Search engine marketing agency in London
Search Engine Marketing London: SEO and Ads That Pay for Themselves
RankMyShopify is a search engine marketing company helping London online stores grow with Google Ads, Shopping, Microsoft Ads and SEO working as one plan. Every pound of ad spend and every hour of SEO is measured against orders, not clicks.
- Free account and site audit
- Paid search and SEO under one roof
- No lock-in contracts
27%+
of retail sales in Great Britain now happen online (ONS, April 2026).
9.1M
people live in London, a record high (ONS estimates for 2024).
Since 2009
our team has been doing search marketing for 17+ years.
What is SEM?
Paid Search and SEO, Working as One
Search engine marketing covers every way you win customers from search engines. Paid search brings sales this week. SEO builds traffic you do not pay for per click. Run separately, they compete for budget and bid against each other. Run together, each one makes the other cheaper.
For London online stores this matters more than almost anywhere else. Cost per click on competitive retail searches in the capital is high, and big brands and marketplaces bid on the same terms. A joined-up SEM plan uses paid search to test which keywords and offers really convert, then builds SEO pages for the best of them, so over time more of your sales arrive without paying for every visit.
Paid search (PPC)
Ads on Google and Bing that appear the moment someone searches.
- Fast, controllable results
- Test keywords and offers
- Pay for every click
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Organic search (SEO)
Rankings you earn with a fast, well-structured, helpful website.
- Traffic that compounds
- Lower cost over time
- Builds trust and authority
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Profitable search growth
One plan, one budget and one report focused on revenue.
- PPC data guides SEO keywords
- SEO cuts reliance on ads
- Lower blended cost per order
SEM services in London
Search Engine Marketing Services for London Online Stores
From your first Google Ads account audit to a full paid and organic search programme, we manage every part of search for ecommerce brands across London and the UK.
Google Search ads
Tightly structured campaigns on the keywords that actually convert, with negative keywords kept clean every week.
Shopping and Performance Max
Product feed optimisation, feed titles and campaign splits by margin so your best products get the budget.
Microsoft Advertising
Bing ads reach a different set of searchers, often at a lower cost per click than Google.
Remarketing and YouTube
Bring back visitors who did not buy, with audiences and creative matched to what they viewed.
SEO for London stores
Technical fixes, collection and product page SEO, content and links that keep working after ads stop.
AI search visibility
Make your brand easy for ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews to recommend.
Landing page optimisation
Faster, clearer product and landing pages so more paid clicks turn into orders.
Tracking and consent
GA4, conversion tracking and Google Consent Mode set up with UK GDPR and cookie rules in mind.
Read more about our Google Ads management, Shopify SEO and conversion optimisation services.
Smarter budgets
Where Your Search Budget Should Go First
London clicks are expensive, so the order you spend in matters. For a typical new Shopify store, we start where intent is highest and cost per order is lowest, then widen reach once tracking proves what works.
The split shown is an example starting point only. Every account is different, and we set yours after the audit.
Example starting split
Brand search protection
10%
Shopping and Performance Max
45%
High-intent non-brand search
30%
Remarketing
15%
Meanwhile, SEO works on the keywords that are too expensive to buy, so your paid budget can shrink over time.
What we usually find
6 Paid Search Mistakes We Fix in London Ad Accounts
Most accounts we audit are not failing because of budget. They are failing because of a few fixable setup problems. These are the ones we see most often, and the first things we check in your free audit.
1
Broad match without guardrails
Broad keywords and automated bidding can work well, but without negative keywords and clean conversion data they spend heavily on irrelevant London searches.
2
One campaign for everything
Best sellers, low-margin items and clearance stock all share one budget, so the products that make money rarely get enough of it.
3
Broken or doubled tracking
Purchases counted twice, missing consent mode or no value tracking means the algorithm optimises towards the wrong goal.
4
Weak product feeds
Short feed titles, missing GTINs and poor images keep Shopping ads from showing for the searches buyers actually use.
5
Paying for your own brand
Bidding on your brand can be useful, but often it buys clicks you would have received free from organic results.
6
Slow, generic landing pages
Expensive London clicks land on slow pages with no clear delivery, returns or reviews, and most of that budget leaks away.
Plan around the UK calendar
The London Retail Calendar
Search demand and cost per click swing hard around these moments. We raise bids, refresh ad copy and prepare landing pages before each peak, and pull back when clicks get expensive and conversion drops.
January
January sales
Bargain hunters search hard after Christmas.
February
Valentine's and Fashion Week
Gifting plus London Fashion Week buzz.
March
Mother's Day (UK)
Earlier than the US date, and a big gifting peak.
Summer
Wimbledon and holidays
Sport, summer fashion and travel essentials.
September
Back to school and Fashion Week
New season collections and uniforms.
November
Black Friday and Cyber Monday
The most competitive auction of the year.
December
Last posting dates
Royal Mail and courier cut-offs decide when ads should switch to gift cards and click-and-collect.
