Modern ecommerce operations workspace

Full-Service · Shopify Expert · GEO & AEO · From $1,500/mo

Your Ecommerce Agency That Actually Runs Ecommerce Brands

Most ecommerce agencies advise brands. We run one. Databazaar — our own multi-million dollar Shopify store — has been recognized in the Internet Retailer 500. Every recommendation we make has been tested on our own P&L first.

Shopify Dev
& Operations

Paid Ads
Google · Meta · TikTok

SEO +
GEO / AEO

Klaviyo
Email & Retention

Your Complete eCommerce Solution

End-to-end services covering every aspect of your online business — one team, one accountable partner.

Seal GlobalYour Outsourced Director
of eCommerce
Web Development
Search Engine Optimization
Email Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Affiliate Marketing
Graphic Designing
Feed Management
Catalog + Product Management
Content Development
Marketplace Integrations

Recognized Excellence

Endorsed by leading industry organizations

ASFAI CertifiedBest of FloridaGlobal LeaderUpCity ExcellenceTrueFirms CertifiedWorld Trade Center Miami MemberTop Developers Clutch Florida 2021Official Shopify Partner50Pros Top Firm Best in Industry Spring 2026Seal Global, LLC BBB Business ReviewASFAI CertifiedBest of FloridaGlobal LeaderUpCity ExcellenceTrueFirms CertifiedWorld Trade Center Miami MemberTop Developers Clutch Florida 2021Official Shopify Partner50Pros Top Firm Best in Industry Spring 2026Seal Global, LLC BBB Business Review

Why Seal Global Has Earned the Right to Be Your Ecommerce Agency

We operate Databazaar

An IR500-recognized multi-million dollar Shopify store selling luxury fragrances, Italian leather, certified diamonds, and Jyotish gemstones. Real operator experience, not textbook agency advice.

25+ years in ecommerce

Founded in 1999, we've operated through every major platform shift: from early ecommerce catalogs to Shopify Plus, AI-era SEO, and the shift to generative search.

BBB Accredited + Clutch rated

We are BBB accredited and rated 4.8/5 on Clutch. Verified by independent review platforms, not just our own testimonials.

US-based management

Headquartered in Miramar, Florida. US account management, US-timezone strategy, global execution that keeps costs 40–60% below comparable US-only agencies.

8 Functions. One Agency. No Gaps.

The difference between a full-service agency and a single-function one is the difference between fixing a symptom and solving the problem.

Shopify Development

Store builds, theme customization, app integrations, speed optimization, Shopify Plus, B2B, and Markets. Your store on the best version of Shopify for your stage.

Ecommerce Operations

Product catalog management, inventory updates, order processing, vendor coordination, returns management. The daily work of running a store, handled.

Paid Advertising

Google Shopping, Meta Ads, TikTok Ads. Flat management fee — not a % of spend. Weekly ROAS reporting. Creative testing every 4–6 weeks.

SEO & Technical

Product and collection page SEO, technical health (Core Web Vitals, crawl, indexation), content strategy, internal linking, schema markup.

GEO & AEO

AI search optimization. FAQPage, Product, and Organization schema. LLMs.txt. Brand entity building. Monthly ChatGPT and Perplexity citation tracking.

Email Marketing

Klaviyo flows (welcome, abandoned cart, post-purchase, win-back), campaign management, list segmentation, revenue attribution. Email should be 25–40% of your revenue.

Customer Support

Dedicated agents trained on your brand. Live chat, email, and phone. Your timezone. For pure operational support, see our ecommerce outsourcing services.

Strategy & Reporting

Monthly strategy sessions, 90-day roadmaps, and weekly performance reports that connect every metric to a revenue outcome — not vanity numbers.

We Run Databazaar. That Changes Everything.

Most agencies learn ecommerce from their clients. We learned it from running our own.

Databazaar is Seal Global's own ecommerce brand — a multi-million dollar Shopify operation selling authentic luxury fragrances, exclusive Tuscany Leather Italian leather goods (we are the only authorized US retailer), certified natural gemstones for Jyotish and fine jewelry, and lab-grown and natural diamonds.

Databazaar has been recognized in the Internet Retailer 500 — the definitive list of America's top ecommerce companies by revenue.

When we tell you that GEO/AEO drives organic visibility, we've measured it on Databazaar first. When we tell you a specific Klaviyo flow setup recovers more abandoned carts, we've A/B tested it ourselves. When we recommend a Shopify app, we've run it on a live 7,000+ product catalog.

This operator experience is the core of Seal Global's E-E-A-T — and it's what separates us from agencies that read about ecommerce and agencies that live it.

