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AI & SEO

AI & SEO

THE FUTURE OF SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION

BY : ROBYN YAO

As a business owner , you ’ ve probably already thought about the effects of AI-powered technology on your business , but have you considered how it could affect your SEO strategy ? The SEO landscape is rapidly changing thanks to the influence of AI , which is helping businesses analyze vast volumes of data , improve their search engine rankings , and generate insights that can help them hone their SEO strategy . So today , we ’ re going over everything you need to know about AI and SEO and how AI-powered tools are being dubbed the future of search engine optimization .

UNDERSTANDING AI IN SEO
Before diving in , we need to understand how AI can help with your SEO strategy in the first place . For starters , some people don ’ t realize that AI-powered tools are often programmed for continuous learning or “ machine learning .” Machine learning is the process of using mathematical models of data to help a computer learn without direct instruction ; in other words , it allows the computer system to continue learning and improving on its own . Furthermore , AI systems are typically equipped with natural language processing capabilities , which means they can take real-world input , process it , make sense of it in a way a computer can understand , and then respond accordingly . Taken together and applied to your SEO strategy , AI-based algorithms can identify the most relevant keywords to drive traffic to your website and thereby increasing your visibility and , ultimately , your search engine ranking .
AI-POWERED CONTENT OPTIMIZATION
But you should not just be using AI for improving your search engine rankings . You can also use AI-powered tools for content optimization throughout your website . For example , suppose you have some old blogs that aren ’ t ranking well — maybe they didn ’ t have concise or targeted keywords — and you ’ re considering removing them from your website altogether . Before you delete them , you may try working with an AI-powered tool to help
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