You're running a new Shopify store and SEO feels overwhelming. Product descriptions, meta titles, alt text, internal links, image optimization—it's endless. What if you could automate 100% of it? Here's what actually works in 2025.
Let's be honest about what manual SEO looks like for a new Shopify store with 100 products:
100 products × 15 min each
100 products × 5 min each
300 images × 2 min each
300 images × 3 min each
Research + implementation
Just to get started with basic SEO
That's over 1.5 weeks of full-time work—just for basic SEO. And you haven't even launched yet.
With Ailee's complete automation, the same 100-product store optimization takes:
Install app → Click "Optimize Store" → Done
Time saved
Value saved (@ $25/hr)
Automation coverage
| Feature | Ailee | Plug in SEO | SEO Manager | Manual SEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | 2 min | 45 min | 30 min | N/A |
| Product Description Automation | 100% Auto AI rewrites everything | Manual You write everything | Templates Generic output | Manual 15 min per product |
| Meta Title/Description Automation | AI-generated, keyword-rich | Templates only | AI templates | |
| Alt Text Automation | Contextual AI generation | Bulk templates | Basic AI | |
| Image Optimization Automation | Auto-compress + resize | |||
| Internal Linking Automation | Smart AI linking | |||
| New Product Auto-Optimization | Real-time automation | Manual re-scan needed | Manual re-scan needed | |
| Time for 100 Products | 2 min | 4-6 hours | 3-5 hours | 60+ hours |
| Monthly Price | $29 | $35 | $49 | $0 + your time |
50 products
Manual SEO time
With Ailee
Value saved (@ $25/hr)
200 products
Manual SEO time
With Ailee
Value saved (@ $25/hr)
500 products
Manual SEO time
With Ailee
Value saved (@ $25/hr)
First Year Total Savings:
Setup savings ($3,171) + 11 months ongoing ($2,706)
3-day free trial • No credit card required • Cancel anytime
Time-Consuming
60-300+ hours for initial optimization. 10-20 hours monthly for maintenance.
Expensive
$1,500-7,500 upfront. $250-500/month ongoing. Or your time at $25-50/hr.
Inconsistent
Quality varies by product. Easy to miss things. No standardization.
Doesn't Scale
Each new product = 30-60 min more work. Can't keep up as you grow.
Requires Expertise
Need to learn keyword research, on-page SEO, technical SEO. Steep learning curve.
Instant
2-5 minutes for complete optimization. Zero time for ongoing maintenance.
Affordable
$29/month flat rate. Unlimited products. Saves $3,000+ vs manual.
Perfectly Consistent
Every product optimized to same high standard. AI never gets tired or makes mistakes.
Scales Infinitely
Add 10 products or 1,000—all optimized instantly. Grows with your business.
Zero Learning Curve
AI handles all SEO expertise. You don't need to know anything. Just click and go.
Look, there are exactly 2 scenarios where manual SEO might make sense for a new Shopify store:
1. You have unlimited time and $0 budget
Even then, your time is worth something. At minimum wage ($15/hr), you're spending $900-4,500 on manual SEO. Ailee is $29/month.
2. You're selling ultra-luxury items where every word must be perfect
But even then, you'd use Ailee for 90% of optimization and manually refine the remaining 10%. Hybrid approach saves 50+ hours.
For 98% of Shopify stores: automation isn't just better, it's the only practical option.
"I was doing SEO manually for 2 weeks—made it through 30 products. Found Ailee, and it optimized my entire 250-product catalog in 3 minutes. I felt like an idiot for wasting all that time."
Rachel T.
Home Decor Store
"Paid a freelancer $1,200 to optimize 100 products. Took 3 weeks and the quality was inconsistent. Tried Ailee for my next store—same optimization in 2 minutes for $29. Never going back."
Mike C.
Fitness Equipment
"The continuous automation is what sold me. I add 5-10 products weekly and Ailee optimizes them automatically before I even publish. Saves me 2-3 hours every week."
Priya S.
Jewelry Store
"I don't know anything about SEO and don't want to learn. Ailee handles everything automatically. My traffic is up 200% and I've spent zero time on SEO. Perfect for non-technical founders."
Tom B.
Tech Accessories
For 99% of Shopify products, automated SEO is actually better. Why? Because it's consistent, never gets tired, processes in seconds what would take you hours, and uses AI trained on millions of successful product pages. The only time manual beats automation is for ultra-luxury items where you need specific brand voice—but even then, use automation for 90% and manually refine 10%.
Initial setup: 60-300 hours depending on catalog size. Ongoing: 10-20 hours per month. With Ailee, initial takes 2 minutes and ongoing is completely automatic. Realistic savings: 20-40 hours monthly, worth $500-2,000 depending on how you value your time.
Not if it's done right. Generic templates and keyword stuffing hurt SEO—that's what bad automation tools do. Ailee's AI generates unique, contextual content for every product by actually reading your images and understanding what you sell. Google can't tell the difference between good AI content and good human content. They just want useful, unique content—and that's what Ailee delivers.
With most SEO apps: you manually re-scan or re-optimize each time. With Ailee: new products are automatically optimized in real-time as you add them. Add a product at 2am, and it's SEO-ready before you wake up. Zero ongoing work required.
Yes. While Ailee works perfectly with zero configuration, you can customize tone, keyword focus, and which elements to optimize. But 95% of users never need to—the defaults work great. That's the beauty of smart automation.
Yes! 3-day free trial with no credit card required. Install Ailee, click "Optimize Store," and see it work on your actual products. If you're not blown away by how fast and effective it is, don't subscribe. And even if you do subscribe, you're covered by our 30-day money-back guarantee.
Let Ailee automate 100% of your Shopify SEO. 2-minute setup. Zero ongoing work. Better results than manual.
Worth $500-1,000 of your time every single month
Never think about SEO again. It just works 24/7
3 days free + 30-day guarantee. Try it on your store.
No credit card required • 2-minute setup • Cancel anytime
