Training clients on using AI in their content workflow

Katherine Ye Ong, founder of Wo Strategies, discusses the integration of AI in content workflows for academic journals. She emphasizes the importance of internal SEO teams for technical SEO and content optimization. Ong has trained several clients on technical SEO and uses AI tools like Dr. Keyword and ChatGPT for content briefs and meta descriptions. She highlights challenges such as understanding search intent, brand voice, and target audience. Ong also addresses concerns about AI-generated content being used without permission, noting the difficulty in blocking LLMs. She stresses the need for strategic use of AI to enhance SEO effectiveness and maintain brand visibility.
About the speaker

Katherine Watier Ong

WO Strategies LLC

 - WO Strategies LLC

Katherine is founder of Wo Strategies

Show Notes

  • 01:17
    The Role of Education in Client Support
    Believes that organizations should have internal SEO teams to troubleshoot and optimize content.
  • 09:15
    Common Barriers in SEO Training
    Emphasizes the importance of knowing your target audience and persona.
  • 15:50
    Impact of AI on Traffic and Business
    Highlights the delayed business impact of reduced traffic on citations and impact factor.

Quotes

  • "I've trained at this point, three different people that work on enterprise level sites on technical SEO, and they're crawling and ticketing their own issues, and mostly because they're on platforms that roll out updates every month." - Katherine Watier Ong

  • "All of my clients are brand new to SEO." - Katherine Watier Ong

  • "I do have training material that starts from the very beginning, which is like, this is how [...] LLMs work. This is how you should be worried about hallucinations, you know, etc, etc." - Katherine Watier Ong

  • "Everyone new to SEO is super confused about search intent." - Katherine Watier Ong

About the speaker

Katherine Watier Ong

WO Strategies LLC

 - WO Strategies LLC

Katherine is founder of Wo Strategies

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