Semantic SEO
We build the semantic core your whole SEO stands on. Keyword research, clustering, and intent mapping, organized into a core that feeds structure, content, and campaigns. You get the foundation before you build on it. Trusted by DTC brands across Toronto and Canada.
Based on Clutch reviews
Core idea: Semantic SEO builds a structured keyword core, grouped by search intent, that every other SEO effort is built on.
Who it’s for: Ecommerce stores planning structure, content, or campaigns that need a keyword foundation first.
Results: A complete semantic core, clustered by intent, mapped to pages and ready to build on.
Timeline: 1 to 2 weeks.
Industries: Supplements, Beauty, Wellness, Pet, Fashion, Home.
A full keyword core, clustered groups by intent, a keyword-to-page map, commercial and informational sets.
Your store URL, product categories, target markets, business goals, known competitors.
What to rank for, how to group it, which keyword belongs to which page, where the demand is.
A semantic core document ready to feed your site structure, content plan, and campaigns.
Work format
Fixed-price project
Location
Toronto, Canada
Platform
Shopify, ecommerce
Timeline
1 to 2 weeks
Deliverable
Clustered semantic core
We guarantee a complete, clustered semantic core delivered on the agreed date. What you rank for then depends on building on the core, which is the next step. We give you the foundation and the map to use it.
The semantic core is the foundation your whole SEO is built on. We research the keywords your market uses and group them by intent. Every later decision points back to this core.
The core feeds three things at once. It shapes your site structure, since groups become categories. It guides your content, since clusters become topics. It informs your campaigns, since intent maps to spend.
For DTC brands in Toronto, the core prevents wasted work. Content written without a keyword map chases the wrong queries. Structure built without one fights itself. The core comes first so nothing is rebuilt later.
We align on your store, your categories, and your target markets. We confirm whether the core is for structure, content, campaigns, or all three.
We gather the full keyword set your market searches, including the long tail. You receive the raw demand picture for your niche.
We group keywords by search intent into clean clusters. Commercial, informational, and niche sets are separated.
We map each cluster to a page or page type. You see exactly which keyword belongs where, with no overlap.
We deliver the semantic core as a structured document. It is ready to feed your structure, content, and campaigns.
We walk you through the core and how to build on it. You leave with a clear foundation and the order of what comes next.
45+
Shopify stores launched for DTC brands across Toronto and Canada, each built with SEO and AI optimization from day one.
20+
Clients served across 20+ countries, from local Toronto businesses to international DTC brands.
5.0
A perfect 5.0 average across verified Clutch reviews from ecommerce and SEO clients.
100%
A 100% Job Success score on Upwork, earned across long-term ecommerce engagements.
Foundation
We build the semantic core first, so structure, content, and campaigns all draw from one source of truth.
You build on a foundation, not a guess. Every page and post points back to a researched keyword core.
You avoid wasted content. The core shows what has demand, so nothing is written for queries no one searches.
You get one source of truth. Structure, content, and campaigns all draw from the same clustered core.
Semantic SEO Guide
What semantic SEO means, the types of core you can build, and why the core comes before everything else.
Semantic SEO starts with keyword research, but it does not stop there. Raw keywords are a list. A semantic core is that list grouped by what users actually mean when they search.
Grouping by intent is what turns keywords into a plan. Commercial queries point to service and category pages. Informational queries point to content. Each group becomes a place on your site.
This is why the core comes first. It is the input for structure, for content, and for campaigns. Build any of those without it and you build on sand.
Commercial vs content core
Keywords with buying intent, mapped to service and category pages. Drives revenue pages.
Informational keywords and topic clusters, mapped to blog and guides. Builds topical authority.
We build both. We recommend the core that fits your stage.
What a semantic core delivers
The semantic core is the cheapest insurance in SEO. It costs little compared to a content library or a store rebuild, yet it decides whether either pays off. Skipping it is how brands write for queries no one searches.
Judge a core on its clustering and mapping, not its keyword count. A huge list with no intent grouping is noise. A smaller core mapped cleanly to pages is a plan you can build on.
EVDEV builds semantic cores for DTC and ecommerce brands across Toronto and Canada. We are a Certified Shopify Partner with 45+ stores launched and a 5.0 Clutch rating. Every core ships clustered by intent and mapped to pages.
Here you will find the answers to the frequently asked questions.
Semantic SEO is the practice of building a structured keyword core grouped by search intent. It goes beyond a keyword list to organize queries by what users mean. That core then guides structure, content, and campaigns.
Keyword research gathers the queries. A semantic core groups them by intent and maps them to pages. Research is the raw material, the core is the usable plan.
Build it before structure, content, or campaigns. It is the first step, not a later one. A new store, a content push, or a rebuild all start with the core.
We build commercial cores for service and category pages, content cores for blogs and guides, and full cores covering both plus niche terms. Each is clustered by intent and mapped to pages.
LSI and related terms are part of the core, attached to each cluster. They give content the semantic depth search engines expect. We include them in every cluster we deliver.
The core is the input for structure. Its clusters become categories and collections. We hand the core to the structure stage, where groups turn into architecture.
Didn’t find the answer you were looking for? Get in touch with us — we’ll be happy to help.
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