Not a fit
Small-catalog DTC brands
A handful of products means a handful of searches to win. Under about 30 products, there usually isn’t enough to build collection pages and content around.
Shopify SEO + GEO
The Shopify SEO agency with proven results for 50+ ecommerce brands
We only work on Shopify. We build the collection pages, buying guides and technical fixes that bring buyers in from Google, Bing and ChatGPT, on month-to-month terms with no lock-in.
Proven results
Page-one rankings for competitive ecommerce keywords
Real search terms our clients rank for, and the traffic behind them.
2,000,000+clicks from Google to client sites every monthEvery month for the last two years.
1.7 million more clicks from Google organic search
- 177,000+visitors in year one to a China law firm website we builtThe client bought a new Maserati with the leads it brought in.
- 1,000,000+new visitors for a crafting brand
- 300,000+clicks for an iPhone case brand that started at DR 0 with no history
Content quality
Our content earns links you can’t buy
Thousands of sites have linked to content we wrote, with no outreach, emails or payment. Below is a selection: the US government, some of the biggest tech companies in the world, leading publications and major online properties. Each of these links points to a specific page, drafted and published by the SmartEcomSEO.com team. Editors at sites like these only cite pages they trust, so an unprompted link is the clearest sign that content is accurate, useful and worth ranking. It’s the same signal search engines are built on.
- nytimes.comDR 94
- irs.govDR 93
- anthropic.comDR 92
- alibaba.comDR 92
- wired.comDR 92
- euronews.comDR 90
- backlinko.comDR 90
- ign.comDR 89
- esquire.comDR 88
- seekingalpha.comDR 87
- tomsguide.comDR 87
- mensjournal.comDR 84
- techinasia.comDR 83
- breitbart.comDR 82
- cultofmac.comDR 80
- ecoflow.comDR 80
- smzdm.comDR 79
- scarymommy.comDR 79
- thefederalist.comDR 78
- ainvest.comDR 78
- remitly.comDR 78
- 3dprint.comDR 77
- all3dp.comDR 77
- accio.comDR 76
- womansworld.comDR 76
- remotepeople.comDR 74
- attorneys.mediaDR 73
- expat.comDR 72
- of sites have linked to our content
- 1,000s
- average DR of the sites shown
- 83
- outreach emails
- 0
How we decide what to buildSee how we work
Google already shows you what kind of page ranks
Search "boxing gloves" and look at the top 10. Eight are collection pages, and six of those are Shopify stores. The only two product pages sit at 9 and 10. There isn't a single blog post.
Someone searching a category wants to compare options, so Google ranks the page that shows the whole range. On Shopify, that's the collection page. It's already in your store, and it's usually the least optimized page on the site.
We check page one like this for every keyword before we build anything, then build the page type Google is already rewarding.
boxing gloves84K searches/mo
8/10are collection or category pages6 are Shopify collections. Only 2 are product pages.
- 1everlast.com/collections/boxing-glovesShopify collection
- 2hayabusafight.com/collections/boxing-glovesShopify collection
- 3ringside.com/gloves/boxing-gloves.htmlCategory page
- 4titleboxing.com/collections/glovesShopify collection
- 5venum.com/collections/boxing-glovesShopify collection
- 6rivalboxing.us/collections/glovesShopify collection
- 7amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Boxing-GlovesCategory page
- 8fightshop.com/collections/all-boxing-glovesShopify collection
- 9target.com/p/forza-sports-pro-leather-boxing-glovesProduct page
- 10gosupps.com/venum-impact-boxing-gloves-black-16-ounceProduct page
Top 10 organic results, Google US, Sept 2026 (Ahrefs). Shopping, map and question boxes not counted.
Collection pages are money pages
One product can rank for thousands of keywords
A sofa is also a couch, a sofa bed, a sleeper sofa and a sectional. Each of those is a different buyer with a different search, and each deserves its own optimized collection page.
Who we work with
Two kinds of Shopify brands we grow best
Fit
Chinese brands selling to the West
Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Foshan brands, often Amazon-first, that need Google and ChatGPT visibility, native-English content, hreflang that works and the trust signals Western buyers look for.
Learn more FitHigh-ticket brands, $1,000 and up
Pool tables, outdoor kitchens, greenhouses, saunas, wine fridges, furniture, fitness equipment, e-bikes. Not luxury, just expensive. Long research cycles where buying guides and comparison pages close the sale.
Learn moreNot a good fit
When SEO with us probably won’t pay back yet
We’d rather tell you now than six months into a retainer. Not sure where you stand? The fit check takes about 30 seconds.
Not a fit
Brand-new websites
A new domain with no history or links takes much longer to rank. SEO still works, but ads and marketplaces usually pay back sooner in the first year.
