E-Commerce SEO Case Study

Aiden and Oak: 4x organic traffic and $10K in new monthly revenue

Aiden and Oak had loyal customers and high-quality products, but growth depended on paid ads and the site was not positioned to compete in boutique fashion search. A technical, keyword, and link-building program quadrupled organic traffic, grew ranking keywords from 700 to over 5,000, and added $10,000 a month in revenue with no added ad spend.

★★★★★  4x organic traffic, 5,000+ ranking keywords, 6% conversion lift

Aiden and Oak boutique brand SEO case study
4x
Organic traffic
+$10K
Monthly revenue from SEO
Industry
Boutique Fashion E-Commerce
Market
National, United States
Client
Aiden and Oak
Services Used
E-Commerce SEO, Technical SEO, Link Building
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The Challenge

Great products, but new shoppers only came from ads

Despite loyal customers and high-quality products, Aiden and Oak struggled to attract new shoppers through organic search. Growth was overly dependent on paid ads, and the website was not positioned to compete in the boutique fashion space.

  • No visibility for non-branded keywords like boho tops or women’s boutique outfits
  • Limited organic traffic beyond existing customers
  • No optimization strategy for collection or product pages
  • Underdeveloped blog content with little SEO value
  • Few backlinks pointing to the pages that sell
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The Strategy

Technical foundation, buyer keywords, then authority

We made the site fully indexable, fast, and optimized for both shoppers and search engines, then targeted the high-intent keywords buyers actually use, starting with the pages most likely to convert, and finished by building the domain authority the brand had been missing.

  • Technical SEO: indexing, speed, internal links, schema
  • Buyer-focused keywords on collections and products
  • HARO outreach & competitor link acquisition
SEO Work Performed

The three strategies behind the growth

Strategy 1: Technical SEO Foundation

Technical SEO is the foundation of any organic growth strategy. For Aiden and Oak, we needed the website fully indexable, fast, and optimized for both users and search engines before any keyword work could pay off.

  • Indexed all critical pages that were not previously discoverable by Google
  • Improved page load speed by optimizing LCP and FCP, which produced a 6% lift in conversion rate
  • Fixed broken internal links and redirected archived pages to preserve authority
  • Repaired broken backlinks and added product schema and breadcrumbs

Strategy 2: High-Intent Keyword Targeting

Once the technical foundation was in place, we turned to driving qualified traffic through high-intent keywords, starting with the pages most likely to convert.

  • Collection page optimization with buyer-focused keywords like boho maxi dresses and fall boutique tops
  • Competitor keyword research in Semrush to find the terms competing boutiques were winning
  • Product page optimization aligned to what shoppers actually search
  • Blog content built to reinforce collection rankings and capture long-tail searches

Strategy 3: Building Domain Authority

With technical SEO and keyword targeting in place, the final piece was authority. Aiden and Oak had very few backlinks pointing to their key pages, which limited their ability to compete. We launched a focused link-building strategy designed to drive both rankings and referral traffic.

  • HARO outreach that secured placements and backlinks from trusted media and fashion publications
  • Competitor link acquisition: identified the top referring domains to competing brands and earned similar placements
  • Blogger collaborations in the boutique fashion space
  • Links pointed at collection and product pages, not only the homepage
The Results

Key metrics from the program

Ranking keywords
700 → 5,000+
StartQ1Q2Q3
4x
Organic traffic
+$10K
Monthly revenue, no added ad spend
+6%
Conversion rate lift from speed work
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Makarios SEO client
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Sandra Kushnir
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FAQ

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Aiden and Oak SEO results

How did a boutique with 700 keywords get to over 5,000?

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By giving every collection and product page a real keyword target. Boutique shoppers search by style and season, terms like boho maxi dresses and fall boutique tops, and the pages had never been written for those searches. Once they were, each page started ranking for dozens of related phrases, and blog content added the long-tail on top.

Did this require more ad spend?

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No. The $10,000 in added monthly revenue came with no added ad spend. It was produced by organic search built through technical fixes, keyword-targeted collection and product pages, content, and earned links.

What was the biggest driver of growth?

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Collection page optimization, supported by the technical fixes that made those pages indexable and fast. The link building then gave a small boutique the authority to hold top spots for competitive fashion terms against much larger retailers.

How did page speed affect sales?

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Improving LCP and FCP produced a 6% lift in conversion rate before the traffic growth arrived. Boutique shoppers browse on phones, and faster product pages mean fewer abandoned sessions, so every visitor the SEO work brought in was worth more.

Can this approach work for other boutiques and e-commerce brands?

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Yes. Any store that depends on paid ads can apply the same framework: fix indexing and speed, optimize collection pages around real demand, support them with content, and earn links to the pages that sell. Our e-commerce SEO services are built on exactly this playbook.

How do I get similar results?

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Book a free, no-obligation SEO audit with our team. We will show you exactly where your store is losing organic sales and the fastest path to results like this.

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