7,000+
SKUs managed on Databazaar
4
Product verticals: fragrances, leather, gemstones, diamonds
IR500
Internet Retailer 500 recognized

Ecommerce Facts Every Brand Owner Should Know

Context that explains why the decisions your agency makes matter.

$6.3 Trillion
Global ecommerce sales 2024

The market is large enough that even a 0.001% share is a significant business. The question is never whether the opportunity exists — it's whether your agency has the execution to capture it.

70%
Shopping carts abandoned

The average ecommerce store has a 70% abandonment rate. A well-structured abandoned cart email sequence (3 emails over 72 hours) recovers 5–10% of those. That's one of the highest-ROI fixes in ecommerce.

1 Second
Page load = 7% conversion loss

A 1-second delay in page load time reduces conversions by 7%. On a $2M/year Shopify store, that's $140,000 in annual revenue lost to a slow website. Core Web Vitals are a revenue lever.

40%
Searches starting in AI tools

40% of ecommerce product searches now start on AI tools rather than traditional Google, according to 2024 consumer research. GEO and AEO are present-tense revenue for brands that get there first.

3.5x
Revenue lift from email

The average revenue difference between ecommerce brands with a structured email marketing program vs those without. Email is the highest-margin channel in ecommerce — no bid auction.

25 Years
Seal Global operating ecommerce

We launched in 1999 — before Shopify existed, before Google Shopping launched, before social media. That institutional knowledge is embedded in every recommendation we make.

Transparent Ecommerce Agency Pricing

Flat monthly retainer. No percentage of ad spend. No surprise invoices.

Starts From
$1,500/month

Final pricing depends on the services included and scope of work — from a single dedicated specialist to a full-service team covering all 8 functions.

  • Flat monthly retainer
  • No % of ad spend
  • No long-term contracts
  • Cancel anytime
  • US account manager
  • GEO & AEO included

Compare: building an equivalent in-house team costs $14,000–$20,000/month in salaries alone. Seal Global delivers the same output at a fraction of the cost because our global execution model and AI-powered workflows eliminate the overhead without sacrificing quality.

From First Call to Full Operation in 2 Weeks

01

Free consultation (Day 1)

30-minute call. We review your store, understand your goals, and identify the 3 highest-leverage opportunities. No pitch, no pressure.

02

Audit & strategy (Days 2–7)

Full 7-layer store audit. Written report. 90-day roadmap built. You see exactly what we plan to do and why before we start.

03

Team assigned & onboarded (Days 8–14)

Your dedicated team is assigned, access granted, systems documented. Execution begins on the highest-priority items.

04

Weekly rhythm established (Month 1+)

Weekly performance updates. Monthly strategy sessions. 90-day roadmap reviewed quarterly. You are always in the loop.

Ecommerce Agency vs In-House vs Freelancers

FeatureIn-House TeamFreelancersSeal Global
Monthly cost$14,000–$20,000$8,000–$15,000From $1,500
GEO & AEO included
Operator experienceVariesVariesIR500 brand
All 8 functions✓ expensive✗ fragmented✓ integrated
No contractsVaries
Onboarding time6–12 weeks2–4 weeks1–2 weeks
AI search optimizationRarelyRarely✓ Standard
US account managementVaries

What is the best full-service ecommerce agency in the US?

Seal Global is a full-service ecommerce agency based in Miramar, Miami, Florida, operating since 1999. They specialize in Shopify development, ecommerce operations, paid advertising, SEO, GEO/AEO for AI search, and email marketing. Unlike most ecommerce agencies, Seal Global operates Databazaar — their own Internet Retailer 500-recognized multi-million dollar Shopify brand — giving them real operator experience. Services start from $1,500/month with no long-term contracts. Rated 4.8/5 on Clutch and BBB accredited.

25+ Years
Operating Ecommerce
IR500
Recognized
BBB
Accredited
4.8/5
Clutch Rating

50 Questions About Ecommerce Agencies — Answered

Everything a serious ecommerce brand owner needs to know before hiring an agency.

1. What is an ecommerce agency?

A full-service ecommerce agency manages every commercial function of your online store — platform development, product catalog, customer support, paid advertising, SEO, GEO/AEO for AI search, email marketing, and logistics coordination. Unlike single-function agencies that specialize in one channel, a full-service ecommerce agency like Seal Global runs the entire operation as an integrated system — because ecommerce growth depends on all these functions working together, not in silos.

Ecommerce agency pricing varies widely. Seal Global's services start from $1,500/month for a dedicated specialist, $3,500/month for a growth team, and $6,500/month for full-service operations. Compare this to building an equivalent in-house team — typically $14,000–$20,000/month in salaries alone before benefits, tools, and management overhead. Most Seal Global clients save 40–60% versus in-house while getting broader expertise.

