Traffic dropped
Find where the loss begins.
Compare affected pages, queries and dates before choosing a response.
A question for the session
Which pages and queries account for the change?
Find the SEO blockers costing you qualified growth.
Francisco helps leadership teams diagnose technical SEO, AI search visibility, and organic growth problems before they become expensive.
Their deep grasp of SEO is impressive.Articles and contributions by Francisco Leon de Vivero
Short answers
What is an SEO consultant?
An SEO consultant is a specialist who diagnoses search visibility problems and helps a business decide which improvements to prioritize. The role connects technical SEO, content, analytics and business goals. Advice should explain the evidence behind a recommendation and give the team practical next steps suited to its implementation capacity.
Francisco Leon de Vivero offers focused working sessions on technical blockers, migrations, international search and AI visibility.
200 USD · 30 minutes
What is an SEO company?
An SEO company is a business that provides search strategy, specialist support and implementation services for other organizations. Its work can combine technical SEO, content marketing, link building, international search and AI visibility. The engagement should match the client's problem and clarify whether the team needs advice, implementation support or ongoing execution.
Growing Search is a full-service SEO agency where Francisco serves as VP of Growth.
How do you choose an SEO company or consultant?
Choose an SEO company or consultant by checking relevant experience, public case studies, independent reviews and how clearly they diagnose the problem. Ask what evidence informs priorities, who will implement changes and how progress will be measured. The proposed work should fit the business goal and avoid ranking guarantees or generic traffic promises.
Francisco's site provides public case studies, reviews and a standalone consultation to clarify priorities before discussing ongoing support.
Start with the problem
Which one sounds like your week?
Choose the question in front of your team. Each service starts with the decisions that need attention.
Planning a migration
Review the plan before launch.
Check the URL map, templates and launch checks while changes are still possible.
A question for the session
Which decisions could put organic visibility at risk?
Invisible in AI answers
Examine the questions where your brand is missing.
Review the answers, sources and pages involved in the queries that matter to your business.
A question for the session
Where is the gap between search visibility and AI mentions?
Shopify store SEO
Work through the store’s search structure.
Review collections, faceted navigation, product pages and the technical choices behind them.
A question for the session
Which store templates need attention first?
Going international
Give each market a clear place in search.
Review targeting, URL structure and language signals alongside local search demand.
A question for the session
Are the right pages reaching the intended market?
Technical backlog
Put the technical work in order.
Review the evidence behind tickets and the dependencies your team needs to resolve.
A question for the session
Which issue should engineering investigate next?
A welcome from Francisco
Meet the VP of Growth at Growing Search and former Global SEO Lead (Corporate SEO) at Shopify.
- 15+Years in SEO
- ShopifySEO roles, 2015-2022
- 50M+Daily organic visits on sites Francisco worked on
The working session
30 minutes for the SEO decision in front of you
A proposed agenda for reviewing your situation and agreeing on the next step.
- 0–5 min
Set the context
Your goal, what changed and what the team has already checked.
- 5–20 min
Review the evidence
Review the site and any data you bring. Search Console exports or a migration plan can support the discussion.
- 20–25 min
Prioritize the work
Separate the next action from the issues that still need investigation.
- 25–30 min
Define the next step
Agree on the first check and who can carry it out. Ongoing support can be discussed separately.
SEO consultation with Francisco
30-minute consultation · $200 USD · credited toward your project if we work together long-term
- Session fee
- $200 USD
- Credit if we work together long-term
- $200
- Long-term commitment
- None required
30-minute consultation · $200 USD · credited toward your project if we work together long-term
Reviews and recommendations
Feedback on Growing Search and Francisco
Client reviews of Growing Search and professional recommendations for Francisco, linked to their sources.
★★★★★Trustpilot ↗
I'm going on 2 years w/ GrowingSearch as my SEO partner. While my SEO was already decent when we engaged, they've taken it to the next level & we're on track to becoming an industry leader as a result.
Blake AsaadGOODSTONEGrowing Search client review
★★★★★Clutch ↗
Their deep grasp of SEO is impressive.
Brad CrispMaptiveGrowing Search client review
★★★★★Trustpilot ↗
Over time, we started seeing our product referenced in AI responses to real buying and evaluation queries, without us having to manage the process ourselves.
Natasha FAI Presence CampaignGrowing Search client review
He answers all my questions very quickly and has the skill to reduce the complicated into bite size, simple concepts.
Nectarios PetropoulosBreneka Real Estate SolutionsRecommendation from a client of Francisco
Professionally, he is dedicated, studious, meticulous and thorough in its management, with great ease and taste for acquiring new knowledge.
Walter QuirozITIL4, Conseiller en sécurité de l’informationRecommendation from a colleague of Francisco
AI search visibility
AI visibility with published campaign evidence
Growing Search reports AI brand mentions, sentiment and share of voice. Each result includes its measurement context.
An AI visibility review
Choose the questions →
Define the buying and comparison questions for the market you need to review.
Record the evidence →
Save the answer and cited pages with the date and platform. Separate a brand mention from a linked citation.
