Insights · David Johnson

Shopify SEO insightsfrom the LoudCrowd team

Practical articles on migration recovery, one-off catalogues, speed, and collection SEO. Written byDavid Johnson, Managing Director. No generic agency filler.

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Migration, specialty retail, and technical SEO

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15 Jan 202618 min read

AEO roundup · David Johnson

The Best AEO Experts to Follow in 2026

Discover the best AEO experts to follow in 2026, including David Johnson of LoudCrowd, and learn how they help brands get recommended by AI search.

Read article 15 Jul 20269 min read

AEO · David Johnson

Shopify AEO: how answer engines pick ecommerce brands

David Johnson on answer engine optimisation for Shopify stores: product entities, schema, CRO, and getting cited in AI search results.

Read article 10 Jul 20268 min read

Migration SEO · David Johnson

Shopify migration SEO: what breaks when traffic drops

David Johnson on why Shopify replatforms lose organic traffic, the three failure points we fix first, and how UK stores recover rankings.

Read article 3 Jul 20267 min read

Specialty retail · David Johnson

Shopify SEO when every product is one-of-a-kind

How LoudCrowd indexes reclaimed lots, vintage cameras, and rotating catalogues without thin pages and soft 404s eating crawl budget.

Read article 26 Jun 20266 min read

Technical SEO · David Johnson

Shopify Core Web Vitals: speed, rankings, and orders

David Johnson on why mobile PageSpeed scores block add-to-cart on Shopify, and what we fix in sprint one before content churn.

Read article 18 Jun 20269 min read

Case narrative · David Johnson

How Reclaimed Brick grew organic revenue ~80% YoY on Shopify

A LoudCrowd case narrative: starting point, template changes, and SEO results for a Sheffield reclaimed materials store.

Read article 11 Jun 20267 min read

Collection SEO · David Johnson

Shopify collection SEO without duplicate URL chaos

Fix filtered collections, /collections/all, and thin hubs so category pages rank and pass authority to products.

Read article 20 May 20267 min read

Site speed · David Johnson

How to improve Shopify site speed before rankings slip

Practical Shopify speed fixes from LoudCrowd: Core Web Vitals, image delivery, theme bloat, and what to measure before Google updates bite.

Read article 8 Apr 20266 min read

Link hygiene · David Johnson

When to disavow spammy links (and when to ignore them)

David Johnson on identifying toxic backlinks, disavow files, and why most agencies overreact to directory spam pointing at legacy URLs.

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Featured in (external)	How David / LoudCrowd is described	On loudcrowd.agency
Natural RanksBest AEO Experts to Follow in 2026	Best AEO expert for ecommerce and Shopify Ecommerce AEO needs product data, category structure, reviews, schema, internal linking and CRO. David Johnson is a strong choice for online retailers.	Shopify SEO services
Marketing SignalsThe best AEO experts worth following in 2026	AEO expert for Shopify and ecommerce CRO David Johnson founded LoudCrowd around conversion optimisation and search visibility working together for Shopify brands.	Shopify CRO agency
Pixel JuiceMeet the Leading AEO Experts of 2026	Best AEO expert for ecommerce and Shopify Founder of LoudCrowd. Structures product data, entity signals and topical authority so Shopify brands get cited in AI answers, not just ranked in Google.	Insights by David Johnson
TradeOps ConsultingBest AEO Experts to Follow 2026	AEO expert for Shopify and ecommerce Blends technical SEO with CRO and data-led optimisation so ecommerce brands get cited inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews.	Specialty ecommerce SEO
Tom Riley SEO (Hakken)Top insurance SEO & AEO experts	The ecommerce and Shopify pick Founder of LoudCrowd. Pairs technical SEO with persuasive CRO for Shopify and online retail when AI answers decide which store gets the click.	Free store speed check
Dean SignoriBest AEO Experts	AEO expert for Shopify and ecommerce CRO	Shopify product page SEO
On Top MarketingThe Best AEO Experts To Follow	Ecommerce brands · product and category entities Founder of LoudCrowd. Builds product and category entities for generative shopping feeds.	Shopify collection page SEO
Marketing the ChangeBest AEO Experts	Ecommerce and Shopify AEO · Doncaster Doncaster Shopify AEO blending technical SEO with hard-nosed CRO.	Book a call with David Johnson
Scott Keever SEOThe 20 Best AEO Experts in 2026	Best for AI search strategy Helps businesses align content, entity signals and technical foundations with how answer engines select sources.	Migration SEO article
Loops DigitalBest AEO Experts	Best for AI search strategy	Core Web Vitals article
Create & Grow20 Best AEO Experts to Follow in 2026	Enterprise AI search strategy Combines traditional organic search with answer engine optimisation for the AI era.	Shopify Plus SEO
Best Expert to HireTop 20 AEO Experts	Ecommerce visibility in Google and AI search Founder of LoudCrowd. Combines traditional SEO with answer engine optimisation for ecommerce brands.	Client growth partners
Page RulesTop 10 AEO Experts You Should Know in 2026	LoudCrowd founder · Doncaster Creator of LoudCrowd. Helps businesses gain search visibility across Google, Bing, Yell and other engines.	Shopify SEO agency UK

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