26 December
Boxing Day sales
Searches spike again for discounts and gift returns.
Across London and the UK
Targeting That Matches How London Shops
Most London online stores sell UK-wide, so national campaigns come first. Where it pays off, we add location targeting, local ad extensions and Google Business Profile work for showrooms, studios and click-and-collect.
West End and Central
Premium fashion, beauty and visitor demand.
Shoreditch and East London
Independent brands, streetwear and design.
Canary Wharf and the City
Professionals shopping on mobile in short windows.
Camden and North London
Lifestyle, music and alternative fashion.
South London
Fast-growing family and homeware audiences.
Greater London and the UK
National reach for stores that ship everywhere.
Selling across the UK? See our UK Shopify marketing page.
Pricing
Simple, Transparent Search Marketing Pricing
SEO plans
Organic search from $150 a month
Starter
New stores, up to 40 keywords
$150 /mo
Boost
Growing stores, up to 50 keywords
$250 /mo
Growth
Established brands, AI search included
$350 /mo
Scale
Large catalogs and multi-country
$500 /mo
Paid search
Google and Microsoft Ads management
Quoted on your ad spend and number of campaigns, after a free account audit. No percentage surprises and no long contract.
- Account audit and restructure
- Shopping feed optimisation
- Weekly bid, budget and search term reviews
- Ad copy and landing page testing
- Monthly report on orders, revenue and ROAS
Prices are in US dollars. Ad spend is paid directly to Google or Microsoft and is never marked up.
Why RankMyShopify
A Specialist Alternative to Big London Agencies
Large London agencies do great work for big brands. Growing online stores often want something different: senior hands-on help, ecommerce focus and fees that make sense.
Typical large agency
RankMyShopify
Minimum retainers and long contracts
Plans from $150 a month, month-to-month
Work across every industry and platform
Online stores only, mainly Shopify and Shopify Plus
Account managers between you and the work
You talk to the specialists doing the work
PPC and SEO often run by separate teams
Paid and organic search planned together
An honest note: our team works remotely from India. Our working day overlaps with UK mornings and early afternoons, so calls are easy to schedule and updates arrive early in your day. We have been doing SEO since 2009.
London Online Stores We Help
Paid search works differently in every category. These are the industries where we have the deepest experience.
Free guides
Paid Search Guides for London Online Stores
Free, practical guides from our team on getting more from every pound of ad spend.
The Complete Shopify Google Ads Guide: How to Run Profitable Campaigns in 2026
Set up and structure Google Ads for a Shopify store the right way.
Read the guide →
How to run profitable Performance Max for Shopify
Make Performance Max profitable instead of a black box.
Read the guide →
How to Optimise Your Shopify Product Feed for Google Shopping
Feed fixes that help Shopping ads show for the right searches.
Read the guide →
How to Lower Your CPA on Google Shopping for Shopify (Proven Tactics)
Practical ways to lower cost per acquisition on Google Shopping.
Read the guide →
Smart Bidding for Shopify: Which Strategy Gets the Lowest CPA?
Choosing and steering smart bidding strategies.
Read the guide →
Shopify Google Ads vs Organic SEO: Where Should You Invest First?
When to invest in Google Ads, when in SEO, and how to combine them.
Read the guide →
FAQ
Search Engine Marketing in London: FAQs
Search engine marketing (SEM) means winning customers from search engines like Google and Bing. It includes paid search ads, such as Google Ads and Shopping, and organic search through SEO. Many people use SEM to mean paid search only, but the best results come from running both together.
It plans, builds and manages your paid search campaigns and, often, your SEO. That covers keyword research, campaign structure, Shopping feeds, ad copy, bidding, landing pages, conversion tracking and reporting, all focused on profitable sales.
Our SEO plans start at $150 a month, with Boost at $250, Growth at $350 and Scale at $500. Paid search management is quoted after a free account audit, based on your ad spend and campaigns. Your ad spend goes directly to Google or Microsoft.
Often yes, if tracking is set up correctly and campaigns focus on high-intent searches and Shopping. We usually start small, prove a profitable cost per order, then scale. SEO runs alongside to reduce reliance on ads over time.
If you need sales quickly, start with paid search. If you want lower costs over time, invest in SEO. Most stores do best with both: PPC data shows which keywords convert, and SEO captures those keywords organically.
Yes. Microsoft Ads reaches a different set of searchers and can deliver cheaper clicks. We can import and adapt your Google campaigns, then optimise them separately.
No. We are a remote team based in India working with stores across the UK, US and other markets. Our hours overlap with UK mornings and early afternoons, and all work is shared in writing.
We specialise in Shopify and Shopify Plus, which lets us go deeper on feeds, checkout tracking and apps. If you are on another platform and planning to move, our migration service can help.
No honest agency can guarantee rankings or a fixed return on ad spend, because Google and the market decide them. We guarantee clear planning, careful daily and weekly management and transparent reporting.
Enter your website and email in the free audit form. You will receive a quick automated report, and you can reply to book a call where we review your ad account and site together.
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