Not a fit
Average order value under $30
Low order values need very high traffic before SEO pays for itself. Above about $45, the numbers usually work.
Are you a good fit?Search
Services
Shopify SEO, done by people who only do Shopify
- 1smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-servicesSEO servicesshopify seo services
Every Shopify SEO service we offer, from technical fixes and collection pages to large-catalog architecture, content, links and international SEO.
- 2smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-services › collection-page-seoCollection page SEOshopify collection seo
We build and optimize Shopify collection pages for every buyer keyword, around 20 a month, with copy, FAQs and internal links placed so they help conversion.
- 3smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-services › technical-seoTechnical SEOshopify technical seo
Fixes for the crawl, index and schema problems Shopify creates on its own: duplicate product paths, tag pages, filter URLs, app bloat and Markets hreflang.
- 4smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-services › large-catalog-seoLarge catalog SEOshopify faceted navigation seo
SEO for Shopify stores with 1,000 to 100,000 SKUs: faceted navigation, variants, crawl budget, programmatic collections with metaobjects and internal linking at scale.
- 5smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-services › content-marketingContent & buying guidesshopify content marketing
Buying guides, comparison pages and blog posts that rank, earn links and send readers into your collection pages. AI-drafted, human-edited, checked by three people before it goes live.
- 6smartecomseo.com › shopify-seo-services › international-seoInternational SEOshopify international seo
Shopify Markets, subfolders, expansion stores and hreflang set up so each country sees the right page, in a language written by a native speaker, with local prices and shipping.
- 7smartecomseo.com › geo-agencyGEO / AI searchgenerative engine optimization agency
Generative engine optimization for Shopify: how ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot choose products and sources, and the work that gets your store named and cited.
- 8smartecomseo.com › shopify-migration-seoMigration SEOseo migration services
SEO migration services for brands moving to Shopify or restructuring on it: full crawl, URL-by-URL redirect map, content and schema parity, staging QA and 90 days of monitoring.
AI search (GEO)
Your buyers now ask ChatGPT before they ask Google
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews answer product questions by citing pages they trust. The pages they cite are the same ones we build for Google: specific collection pages, honest buying guides and clean product data.
Behind the work
Numbers we can stand behind
- Organic revenue in 7 months
- $758,772
- Chinese automotive accessories brand, 30 products
- Organic clicks a day
- 1,000
- Chinese tech brand, from DR 12
- Keywords ranking for one client
- 21,877
- Up against a VC-backed leader
- Single order from one keyword
- $130,000
- Moved from page 3 to page 1
Why SEO
If you turn off your ads, are you still making money?
Ads are great for launches, tests and fast sales. SEO does a different job: it builds a base of traffic and revenue that keeps coming in when the budget pauses. The strongest stores run both.
- 01
A stable base of traffic
Rankings don’t switch off when a campaign ends or a card declines. Pages that rank keep sending buyers every day.
- 02
Revenue that compounds
Every collection page and guide adds to the last. Month 12 builds on month 11 instead of starting from zero.
- 03
Lower cost per sale over time
You pay to build the pages once. As they rank for more searches, each organic order costs less and your blended acquisition cost comes down.
- 04
An asset you own
Pages, content and links stay on your store and add to what the business is worth.
- 05
Trust with buyers who research
For considered purchases, buyers compare for weeks. Showing up across their research, not only in ad slots, makes you the brand they already know.
- 06
Visible in AI answers
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews lean on pages that rank and get cited. The same content work puts your brand in those answers.
Paid adsSEOIllustrative, not client data.
| Compare | Paid ads | SEO |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Traffic the day a campaign goes live | Builds over 3 to 12 months |
| When you stop paying | Traffic stops the same day | Pages keep ranking and selling |
| Cost per visitor | Set by the auction, on every click | Falls as rankings grow |
| What you keep | Audiences, data and learnings | Pages, content and links on your store |
| Best for | Launches, promotions, testing offers, remarketing | Category searches, research questions, steady margin |
| AI search | Separate ad products, where available | Covered by the same content work |
Run both. Ads show you what sells fast; SEO turns that demand into traffic you keep, and a lower blended cost per sale makes every ad dollar go further.
Case studies
Two Shenzhen brands, two very different starting points
Chinese automotive accessories brand7 months
$758,772
organic revenue in 7 months
$758,772.94 in organic revenue in 7 months, from 30 products
Read the case studyChinese tech brand (industrial hobbyist niche)4 months
$150,000+
organic revenue in 4 months
A Chinese tech brand to 1,000 clicks a day and $150,000+ in organic revenue
Read the case studyClients
What clients say after the traffic shows up
★★★★★
“Highly recommended”
In under two months, SmartEcomSEO set new records for our organic growth, and we now rank on more than 4,000 new keywords. I’m really happy with the content, and that they handle the keyword research and publishing as well.
