Ecommerce Growth UNLOCK

Providing founders with clarity, expert insights and actionable recommendations on the steps you need to take to unlock next-stage ecommerce growth. All wrapped up into one day's work.


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25+ years of ecommerce growth experience
Trusted by 7-figure and 8-figure brands

get confidence growing and scaling your ecommerce brand

This is the trusted, expert review process I wish I'd received when I was running my own ecommerce business. I've designed my consultancy and advisory programme around the specific challenges I faced leading growth for my business.

Not every founder wants to hire an ecommerce consultant or agency on retainer. Sometimes it's simply key insights that you can confidently action in-house that are needed. That's what I'm delivering.

I've worked with 100's of ecommerce brand founders and business leaders over the past 17 years as an ecommerce consultant providing independent advice and recommendations on the performance of in-house teams, agencies and overall business directions. Many ecommerce brands are spending significant money on marketing channels without ever stepping back to properly evaluate performance.

  • Campaign structures become messy.
  • Creative testing slows down.
  • SEO opportunities are missed.
  • Email flows stop evolving.

Over time, small inefficiencies compound into large missed opportunities.

Sometimes all that’s needed is a fresh, experienced perspective.

That’s where an independent performance review can be invaluable. This is how you gain clarity and confidence in the future direction of your ecommerce business. You know the channels where you feel performance can improve. It's my job to show you exactly what's working, what's not, and to recommend insights for each marketing channel.

I only provide audits for channels where I have considerable experience.
These include;

  • Google Ads Review & Recommendations
  • SEO Review & Recommendations
  • Meta Ads Review & Recommendations
  • Klaviyo Email Marketing Review & Recommendations
  • Conversion Optimisation Review & Recommendations
  • Customer Retention Review & Recommendations

* I don't have the level of necessary expertise needed to provide reviews of social media, TikTok, Reddit or LinkedIn Advertising performance.

ECOMMERCE GROWTH UNLOCK
PERFORMANCE REVIEW & RECOMMENDATIONS

A performance review is a deep diagnostic of one key growth channel.

In a focused 1-day or 3-day analysis I review:

  • account structure
  • targeting and signals
  • creative and messaging
  • data and attribution
  • optimisation approach
  • missed opportunities

specific to your chosen marketing channel.

You receive a clear, honest assessment of:

• what’s working
• what’s limiting performance
• what I would do next

No generic reports.
No agency bias.
Just practical insights from someone who has run and scaled ecommerce growth for over two decades

 

Ecommerce Audit

IAN RHODES

Ecommerce Growth Audits


Ecommerce Auditor

I'm Going To Provide You Complete Clarity On What's Holding Back Ecommerce Growth


My growth unlock reviews are best suited for brands that:

• generate £500k – £10m in annual revenue
• actively invest in growth channels
• want clearer insight into performance
• value independent expertise

If you're looking for a second set of experienced eyes, these reviews are designed for you. My objective is to provide you clear guidance in terms of how each individual channel (or collectively) is performing for you right now. A complete, independent view of exactly what's working and where improvements can be made, short term wins and longer term direction.

and to answer a common question, this review is purely my observation, backed by your data providing recommendations from doing this exact work for 20+ years.
AI is NOT used at all during this process and nothing is outsourced to juniors.

The Vital Questions My Unlock Review Will Help You Answer

1. Are we leaving money on the table?

This is the big one for most brands I work with. For each channel, are you getting the required performance out of agencies, freelancers or in-house teams?

Example key questions that you need help to answer;

  • Are our ads structured properly?
  • Are we missing obvious SEO opportunities?
  • Are we under-utilising email?
  • Is our website converting as well as it should?

This is designed to help you build confidence that performance is as good as it could be.

Your ecommerce growth audit answers: “Here’s exactly where growth is being left on the table.”


2. Are our agencies actually doing a good job?

This is one of the most common founder anxieties. Many founders feel uncomfortable asking this directly with key questions remaining unanswered for weeks and months;

  • Are we paying too much?
  • Are they actually optimising things?
  • Are they just running the account?
  • The monthly report always highlights the green arrows, but I still don't see progress in terms of profit.

Your ecommerce growth audit becomes the independent second opinion you need to progress with your decision making regarding agency selection or in-house management.