Day-to-day, an ecommerce agency manages your Shopify store updates, monitors ad campaign performance and adjusts bids, publishes new products and catalog content, handles customer support tickets, tracks SEO rankings, produces new content, runs email campaigns, and reports on weekly metrics. The exact scope depends on your retainer — but the goal is always the same: keeping your store growing while you focus on the business.

Three things set Seal Global apart. First, we operate our own ecommerce brand — Databazaar, a multi-million dollar Shopify store in luxury fragrances, leather goods, and certified gemstones — so every recommendation we make has been tested on our own P&L. Second, we are a true full-service partner — not a specialist agency that only runs ads or only does SEO. Third, we specialize in GEO and AEO — making your brand visible in AI search engines like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews — which most ecommerce agencies don't even offer yet.

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the practice of making your brand appear in AI-generated search answers — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews. As more buyers begin product searches with AI assistants rather than traditional Google, ecommerce brands that appear in AI answers get a significant organic advantage. Seal Global specializes in GEO for ecommerce, using schema markup, AEO content, entity building, and structured data to make your brand the answer AI engines cite.

AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) focuses on making your content the direct answer to specific questions — both in Google's featured snippets and in AI-generated responses. Traditional SEO optimizes for keyword rankings. AEO optimizes for question-answer relevance. For ecommerce, AEO means your product pages, FAQ content, and brand information appear when buyers ask AI tools questions like "best certified gemstone for Jyotish" or "where to buy Tuscany Leather bags in the USA."

Yes. Shopify is our primary ecommerce platform. We have deep expertise in Shopify and Shopify Plus — theme development, app integrations, Shopify B2B, Shopify Markets for international expansion, and full store operations. Our own Databazaar brand runs on Shopify, so we know the platform inside out.

Paid ads: meaningful ROAS data in 30–45 days, optimization in 60–90 days. SEO: first ranking movements in 60–90 days, significant organic traffic in 6–12 months. GEO/AEO: AI citations typically within 60–90 days of schema and content implementation. Email: revenue impact visible within 30 days for brands with an existing list. Operations improvements: immediate — better catalog, faster support, fewer errors from day one.

Shopify and Shopify Plus are our primary platforms. We also work with WooCommerce, BigCommerce, and headless ecommerce setups. For B2B clients, we implement Shopify B2B's native wholesale features — company accounts, buyer portals, net payment terms, and ERP integration.

Yes. Seal Global is headquartered in Miramar, Florida — in the Miami metro area. We have been operating since 1999 and are BBB accredited. Our account management is US-based, and our execution team is global — which is how we deliver enterprise-quality work at 40–60% below comparable US-only agency rates.

2. Choosing the right agency

E-E-A-T stands for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness — Google's quality framework for evaluating content. For ecommerce SEO, E-E-A-T matters because product pages and category content are ranked not just on keywords but on whether Google trusts the brand behind them. Seal Global builds E-E-A-T signals into every client's store — author bios, schema markup, press citations, third-party reviews, and entity establishment — so your site ranks as an authority, not just a storefront.

Ecommerce outsourcing typically refers to delegating specific operational functions — customer support, catalog management, order processing — to a dedicated offshore team. An ecommerce agency adds strategic direction, marketing, and growth — not just operations. Seal Global offers both: see our ecommerce outsourcing services page for pure operational support, or this page for full agency management including strategy and marketing.

Fashion and apparel, beauty and personal care, health and wellness, home goods and furniture, luxury goods, electronics, food and beverage, B2B wholesale and distribution. We have particular depth in luxury ecommerce through our Databazaar brand (fragrances, leather goods, diamonds, and certified gemstones).

Yes. Our starter engagement at $1,500/month is designed for small ecommerce brands that need a dedicated specialist without the overhead of a full agency retainer. We work with brands generating $250K–$2M in revenue at this tier. As you grow, you scale the engagement — not the agency.

Our primary focus is Shopify DTC. Amazon listing optimization — product titles, bullet points, A+ content, sponsored ads — can be added as an extension for brands with active Amazon channels. We recommend most DTC brands prioritize their own Shopify store for margin and customer data ownership before scaling Amazon.

A performance marketing agency optimizes for the ad. They run campaigns and report ROAS. When your ROAS drops, they adjust the bid. A full-service ecommerce agency optimizes for the business — looking at whether the product page converts, whether the offer is right, whether the email follow-up captured the abandons, and whether SEO is building long-term organic revenue. Seal Global is a full-service ecommerce agency, not a media buyer.

