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Custom Hand-Painted Portraits
Domain Rating
1 3
Challenge
A hand-painted portrait studio — unique gifts from photos. US English-language market with enormous competition (Etsy, Amazon, major marketplaces). New site, DR 1.
What was done
Launched 1 cascade campaign on English-language Web 2.0 platforms with gift and art content. L2 articles and L3 crowd signals amplify L1 publications and build a natural backlink profile.
Result
Ahrefs started showing new backlinks within just 48 hours after launch. DR grew from 1 to 3. The site started appearing in Google for long-tail queries like "hand painted portrait from photo gift." Google AI Overview began showing the site in gift roundups. Competition with marketplaces is a long process, but first sprouts are visible.
Competing with Etsy is a long game, but we started appearing in Google for long-tail gift queries. And Google AI Overview is showing us too!— Studio Owner