Google traffic is declining. Most business owners can feel it but don't know what to do about it. The businesses that are growing right now have figured out a different game, one where ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are sending high-intent visitors directly to their website, and it converts at a completely different level than traditional search ever did.
In this episode, Elston Baretto breaks down exactly how his company generated 80,000 plus visitors from LLMs in 90 days without paid ads. He covers why AEO is replacing SEO as the primary discovery channel, how to get your brand cited by AI models, what Reddit and YouTube actually have to do with it, and the biggest mistakes businesses make when chasing this traffic. Elston also shares the content cadence that works, the tools worth using, and what the 30-60-90 day growth curve actually looks like when you build this the right way.
Elston Baretto is the founder of Tiny Host, a six-year-old platform that makes it easy for anyone to share websites, files, and vibe-coded projects online with a single link. Built for non-technical users, Tiny Host has grown to serve a wide range of creators and businesses who need a fast, simple way to get their work online without the complexity of traditional web hosting.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:35 Background of Elston Baretto and Tiny Host
02:50 What Are LLMs and Why Do They Matter
04:20 How AEO Is Different From Traditional SEO
06:45 Where the 80,000 Visitors Number Came From
07:59 Where To Start: The Foundation You Need First
10:22 How To Use Reddit the Right Way
12:03 What To Do Differently on YouTube for LLM Traffic
13:37 How People Search With AI vs Traditional Search
15:06 TikTok, Instagram, and Other Social Platforms
16:27 Do Different LLMs Prefer Different Content?
18:01 Where To Focus First for the Biggest Results
19:15 How Much Content To Publish and How Often
20:51 Biggest Mistakes Businesses Make With AEO
22:46 Tools Worth Using for Your Content Strategy
24:39 What To Track at 30, 60, and 90 Days
27:21 Connect with Elston Baretto
Tools Mentioned:
Screaming Frog: https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/
Ahrefs: https://ahrefs.com/
Semrush: https://www.semrush.com/
Originality Checker: https://originality.ai/plagiarism-checker
Google Search Console: https://search.google.com/search-console/about
Connect with Elston Baretto
🔗 Tiny Host: https://tinyhost.com
Keywords
AEO, AI engine optimization, LLM traffic, ChatGPT traffic, Google alternative, AI search, get cited by AI, Reddit SEO, YouTube SEO 2025, generative engine optimization
#aeo #llmtraffic #aiengineoptimization #chatgpttraffic #seo
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