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Project Overview
In February 2026, Loopex Digital started providing SaaS SEO services to CreateMyStore, an AI-powered Shopify store builder. The platform uses AI to automate store design, product pages, content, and other eCommerce elements for entrepreneurs launching online stores.
Goal
At the start of the project, the website faced 3 problems:
- No organic traffic. The website was generating zero monthly organic visits, so search was contributing nothing to sign-ups.
- No keyword rankings. Not a single keyword ranked in Google’s top 10, which left the website invisible for the terms its potential buyers search.
- No domain authority. With a Domain Rating of 1.6, the website had nothing behind it to compete in a category full of established store builder platforms.
Our goal was to build visibility in both Google and AI search for the high-value terms the business depends on: “AI Shopify store builder,” “AI store builder,” and “Shopify AI store builder.”
Solutions
Our strategy focused on earning high-quality backlinks from relevant websites to improve both Google rankings and AI search visibility.
Loopex Digital’s Team Secured 45 High-Quality Backlinks
As part of our link building services, our team ran a targeted campaign to secure backlinks from authoritative websites in the eCommerce and SaaS space.
We prioritized placements that could strengthen the website’s authority and support rankings for the 3 target terms: “AI Shopify store builder,” “AI store builder,” and “Shopify AI store builder.” Each prospect was assessed on topical relevance and website quality before outreach, which kept the profile clean while the domain rating was still low.
We Built Links Designed to Support AI Search Visibility
Alongside the traditional campaign, our team provided AI SEO and AI citation building services, placing CreateMyStore in the articles and pages AI platforms pull from when recommending store builder tools.
Getting the brand onto the pages LLMs already cite is what puts it into those AI-generated answers and recommendations when users ask about AI-powered Shopify and eCommerce solutions.
Results
From 0 to 2.4K Monthly Organic Visitors
CreateMyStore was generating no organic visits at the start of the project. The first results came in April 2026, three months into the campaign. As the target terms moved into the top 10 and the backlink profile built the authority to hold those positions, monthly organic traffic reached 2.4K.
From 0 to 167 Keywords in Google's Top 10
We started the project with no keywords ranking in Google’s top 10. As a result of successfully implemented link-building strategies, the website now ranks for 167 keywords, including all 3 target terms.
Currently, the website holds very strong positions on Google’s organic rankings for target keywords:
- ai store builder - position 1
- ai store builder for shopify - position 1
- ai shopify store builder - position 2
- Shopify ai website builder - position 1
45% Visibility Across AI Search Platforms
Our AI SEO services put CreateMyStore into AI-generated answers about store builders. The brand now holds 45% visibility across tracked prompts, with 25 mentions and an average position of #4.0.
Ahrefs currently reports 46 AI responses citing the website across 5 pages. Most of these are in Google AI Overviews, with 33 citations, followed by 8 in Perplexity, 3 in Google AI Mode, and 2 in Copilot.
The screenshots below show how CreateMyStore is cited in Google AI Overviews for “ai store builder for shopify” and “ai shopify store builder free.” In both answers, the brand appears alongside Shopify’s own tools and the other established builders in the category.
45 High-Quality Backlinks Acquired and Domain Rating Raised from 1.6 to 65
Our link building team secured 45 backlinks from relevant, authoritative websites, taking the Domain Rating from 1.6 to 65, which is a 3,962.5% increase. That ratio came from prioritizing relevance over volume, selecting each placement for topical fit before outreach.
