Your SEO Report Explained
A guide to understanding the report we send you, the recommendations inside it, and how the included Auto-Apply dashboard pushes changes back to Shopify for you.
Every week we analyze all the products in your Shopify store, compare them to what real shoppers are searching for on Google, and tell you exactly what to change in each product to rank higher and bring in more traffic. We do not change anything in your store unless you tell us to. The report shows you what is wrong, what to write instead, and why. The included Auto-Apply dashboard lets you push our suggestions to Shopify with one click per product — or you can copy and paste them in yourself.
The four fields we look at, and why each one matters
For every product in your store we look at the same four fields. Each one plays a different role in how Google decides whether to show your product to shoppers.
1. Product Title
This is the name of the product that customers see on your product page and in Google search results. It is the single most important field for SEO. Google reads it to understand what the product is. If your title is "Handmade Bowl" but shoppers are searching for "concrete candle holder," Google will not connect the two and your product stays invisible. A good title contains the exact words people search for, written in a way that still sounds natural to a human.
2. Product Description
The long block of text underneath the title that explains what the product is, what it is made of, who it is for, and why someone would want it. Google reads the description to confirm what the title promises and to pick up additional keywords. A description that just says "beautiful handmade piece" tells Google nothing. A description that mentions the material, the size, the use case, and the style gives Google many more reasons to show your product.
3. Meta Title (also called SEO Title or Page Title)
This is the title that appears in the blue clickable headline on Google search results. It is NOT the same as your product title, even though most stores leave them identical by default. The meta title is your one chance to grab the searcher's eye when they see a list of 10 results. It should include the main keyword and be under about 60 characters so Google does not cut it off.
4. Meta Description
The two-line gray summary that appears under the blue headline on Google search results. It does not directly affect ranking, but it heavily affects whether someone clicks. A boring meta description makes shoppers scroll past you. A clear one that mentions the benefit and the keyword makes them click. About 155 characters is the sweet spot.
If you only have some of these fields filled in already, we only analyze and rewrite the ones you use. We will never invent a meta description for a product that does not have one, because that means you chose not to use that field. Whatever fields you had set up on the day of your first report are the fields we will continue working with from then on.
What happens on your very first report
On the first run, we do three things you should know about.
First, we scan your store and record which of the four fields you are actively using. From that moment on, those are the fields we work with for that store, forever. If you had only titles and descriptions filled in but no meta fields, we will analyze and improve only titles and descriptions on every future run. If you later decide to start using meta titles too, that is fine — you can tell us and we will expand the scope.
Second, because nothing has been analyzed yet, we analyze every single product in your store, in both English and Hebrew. There is no skipping on the first run. This is also why the first report takes longer than later ones.
Third, we save a snapshot of the keywords every product is currently competing for. We use this snapshot every following week to detect what changed.
What happens on every report after the first one
From the second report onward, we only re-analyze a product if it actually needs it. A product is re-analyzed when one of three things is true:
- The keywords people search for around that product changed meaningfully since the last run. If shoppers used to search "ceramic bowl" but are now mostly searching "stoneware bowl," that product is re-analyzed.
- The product's current title or meta description scored below 8 out of 10 on the last report. Anything that was not already excellent gets another look every week.
- The product is one of the 10 priority products this week (see "The Priority Updates tab" below). Priority products are always re-analyzed in full, every single run, even if nothing else changed.
Products that scored 8 or higher AND have stable keywords are marked "No change needed — keywords stable" and we move on. This is why a healthy store's weekly report keeps getting shorter and lighter over time. You should not see new suggestions for a product whose title is already working.
The report you receive: an Excel attachment
When the report is ready, we email you an Excel (.xlsx) workbook as an attachment. Open it in Excel, Numbers, Google Sheets, or any spreadsheet app. The workbook has four tabs:
Tab 1 — Dashboard
A bird's-eye view of every product in your store, sorted by how badly it needs help. You see the product, its score in English, its score in Hebrew, the recommended action (rewrite the title, fix the meta description, no change needed, etc.), the date it was last analyzed, and whether it was re-analyzed this week or skipped because nothing changed. This is the tab to open first if you want a fast read on the overall state of your store.
Tab 2 — EN Recommendations
The full English analysis. One row per product, with the current title, the score, three different rewritten title options (with the SEO reason for each one), a rewritten description, and suggestions for the meta title and meta description. Three title options instead of one is intentional — SEO is not one-size-fits-all and you should pick the wording that fits your brand voice.
Tab 3 — HE Recommendations
The exact same layout as Tab 2, but for Hebrew. Hebrew SEO follows different rules than English SEO because Israeli shoppers search differently than international shoppers. We treat the two languages as fully separate analyses.
Tab 4 — Priority Updates
The products that need the most urgent help this week, all in one place. How we choose them depends on your store's languages: if you sell in both English and Hebrew, this tab shows the bottom 5 lowest-scoring products in English plus the bottom 5 in Hebrew (10 products total). If you sell in only one language, the tab shows the bottom 10 products in that language. We never pad the tab with empty Hebrew rows for an English-only store, and we never pad it with empty English rows for a Hebrew-only store — what you see always reflects what you actually have. This is the only tab where the "Apply?" column lives — see the next section.
