eCommerce SEO and GEO That Drives Sales: Beyond Basic optimisation

SEO for eCommerce isn’t just about ranking higher; it’s about attracting customers who are ready to buy. Learn how successful online stores use SEO to drive consistent, profitable organic traffic.
SEO feels overwhelming for most eCommerce business owners. You know you should be doing it, but where do you even start? Should you focus on product pages, category pages, or blog content? What about technical SEO, site speed, and mobile optimisation?
Meanwhile, your competitors seem to be ranking for everything while your products are buried on page three of Google. You’ve tried following generic SEO advice, but eCommerce SEO has unique challenges that require specific strategies.
These podcast episodes cut through the confusion with practical advice from SEO experts who specialize in eCommerce. You’ll hear from consultants who’ve helped online stores grow organic traffic by 300%+, plus business owners who’ve built million-dollar companies primarily through SEO.
What you’ll learn:
- Keyword research strategies that find commercial intent keywords your competitors are missing
- Product page optimisation that helps individual products rank and convert
- Category page SEO that captures broad search terms while driving sales
- Technical SEO fixes that prevent Google from properly indexing your site
- Content marketing strategies that support your product pages and build authority
- Link-building tactics that work specifically for eCommerce sites
- Local SEO for businesses that sell both online and offline
- Site architecture and internal linking strategies that boost overall rankings
- Mobile SEO optimisation for the majority of searchers using phones
- SEO tools and analytics that show you what’s actually working
Why eCommerce SEO is different: B2B companies can rank for informational keywords and nurture leads over time. However, eCommerce sites need to rank for keywords where people are ready to buy immediately. These episodes focus on the specific SEO strategies that drive sales, not just traffic.
Listen to our SEO Experts on the Podcast:
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Growth: Turn Reddit into a Powerful eCommerce Growth Channel (and Win AI Search) with Danny Kirk, ReddiReach (episode 303)
Danny Kirk is founder of ReddiReach, where he’s worked with over 250 eCommerce brands to help them use Reddit as part of their marketing activity. In this episode, Danny explains why Reddit is becoming a critical channel for influencing AI search results and brand discovery. He also shares practical strategies for building trust, driving traffic, and growing your eCommerce brand through authentic…
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SEO GEO: 3 Key Pillars of Helpful Content for Google SEO with Amanda Walls, Cedarwood Digital (episode 298)
Amanda Walls is the founder and director of Cedarwood Digital – who were recently awarded the Best Small Integrated Agency in Europe & the UK 2025. They are a sort after global agency for SEO, PPC and Digital PR. In this episode, Amanda joins Chloe Thomas to break down the three pillars of helpful content…
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SEO GEO: Category Page SEO Dos and Don’ts with Liv Day, Digitaloft (episode 297)
Liv Day is the SEO Lead at Digitaloft, where she crafts ROI-led SEO strategies that deliver a fast impact for their clients. In this episode, Liv shares how to turn your eCommerce category pages into powerful revenue drivers – without stuffing them with endless SEO copy. We dive into practical fixes, smart internal linking strategies,…
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SEO GEO: Turn Your Shopify Product Data into an AI Search Growth Engine with Sam Wright, Blink (episode 296)
Sam Wright is the Managing Director at specialist eCommerce agency Blink, the Shopify marketing agency for large catalogue stores. Sam’s been in SEO since 2007, and in eCommerce since 2002. In this episode, returning guest Sam breaks down how large Shopify brands should be structuring their product data and taxonomy to succeed in both SEO…
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SEO GEO: How eCommerce Brands Can Improve AI Search Visibility On-Site and Off-Site with Emily Richardson, KNWN (episode 295)
Emily Richardson is the founder of KNWN, who offer 2 products for AI, Search KNWN Analytics and Dual Web. Emily’s been deep in marketing, tech, and research since 2019 and via KNWN is now helping over 2,000 brands optimise their websites for AI search results. In this episode, Emily breaks down exactly how eCommerce brands…
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SEO GEO: Bad SEO Practices That Are Hurting Your Website (And How to Avoid Them) with Iva Jovanovic (episode 294)
Iva Jovanovic is an SEO and content strategist working across a range of industries, and for brands big and small. She also speaks at events across Europe and is involved in organising many SEO and Tech events in Serbia. In this episode, Iva breaks down the bad SEO practices that can seriously damage your rankings,…
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SEO: The 3 Questions Every eCommerce Brand Should Be Asking with Dan Coleman (episode 268)
Dan Coleman is an eCommerce Wizard. He’s accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Marketing AND the Institute of Data & Marketing Association! And via his consultancy Coleman Marketing he’s worked with many household names and startups over the last 20 years including Phase 8, Virgin, Hotel Chocolat, and Cath Kidston. Listen now for free:…
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SEO: How to Improve eCommerce SEO with a Content Quality Audit with Ian Ferguson (episode 267)
Ian Ferguson is a Freelance SEO consultant, specialising in helping eCommerce brands to grow their revenue from organic search. He’s been improving SEO performance for over 15 years getting deep into technical SEO optimisation, on-page experience and lots of data crunching! In this episode, he shares why cleaning up your site might be the smartest…