3. Are we structured correctly for scale?

Many brands reach a plateau and ecommerce business leaders start asking questions specific to growth channels including:

  • Is our campaign architecture right?
  • Should we be using PMax differently?
  • Are we testing enough creative?
  • Is our SEO strategy too small?

They want to know: “Are we set up for the next stage of growth?”

Your ecommerce growth audit answers exactly that.


4. Are we missing obvious opportunities?

Founders often feel: “I have a nagging feeling we could be doing more.”

Common questions that I help founders and ecommerce business leaders to answer include;

  • Are we sat on untapped organic opportunities?
  • Are our Klaviyo agency to reliant on campaigns and now working enough on email flows?
  • Are there CRO improvements we could be making?
  • Are we too narrow in our market and should we be considering audience expansion?
  • Are we creating content for the sake of creating content? Are there content opportunities we're missing out on?

The ecommerce business leaders that I hire me to deliver an independent Ecommerce Growth Audit want someone to say:

“Here are the opportunities you’re missing.”

That's exactly what I will provide you.


5. Are we making decisions using the right data?

Many ecommerce brands struggle with:

  • attribution confusion
  • messy analytics
  • unreliable tracking

Founders wonder:

  • Can we trust our data?
  • Are we optimising the right things?

Your audit answers:

“Here’s what the data actually says.”


6. What should we prioritise next?

This is the most valuable outcome.

Founders are overwhelmed. They constantly ask:

  • Should we invest more in ads?
  • Should we push SEO?
  • Should we fix conversion?
  • Should we build retention?

They need clarity on their next moves.

Your audit answers: “Here are the 3–5 actions that will move the needle most.”


7. Are we falling behind competitors?

Many founders quietly worry about this.

They think:

  • Are competitors out-ranking us?
  • Are they running better ads?
  • Are they acquiring customers cheaper?

My audit helps them understand where they stand.


8. Are we using the technology properly?

Modern ecommerce stacks are complicated. Founders often ask:

  • Are we using Klaviyo properly?
  • Are we using PMax properly?
  • Are we using Shopify data properly?
  • Are we using the right Shopify apps for reviews, affiliate programs and loyalty/referrals?

 

Your audit answers: “Here’s what you need and here is where you're under-utilising.”


The Question Every Ecommerce Business Leader Needs To Know;

Behind all of this is one deeper question: “Am I running this properly?”

Many founders feel pressure to know everything. Your tailored audit will give you clarity and reassurance.

"Ian was a huge help in supporting us with developing a best-in-class set-up of ecommerce tools, helping us plan strategically for optimising the site, and making informed decisions to improve how we support our customers with the right services for their needs, through a simplified streamlined platform."
Elliot brooks - nature.com

Ecommerce Growth Clarity Audit & Performance Review:
Pricing Guidance

Growth Discovery Overview, Roadblocks and Recommendations

£1,750 + vat (or £2,750 for an in-house one day workshop)

This is my most popular growth clarity review for a reason. I'm covering the entire customer journey, from first click to purchase providing you a complete overview, backed by your data, on where customers hesitate and exactly what you need to be doing to gain trust, build clarity in your offering and ultimately drive next-stage growth.

This one day intensive session allows me the chance to investigate across your ads and organic traffic alongside email welcome series and your offering to diagnose missed opportunities and uncover for you simple wins to help you immediately improve your traffic and conversion performance. No AI summaries or templated documents... this is a one-day session where I'm sharing everything I can to help you build a better, more profitable ecommerce business wherever you are in your growth journey.

I'm sharing insights gained working across 100's of ecommerce brands in the UK. You will gain clarity and confidence in how you drive more effective growth (profitable growth) through your key channels and unlock significant insights to help perform consistently better across your work.

You'll receive a complete list of recommendations, including tools that will help you work more effectively, alongside key observations from the data available to you.

I want this investment to pay for itself in a matter of days as you action the recommendations received.

Google Ads Performance Review

£2,000 + vat

Deep review of your Google Ads account including:

• campaign structure
• PMax and search strategy
• conversion tracking
• search themes and signals
• budget allocation
• optimisation approach

Includes findings report, video summary + review call.


