges.

Your site is making visitors work too hard to buy

Hero image doesn't connect to the product
BASE jumping is exciting — but it tells a first-time visitor nothing about CBD.

The first full viewport of your homepage is a photo of someone dangling from a bridge. It's a cool image, but a new visitor has to scroll past it entirely before they see a single product or value proposition. The hero needs to answer three questions in under 3 seconds: What is this? Who is it for? Why should I care?

The fix: Replace with lifestyle imagery that connects to your products — someone applying the ReLeaf balm after a trail run, gummies in a hiking daypack, a tincture on a nightstand. Keep the active-lifestyle vibe, but make the product the star.
Trust signals are buried at the bottom of the page
Your strongest credibility assets appear after most visitors have already left.

The badges for "Small Batch," "Third-Party Lab Tested," "GMO Free," and "Made in the USA" are near the footer. The "Voted Best CBD 2024" callout is below them. These are purchase decision accelerators — they need to appear early, not at the end.

Meanwhile, the top of the page has three dense paragraphs of SEO text on a dark gray background that most people will skip entirely. The valuable content is below the fold; the filler content is above it.

The fix: Move the trust badges to immediately below the hero section as a horizontal strip. Replace the paragraph blocks with a scannable 4-icon value prop bar. This is the single highest-impact, lowest-effort change on this list.
Product titles are cluttered and confusing
"NOT SOLD IN UTAH" in the product name kills the buying mood for everyone.

Product names like "20mg CBD-Delta 9 Gummies | Blueberry | Stress Relief Gummies | NOT SOLD IN UTAH" are doing triple duty: SEO keyword stuffing, product description, and legal disclaimer — all in the title. On the homepage grid, this creates walls of tiny text that overwhelm instead of sell.

The "NOT SOLD IN UTAH" callout is especially problematic. Your brand is associated with Salt Lake City (it's in your logo alt text), so a meaningful portion of your visitors are probably Utahans seeing products they can't buy — with the rejection baked right into the product name.

The fix: Use short, clean titles on the homepage cards (e.g., "CBD + Delta 9 Gummies — Blueberry"). Save the keyword-rich titles for product detail pages where they help SEO. Move "NOT SOLD IN UTAH" to a small badge or modal, or use geolocation to filter unavailable products for Utah visitors entirely.
Social proof is thin — one review on the entire homepage
A single two-sentence testimonial doesn't move the needle for a new buyer.

The only testimonial on the homepage is from "Brenda D." with a brief comment about edibles and sleep. For a product category where trust is everything — people are putting this into their body — one anonymous review isn't enough.

The fix: Add a scrolling carousel with 5–8 reviews, ideally tagged with use cases ("Cyclist — Chamois Bud'r," "CrossFit — ReLeaf Balm"). Pull in Google reviews if available. Add real first names and photos if customers consent.
No first-purchase incentive or conversion triggers
No discount, no urgency, no bundles, no subscription option.

The site has no visible first-purchase discount, no exit-intent popup, no "frequently bought together" suggestions, and no subscription or auto-ship option. For consumable products like gummies and tinctures, auto-ship is a recurring revenue machine — and most CBD brands offer it. The "SHOP NOW" CTA button is olive on gray and barely registers visually.

The fix: Add a first-order discount (tied to email capture), an exit-intent offer, product bundles on the homepage, and a subscription option on repeat-purchase items. Make the primary CTA high-contrast so it actually pops.
Navigation is overwhelming for a 19-product catalog
8+ top-level nav items and 16 footer links spread attention too thin.

The main nav has Home, Shop (with sub-items), FAQ, Testimonials, Wholesale, About Us (with sub-items), Contact, Blog, and a "More" overflow. The footer repeats all of this plus pages like Loyalty Program, Refer Friends, CBD Quiz, and COAs. For ~19 SKUs, this creates decision paralysis.

The fix: Simplify the main nav to: Home | Shop (Edibles / Tinctures / Topicals / All) | About | FAQ | Wholesale | Contact. Move everything else to the footer. Pages like the CBD Quiz and COAs are valuable — they just don't need top-level nav real estate.

