How GEO Delivered 6.2M Monthly AI Reach for Exchange Platform

See how strategic PR and AI SEO helped a project dominate AI search: 688% ChatGPT traffic growth, 6.2M monthly AI audience, and 780+ citations — all without paid advertising in a restricted niche.

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ChatGPT traffic growth

+688%

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Perplexity traffic growth

+268%

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AI citations

780+

across platforms

NDA

Crypto Exchange (no-KYC, anonymous swaps)

Industry

Crypto Exchange
Challenge

Decline in organic visibility
Timeline

6 months
Services

LLM Visibility

Crypto Exchange LLM Visibility

About Client

An anonymous crypto exchange offering instant swaps with no KYC, no limits, and high execution speed.

Due to long-term decline in organic visibility and the inability to scale paid crypto advertising, the platform experienced a significant drop in demand. The task was to rebuild discoverability, trust, and organic growth using search-first channels.

01

Restore Search Visibility

Recover lost rankings and organic demand across search engines.
02

Build Trust in a No-KYC Environment

Strengthen credibility signals without compromising anonymity.
03

Diversify Organic Traffic Sources

Reduce dependence on Google alone by growing alternative search channels.
04

Create a Sustainable Growth Model

SEO and PR as long-term infrastructure, not short-term tactics.

Key Results (June → April)

+688%

ChatGPT referral traffic

Significant increase in organic search traffic following the implementation of LLM-optimized strategies.
+268%

Perplexity referral traffic

Enhanced user engagement and streamlined funnels led to a steady rise in overall conversions.
+726%

Bing organic traffic

Strategic automation and precise targeting allowed us to lower the cost per acquisition effectively.
780+

Citations

across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews
Top-2

AI visibility ranking

among competitors
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Visibility Gap Analysis

The client came to us with declining organic traffic and closed paid channels due to crypto advertising restrictions. They assumed they needed “better SEO.”

We ran their brand and key competitors (Changelly, SimpleSwap, ChangeNOW, Swapspace) through a full AI Visibility Audit across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews.

Findings:

The client had minimal presence in AI-generated answers, while competitors dominated across platforms
Core differentiators (no KYC, speed, large-volume swaps) were invisible — LLMs didn’t “know” what made the platform special
Weak trust signals: almost no authoritative PR placements, thin editorial footprint
Content architecture was misaligned: transactional pages existed, but no informational content that AI systems could reference

The key insight: the visibility problem wasn’t “bad SEO.” AI systems actively recommended competitors because those competitors had built the authority signals LLMs trust — PR mentions, structured content, consistent brand narrative. The client’s product was arguably better, but AI didn’t know that.

This is where the client’s “we need better SEO” became “we need AI Visibility.”

Execution

Content & Architecture

We restructured the content around intent-based keyword clusters — not just for Google rankings, but to create content LLMs would reference and cite. Programmatic pages for crypto pairs gave AI systems structured, factual data to pull from.

PR as a Citation Signal

Every PR placement was chosen for its likelihood of being indexed and cited by LLMs. This wasn’t about “getting press” — it was about building the citation network AI systems need to recommend a brand with confidence.

Monthly Re-Audits

Each month we re-ran the audit to track which queries the client now appeared in, how positioning had changed, and where competitors were still ahead. Strategy adjusted accordingly.

Results: Domination in Key Queries

Google SERP — top article about instant crypto exchanges

Google AI Overview highlighting the client as a top non-custodial no-KYC exchange

Gemini comparison table of instant crypto swap platforms

Top Positions

"best no-KYC crypto exchanges 2025" — Google top results — “best no-KYC crypto exchanges 2025” — Google top results

"best anonymous crypto exchange" — USA Google Top — “best anonymous crypto exchange” — USA Google Top

"top anonymous swaps" — Google AI Overviews — “top anonymous swaps” — Google AI Overviews

Traffic & Metrics (June → April)

AI-Driven Traffic:

ChatGPT referral traffic: +688%
Perplexity referral traffic: +268%
Bing organic traffic: +726%

Organic Performance:

23,800+ monthly organic visits (estimated)
757 keywords in TOP 1–3 positions
3,400+ live referring domains

AI Visibility:

Top-2 AI visibility on Ahrefs among all crypto exchange competitors
780+ citations across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews
Dominant presence for “best instant crypto exchange,” “best anonymous crypto exchange,” “best no-KYC crypto exchanges”

Ahrefs overview — *Full SEO dashboard: AI citations, organic traffic growth, backlink profile, keyword performance*

Summary

The core principle here is simple: we don’t start with tactics — we start with diagnosis. The audit showed that AI systems weren’t ignoring this brand out of randomness; specific, measurable gaps in authority, content, and PR were the cause. Once those gaps were mapped, every action had a clear purpose. The +688% ChatGPT traffic wasn’t one clever hack — it was the compound effect of fixing what the data told us was broken.

CONCLUSION

In 6 months, a brand with near-zero AI presence became the #2 most visible crypto exchange across every major LLM — with +688% ChatGPT traffic growth and zero ad spend.

Thanks to STIVE's efforts, the client saw an 80% increase in organic traffic, a 5.74x ROAS, and top 1-2 positions in LLM-generated answers for key industry queries. The team was well-organized, responsive, and proactive. Moreover, STIVE's expertise in GEO and LLM visibility was impressive.