I'm using GoDaddy but found the builder didn't ow me to add things like H2 and 3 tags.

Is WordPress or Shopify better for SEO for an e-commerce store?

Thansk!

Hi. Recently, our company had a debate about which platform is best for a client’s new ecommerce website - Shopify, WordPress, or maybe Magento. After a long discussion, we dismissed Magento as having fewer SEO capabilities compared to the other two. But perhaps there are other SEO-advanced platforms that are incredibly good for SEO?

So, I propose we discuss which website builders you think are the best for SEO. This could include online stores, blogs, small business websites, etc.

Please provide well-reasoned answers. Responses like "I love WP" won't be accepted :)

Hi I am with Shopify and I am disappointed with a lot of aspects of their service.

If I am moving my website to a different platform, which one performs best in terms of SEO for ecommerce? Which is easiest to transfer to from Shopify?

As a beginner in using SEO tools, I am currently seeking recommendations.

Hey folks,

I’m looking for some advice on the best platform to quickly build a simple website that’s still SEO-friendly. I’m offering IT consulting on a very specific topic, and since companies will be required to implement a certain type of software next year, the goal is to attract clients in the short term. I don’t need anything complex, just a clean site that ranks decently on Google and can get online fast.

What would you recommend?

Greetings all!

I'm on the hunt for a Local SEO platform for businesses in the U.S., but the market seems saturated in regard to most offering the same services with slight variations in limits, features, etc.

This is my current SEO technology stack as of right now on a budget:

1. Dashboards and Reporting: A fully custom Looker Studio design pulling data from GA4 and GSC

2. Keyword Research: A mix of ShuttleSEO and KWHero v2.0 (previous AppSumo deal)

3. Keyword Tracking: SerpBear + Scraping Robot on a PikaPod

4. Website Audits: SEO PowerSuite's Website Auditor (Spider Crawler)

5. GMB Audits: GMB Everywhere

6. SEO / AI Writers: KoalaWriter / SEOWRITING .AI / NEURONwriter

I have used Ahrefs, SE Ranking, Semrush, Search Atlas, and SimilarWeb, but I'm looking to cut costs where I can. Although these have great tools, they are pricey and IMO are glorified dashboard reporting tools with a few bells and whistles. They're great for SEO agencies, but for a freelancer with an SEO project here and there, I can't justify the cost.

As of right now, I'm considering the following platforms, and I'll break down their features and pricing. What I'm most interested in are your experiences with these, why you chose one over the other, etc.

If you're paying for one that's more expensive than the other, would love to know why.

If I left what you're using off the list, please share!

Local Falcon

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount)

• Starter: $24.99/mo — 7,500 credits

• Basic: $49.99/mo — 15,000 credits

• Pro: $99.99/mo — 31,000 credits

• Premium: $199.99/mo — 63,000 credits

Local Viking

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount)

• Single: $39/mo — 1 GMB listing, 1,600 keyword credits, 7,500 GeoGrid credits

• Starter: $59/mo — 10 GMB listings, 3,200 keyword credits, 8,100 GeoGrid credits

• Pro: $99/mo — 20 GMB listings, 5,600 keyword credits, 16,200 GeoGrid credits

• Agency: $149/mo — 40 GMB listings, 17,700 keyword credits, 24,300 GeoGrid credits

BrightLocal

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount)

• Track plan: $39/mo for basic rank + review monitoring (for 1 location)

• Manage plan: ~$49/mo — adds audits, listings sync, etc. (Add $50 more/mo for up to 10 locations)

• Grow plan: ~$59/mo — adds white labeling, GBP insights, post scheduler, etc. (add $60 more/mo for up to 10 locations)

Local Dominator

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount)

• Lite: $39/mo after $1.95 for 1st month promo - 5,000 Credits, 1 GBP connection, Unlimited Keywords, White Labeling, Competitor Ranking + more

• Advance: $59/mo after $2.95 for 1st month promo: 15,000 Credits, 15 GBP connections, Unlimited Keywords, White Labeling, Competitor Ranking + more

• Pro: $97/mo after $4.85 for 1st month promo: 36,000 Credits w/Rolling Credits, 25 GBP connections, Citations Radar and Unlimited Keywords, White Labeling, Competitor Ranking + more

TrackRight

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount)

• Standard plan: $25/mo — up to 1 domain, 100 keywords, Keyword Tracking, Website Traffic Monitor, Lead Tracking, etc.

• Premium plan: $99/mo — up to 25 domains, 1,000 keywords, GeoGrid features (requires credits), Keyword Tracking, Website Traffic Monitor, Lead Tracking, White Labeling, etc.

Whitespark

Monthly pricing (without the annual discount) - A la carte style

• Local Platform: $1/mo/per location

• Local Ranking Grids: approx $10/mo for 2,000 Credits - $20/mo for 5,000 Credits - $50/mo for 15,000 Credits + more options available

• Local Rank Tracker: ~ $17/mo (for 100 keywords, unlimited domains & locations)

• Local Citation Finder: $39/mo (for 5 campaigns, 20 searches/day & unlimited search results) or $49/mo (for 10 campaigns, 30 searches/day & unlimited search results)

• Reputation Builder: $79/mo/location (3,000 email requests at 100 per day, up to 3,500 new customers/mo, 300 SMS text message credits, and monitor reviews on 10 sites).

I had ChatGPT help with the tables so if anything is missing / incorrect, let me know and I'll fix it. Appreciate any insight on this post! Thanks!

Would like to know what are your current tect stack for SEO along with any recent finding or insights for SEO

We are a brand new business - trying to turn our little hobby into a business.

We sell screen printed shirts (I have 23 years experience working in the industry and starting my own now).

We have no income yet so its whatever we have in the bank - we want to do some print advertising around town and then try to optimize our website (wix) and google business profile with an online SEO tool.

We could maybe afford like $40 a month (eventually we will want to spend more but don't have money yet).

Best options?

Hi everyone,

I’ve just started learning SEO and want to begin writing blogs. There are so many platforms out there, and I’m unsure which ones offer the best reach. Any recommendations on where I should write and create profiles? Appreciate any advice from marketers or SEO experts here.

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to improve local rankings for a few small businesses (mostly service-based). I’ve tried local falcon, but I’m curious what other tools or platforms you all are finding actually helpful for local SEO these days.

Whether it’s for citation management, review tracking, keyword research, or local rank tracking — what’s been worth the money (or time)?

Would love to hear what’s working for you in 2025.

They only get more expensive. Ideally one that has a lot of features the rest charge for.

I've been searching for alternatives for days but all of them are ultra niche. I'm sure there must exist one that has most SEO features I need. Our agencies budget is at most $500 per month for SEO, and currently we're spending more than that only paying the subscription for several paltforms.

Hey guys, sorry to ask such a basic question, but I am looking to start a service-based business. I know how important it is to rank high on google, so I was just wondering if there's a website building platform you guys can recommend that is somewhat beginner friendly and easy to incorporate SEO best practices on. All help is welcome, thank you.

Looking to create a new website, using it for a photography business and looking for a stylish website, easily manageable and great for SEO. What are everyone's experiences? Any of Squarespace? WP? Framer? Webflow?

Hi All, I am having a design and developer create a website for my business and wanted to see which platform you all thought was best for SEO management in the future? I won’t have the design/developer be doing my SEO given that is not their expertise and I want flexibility in choosing who does my website maintenance and SEO. It’s not an e-commerce website and more of a landing page for services provided. Some people say Wordpress is pretty universal for most and others say it’s outdated. Appreciate your thoughts!

Secure, fast loading, SEO foundation is SET/SEO optimized/SEO made easier, reasonably priced if there's cost.

**If you've only ever done WordPress, please don't vote. Just because more people have used WordPress and ONLY WordPress does not necessarily make it better.**

I’m working with clients in home services industries like roofing and general contracting, and I’m responsible for building their websites and handling their SEO. Right now, I’m considering using GoHighLevel to create their websites, but I want to make sure it’s a good platform for SEO.

Does anyone have experience using GHL for SEO? Is it effective in bringing solid results for clients, or would it be better to use a different platform? I really want to deliver the best results and maximize their visibility online. Any advice would be appreciated!

I have been trying to use Google Keyword Planner, Google Analytics, and other free options.
Not much help yet.

What I need is step by step guidance.
I need a site to look at my pages and say add this here, add this there, add these pages, here is some content I wrote to add over here. Here is a blog post our AI wrote. I can maybe spend $100 a month for software.

Some I have heard of are these - but no idea what ONE site would be best to subscribe to:

• Localo

• LocalID

• SpyFu

• SemRush

• Moz Local

• Ahrefs

• Hike SEO

• RivalFlo

• SEOptimer

• Clearscope

• WooRank

• BrightLocal

• Screaming Frog

Any thoughts - what I need is a guide.

I am talking to a couple companies but they want $1000 a month and we are not there yet.
We are hoping for a tool that can act like a guide and hold our hands through this - not just spit out a bunch of analytic data that we have to deciper and figure out what to do .

Just tell us what to do and how to do it technically.