We do both. And that's the point - one team, one strategy, no gaps between your store build and your search visibility. Most businesses need both. It's faster and more effective when the team building your store is the same team ranking it.

We don't make that claim ourselves - but we were one of the first Shopify Expert agencies in South Africa, we've built over 250 stores, and we built GoSimple, the only established Shopify subscription app on the African continent. We'll let the track record speak.

Meaningful rankings typically appear within 3–6 months, depending on your industry and the current state of your site. Shopify builds are faster - usually 4–8 weeks. We're transparent about timelines from the first conversation.

Most SEO agencies optimise for traditional search - Google rankings. We do that, and we also structure your content for AI search: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews. Same foundational work, plus AI-specific content structure and brand entity building. Most agencies haven't caught up to this yet.

Across seven years we've worked in virtually every industry in South Africa - ecommerce, fashion, food and beverage, hospitality, healthcare, professional services, education, and automotive, among others. If it operates in South Africa, we've probably worked in that category.

Yes. Many clients start with one and add the other. But we'll be straight with you: a beautiful Shopify store with no traffic is just expensive. Traffic without a store that converts is wasted ad spend. Both work better together - and that's why most clients end up doing both.