Separate the measurements →
Compare observations for the same questions. Review mentions and sentiment separately before choosing a page to investigate.
Results reported by Growing Search
AI mentions for a nutrition retailer
Brand-question research and external editorial work for a multi-brand nutrition store.
- AI Overviews brand mentions
- +38%
- ChatGPT brand mentions
- +41%
Observation period and sample undisclosed
Observation period and sample undisclosed
The publication does not disclose the observation period or question sample.
Results reported by Growing Search
AI mentions and sentiment for a luxury brand
Category and comparison coverage for an unnamed luxury brand over three months.
- AI Overviews mentions
- +9%
- ChatGPT mentions
- +11%
- Sentiment score
- 67 to 74/100
Three months
Three months
Published scale, over three months
Three months, with sentiment reported on the publisher's 100-point scale.
Results reported by Growing Search
AI share of voice for mapping software
Use-case pages and tracked brand mentions for an unnamed mapping-software business.
- Share of tracked brand mentions
- 71%
Brand plus seven competitors, across monitored questions
The denominator covers tracked mentions of the brand and seven competitors.
Who you’re booking
Experience inside the platforms.
Francisco is VP of Growth at Growing Search. He was Global SEO Lead (Corporate SEO) at Shopify.
Worked on sites with more than 50 million daily organic visits.
Yellow PagesMindGeekShopifyGrowing Search
Explore Francisco’s experience →Choose your next step
A useful starting point, at any stage.
Free library
Read the latest articles and use the free SEO tools.
$200 consultation
Work through a blocker with Francisco in a 30-minute session.
Ongoing support
Discuss technical SEO, content or AI search work with the Growing Search team.
Before you book.
What should I bring?
Your website URL and the question your team needs to resolve. Search Console exports, analytics notes or a migration plan can help with the diagnosis.
Who will I speak with?
Francisco Leon de Vivero, VP of Growth at Growing Search and former Global SEO Lead (Corporate SEO) at Shopify.
Do I have to start a larger engagement?
No long-term commitment is required. You can use the consultation as a standalone working session. Ongoing support is a separate conversation.
Can we discuss an international or multilingual site?
Yes. The session can address hreflang, market targeting or a ccTLD versus subfolder decision.
Find your next step
Services, tools and reading by topic.
Advisory and strategy
4 services- Toronto SEO ConsultantToronto-based consulting for technical, local and multi-region SEO
- Enterprise SEOTechnical governance and prioritization for large, complex sites
- SEO for StartupsTechnical foundations and focused content priorities for startups
- Growth Accelerator TeamExecution support for technical fixes, content and reporting
Technical and audits
4 servicesPlatforms and markets
4 services- Shopify SEOCollections, crawlability, structured data and content for Shopify
- Ecommerce SEOCategory, product and faceted navigation SEO for catalogs
- International SEOHreflang, localization and URL structure for cross-border growth
- Multilingual SEOEnglish, Spanish, French and Portuguese search with native keywords
Visibility and authority
5 services- AI SEOEntities, schema and citation-ready content for AI answers
- Content MarketingEditorial briefs, internal linking and topical authority from search demand
- Link BuildingRelevance-led outreach, digital PR and trust signals
- YouTube SEOTopic strategy, metadata, thumbnails and transcripts for video discovery
- Online Reputation ManagementBranded SERPs, review strategy and search trust
Bring the blocker into a 30-minute working session.
Book a 30-min consultationGrowing Search
Explore Growing Search case studies
Choose a sector to read the work and measurements described in a published case.
Cases shown 8
Ecommerce
Ecommerce architecture and search click growth
+142%Google search clicksYear-over-year comparison
Page mapping, internal links and Spanish content for a high-end online store.
Read the analysis
Real estate
Rendering and crawl paths for property listings
+321%Organic-search visibilityVisibility index and measurement window undisclosed
Server rendering and listing discovery on an unnamed property platform.
Read the analysis
Nutrition retail
AI mentions for a nutrition retailer
+38%AI Overviews brand mentionsObservation period and sample undisclosed
Brand-question research and external editorial work for a multi-brand nutrition store.
Read the analysis
Jewelry
AI comparisons for a budget jewelry brand
6 monthsCampaign durationQualitative ChatGPT preference reported, without a win rate
A six-month editorial campaign addressing quality objections in AI comparisons.
Read the analysis
Luxury
AI mentions and sentiment for a luxury brand
+9%AI Overviews mentionsThree months
Category and comparison coverage for an unnamed luxury brand over three months.
Read the analysisEcommerce
Brand-page search growth for a multi-brand retailer
+40%Search clicksYear-over-year comparison
Brand prioritization and links to brand pages in a published retail project.
Read the analysisLuxury
Spanish-search visibility for a luxury brand
+450%Spanish-search visibilitySix months, without a country breakdown
Market-specific Spanish pages, hreflang and Spanish-language links for a luxury brand.
Read the analysis
SaaS
AI share of voice for mapping software
71%Share of tracked brand mentionsBrand plus seven competitors, across monitored questions
Use-case pages and tracked brand mentions for an unnamed mapping-software business.
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