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Title slide of the talk: The SEO checklist you wish you'd had sooner. A repeatable AI content workflow, with the checklist baked in. North East Freelance Network, 1 July 2026

The SEO checklist you wish you'd had sooner
The Magento logo and the Shopify logo, each inside a hexagon outline, with an arrow pointing from Magento to Shopify.

Magento to Shopify migration: the SEO problems that are specific to Magento
The WooCommerce logo and the Shopify logo, each inside a hexagon outline, with an arrow pointing from WooCommerce to Shopify.

WooCommerce to Shopify migration: the SEO problems that are specific to WooCommerce
A Google Search Console chart of clicks and click-through rate across twelve months, showing a sharp fall at the point of migration followed by a steady recovery back towards the previous level

The Shopify migration mistakes that cost you organic traffic
A GA4 channel group configuration showing an AI referrals channel

How to track AI referral traffic properly in GA4
Slide from the talk on what AI means for ecommerce websites

What AI means for your website, your content and your customers
Ian Ferguson presenting the ecommerce SEO masterclass at BrightonSEO

BrightonSEO masterclass: optimising ecommerce SEO for Shopify success
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