Real Results From Real Clients
These are the businesses I've worked with directly — and what happened to their organic traffic when we did.
What Do Clients Say About Working With a Filipino SEO Specialist?
Businesses that hire a Filipino SEO specialist consistently highlight three things: clear communication, measurable results, and a direct working relationship — without the overhead of a large agency. Clients working with Mike Gil report consistent ranking improvements, transparent monthly reporting, and SEO strategies built around actual business goals rather than vanity metrics.
Unlike agency models where your account gets passed to a junior team member, working directly with Mike means the person doing the strategy is the same person executing it. That accountability tends to produce better outcomes — and the reviews below reflect exactly that.
Client Reviews & Testimonials
Direct feedback from businesses I've worked with across e-commerce, local services, and B2B.
We hired Mike after struggling with declining organic traffic on our Shopify store. He quickly identified technical SEO issues that previous freelancers completely missed, including collection canonical problems, duplicate content, crawl inefficiencies, and weak internal linking. What impressed us most was how hands-on he was — he didn't just send an audit and disappear. Within a few months, we saw major improvements in rankings, indexed pages, and organic traffic.
We were frustrated after spending money on ads while our organic traffic stayed flat. Mike came in and completely changed our SEO strategy. He improved our category structure, optimized collection pages, fixed technical SEO problems, and helped us target keywords with actual buying intent. Our organic traffic grew significantly, and several product pages started bringing in consistent sales from Google. What stood out most was that Mike focuses on SEO that actually impacts revenue, not vanity metrics.
Mike performed one of the most detailed SEO audits we've ever received. He uncovered indexing issues, broken canonical tags, duplicate metadata, crawl budget problems, and site performance issues that were affecting our rankings. Unlike many SEO consultants, he didn't overcomplicate things — he prioritized the fixes clearly and helped our developers understand exactly what needed to be done. After implementing his recommendations, we saw improvements in crawlability, keyword rankings, and organic impressions.
We've worked with multiple SEO agencies before, and Mike was the first person who made SEO feel understandable. He explained every recommendation clearly, gave us a proper roadmap, and focused on actions that would actually move the needle. He was proactive throughout the project, responsive to questions, and very transparent about priorities and expectations. Beyond rankings and traffic improvements, what we appreciated most was the confidence we gained in our SEO direction.
If you run a Shopify store and need SEO help, Mike is the real deal. He understands Shopify far beyond basic SEO — he helped us fix faceted navigation issues, duplicate URLs, collection structure problems, and several technical limitations inside Shopify that were hurting our visibility. We also appreciated that he balanced technical SEO with conversion-focused improvements. Since working with Mike, we've seen stronger rankings, increased organic traffic, and better-performing collection pages.
Proof That SEO Works — When It's Done Right
Here's what 16 months of consistent, white-hat SEO delivered for a real client.
How The Bottle Depot Went from Invisible to 200+ Page-1 Rankings
Industry: Glass Packaging & Bottles | Platform: Shopify | Duration: 16 months
- ✅ Organic traffic grew by over 285% from the starting baseline
- ✅ 200+ target keywords reached Page 1 of Google
- ✅ Primary commercial keywords hit top-3 positions in Google US
- ✅ Ranking growth sustained month-over-month without paid advertising
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