#1 of 11 Shopify SEO agencies
SEO Locale review
70/100StrongPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA10-49 staffFounded 2015
SEO Locale scores 70 out of 100 (Strong) on public evidence. It is strongest on client reviews and published results, and weakest on AI-search readiness.
Their homepage
This is the first screen a prospect sees on seolocale.com. We audited this site with CrawlRaven for how well it is set up to be found in Google and cited in AI answers.
Visit seolocale.com Our verdict
Best for
US Shopify stores that want a month-to-month SEO partner with a real team and regular reporting
Not ideal for: Merchants who need to see Shopify-specific results before signing
- Starting price
- Custom quote
- Contract
- Cancel any month
- Shopify proof
- Shopify SEO page
- AI visibility service
- Yes, sold on its own
- Reviews
- 150 on 4 platforms
- Team
- 10-49 staff
Pros
- No long contract: you can stop any month
- You own your website, accounts and content from day one
- A named team of 18, plus a client dashboard and monthly progress reviews
- ChatGPT recommends it for its home city, which only one other agency here managed
Cons
- Sells Shopify SEO but shows no Shopify client results
- No prices on the site: every quote is custom
- Quotes AI-search statistics without saying where they come from
AI visibility service
Sells it as its own serviceWork to get your store named in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
AI SEO (listed under AI Search (AEO)). Gets your brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews via entity work, schema, llms.txt, answer content
Client proof: No client result from AI search shown on the site.
Read their service pageOur take: The most complete package on this list: reviews across four platforms, a big named team and terms that favour the client. Ask for a Shopify case study on the first call, because the site has none.
Aditi Chaturvedi, CrawlRavenCustomers of SEO Locale
Taken from the agency's own case studies and testimonials, Shopify and ecommerce clients first. Results are as the agency states them; we have not audited them.
Proper Painting
Construction (painting) business running paid lead generation
- Work
- Targeted lead generation paid ads campaign
- Result
- $7.3K in ad spend led to $460K+ in closed deals (period not stated)
Spring Dance Hot Tubs
Pool and hot tub company with three locations
- Work
- Targeted local SEO across three locations
- Result
- +32.15% Google organic users; +55.91% goal completions (period not stated)
JD Muscle
Automotive business
- Work
- Automotive SEO and first-page keyword expansion
- Result
- +132% monthly revenue; +24.95% organic users (period not stated)
Blue Legend Swim School
Multi-location swim school
- Work
- Multi-location SEO strategy
- Result
- +188.81% organic search traffic; +99.08% phone clicks (period not stated)
Urable
Automotive software and app firm
- Work
- Custom SEO strategy
- Result
- Organic users up 58.6% and free trials up 42.8% (period not stated)
Score breakdown
The thin mark on each bar is the median across the 11 agencies on the list.
Client reputation
24.1 / 30List median 22
- Google Business: 4.9 from 116 reviews (read from agency site, half weight)
- Clutch: 4.6 from 10 reviews
- UpCity: 5.0 from 9 reviews
- Semrush directory: 4.9 from 73 reviews
Proven results
14 / 20List median 14
- 17 case studies, 2 with a metric and timeframe
- No ecommerce or Shopify case study
- 5 named testimonials with company
Visibility in search and AI
16 / 25List median 9
- Named in 2 of 6 AI answers (ChatGPT, Perplexity)
- Google: #21 for “shopify seo agency Philadelphia”
- AI crawlers allowed · business schema present · mobile speed 94/100
Transparency
10 / 15List median 10
- No prices published
- Contract terms stated
- Named team with roles
- Reporting described
AI-search readiness
6 / 10List median 6.5
- Dedicated AI search service page
- No AI search result in case studies
Red flags and data gaps
- No red flags
- Some review figures self-reported (site widget/schema)
Does AI recommend SEO Locale?
We asked ChatGPT and Perplexity, with web search on, the questions a Shopify merchant in United States would ask. SEO Locale was named in 2 of 6 answers.
| Question | Engine | Named? | Agencies named in the answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which agencies are the best for Shopify SEO in United States? Recommend 10 specific agencies by name. | ChatGPT | Not named | Searchbloom, Coalition Technologies, Netalico Commerce, SmartSites |
| Which agencies are the best for Shopify SEO in United States? Recommend 10 specific agencies by name. | Perplexity | Not named | Searchbloom, Inflow, OuterBox, Coalition Technologies |
| I run a Shopify store in United States and want to hire an SEO agency. Which agencies should I shortlist? | ChatGPT | Not named | Searchbloom, Coalition Technologies, Netalico Commerce, Ranking Studios |
| I run a Shopify store in United States and want to hire an SEO agency. Which agencies should I shortlist? | Perplexity | Not named | Searchbloom, Netalico Commerce, OuterBox, Coalition Technologies |
| Recommend the best Shopify SEO agencies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Name specific agencies. | ChatGPT | Named | ModFXMedia, WEEINNOVATE, BENT Enterprise, Cavallo Agency |
| Recommend the best Shopify SEO agencies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Name specific agencies. | Perplexity | Named | Greenlane Marketing, Franklin Digital, NuStream, The Shop Ninjas |
Reviews across platforms
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Newest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google BusinessRead from the agency site, counted at half weight | 4.9 | 116 | Unknown |
| Clutch | 4.6 | 10 | 2023-03-03 |
| UpCity | 5.0 | 9 | Unknown |
| Semrush directory | 4.9 | 73 | Unknown |
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- Every client store in one workspace20 Shopify stores on the Agency plan, each with its own audit, data and plan. Add more as you sign clients.
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- Keyword map and cannibalisationSpot collections competing with each other and with the blog, content gaps the store could win, and guides losing traffic.
- AI search readinessFind out why a store is missing from AI answers: blocked AI crawlers, missing structured data, and pages no model can quote.
- Feeds the reports you already sendImport Ahrefs or Semrush keyword lists, and export any finding to CSV for your own client reports.
- Free tools to win the pitchRun the Shopify duplicate URL, app script and collection page checkers on a prospect's store and lead with a real finding.
- Works with ClaudeFull MCP access, so your team can ask about any client store and get answers from its real data.