Case study · Finance

SEO and AI Search for an Investment App in the UAE

SEO for a regulated app whose visitors leave without opening an account.

Results at a glance

5.1K → 17.8K
Monthly clicks from Google search
2.2x
Funded accounts from organic search
+46%
Sign-up to funding rate for organic visitors
Industry
Finance · Investment Platform
Market
United Arab Emirates
Services
AI search, Content
Timeframe
12 months

The starting point

UAE residents can buy stocks, ETFs and fractional shares here, but global brokers are the competition. New investors ask "how to invest in stocks in UAE" and whether the app is safe, but the site offers little beyond feature pages.

What changed

Classic SEO

Teach beginners

How to start investing in the UAE.

Be clear on fees and regulation

No hunting for the facts.

AI search and GEO

Answer in a form assistants can reuse

Definitions and FAQs in guides, plus mentions in finance publications.

How the work ran, step by step

  1. Publish guides

    Getting started, how ETFs compare with stocks, investing in line with Sharia, and tax for residents, all checked by compliance.

  2. Explain licence and safety

    Pages on the licence, custody and client money protection.

  3. Open up fees

    A fees page with worked examples and an honest cost comparison.

  4. Earn publication mentions

    Coverage in finance media supports the guides.

The results in charts

Organic searchJan 2025 to Dec 2025
Organic clicks, latest month17K+228%
Impressions, latest month773K+199%
Click-through rate2.2%0.2 pts
Average position9.18.7 places
Weekly clicksWeekly impressions

Search data over twelve months: clicks go from about 5.1K to 17.8K a month.

ConversionsJan 2025 to Dec 2025
Conversions, final month453+99% vs a year earlier
Conversions, whole period4,04712 months
This periodA year earlier

Funded accounts from organic search, set against a year earlier.

AI search outcome

Clear and cited content gets the app mentioned when new investors ask assistants where to start. Mentions like this cannot be promised.

Lessons for investment platforms

  1. Nobody opens an account until the platform feels safe.
  2. Teaching beginners well turns them into customers.
  3. Fee searches are high-intent, so transparency pays.

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