How AI tools to help with your SEO — Brian Piper // University of Rochester

Brian Piper, Director of Content Marketing and Assessment at the University of Rochester, talks about how AI tools can help with SEO. When it comes to utilizing AI tools for SEO, the abundance of options in the market can be overwhelming. However, by understanding your workflow and identifying tasks that can be automated with AI, you can effectively evaluate and choose the right tools. Today, Brian discusses the AI tools that help us execute our content and SEO work.
About the speaker

Brian Piper

University of Rochester

 is a little camera shy

Brian is Director of Content Marketing and Assessment at the University of Rochester

Show Notes

  • 02:24
    Brian's journey and the evolution of Epic Content Marketing
    Brian transitioned from Web Development to content marketing as a result of the first edition of Epic Content Marketing. He co-authored the second edition which includes updated statistics, new case studies, discussions on AI and Web 3, and predictions for content marketings future.
  • 05:36
    AI tools and the fear of job loss
    While automation will eliminate mundane and repetitive tasks, skills like creativity, strategy, and the ability to see the big picture will continue to be valuable. The key is to view AI as a tool that enhances productivity and efficiency rather than as a threat to job security.
  • 08:07
    Selecting the right AI tools to improve your workflows
    Once you have a clear understanding of the tasks you need to accomplish, you can begin exploring suitable tools for the job. After selecting your tools, evaluate their performance side by side to determine which ones to invest in and integrate into your workflow.
  • 14:07
    The importance of documenting your workflows
    Its crucial to understand and document your workflows in order to assess the effectiveness of integrating AI tools into your processes. By doing so, you can determine whether integrating the AI tools improved your workflow, and you can measure the impact.
  • 17:30
    Using AI tools to help document your process
    Processes you engage in repeatedly should be documented, and AI tools can help with documentation. Using AI tools to document processes not only makes them repeatable but also simplifies the job by eliminating the need to recall how you did the job previously.
  • 19:50
    Improving process consistency and adapting to evolving tools with AI
    Its important to have a second person repeat your documented process to identify any flaws or more optimal methods. In addition, as tools and interfaces change, and your documentation needs to be updated, there are AI tools that can help with that.
  • 20:32
    The second edition of Epic Content Marketing
    Essentially, The second edition of Epic Content Marketing is basically an encyclopedia of how to do content marketing. The book covers everything from content marketing basics to AI, Web 3, how to optimize your content for different channels, and more.

Quotes

  • "I think a lot of the work that we won't have to do, and the jobs that won't exist, are things that should be automated anyway." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "Use AI as a tool. Don't think of it as something that's going to come and take your job." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "ChatGPT is incredibly useful for so many SEO tasks. You can ask it for a list of 100 keywords for a particular industry around a topic area. It's fantastic for that." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "Once you know what tasks you want to perform, then you start looking at tools." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "If you do anything more than once, document it." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "Using AI tools to help you document your process is not only repeatable, but it makes your job easier because you don't have to go back and think about, How did I do this last time?" Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

  • "We're already seeing podcasters use AI tools to simulate someone's voice because their voice faded out when they said a particular word." -Brian Piper, Dir of Content Marketing & Assessment, UR

About the speaker

Brian Piper

University of Rochester

 is a little camera shy

Brian is Director of Content Marketing and Assessment at the University of Rochester

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