Channels to unlock when ad platforms won't let you in

Organic and partnership channels are underused
Paid ads are off the table — but several high-ROI channels aren't.

With Meta, Google, and TikTok blocking CBD ads, the playbook shifts to owned content, partnerships, and retail distribution. Your brand's outdoor/active lifestyle positioning is a genuine advantage here — it naturally aligns with creators and communities that other CBD brands can't tap.

User-generated content (UGC): Incentivize customers to post, then reshare on your channels. Compliant, authentic, and free.

Athlete & influencer partnerships: Local trail runners, CrossFit athletes, yoga instructors, outdoor content creators — send product, get content. Many CBD brands thrive exclusively on this model.

YouTube: More relaxed CBD policies than Meta/TikTok. Product reviews, "day in the life" content, and CBD education all perform well and compound over time through search.

Podcast sponsorships: Outdoor, fitness, and wellness podcasts are a natural fit and face no CBD ad restrictions.

Wholesale & retail: Gyms, yoga studios, chiro offices, outdoor gear shops. The wholesale page exists but isn't prominent — this deserves more attention.

Product pages are missing conversion essentials
No dosage guidance, no use-case matching, no per-product lab results.

Individual product pages don't tell visitors who the product is best for or how to use it. For a first-time CBD buyer, this uncertainty is enough to abandon the purchase.

Add to each product page: A "Best for" tag (Sleep / Stress / Recovery / Focus), beginner dosage guidance ("New to CBD? Start with half a gummy"), and a direct link to the specific COA for that product — not just the general COAs page. Also consider a comparison table (tincture vs. edible vs. topical) to help undecided buyers self-select.

Keep doing these things

  • Legitimate product quality story. Chemist-run lab, in-house formulation, proprietary extraction, small-batch production — this is a real differentiator, not marketing fluff. It just needs to be communicated faster on the page.
  • COAs and third-party testing. Having a dedicated COAs page with lab results is table stakes in CBD, but many brands still skip it. You've got it — now make it more prominent.
  • Charitable giving angle. Donating to 22 Jumps, Trout Unlimited, and The Conservation Alliance gives your brand meaning beyond the product. This resonates with the outdoor-enthusiast customer and should be featured higher up.
  • Wholesale program already exists. You have a separate wholesale site and an affiliate program in place. These are revenue channels most small brands haven't built yet.
  • Strong brand identity. The outdoor/active lifestyle positioning, the "Blackhouse" name, the visual identity — it all coheres. The brand doesn't feel generic, which is rare in the CBD space.
  • "Voted Best CBD 2024." An award like this is powerful social proof. It just needs to be much higher on the page.

Estimated Annual Revenue Left on the Table

$36k – $90k
Based on the SEO traffic mismatch, dormant email list, missing first-purchase incentives, and lack of subscription/auto-ship on consumable products. Conservative range assumes modest conversion lift and email revenue benchmarks for e-commerce CBD brands.

Quick wins — implement this week

1
Move trust badges and "Voted Best CBD 2024" to immediately below the hero. Highest impact, lowest effort change on this list.
2
Add a first-purchase discount to the email signup and change the CTA from "Submit" to "Get 15% Off Your First Order."
3
Clean up product titles on the homepage grid. Move "NOT SOLD IN UTAH" and keyword stuffing to product detail pages only.
4
Set up a 4-email welcome sequence using whatever email platform is connected to your Wix signup.
5
Add a "THCa Coming Soon" waitlist banner at the top of the site if the white-label deal is in motion.
The bottom line: You have a strong product, a real quality story, and brand identity that stands out in a crowded space. The core issue is that your site isn't converting the traffic you already have — and your most valuable marketing channel (email) is dormant. Fix the homepage flow, activate the email list, and resolve the SEO/product mismatch, and you'll see revenue move without spending a dollar on ads.

Let's talk about what to fix first

This audit identified 10 issues and a clear path forward. A quick call is all it takes to prioritize what matters most and put together a plan.

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