Shanghai SEO agency for brands going global on Shopify
Shanghai brands tend to launch abroad with bigger budgets, more markets and higher expectations. That raises the stakes on international setup, migrations and Shopify Plus. We handle the search side, remotely from Shenzhen.
More markets, more storefronts, more ways to split rankings
Shanghai is where many Chinese consumer brands put their brand, design and international teams, and where many global companies run their China and Asia operations. The CIIE import expo in Hongqiao is a reminder that the city looks outward.
When a Shanghai brand goes abroad, it rarely starts with one market. It launches in the US, the UK and three EU countries, sometimes with several languages, sometimes on Shopify Plus expansion stores, often after migrating from another platform. Each of those decisions can split rankings if search is not planned in from the start.
- Shopify Markets or expansion stores, planned for search
- hreflang across English and European language versions
- Migrations with full 301 maps and post-launch monitoring
- One brand entity across every market and language
One brand, many storefronts
Three projects Shanghai teams bring us
Moving to Shopify Plus
From Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Magento or a custom build. We protect rankings with complete redirect maps and pre- and post-launch checks.
Learn more InternationalMulti-market launches
Subfolders or expansion stores, hreflang, localized collections and currencies set up so each market ranks on its own.
Learn more Shopify PlusPlus stores that underperform
Well-funded stores with beautiful design and little organic traffic. Usually the fix is structure, content and indexing, not more design.
Learn moreHow a Shanghai engagement runs
- Week 1
Remote kickoff
A video session with your ecommerce, brand and tech leads to map markets, platforms and priorities.
- Weeks 1–3
Technical and international audit
Indexing, hreflang, Markets configuration, migration risk and Core Web Vitals across storefronts.
- Months 1–6
Build the ranking pages
Collections and buying guides in native English for your lead markets, then localized for the rest.
- Monthly
Report to HQ
A monthly report per market with revenue, positions, traffic and impressions, plus a live sheet of all published work.
Working with Shanghai brands
Remote from Shenzhen#
We are based in Shenzhen and work with Shanghai teams remotely over video, email and WeChat. There is no Shanghai office. Large teams often prefer this anyway: one shared workspace, one live Google Sheet, one monthly report per market.
Google, not Baidu#
Our work is Google SEO, plus Bing and AI search, for buyers in the US, UK, Europe and Australia. Many Shanghai brands also want visibility in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews; see our GEO agency page. For the trust signals a Chinese brand needs abroad, see Chinese brands. Premium brands with $1,000+ products fit our high-ticket approach.
Honest about migrations#
Replatforming commonly costs 10 to 30% of organic traffic when redirects and content are mishandled. Planned properly, the dip can be small and short. Read more on migration SEO.
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Shanghai SEO questions
Do you have a Shanghai office?
No. We are based in Shenzhen and work with Shanghai brands remotely over video calls, email and WeChat. Deliverables are the same as for any client: keyword research, collection pages, content, technical and international fixes, a weekly Shopify review and a monthly report. Many multi-market teams find a shared remote workflow easier to manage.
Should we use Shopify Markets or separate expansion stores?
It depends on how different each market is. Markets with subfolders keep authority on one domain and suit brands with similar catalogs and pricing. Expansion stores on Shopify Plus make sense when catalogs, languages, legal terms or teams differ a lot. Either can rank well with correct hreflang; we review both options before recommending one.
Will we lose traffic migrating to Shopify Plus?
Migrations commonly lose 10 to 30% of organic traffic when redirects and content are mishandled. With a complete 301 map, preserved content and URL logic, and monitoring after launch, the dip is usually small and short. We plan the SEO side from the start of the project, not the week before launch.
Do you work with international brands headquartered in Shanghai?
Yes, if they sell on Shopify to consumers or trade buyers in Western markets. The work is the same whether the brand is Chinese-founded or a global company with a Shanghai team. What matters is the catalog, the price point and whether search can pay back in your markets.
Planning a launch or a migration?
Tell us your markets, platform and timeline. We will flag the search risks early and show what a ranking plan looks like for each storefront.