Ecommerce SEO Audit

A full audit of your online store’s SEO: technical health, competitor positioning, keyword opportunities, backlink profile, and AI visibility. You get a prioritized 6-month roadmap built around revenue opportunities, not a generic checklist of issues.

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50+ ecommerce stores audited.
246% organic traffic growth for a Shopify fashion brand.
68% increase in organic revenue for a WooCommerce health store.

Why most ecommerce stores need an audit before anything else

You’re not sure what’s actually wrong

Your organic traffic is flat or declining, but you don’t know why. Technical issues? Weak content? Poor keyword targeting? Without a proper diagnosis, any SEO work you do is guesswork.

Previous audits gave you a list of issues with no priorities

You’ve seen those 50-page audit reports. Hundreds of “errors” with no indication of which ones actually matter for revenue. Your team doesn’t have unlimited time, and not every issue is worth fixing.

You need a clear plan before committing to ongoing SEO

Signing up for a monthly retainer without understanding the work required is a gamble. An audit gives you (and me) a shared understanding of the scope before any ongoing commitment.

What the audit covers

This isn’t a surface-level crawl report or an automated scan you could run yourself. It’s a manual, expert analysis of the factors that affect your store’s ability to rank and convert organic traffic into revenue. The audit delivers six core components that together inform your SEO strategy for the next six months.

Technical SEO audit

Crawlability, indexation, site architecture, internal linking, page speed, Core Web Vitals, mobile usability, JavaScript rendering, XML sitemaps, robots.txt configuration, and canonical tag implementation. The technical factors that determine how well search engines can access and understand your store.

Competitor analysis

How your organic visibility compares to your direct competitors. What they’re doing that you’re not. Where they’re vulnerable and where they have advantages that will take longer to overcome. You’ll know exactly who you’re competing against and what it takes to close the gap.

Keyword research and content plan

Where your store currently ranks, where it should rank, and the gaps between the two. Commercial keyword opportunities your competitors are capturing that you’re missing. A content plan covering product pages, category pages, and supporting content tied to keywords your customers actually search for.

Backlink audit

The quantity and quality of links pointing to your store compared to your direct competitors. Which domains are linking to them but not to you. Which of their backlinks are earned versus bought. Link building opportunities based on what’s actually moving rankings for ecommerce sites in your niche.

AI visibility assessment

How your store appears in AI-powered search experiences like Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity. Are you being cited in answers your customers are asking. Where you’re missing out. What adjustments position your store for the shift toward AI-assisted search.

6-month SEO roadmap

A prioritized action plan that pulls together findings from every audit component. Not a generic list of issues sorted by some tool’s severity score. Recommendations are ranked by potential impact on organic revenue, with a clear sequence for the next six months.

The output is a written report with prioritized recommendations and a strategic roadmap. You’ll know what needs to happen, in what order, and why each action matters for your store’s organic revenue growth.

How the audit works

01

Access and setup

You provide access to Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and your ecommerce platform’s backend (read-only). Takes about 10 minutes. If you don’t have these set up, I’ll help you configure them.

02

Analysis

I conduct the full audit manually: technical crawl analysis, competitor research, keyword opportunity mapping, backlink profile review, and AI visibility assessment. Typically takes 2-4 weeks depending on your store’s size and the complexity of your niche.

03

Report delivery

You receive a written report covering all six audit components with prioritized recommendations and a 6-month roadmap. Each issue is explained in plain language with specific next steps, not just “fix this error”.

04

Walkthrough call

We schedule a call to walk through the findings together. You can ask questions, get clarification on priorities, and discuss if ongoing SEO support makes sense based on what the audit reveals.

Who this audit is for

This audit is designed for ecommerce stores that are serious about organic growth but need clarity before taking action. It’s not for everyone.

This audit is right for you if:

  • Your store has established sales and you’re looking to scale organic as a growth channel
  • You’ve worked with SEO agencies before and got reports full of noise but no real direction
  • You’re planning a platform migration or major site redesign and need to understand SEO implications first
  • You have internal resources to implement recommendations but need expert guidance on what to prioritise
  • You want to evaluate if ongoing SEO investment makes sense before committing to a retainer

This audit probably isn’t for you if:

  • Your store is brand new with no existing traffic or sales data to analyze
  • You’re looking for a quick automated report you could generate yourself
  • You want guaranteed rankings or traffic promises before any work is done
  • You’re not in a position to invest in implementing the recommendations once you have them
  • You need same-week turnaround. A proper manual audit takes 2 to 4 weeks.

After the audit

An audit tells you what needs to happen. These services make it happen.

Technical SEO for Ecommerce

If the audit reveals structural issues affecting crawlability, indexation, or page speed, technical SEO work addresses the foundations before anything else.

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Content Strategy

If the audit identifies content gaps or keyword opportunities, a content strategy turns those findings into a publishing plan tied to commercial outcomes.

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Link Building

If the audit shows your backlink profile is weaker than competitors, link building closes that gap with quality backlinks that move rankings.

More about link building →

Audits are platform-agnostic. Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, BigCommerce: the audit methodology adapts to your platform’s architecture.

Frequently asked questions

Most audits are completed within 2-4 weeks from the time access is granted. The timeline depends on your store’s size (number of products and pages) and the complexity of your niche. You’ll receive a timeline estimate after the initial access setup.

Read-only access to Google Search Console, Google Analytics (GA4), and your ecommerce platform’s admin panel. If you use additional tools like Ahrefs or SEMrush, access to those is helpful but not required. All access can be revoked after the audit is complete.

Yes. Every engagement starts with a free audit that covers the high-level opportunities and issues. The paid audit goes deeper into every area and includes the full written report with the 6-month roadmap.

That’s completely fine. The audit is available as a standalone deliverable. Many clients use the audit report and roadmap to guide their internal team or brief other agencies. There’s no obligation to continue with ongoing services.

Automated tools flag technical issues but can’t interpret them in the context of your specific store, market, or business model. They can’t assess content quality, analyze your competitors’ strategies, identify the right keywords for your specific products, evaluate your backlink profile against real competitors, or determine how your store appears in AI search results. My audit is a manual, expert analysis across six components, with findings prioritized by revenue impact rather than arbitrary severity scores.

Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and BigCommerce are the platforms I work with most frequently. The audit methodology applies to any ecommerce platform, though recommendations are tailored to your specific platform’s capabilities and constraints.

Ready to see what’s holding your store back?

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