The Priority Updates tab and the Auto-Apply dashboard
The Priority Updates tab is where the report becomes action. The lowest-scoring products of the week (10 total, split between languages as described above) sit here side-by-side, with all the rewrites ready to go. For every product, you see:
- The current title
- Three rewritten title options
- The current description and the rewritten description
- The current meta title and the rewritten one
- The current meta description and the rewritten one
- A column called "Apply?" where you decide what to push to Shopify
The Auto-Apply dashboard is included in your subscription. From your dashboard or from the email's "Auto-Apply Changes" button you land on a page that mirrors the 10 priority products with a check-the-box interface:
- For each product's title, choose one of the three rewrites (or leave all three unchecked).
- For each product's description, tick a box if you want the new description applied.
- Same for meta title and meta description: tick to apply, leave blank to skip.
When you click "Apply N updates to Shopify," only the boxes you ticked are pushed. Everything else stays as it is. Nothing happens silently. We never apply a change to your store without you explicitly ticking it. After you apply, the changes appear in your Shopify admin within seconds, and your store's public pages reflect them in less than a minute.
A note on languages: if you sell in both English and Hebrew, we push the English changes through Shopify's Translations system (so your Hebrew defaults stay untouched) and the Hebrew changes through Shopify's main product fields (which is Shopify's default language for an Israeli store). You do not need to think about this — we route each rewrite to the right place automatically.
Both languages, every time
If your store has products in both English and Hebrew, every report analyzes both — regardless of which language you marked as your main one when you signed up. If your store has only one of the two languages, we analyze only that one (and the Priority Updates tab reflects this by listing the bottom 10 products in your single language instead of splitting 5/5). When both languages are present, here is why we always cover both rather than picking one:
- Every Israeli Shopify store sells to both audiences, even if one is bigger than the other. Ignoring half of your potential traffic is leaving money on the table.
- Hebrew and English keywords behave completely differently. The Hebrew word for "candle" pulls in different shopper intent than the English word "candle." You cannot translate one report into the other and get accurate SEO. Each language has its own snapshot, its own keyword research, and its own rewrites.
If a product only has content in one language (say, Hebrew but not English), we still analyze the language that exists and skip the missing one cleanly.
How we make sure the rewrites are accurate (the “no-hallucinations” rules)
The biggest risk when AI writes product copy is that it invents things — features that do not exist, materials the product is not made of, names that do not belong to your store. We have eight strict rules built into our system to prevent this. We tested these rules against a real store and they produced zero hallucinations. In plain language:
- We figure out what the product actually IS before we rewrite anything. If your description says "concrete candle in a poured vessel," the product is a candle, not a bowl, not a vase, not a vessel. The rewrites will say candle.
- The three title options must be meaningfully different from each other AND from the current title. We will not give you three rewrites that are essentially the same suggestion in different fonts.
- We never invent features. If your description does not say the product has a lid, the rewrites will not mention a lid. If it does not say it has handles, the rewrites will not mention handles.
- We drop unverified claims from the existing title. If your current title says "with lid" but your description does not confirm it has a lid, we remove "with lid" from the rewrites rather than copying a possibly-wrong claim forward.
- Google search trends do not justify inventing features. Even if shoppers are searching for "concrete box with lid," we will not turn YOUR concrete box into one with a lid in the rewrites unless your description confirms it.
- We never inject personal names, brand names, or designer names that are not already in your source content.
- We never project a use case that is not in your source. We will not add "perfect gift" or "for weddings" or "for women" unless your description explicitly markets the product that way.
- The rewritten descriptions follow all the same rules as the rewritten titles. Same accuracy bar.
In practice this means: the rewrites will read exactly like your product, told with sharper SEO discipline.
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit a suggested title before applying it?
For now, the apply flow uses the exact rewrite we provide. If you want a tweaked version, copy the rewrite to your Shopify admin manually and edit there. We are working on inline editing in a future release.
What if I do not like any of the three title options?
Leave all three unchecked. Nothing will be applied for that product's title and the current title stays as it is. The same applies to description, meta title, and meta description — anything you do not tick is left alone.
Will the Apply Updates feature overwrite my Hebrew translations when it pushes English changes?
No. English changes go through Shopify's Translations system, which only touches the English layer. Your Hebrew defaults stay exactly where they are.
Do I have to use Auto-Apply?
No. Auto-Apply is included with every subscription, but you can ignore it and copy and paste the rewrites into Shopify yourself if you prefer staying in full control. The report content is identical either way.
How long does each report take to generate?
The first report takes longer because we analyze every product from scratch. Later reports are faster because we skip products that have not changed and are already scoring well. Typical run times are 5 to 20 minutes depending on your store size.
What if I have a brand-new product in my store that did not exist last week?
It is automatically picked up on the next report and analyzed in full as if it were a first-run product.
What if I rename a product or change its description between reports?
Your edits are detected on the next run and that product is re-analyzed against the new content.
How do I cancel my subscription?
From your dashboard. Cancellation is immediate and you retain access until the end of your current billing period.
Is my Shopify data shared with anyone?
No. Your product data is used only to generate your own reports and apply your own updates. Nothing is sold, shared, or used to train any AI model.
Wrap-up
A weekly SEO report is most useful when you treat it as a habit, not a one-time fix. SEO works on a slow cumulative curve — fixing one product makes that product slightly more visible, fixing 50 over 10 weeks compounds into a meaningfully more discoverable store. Open the report, look at the Priority Updates tab first, apply or copy the ones you agree with, and trust the rest to wait its turn.
If anything in the report ever does not match what is actually in your store, tell us — that is exactly the kind of feedback that keeps the system honest.
Questions before signing up?
Email contact@simplyautomated.co — a human will reply.