Meta Ads Performance Review

£2,000 + vat

Review of your Meta advertising performance including:

• campaign architecture
• creative strategy
• audience structure
• testing framework
• scaling opportunities

Includes findings report, video summary + review call.


SEO Performance Review

£2,000 + vat

Analysis of your organic search performance including:

• keyword strategy
• content opportunities
• technical SEO issues
• competitor positioning
• AI search visibility

Includes findings report, video summary + review call.


Klaviyo Email Marketing Performance Review

£2,000 + vat

I've audited over 100 Klaviyo accounts over the past 9 years. I understand both the frustration and concern ecommerce business leaders feel when email numbers look great, but you don't see incremental growth represented in terms of real profit or revenue. You know that email is key to business success, so my comprehensive review of your email customer acquisition & retention engine includes:

  • email flow structure and continual optimisation process
  • campaign strategy
  • list and segmentation structure
  • lifecycle marketing and how messaging differs for existing customers & non-purchasers
  • missed revenue opportunities


I'm not here to provide you with recommendations on email design, instead I'm looking at how work is structured across list growth, campaign structure and frequency alongside flow optimisation. This is a clear, honest review of agency performance making sure that KPIs and email attribution is correct to ensure success isn't being over-reported. Your Klaviyo audit will include a findings report, video summary + review call.


Ecommerce Conversion Review

£1,750 + vat

Review of your ecommerce experience including:

• homepage
• product pages
• checkout
• messaging
• CRO opportunities

Includes findings report, video summary + review call.

Deeper Dive Ecommerce Growth Performance Review

For a More Complete View Of  Your Ecommerce Growth Engine - 3 Day Intensive


Acquisition Engine Review

£5,000

Google Ads
Meta Ads
SEO

Ideal for brands focused on customer acquisition performance.


Ecommerce Growth Review

£8,500

Google Ads
Meta Ads
SEO
Email
Conversion Optimisation

A complete diagnostic of the systems driving customer acquisition and retention.

Your Ecommerce Audit: What You Receive

Each review is carried out by me. No AI or template is used in this process. Your final report includes:

✔ deep performance analysis
✔ clear explanation of what’s working
✔ identification of growth opportunities
✔ prioritised improvement roadmap
✔ written findings report
✔ complete video summary
✔ 60-minute strategy call

My aim is simple:

to leave you with clearer direction on how to improve performance.

After the review some brands choose to:

• implement the recommendations internally
• work with their existing agency
• engage me for ongoing optimisation support

The review itself is designed to provide standalone value.


"The work we have done together has seen our online business go from strength to strength driving more traffic to our website and yet reducing our cost per conversion. "
David Winstanley - Managing Director at Pramworld


"He is an e-commerce professional with a depth of expertise and is a pleasure to do business with. I would not hesitate in seeking his consulting services again on another project."
Mathew Wade - Head of Digital at Gossard

About Ian Rhodes

Building and growing Ecommerce Brands For 25 Years

I’ve spent over 25 years helping ecommerce brands grow through smarter marketing and optimisation.

My work has includes leading growth strategy across:

• Google Ads
• SEO
• conversion optimisation
• retention systems
• ecommerce technology

I currently work with a small number of 7-figure and 8-figure ecommerce brands as a growth strategist.

These performance reviews give brands access to my expertise without committing to long-term consulting.


"one of today’s leaders in Conversion Rate Optimization, people who don’t just talk the talk but put their theories to the test on a daily basis." - CrazyEgg
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Why Hire Me TO RUN YOUR ECOMMERCE AUDIT?

Most common questions raised

An Ecommerce Performance Review is a deep diagnostic of one or more key growth channels such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO, Email Marketing or Conversion Optimisation.

I analyse the structure, strategy, data and performance of the channel to identify:

• what’s working
• what’s limiting performance
• what opportunities are being missed

You receive a clear set of findings and a prioritised roadmap for improvement.


Get Your Ecommerce Growth Performance Review

Because these reviews require focused analysis, I only conduct 4 performance reviews per month. These reviews are independent and unbiased. Many brands use them alongside their existing agencies and teams.

If you'd like an independent perspective on your growth channels, you can request a review below. We'll then schedule a 30-minute call to answer any questions you may have, book in a time schedule, and discuss your required objectives.