https://www.loudcrowd.agency/ SEO, AI search, ecommerce and Shopify guides from LoudCrowd. en-gb https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/llms-txt-guide/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/llms-txt-guide/ What llms.txt is, whether it helps AI search visibility, and what Google and the available data actually say, with sources and an honest list of unknowns. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/track-ai-traffic-ga4/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/track-ai-traffic-ga4/ How to see ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity visits in GA4: the built-in AI Assistant channel, a regex for a custom channel group, and what it will always miss. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/woocommerce-seo-checklist/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/woocommerce-seo-checklist/ A WooCommerce SEO checklist in priority order: permalinks, filter URLs, product schema, out-of-stock pages and more, with where to find each setting. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/ecommerce-seo/bigcommerce-seo-audit-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/ecommerce-seo/bigcommerce-seo-audit-uk/ A BigCommerce SEO audit in ten checks: robots.txt, sitemaps, URL formats, redirects, filtered pages and schema, with where each one sits in the admin. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/magento-to-shopify-migration-seo/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/magento-to-shopify-migration-seo/ How to protect rankings when moving from Magento to Shopify: URL pattern mapping, Shopify's redirect limits, store views, and a launch-day checking order. Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-to-disavow-links/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-to-disavow-links/ How to disavow backlinks with Google's disavow tool: when it is worth doing, the file format with examples, uploading it, and how to undo it. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/which-ai-crawlers-to-allow/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/which-ai-crawlers-to-allow/ Which AI crawlers to allow in robots.txt, what GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot each do, and how to check a CDN is not quietly blocking them. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-cro-audit/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-cro-audit/ How to run a Shopify CRO audit: find the biggest funnel drop in Shopify Analytics, then check product pages, search, checkout, speed and trust in order. Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/category-page-content-brief/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/category-page-content-brief/ Brief a category page around the range, buying decisions and useful next steps. Separate category intent from product details and editorial guides. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/ecommerce-internal-linking-audit/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/ecommerce-internal-linking-audit/ Find broken catalogue journeys, isolated products and missing guide-to-category links. Prioritise fixes by customer task and verify the rendered result. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/ecommerce-seo-change-log/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/ecommerce-seo-change-log/ Record what changed, which URLs were affected and how results will be assessed. Separate completed work from deployment, indexing and commercial outcomes. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/out-of-stock-product-pages-seo/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/out-of-stock-product-pages-seo/ Decide what to do with temporarily unavailable, discontinued and replaced products without sending shoppers to irrelevant pages or publishing false stock data. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/product-photography-seo-brief/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/product-photography-seo-brief/ Plan product images around identification, scale, variants and evidence. Includes a shot-list framework, useful alt text and publication checks. Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/google-business-profile-checklist-sheffield/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/google-business-profile-checklist-sheffield/ Twenty-six checks in the order that moves the map pack fastest. Free, no email gate, and written for competing in Sheffield rather than in general. Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-to-get-your-business-recommended-by-chatgpt/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-to-get-your-business-recommended-by-chatgpt/ AI assistants recommend businesses they can read, verify and corroborate. Here is what that means, and the seven things to fix on your site this month. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/wix-vs-wordpress-uk-small-business/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/wix-vs-wordpress-uk-small-business/ Neither one is the answer. Here is the honest comparison on cost, SEO, ownership and what happens in year three, from an agency that builds on both. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/questions-to-ask-an-seo-agency/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/questions-to-ask-an-seo-agency/ The 12 questions to ask any SEO agency before you sign, what good and bad answers sound like, and how LoudCrowd answers every one. Includes a printable checklist. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/aeo-readiness-checklist/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/aeo-readiness-checklist/ Free AEO readiness checklist for ecommerce stores: product entities, schema, category hubs, reviews, and speed checks before you spend on content. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/agency-vs-freelancer-vs-in-house/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/agency-vs-freelancer-vs-in-house/ An honest breakdown of your three options for Shopify SEO: what each costs, what you get, and who each option genuinely suits. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/answer-engine-optimisation/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/answer-engine-optimisation/ Shopify AEO from LoudCrowd: product entities, schema, reviews, CRO and technical SEO so your store gets cited in AI answers and Google AI Overviews. UK agency. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/core-web-vitals-ecommerce-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/core-web-vitals-ecommerce-uk/ Core Web Vitals for UK ecommerce: fix mobile LCP, INP, and CLS on product templates across Shopify, WooCommerce, and other platforms. LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/cost-pricing-guide/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/cost-pricing-guide/ Real UK pricing for Shopify SEO: DIY, freelancer, and agency costs compared, plus what actually affects the price. GBP only, no vague ranges. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/duplicate-content-collection-pages/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/duplicate-content-collection-pages/ Fix duplicate content on Shopify collection pages: filters, tags, pagination, and /collections/all. UK technical SEO from LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/free-checklist/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/free-checklist/ A practical, no-fluff Shopify SEO checklist covering technical, on-page and content fixes. Free download, no obligation. