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Ann Smarty

Ann Smarty

Ann Smarty is the founder of Smarty Marketing, a boutique SEO agency based in New York, and Viral Content Bee, a social media promotion tool.

Ann's search engine optimization career began in 2005. She is the former editor-in-chief of Search Engine Journal and contributor to prominent search and social blogs, including Small Business Trends and Mashable.

Ann is also a frequent speaker at Pubcon and many other digital marketing events.

Contact Ann via email or LinkedIn.

Link Building
Tips for Internal and External Page Links

September 3, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Links remain critical to search engine optimization despite confusion and suggestions otherwise.
SEO Tools
Get Your Free Bing SEO Scan

August 26, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Site scans in Bing Webmaster Tools are helpful and free. Here's how to get started.
Design & Dev Tools
7 Image-to-Text Tools, AI-powered

August 20, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Generating text from images accelerates accessibility, SEO, social media captions, language translation, and more.
SEO Tools
SEO Tools to Analyze HTML Headings

August 12, 2024 • Ann Smarty

HTML headings such as H2 and H3 help Google understand a page and are thus powerful ranking signals.
Technical SEO
SEO Aspects of Content Syndication

August 5, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Publishers who syndicate their content can drive referral traffic and raise brand visibility. The tactic does little for search engine optimization, however.
Technical SEO
The Right Way to Pass PageRank

July 29, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Inbound links remain critical for organic rankings. Managing PageRank is critical, too.
On-page SEO
How to Audit Content for Better SEO

July 22, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Organic search performance starts with optimized content. Here's how to improve both.
SEO Tools
Why Use Google’s Disavow Tool?

July 15, 2024 • Ann Smarty

There's one possible reason to disavow inbound links in circa 2024.
SEO Tools
SEO Tools for Keyword Intent, Audience

July 8, 2024 • Ann Smarty

AI is transforming traditional keyword research. Here are innovative tools for search intent, audience targeting, and more.
SEO Tools
Tracking AI Overviews: Queries, Citations

July 1, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Organic search optimization now requires knowing which queries trigger AI Overviews and the URLs those summaries reference. Neither metric — queries or links — is easily identified.
SEO Tools
3 Ways to Depersonalize Google SERPs

June 24, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Google search results vary by user based on search history, clicks, and more. Removing the personalization helps understand what others may see.
SEO Tools
How to Monitor Google’s Updates

June 17, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Tracking the changes to Google's search algorithm takes work. These four tools can help.
Technical SEO
AI Overviews: Initial Tests and Studies

June 10, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Thus far AI Overviews appears in a relatively small percentage of queries. The impact on conventional listings changes near daily.
SEO
Yes, Clicks and Engagement Impact SEO

June 3, 2024 • Ann Smarty

For years Google denied using clicks on organic listings in its ranking algorithm. Recent revelations show otherwise.
SEO Tools
Chrome Extensions for Search Console

May 27, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Data from Search Console can seem overwhelming. These three tools can help.
Technical SEO
Early Look at Google’s AI Overviews

May 20, 2024 • Ann Smarty

The new feature in search results is an AI-generated response to queries. Here's our first assessment of the traffic impact.
Platforms & Apps
AI Tools to Convert Articles into Videos

May 14, 2024 • Ann Smarty

New AI tools can repurpose text into video — suitable for TikToks, Reels, YouTube Shorts, and more.
Platforms & Apps
Using ChatGPT’s Memory Feature

May 6, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Enabling memory in ChatGPT facilitates personalized responses. The related "temporary chats" option is handy for privacy.
SEO Tools
Gemini’s YouTube Extension Streamlines Marketing

May 2, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Google's Gemini offers extensions to expedite tasks — such as YouTube video marketing.
Keyword Research
How AI Improves Keyword Research

April 25, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Traditional keyword tools expand on an existing core term. AI tools discover new terms.
Platforms & Apps
Chrome Extensions for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini

April 24, 2024 • Ann Smarty

We test third-party Chrome extensions for organization, productivity, and more.
SEO Tools
Pinpoint Traffic Drops with Search Console, GA4

April 18, 2024 • Ann Smarty

The first step in diagnosing declines in organic search traffic is identifying which pages and queries account for the loss.
On-page SEO
ChatGPT vs. