Built for Ecommerce Brands That Have Outgrown Their Last SEO Agency.
Your customers search for what you sell every day. We make sure they find you first, not your competitors.
8 of our last 10 ecommerce clients saw measurable organic growth within 6 months
We do our best work for one kind of client.
Not every brand is the right fit for how we work. Here’s how to tell if you are.
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EQUALLY IMPORTANT
We are probably not the right fit if...
You need results in 30 days. SEO doesn't work that way, and anyone who says it does is lying to you.
You want to own the strategy internally and outsource only execution. We work as strategic partners, not vendors.
Your budget is under $2,000/month. We can't do our best work at that level.
The brands we work best with are past the “let’s try SEO” phase. They know it works. They want it done properly.
Portland ecommerce is a different game.
We’ve run SEO here. We know what it takes.
48,000 Portland ecommerce brands. Most are invisible to search.
Portland's ecommerce market is growing faster than most US metros, but it's also fragmented across outdoor, tech, food, and sustainability verticals—each with distinct search behaviors. Most Portland SMBs spend $3,500+ monthly on digital marketing yet allocate less than 20% to organic search, creating a massive gap between search demand and visibility. The Pearl District and Division Street corridors are becoming hubs for DTC brands, but organic SEO is consistently underinvested. This creates opportunity: the brands that own SEO now will dominate category search results for years.
The 3 places Portland ecommerce brands leave revenue on the table
Every engagement starts with a structured audit. These patterns show up in 9 out of 10 ecommerce brands we assess — regardless of size or previous agency history.
Don’t take our word for it.Here’s what we actually delivered.
They ranked #15–20 for high-intent keywords like 'best hiking jacket for Portland rain' and 'lightweight climbing shell,' losing traffic to national brands. Google Shopping spend was 28% of total digital budget but ROAS had dropped to 1.6:1. Cart abandonment was 68%.
Built 12 pillar pages around material types and use cases (e.g., 'Technical Apparel for Pacific Northwest Climbing'), each linking to 3–5 product pages.
— Sarah M.
Founder & CEO
Read the full case study →BEFORE → AFTER
Organic Monthly Revenue · BEFORE
$8,500
Organic Monthly Revenue · AFTER
$42,000
You shouldn’t have to wonder what your agency is doing with your money.
Every Friday, you get a Loom from your strategist. Not a report — a walkthrough. What changed, what we’re doing about it, what to expect next week. Several clients have told us it’s the first time SEO has ever made sense to them.
From audit to measurable growth, step by step
After 6 months, you'll rank on page 1 for 30–50 high-intent keywords across your top product categories. You'll see a 150–300% increase in organic traffic, a 35–50% drop in customer acquisition cost, and a measurable lift in revenue from organic search that compounds every month.
SEO Audit & Competitive Map
We crawl your entire site, analyze your top 50 competitors (both in Portland and nationally), and identify where you rank vs. where you should rank. We map high-intent keywords specific to your product category and local demand.
Strategy & Roadmap Build
We create a 12-month SEO roadmap targeting your most valuable product categories and long-tail keywords. We align this with your sales funnel—focusing first on high-intent purchase keywords, then building category authority.
On-Page & Technical Optimization
We optimize product pages (meta tags, schema markup, internal linking), fix crawl errors, improve site speed, and set up proper tracking. This is the foundation that makes everything else work.
Content & Authority Building
We create and optimize high-intent content around your target keywords—product comparison guides, category pages, and buyer intent content that ranks and converts. We build internal linking to boost product page authority.
Monitoring, Refinement & Scaling
We track keyword rankings, organic traffic, conversion data, and search trends weekly. We identify what's working and double down on high-performing keywords and content. We scale what converts.
The honest difference
We’re not going to call other agencies bad. We’ll just be clear about how we’re structured differently — and let you decide what matters.
| Omakaase | What we hear from most agencies | |
|---|---|---|
| Contracts | ✓ Month-to-month. Walk away any time. | 12-month minimum (standard) |
| Who's on your account | ✓ Senior strategist. Doesn't rotate. | Account manager, often junior, rotates 6–12 months |
| Reporting cadence | ✓ Weekly Loom video + live dashboard | Monthly PDF report |
| Attribution model | ✓ Revenue-connected from Day 1 | Rankings + traffic only |
| Cost transparency | ✓ You see where every dollar goes | Black-box retainer |
What this typically looks like for a Portland ecommerce brand
The median ecommerce client after 6 months
Get the exact framework we use to help Portland ecommerce brands rank on page 1, reduce customer acquisition cost, and grow 150–300% organic traffic in 6 months.
Median result across 12 ecommerce SEO case studies. Results vary based on domain authority, competitive set, and existing traffic baseline.
“Month-to-month contracts and no lock-in wasn't just a selling point — it forced them to earn our business every month. They always did.”
Emma S.
CEO · Professional Services, $6M revenue
“We'd tried two SEO agencies before. Both gave us dashboards and monthly reports with no movement. Omakaase told us what was actually broken in week one and fixed it. Six months in, we're on page one for every term that matters.”
Sarah M.
Head of Marketing · NYC Retail Brand, $4M revenue
“By month three, our main product keyword hit Page 1. By month six, we cut Google Ads spend by 40% because organic was finally doing its job. That's the real test.”
James T.
Founder · Apparel Brand, New York
The questions founders actually ask us
Not the FAQ we wrote. The questions from real first calls.
How long before we see results?
You'll see initial improvements (better internal linking, faster site speed, indexing gains) within 2–3 weeks. First page 1 rankings typically appear in month 2–4. Meaningful organic traffic and revenue impact shows by month 4–6. SEO is compound growth, not overnight wins—but the clients who start now are winning big in month 6.
Do you guarantee rankings?
No—and any agency that does is making false promises. Google controls rankings, not us. But we do guarantee effort, transparency, and a measurable increase in organic traffic and qualified leads. If we're not delivering results after 90 days, we'll reset the strategy together.
How much does SEO cost compared to paid ads?
SEO requires an upfront investment ($2,000–$6,000/mo retainer) but delivers 3–5x better ROAS than paid by month 6. Unlike paid ads where you pay for every click, organic traffic is owned—you don't pay Google every time someone visits. Most clients see breakeven by month 4 and positive ROI by month 6–9.
What if our competition is already ranking #1?
If competitors rank high, it usually means high search demand. We attack them from specificity: we target long-tail keywords, buyer intent variants, and local modifiers they're missing. We also build authority around complementary content that ranks quickly and funnels users to your core products. It takes longer, but it's more sustainable.
Do you do local SEO (Google Business Profile, reviews, etc.)?
Yes. If you have a Portland physical location or serve Portland specifically, we optimize your Google Business Profile, build local citation authority, and target local intent keywords. For pure ecommerce (nationwide shipping), we focus on product-level SEO and content authority.
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