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/google-ai-overviews-shopify/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/google-ai-overviews-shopify/ Get your Shopify store cited in Google AI Overviews. Product entities, schema, FAQ structure, and category authority for AI search. LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/increase-organic-traffic-shopify/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/increase-organic-traffic-shopify/ Increase Shopify organic traffic with product SEO, collection hubs, technical fixes, and CRO. Growth plan from LoudCrowd, UK. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/lost-rankings-after-redesign/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/lost-rankings-after-redesign/ Lost Google rankings after a Shopify redesign? Fix URL changes, thin templates, schema, and internal links. Ranking recovery from LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/migration-seo-checklist/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/migration-seo-checklist/ Free Shopify migration SEO checklist: redirects, indexation, schema and recovery checks for store owners who lost traffic after replatforming. Print or save as… Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/not-showing-on-google/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/not-showing-on-google/ Shopify store not showing on Google? Fix indexation, robots, password mode, and Search Console. LoudCrowd UK technical SEO. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/organic-traffic-down/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/organic-traffic-down/ Shopify organic traffic down? Diagnose migration, redesign, duplicate collections, Core Web Vitals, and AI Overview click loss. Recovery plan from LoudCrowd… Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/sales-dropped-after-redesign/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/sales-dropped-after-redesign/ Sales fell after a Shopify redesign? Often SEO, speed, or conversion broke on launch. LoudCrowd UK team diagnoses and fixes ranking and revenue loss. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/seo-audit/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/seo-audit/ Shopify SEO audit for UK stores: a free first audit within two working days, then a full technical and commercial audit from LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/seo-vs-ads/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/seo-vs-ads/ Limited marketing budget? How to decide between Shopify SEO and paid ads first, based on your store stage and goals. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/shopify-app-bloat-seo/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/shopify-app-bloat-seo/ Shopify app bloat hurting SEO: slow PDPs, render-blocking scripts, and duplicate schema from review and marketing apps. UK store fixes from LoudCrowd. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/shopify-faceted-navigation-seo/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/shopify-faceted-navigation-seo/ Fix Shopify collection filter URLs causing index bloat and duplicate content. Faceted navigation SEO for UK stores: canonicals, robots rules, and hub structure… Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/site-speed-seo-impact/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/site-speed-seo-impact/ Slow Shopify site hurting SEO? Core Web Vitals affect rankings and conversion. LoudCrowd UK: theme speed, image delivery, app bloat fixes. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/store-not-ranking-on-google/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/store-not-ranking-on-google/ Shopify store not ranking on Google? Common UK causes: indexation, thin product pages, speed, duplicate collections. LoudCrowd diagnoses and fixes the blockers. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/structured-data-ecommerce-seo/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/structured-data-ecommerce-seo/ Product schema, breadcrumb, organisation, and FAQ structured data for UK ecommerce stores. Fix JSON-LD conflicts on Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and… Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/theme-change-lost-rankings/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/theme-change-lost-rankings/ Lost Google rankings after a Shopify theme change? Fix speed, schema, URL structure and template SEO. UK specialists LoudCrowd, Doncaster. Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/why-isnt-my-website-showing-up-on-google/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/why-isnt-my-website-showing-up-on-google/ Nine reasons a site is invisible, in the order we actually check them, starting with the two that take four minutes and account for most cases. Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-per-month-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-per-month-uk/ UK SEO retainers run from £300 to £5,000 a month and almost nobody publishes a figure. Here is what each price band actually buys. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/what-is-a-web-crawler/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/what-is-a-web-crawler/ What a web crawler is, how crawling differs from indexing and ranking, and the practical reasons crawlers skip pages on small business websites. Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/spammy-backlinks-guide/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/spammy-backlinks-guide/ How to check spammy backlinks for free, decide which bad links matter, and avoid the disavow mistakes that do more harm than the links did. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/why-seo-matters/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/blog/why-seo-matters/ Why SEO is important for a business in 2026, what it is worth, how long it takes, and the four situations where it is the wrong thing to spend money on. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/website-cost-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/website-cost-uk/ Six UK agencies give six different figures. Here is what a small business website really costs in 2026, band by band, plus the running costs quotes miss. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-ecommerce-cro-agencies-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-ecommerce-cro-agencies-uk/ UK conversion rate optimisation agencies worth shortlisting for ecommerce: enterprise CRO specialists, ecommerce-focused testing teams, and Shopify-specific… Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-shopify-plus-agencies-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-shopify-plus-agencies-uk/ UK agencies worth shortlisting for Shopify Plus: design-led builds, platform migrations to Plus, CRO-focused partners and enterprise-grade development.… Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-shopify-seo-agencies-uk/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-shopify-seo-agencies-uk/ A curated list of UK Shopify SEO agencies worth shortlisting in 2026: ecommerce-only specialists, Shopify Plus and migration specialists, and full-service SEO… Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/the-best-aeo-experts-to-follow-in-2026/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/the-best-aeo-experts-to-follow-in-2026/ The AEO experts worth following in 2026, and what Answer Engine Optimisation actually is: entities, structured data and the work that earns AI citations. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-seo-apps/ https://www.loudcrowd.agency/shopify-seo/best-seo-apps/ We tested the top Shopify SEO apps on live UK stores: what each does well, where they fall short, and which fits your catalogue. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT