SEO Agency for Australian Ecommerce and Service Businesses
Organic growth you own, built to keep compounding after the work is done.
SAVVYARDS is an SEO agency for Australian ecommerce and service businesses: technical SEO, content, and visibility in Google's AI Overviews and AI assistants. For one Australian wine store, 12 months of SEO grew organic revenue 141% and organic clicks 176%, with all five priority keywords reaching #1 on Google and no ad spend behind it.
Updated
- +141%
- organic revenue, Australian wine store, 12 months
- 5 of 5
- priority keywords at #1 on Google
- Service
- SEO (technical, content, local, ecommerce, AI search visibility)
- For
- Australian ecommerce, Shopify and service businesses
- Proof
- Australian wine store, +141% organic revenue in 12 months, no ad spend
- Typical timeline
- First movement in 3–6 months; revenue-level growth over 6–12 months
- Pricing
- Execution hours (4, 6 or 8 a day), reserved and billed at the start of each month; 14 days' notice; rate confirmed on a free audit call
- Provider
- SAVVYARDS, working remotely from India with clients across Australia
Is SEO worth it for an Australian business?
Yes, if people already search for what you sell. Google handles 87.9% of searches in Australia and Bing another 9.2% (StatCounter, September 2026), and organic results don't charge per click. Rankings take months to build, but once earned they keep bringing customers after the work is done, which is why SEO compounds where ads stop.
It's most valuable where ads are expensive or restricted, such as alcohol, and for ecommerce stores whose category and product pages can rank for thousands of searches.
How much does SEO cost in Australia?
It depends on how competitive your market is and how much of your site needs work. We don't sell fixed packages: you choose how many execution hours a day we work on your site, reserved and billed at the start of each month, with no lock-in. The free audit tells you which scope fits before you spend anything.
| Typical scope | What the work covers | Hours a day |
|---|---|---|
| Local or service business | Technical fixes, service and location pages, Google Business Profile, reviews | Recommended after the free audit |
| Ecommerce or Shopify store | Technical SEO, category and product pages, content, internal links | Recommended after the free audit |
| Store migration or rebuild | Redirect map, keeping rankings through the move, fixes after launch | The same daily hours, planned around your launch date |
Your rate is confirmed on the free audit call; see how our SEO is priced.
How long does SEO take to work?
Most sites see early movement within three to six months: technical fixes and better product or service pages start ranking first. Revenue-level growth usually builds over six to twelve months. Our Australian wine client grew organic revenue 141% over a 12-month programme, including a move from Wix to Shopify at month six.
How do you show up in Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode and ChatGPT?
AI search tools mostly quote pages that already rank and answer questions clearly. So the foundations are the same as SEO: a fast, crawlable site; direct answers under question headings; structured data; and consistent business details across the web. Being mentioned and reviewed on other trusted sites matters more than ever, because AI tools look for corroboration.
AI Overviews appeared in Australian Google results in late 2024, and Google launched AI Mode in Australia in October 2025. Microsoft Copilot draws on Bing's index, so we also verify your site in Bing Webmaster Tools and submit changes through IndexNow. No one can guarantee an AI citation, so we check the questions your customers ask in these tools each month and report where you appear.
What our Australian SEO service includes
8 deliverables
Technical SEO
Crawling, indexing, site speed, Core Web Vitals, duplicate pages and structured data: the fixes that let everything else rank.
Keyword research in Australian English
What Australians actually type, with local spellings and terms ("colour", "jewellery", "optimise"), mapped so each page has one job and no two pages compete.
Category and product pages
For online stores: category pages built to rank for the searches that buy, and product pages rewritten around how people shop.
Content that answers questions
Guides and FAQs that answer what buyers ask, written so Google and AI assistants can quote them.
Local SEO and Google Business Profile
For businesses that serve an area: your profile, reviews, service-area pages and consistent business details. No copy-paste city pages.
Migrations without losing rankings
Moving platforms (for example Wix to Shopify) with a full redirect map and checks before and after launch, as we did for our Australian wine client.
Authority and mentions
Directory listings, reviews, partnerships and digital PR that earn links and the outside mentions AI tools look for.