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SEO: How to Drive SEO Buy-In From Plan to Execution with Owain Lloyd-Williams (episode 266)
Getting buy-in for your SEO plans can often feel like navigating a maze, but we’re here to simplify that journey. The main takeaway from today’s discussion is that understanding the unique story and aspirations of your brand is crucial when you’re trying to get approval for your SEO strategies. Whether you’re in a big enterprise…
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SEO: Using TikTok Data to Create High-Impact Content with Christine Corbin (episode 265)
Using TikTok data to create trending on-site content is a game changer for eCommerce brands. In this episode, Christine Corbin shows us how to use TikTok’s Creator Search Insights tool to find keyword gold—no business account needed. She shares how to spot content gaps, build timely collection pages, and drive fast SEO wins. If you…
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SEO: Navigating the ChatGPT Shopping Landscape for eCommerce Success with Sam Wright, Blink (episode 264)
Understanding the rapidly evolving landscape of SEO is more crucial than ever, especially with the introduction of ChatGPT’s shopping functionality. In this episode, we explore how the integration of the buy button in ChatGPT creates a new product discovery channel, fundamentally changing how brands will need to approach their data and optimization strategies. Our guest,…
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Q4 Updates: Key Updates and Best Practices in SEO with Alex Moss, Yoast (episode 222)
Alex Moss is Principal SEO at Yoast, and also co-founder of FireCask. He’s been in SEO for over 20 years working a mix of in house, agency-side, AND now software-side roles. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Dive in: [09:00] SEO hasn’t changed much, just more info. [10:37] GDPR regulations in Europe caused legal challenges.[16:14]…
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SEO: Link Building Tips for SEO Success with Rosa Mitchell, connective3 (episode 201)
Rosa Mitchell is one of the team at connective3 a multi-award winning digital marketing agency that creates market leaders. Working globally with brands such as AVON, Wren Kitchens, and Thortful, Rosa’s specialism is in Digital PR and SEO–with the hard-to-find combination of analytical brain and creative flair! Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Dive…
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SEO: Driving eCommerce Success Through Technical Foundations with Brad Houldsworth and Matt Henton (episode 200)
Brad Houldsworth is sales and strategy director at Remarkable Commerce – home of the UK’s most customisable eCommerce platform. And Matt Henton is one of Brad’s happy clients – Head of eCommerce at fashion retailer Moss. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Dive in: [07:41] Prioritizing technical foundation for SEO success. [10:55] Focusing on…
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SEO: How to Craft Unique and Helpful Content for eCommerce Success with Carolyn Shelby, Yoast (episode 198)
Carolyn Shelby has been in digital marketing since 1994 (yes, it was a thing even then) specialising in SEO since 1997. She’s now Principal SEO at Newfold Digital and Yoast, continuing to develop innovative SEO strategies, and focused on enhancing the online visibility and engagement for Newfold Digital’s brands. Listen now for free: Powered by…
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Content: Bringing Generative AI into your Blogging Process with Katrina McKinnon, CopySmiths.com (episode 181)
Katrina McKinnon is the founder of CopySmiths.com, the content shop for eCommerce stores, where she and her team have produced over 8,000 blog articles and generated millions of views to drive brand awareness and customer engagement. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Dive in: [07:14] Blogging is more challenging, but still possible.[13:40] AI used…
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SEO: The 3 Must-Do eCommerce SEO Audits with Silvia Martin (episode 149)
Silvia Martin is an independent SEO consultant, founder of Trebole, and judge of both the European Search Awards AND the UK Search Awards. Silvia is all about helping businesses improve their online presence, findability, search traffic, and (most importantly!) organic revenue. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle About Silvia Silvia discovered SEO while she…
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SEO: Process Driven vs Outside of the Box Strategies with Rob Stanbury (episode 148)
We are joined by Rob Stanbury, Senior SEO Consultant at Spec Digital – a PPC and SEO consultancy that helps clients all over the world through coaching, consulting, strategising, and delivering business growth through Google. He spends his days working on how best to improve their eCommerce client’s SEO traffic… and most importantly revenue. Listen…
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SEO: Master Your Website Migration with Montserrat Cano (episode 147)
Montserrat Cano is an International SEO and Digital Marketing consultant whose core skill set is Technical SEO – so an awesome guest to help you make sure your next site move doesn’t screw up any of your SEO power. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Be Involved and Plan Well Montserrat says the first…
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SEO: The Zero Waste 101 of Content Marketing with Krissie Claire (episode 146)
Krissie Claire is the CMO and founder at Kollectify, the zero-waste digital marketing agency for Shopify Businesses. Today we explore SEO from a planet-first perspective, and how it can fit with better SEO performances. Enjoy this conversation with Krissie as she shares some fascinating insights into the carbon footprint of our content marketing. Listen now…
