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AI‑Powered Descriptions Boost Ecommerce Traffic 368% YoY

Ecommerce SEO: here's how we increased merchant listing traffic for my client by 368% YoY. For this client, the uplift YoY compared to 2024 was so significant that it made 2025 a challenge to outperform... but we managed to do it anyway. Here are 5 strategies we employed to achieve consistent results for non-branded queries (all with a similar number of products): 1. Increasing unique product description rollout speed We have now incorporated AI more heavily into our product description creation process in a sustainable way by leveraging various spreadsheets for data points. It was previously impossible to do this at scale in a helpful way for users when managing thousands of products. 2. Optimising feed titles & attributes as query volume changes Don't ignore the power behind feed title formatting and keyword optimisation. It can go a long way, especially if you are missing out on core terms that have considerable volume behind them, which can add up when spanning across entire product ranges. The same goes for feed attributes more broadly, which we've had some success with. 3. Rolling out a local inventory feed for increased SERP market share Truth be told, getting the local inventory feed operating correctly has been a major contributor. It has allowed us to rank more prominently in both the Popular Products grid and the In Store Nearby grid, which frequently show on page 1 of Google. The key here is getting it to "operate correctly", which can come with some challenges due to the complexity of the supplementary feed integration and nationwide inventory management. 4. Consistently maintaining the Top Quality Store badge You need to be so good across all metrics that you're well above the threshold among the "Great" to "Exceptional" categorisation. This has been a goal for some time now, and we have been able to ensure that the badge has consistently shown for almost a year, with my client now being on par with their closest competitors. 5. Ensuring cleaner product range transitions with XML sitemaps Another very underrated principle of free listing results. If your stock is frequently changing and you don't have a rock-solid PDP sitemap strategy, then you're often going to delay the impact of free listings due to discoverability issues. Yes, your product feeds are important, but the structured data and content on your PDPs need to first be indexed in the traditional sense in order to break through. Why wouldn't you focus on free listings? These features allow you to capture more non-branded traffic for highly competitive queries, they allow your products to become more visible, and they often have at least double the conversion rate of standard organic traffic.