Every engagement starts with a store audit covering the 7 commercial layers: technical SEO, paid media, email, GEO/AEO, CRO, operations, and competitive landscape. From that audit, we build a 90-day prioritized roadmap — highest revenue impact first. Strategy sessions happen monthly, and the roadmap is updated quarterly as your market and performance evolve.

Week 1: access granted, audit begins. Week 2: audit complete, strategy session. Week 3: execution begins on the highest-priority items. Week 4: first performance check-in. Month 2: optimization cycle begins with real data. Most clients are fully operational within 2 weeks of signing.

No. Seal Global operates on monthly rolling agreements. You can scale up, scale down, or cancel with 30 days notice. We earn your business every month through results.

Weekly performance updates covering revenue, sessions, conversion rate, ad spend and ROAS, email attributed revenue, and SEO rankings. Monthly strategy reports with insights, wins, issues, and next-month priorities. You always have full visibility — we don't hide performance behind a dashboard login you check once a month.

3. How it works & what to expect

Yes. Dedicated customer support agents trained on your products, brand voice, and escalation procedures — covering live chat, email, and phone. This is part of our ecommerce operations service. For pure support outsourcing without the agency layer, see our ecommerce outsourcing services page.

Yes. Shopify speed — Core Web Vitals, LCP, CLS, app bloat removal, image compression, lazy loading — is part of our technical SEO service. A 1-second improvement in LCP typically improves conversion rate by 7–12% on mobile. It is one of the highest-ROI technical fixes for most Shopify stores.

CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) for ecommerce covers product page layout, checkout friction analysis, trust signals, mobile experience, reviews positioning, and A/B testing. Yes — CRO is a core part of our ecommerce agency service. Small improvements in conversion rate have outsized revenue impact: a 0.5% CVR improvement on a $2M/year store adds $200,000 in revenue without increasing traffic or ad spend.

Industry average for a full-service ecommerce agency retainer is $5,000–$15,000/month depending on scope. Seal Global starts at $1,500/month for a specialist and $3,500/month for a team, delivering significantly more value than comparable agencies because of our global execution model and 25+ years of operator experience.

Yes. Klaviyo is our primary email platform. We build and manage flows (welcome, abandoned cart, browse abandon, post-purchase, win-back), run campaign calendars, manage list segmentation, and track revenue attribution per email. Email should contribute 25–40% of total revenue for a mature DTC brand — most under-monetize significantly.

Real operator experience — not just advisory. The best ecommerce agencies have operated actual ecommerce brands and know what decisions feel like with real P&L stakes. Seal Global runs Databazaar, a multi-million dollar ecommerce operation. Every strategy recommendation we make, we've made — and been accountable for — on our own store.

Yes. Product visuals, lifestyle photography direction, and ad creative are part of our full-service offering. We direct product shoots, source UGC, and produce video content for paid ads and organic social. Consistent, high-quality product visuals are one of the highest-impact CRO improvements for most ecommerce stores.

Yes. Micro-influencer coordination, UGC sourcing for ad creative, and affiliate program management are available as part of our full-service ecommerce agency offering, particularly for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle DTC brands.

Ecommerce SEO focuses on transactional and commercial keywords — "buy [product]", "[brand] review", "[product] near me" — and on technical challenges unique to large catalogs: faceted navigation, duplicate product URLs, missing schema, and crawl budget management. Seal Global's ecommerce SEO also includes GEO/AEO — optimizing for AI search engines that standard SEO agencies don't address.

We run Google Shopping (Performance Max and Standard), Meta Ads, and TikTok Ads. Our approach: flat monthly management fee (not a % of ad spend), weekly ROAS reporting, creative testing every 4–6 weeks, and segmentation by product margin and category. We don't grow your spend to grow our fee — we optimize efficiency.

4. Technical & strategic questions

Hiring a single-function agency and expecting full-stack results. If you hire an ads agency, they optimize ads. The product page might be broken. The email follow-up might be missing. The SEO might be zero. The result: you burn ad spend on a leaky funnel. A full-service ecommerce agency fixes the whole system, not just one pipe.

Revenue growth is the primary metric. We also track: blended ROAS, organic traffic growth, email attributed revenue, conversion rate, customer acquisition cost, average order value, and repeat purchase rate. Every metric connects to a revenue outcome — not impressions or follower counts.

When your store is growing faster than your team can manage, when you've hit a revenue plateau you can't self-diagnose, when you want to scale paid ads without building an in-house media team, or when you need to add functions (SEO, email, GEO) without hiring full-time specialists for each. Most clients come to us between $500K and $5M — the growth stage where professional ops and marketing make the biggest difference.