★★★★★
“SmartEcomSEO helped me get a $130,000 order!”
I sell expensive medical equipment and SmartEcomSEO helped me rank for 7,000 high-value keywords in under two months. These rankings have unlocked massive increases in revenue, and I sold a $130,000 unit from one of the keywords they took from page 3 to page 1.
★★★★★
“We are now #1 in our category”
Zack showed us how our main competitor was beating us. In just 6 months, we are not only ahead of our main competitor, we are ahead of all our competitors. We rank on page 1 for every keyword in the industry. I told Zack to make us a case study.
★★★★★
“DR 12 to DR 35 in 90 days”
Our site is much stronger now. We were invisible before; now we rank on page 1 for the main keyword in our niche, with 74,000 searches a month. We are making more money, and we will soon be a market leader.
★★★★★
“Zero to hero”
We started with a fresh site. After a few months working with SmartEcomSEO, the results are wild. Every day we get 500–700 visits from Google. It would cost a fortune to get the same traffic with ads.
★★★★★
“They really did everything”
Working with them was really hands-off. They did the research, wrote great articles, published them and optimized the site. Our traffic and rankings went way up.
How we work
Month to month, and every month has output
No lock-in contracts. You stay because the work keeps shipping, and you can see every page we publish in a live Google Sheet.
- Week 1
Fit check and audit
We look at your catalog, price points, Search Console and competitors, and tell you straight whether SEO will pay back for your store.
- 10+ hours a month
Keyword research
We start from around 10,000 keywords and narrow them to about 60 targets for the month, each mapped to the page type page one rewards.
- Monthly
Build the money pages
Around 20 collection pages and 20 articles a month on our Standard plan. AI-drafted, human-edited, and read by at least three people before publishing.
- 15+ hours a month
Fix, mark up and link
Technical fixes, product and collection schema, and 500 to 3,000 internal links a month so new pages get crawled and existing ones gain strength.
- Monthly
Report on revenue
Revenue, positions, traffic and impressions from Shopify, Search Console, Ahrefs and Semrush. We check your best sellers, new products and inventory every week.
Credentials
Who is behind SmartEcomSEO
- 8+ yrsBased in Shenzhen, working with brands selling West
- 200+Talks on ecommerce, marketing and AI, from Beijing to Barcelona
- $3M+Sold on the founder’s own Shopify stores
- 9-figureChinese Amazon sellers advised on marketing and operations
Two minutes
Is your store a fit for SEO?
Enter your store. We check catalog size, category focus, collections, average price, revenue and Domain Rating, and give you a straight answer in about 30 seconds.
FAQ
Questions founders ask us first
Do you use AI to write content, and will Google penalize it?
Yes, we use AI for first drafts. Every article and collection page is then edited by a human, and at least three people read and fact-check it before it goes live. Google has said it rewards helpful content regardless of how it is produced. What gets stores in trouble is unedited, generic output at scale. Ours is built from your product data, what already ranks and the questions buyers ask.
Do you require a long-term contract?
No. We work month to month with no lock-in, billed through Stripe, and you can manage or cancel your plan in the Stripe customer portal. SEO compounds over months, so most clients stay for a long time, but that is because the pages keep shipping and the revenue report keeps moving, not because a contract says so.
What does your monthly reporting include?
A monthly report covering organic revenue, keyword positions, traffic and impressions, pulled from Shopify, Google Search Console, Ahrefs and Semrush. You also get a live Google Sheet listing every page we publish or optimize, so you can see the work as it happens rather than waiting for the report.
What do you need from us to get started?
Staff access to your Shopify admin, Search Console and Google Analytics, plus a short call about your margins, best sellers and which products you want to push. After that, very little. We check your Shopify reports every week for best sellers, new products and inventory, and we publish directly, so your team is not stuck reviewing drafts.
How do I know if my store is a good fit?
We do our best work for Chinese brands selling to Western markets and for brands whose products cost $1,000 or more. Stores with a handful of low-priced products usually cannot earn back the investment. Brand-new domains can work but take longer. The Shopify SEO fit score tool gives you an honest read in about two minutes.
How long until we see results?
Most stores see new pages indexed and impressions climbing in the first one to two months, with clicks and revenue following over three to six months. Stores with some existing authority move faster. We do not guarantee rankings, and nobody honestly can. Our clients have seen results such as $150,000+ in organic revenue within four months, but your timeline depends on your niche and domain.
See what page one is rewarding in your niche
Send us your store. We will show you the keywords you are missing, the pages that would win them and what is holding your current pages back.