Extension of Stoic.ai Link-Building Program (Phase 2)

New Proposal: Extend Link-Building Campaign for 3 More Months Requested Budget: $3,000 / month for 3 months (total $9,000) Beneficiaries: Stoic.ai, Cindicator ecosystem, CND token holders and CND DAO treasury

Motivation

The first 3-month campaign has:

• increased DR from 41 → 50,
• grown referring domains from 596 → 880,
• tripled monthly domain growth from 11 → 35.8, and
• improved non-brand organic visibility on Google.

Given these results and the long-term nature of SEO, stopping now would mean cutting off a channel that is just starting to show compounding benefits.

Budget & Treasury Context

Requested continuation: $3,000 / month for 3 additional months (same terms as Phase 1). Current CND DAO treasury balance is about $5,000. We expect additional inflows from future Cindicator grants.

Mechanics: Months 1–2 of the extension can be fully covered from the existing DAO treasury and incoming inflows. Month 3 can be temporarily covered by Cindicator; once the next wave of Cindicator grants arrives, the DAO can reimburse Cindicator for this last $3,000. This makes the extension financially feasible while preserving flexibility.

Goals for Phase 2 (Next 3 Months)

Short-term targets: Push DR further from 50 → 55+. Maintain or exceed 30–35+ new referring domains per month. Continue improving average position and impressions for non-brand queries.

Long-term goals: Grow organic traffic and sign-ups for Stoic.ai. Expand the base of CND token holders who use Stoic and participate in the ecosystem. Increase Stoic’s revenue, which in turn increases the size and stability of future Cindicator → CND DAO grants.

4. Execution Plan We will:

• Continue working with the same proven SEO/link-building partner that delivered the Phase 1 results.
• Focus on high-quality, relevant, dofollow links from strong domains in the finance/crypto/investing verticals.
• Maintain a diversified link profile across commercial pages (product/landing pages) and educational content.
• Provide monthly reporting to CND DAO and a final summary at the end of Phase 2, including updates on: -- DR, UR (with context), and referring domains, -- domains growth per month, -- organic impressions, clicks, and positions for non-brand queries.

5. Why This Matters for CND DAO This is a high-leverage, low-risk use of funds with measurable KPIs. Every improvement in Stoic’s SEO strengthens the Cindicator ecosystem brand, drives more CND token adoption, and supports larger future grants. SEO investments compound: links we buy now will keep working for years, unlike one-off ads.

Vote Proposal: Approve a 3-month extension of the Stoic.ai link-building campaign at $3,000 / month (total $9,000) funded by CND DAO, with the understanding that the last month may be reimbursed from upcoming Cindicator grants.