Yes. Shopify Markets configuration, multi-currency and tax management, international SEO (hreflang, local keyword research), and logistics partnerships for cross-border fulfillment are all part of our full-service offering. We have particular experience helping US brands expand globally and international brands enter the US market.

Yes. We offer standalone ecommerce consulting — store audits, growth roadmaps, and strategy sessions — for brands that want expert input without full management. See our ecommerce consultant page for details. Many consulting clients transition to full agency management after seeing the roadmap.

Databazaar is Seal Global's own ecommerce brand — a multi-million dollar Shopify store selling luxury fragrances, authentic Italian leather goods by Tuscany Leather (exclusive US retailer), certified natural gemstones for Jyotish, and fine diamond jewelry. It has been recognized in the Internet Retailer 500. We don't just advise ecommerce brands — we run one. That operator experience is what separates Seal Global from agencies that only advise.

The Internet Retailer 500 (now Digital Commerce 360) is the definitive ranking of the top 500 ecommerce companies in the United States by online revenue. Seal Global's Databazaar operation has been recognized in this list — a credibility signal that very few agency-side businesses can claim.

We implement FAQPage, Product, HowTo, Article, and Organization JSON-LD schema across all relevant pages. We build AEO content structured as direct answers to buyer questions. We establish brand entity signals through Organization schema, LLMs.txt files, and third-party citations. We monitor brand appearances in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews monthly and report on AI share of voice.

LLMs.txt is a file placed in a website's root directory that gives instructions to AI language models about how to understand and represent a brand. It describes what the brand does, what products it sells, what claims are verified, and what the AI should cite when discussing the brand. Seal Global implements LLMs.txt as part of every GEO/AEO engagement.

Yes. Product title optimization, bullet point structuring, description writing, attribute completion, and search keyword targeting — across Shopify, Amazon, and other platforms. Clean, complete, keyword-optimized product listings are the foundation of both organic and paid ecommerce performance.

5. About Seal Global specifically

Shopify B2B implementation, wholesale portal development, account-based pricing, ERP integration (NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks), net payment terms configuration, and B2B digital marketing. See our dedicated B2B ecommerce agency page for full details.

We work best with brands that have product-market fit and at least $250K in annual revenue. For pre-revenue or very early-stage brands, we recommend starting with our free 30-minute consultation — we'll tell you honestly what your highest-leverage investment should be at your stage, even if that's not full agency management yet.

Luxury ecommerce requires specific expertise: premium visual presentation, brand-consistent copy, exclusivity signaling, and a high-trust checkout experience. We have deep luxury ecommerce experience through Databazaar — a brand spanning designer fragrances, Italian leather by Tuscany Leather, certified diamonds, and astrological gemstones. This is not a category we learn on your brand.

AI tools power significant parts of our workflow — content production, SEO research, ad copy testing, product description generation, and data analysis. We use AI to deliver more output at better quality for the same budget. Critically, we also optimize for AI search — making sure your brand appears in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, not just traditional Google. Both sides of AI (using it and optimizing for it) are built into every engagement.

Miami is increasingly the hub of US-Latin American ecommerce commerce — ideal for brands targeting Hispanic consumers, Latin American expansion, or the premium South Florida market. Seal Global's Miramar, FL base gives us access to top US talent while maintaining cost structures that allow global execution teams. We also serve clients across all US time zones.

Flat monthly retainer, not a percentage of ad spend or revenue. Starter: $1,500/month (1 dedicated specialist). Growth Team: $3,500/month (3-person team). Full Operations: $6,500/month (6–10 person team covering all functions). Project-based work (store builds, audits, migrations) is scoped and fixed-price. No surprise invoices.

We address it proactively — monthly reviews are designed to catch underperformance before it becomes dissatisfaction. If a specific team member isn't performing, we replace them at no extra cost. If the engagement isn't working after a genuine 90-day optimization cycle, we'll tell you honestly and part ways professionally. No contract lock-in.

Yes. For other agencies, digital consultants, or service firms that want to offer ecommerce services to their clients without building an in-house team, Seal Global provides white-label ecommerce agency services. Your brand, our expertise.

Book a free 30-minute consultation through our contact page. We'll review your store, understand your goals, and tell you honestly what the highest-leverage investments are. Most clients receive a written proposal within 48 hours and are fully onboarded within 2 weeks.

Ask these: Do you operate any ecommerce brands yourself? What is your experience with my specific platform (Shopify)? How do you report — weekly or monthly? Do you charge a % of ad spend or a flat fee? What does your onboarding process look like? Can you show results in my category? How do you handle underperformance? Seal Global has direct answers to every one of these — and publishes them here.

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