Reporting tied to revenue
Monthly reports on organic revenue, enquiries and the searches that drive them, plus where you appear in AI answers.
Store not converting the traffic? See conversion rate optimisation. Rebuilding the site? See web development.
How an Australian wine store grew organic revenue 141% in 12 months
A small Australian wine producer with a strong product and almost no search visibility. We fixed the technical foundation, launched a blog, rewrote the product pages around how people shop for wine, timed content to the buying calendar, and protected the rankings through a move from Wix to Shopify at month six. No ads were run.
| Measure (12 months) | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic revenue | — | — | +141% |
| Online orders | — | — | +52% |
| Average order value | $186 | $294 | +58% |
| Organic clicks (Search Console) | 6,971 | 19,238 | +176% |
| Website users | 24,000 | 53,000 | 2.2× |
| Priority keywords at #1 | — | 5 of 5 | — |
SEO in Australia: what's different
Do you need a .com.au?
Bing is about 9% of Australian searches.
Australian English, Australian searches.
Many locations, no doorway pages.
Alcohol brands.
Audit
Before the first call we review your site, Search Console data and competitors, and send a written list of the fixes that matter most, ranked by what they're costing you.
Map
Every target search is mapped to one page, so nothing competes with itself, and the work is sequenced by what will move revenue first.
Execute daily
Technical fixes, page rewrites and content shipped every working day, with a short written note on what changed.
Compound
As pages rank, we strengthen them with internal links, new content and outside mentions, and report on revenue, not just rankings.
- Your site, your accounts. Search Console, analytics and the site stay in your name; we work through access you can remove.
- Month to month. 14 days' notice, no lock-in contract.
- Same business day replies (Sydney time). You talk to the person doing the work.
How our SEO is priced
You choose how many execution hours a day we work on your site: 4, 6 or 8. Your hours are reserved for you each month, billed at the start of the month. The right number depends on your site and market; we recommend one after the free audit. Platform migrations run on the same daily hours, planned around your launch date. There's no lock-in contract.
Your rate is confirmed on the free audit call.
Get a free SEO audit
Send us your website. Within two business days you'll get the three fixes we'd make first, ranked by what they're costing you in traffic and sales. Yours to keep, whether you work with us or not.
SEO Agency for Australian Ecommerce and Service Businesses — FAQs
Do you do SEO for Shopify stores?
Yes. On Shopify we fix duplicate URLs and collection pages, rewrite product and category content, add structured data for products, and improve speed. Our Australian wine client's growth continued after their move to Shopify.
Can you move our store to a new platform without losing rankings?
Usually, yes, if it's planned properly. We map every old URL to its new one, keep the content that ranks, test the redirects before launch and fix issues in the weeks after. Our Australian wine client moved from Wix to Shopify six months into their programme and kept growing.
Do you offer local SEO for Australian service businesses?
Yes: Google Business Profile, reviews, consistent business details, and service or location pages with genuinely local content. We don't build copy-paste city pages, which Google treats as doorway pages.
Do you work with wineries and drinks brands?
Yes, and it's where SEO matters most. Paid ads for alcohol are limited by Google's policy and the ABAC Code, so organic search is often the main growth channel. Our Australian wine client grew organic revenue 141% in 12 months with no ad spend (read the case study).
Does SEO still matter if we run Google Ads?
Yes. Ads stop the day the budget does; organic rankings keep working. Running both lets ads cover gaps and peak seasons while SEO lowers how much you need to spend over time. We'll tell you where organic can take over a keyword.
How do you report results?
Monthly, in plain language: organic revenue and enquiries, the searches and pages driving them, what we changed, and where you appear in AI answers for your key questions. Rankings and traffic are included, but they're not the headline.
Can you guarantee first-page rankings?
No, and be wary of anyone who does. Google itself says no one can guarantee a #1 ranking. We commit to the work, the reporting and the honesty about what's working; the case study shows what that can lead to.
Do you work with businesses across Australia?
Yes. We work remotely with businesses in every state, from India. Calls are booked for your afternoon, and you get a written note on what changed each working day.
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