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Content Marketing: Creating the perfect Blog Creation Checklist to deliver the blogs that convert (episode 131)
Sarah Falcon is the VP of marketing at Object Edge where she leads marketing strategy and execution – including driving high-performing content marketing. Sarah gets to work across a number of industries including both B2B and B2C eCommerce. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle The Importance of Blog Content on Your eCommerce Site When…
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SEO: Why you should fix your CRO before you work on your SEO with Luke Carthy (episode 099)
Luke started his eCommerce career client side, then after being invited to speak at MozCon 2019 (oh yes!) he decided to go at it alone. He now spends his days helping his clients deliver sustainable eCommerce growth with SEO and CRO. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Why Conversion Rate Optimization Comes First You…
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SEO: Protecting and Repairing your Online Reputation with Justin Seibert (episode 098)
Justin is the President of Direct Online Marketing, a top 200 Premier Google Partner who have clients around the world.. Justin and his team have been helping clients with their SEO marketing for well over a decade. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle About Justin Justin got into digital marketing in 2001, working for…
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SEO: Discover the top Link Building Strategy for eCommerce in 2022 with Brandon Leibowitz (episode 097)
Brandon got his first SEO job WAY BACK in 2007! Building the SEO power for a new eCommerce site with over 10,000 SKUs. Soon after that, he founded his agency “SEO Optimizers” where they are all about… Getting More Sales From Google Using SEO so you can Stop Spending Money On Ads. Listen now for…
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SEO: How to use SEO to beat all those new competitors! with Nick Truman from Spec Digital (episode 053)
Nick Truman’s been improving search performance, and driving sales for over 600 clients, including many retailers for over a decade. We’ve been friends for a few years now and I love how Nick always comes at SEO from a non-SEO perspective! AND he’s the host of the Winning with Shopify Podcast. Listen now for free:…
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SEO: Blue Ocean Blogging Strategy with Adam Bastock (episode 052)
Adam Bastock is an eCommerce specialist who has been involved in all sorts of eCommerce over the last 10 years – from running his own Etsy store, to being the marketing-person at a series of eCommerce brands. He now focusing in on SEO and helping Shopify and WooCommerce retailers to hit their first £1m. Listen…
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SEO: Shifting our thinking from Keywords to Entities with Dixon Jones from inLinks.net (episode 051)
Dixon Jones’ career as an SEO specialist stretches right back to 1999 when he founded one of the UK’s first SEO agencies (still going strong today). Many in the SEO world know him best as Marketing Director at the awesome SEO tool Majestic… But for the last 12 months his primary focus is on inLinks.net,…
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SEO: Perfecting your faceted navigation with Luke Carthy (episode 050)
Luke Carthy is a well-known eCommerce CRO and SEO specialist, and founder of start-up eCommerce company, Afro Drops. Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle Defining Faceted Navigation Faceted navigation refers to the filters you see on category pages (typically on eCommerce) that allow you to refine the results you are looking at. This is…
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SEO: Taking Competitor Analysis beyond Benchmarking with Diana Richardson from SEMRush (episode 049)
Diana Richardson is the Social Media and Community Manager for the SEO Unit at SEMRush – which means shes pends every day helping site owners improve their SEO performance. She’s been both helping others and doing digital marketing herself–including managing SEO since 2006! Listen now for free: Powered by RedCircle How Diana got into SEO…
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SEO: Free Google Shopping traffic (and Buy on Google news) with Justin Seibert (episode 009)
Justin is the President of Direct Online Marketing, a top 200 Premier Google Partner who have clients around the world. Justin’s been named on the Hanapin Marketing “Top 25 Most Influential Pay Per Click Advertising Expert” list three years running, so he knows plenty about the paid side of Google Shopping – and he been…
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SEO: Everything you need to know about Dynamic Rendering with Geoff Atkinson (episode 008)
SEO expert Geoff Atkinson is an ex retailer and founder and CEO of Huckabuy — an SEO company dedicated to aligning with Google initiatives for optimal SEO results.
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SEO: How to target Long Tail Keywords with your Category Pages with Kristina Azarenko (episode 007)
Kristina Azarenko is an SEO consultant who focuses on delivering results, for one eCommerce client she achieved a sales increase of 5400% in just a few months. She’s globally respected SEO – whizz who has been featured on pretty much all the key SEO sites and conferences – so we had to have her on…
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SEO: Luke Carthy explains Technical SEO 101 (episode 006)
Luke Carthy started his SEO career client side, then after being invited to speak at MozCon 2019 (oh yes!) he decided to go it alone. He now spends his days helping his clients deliver sustainable eCommerce growth with SEO and CRO. One of the areas he regularly sees making big changes to performance is getting…
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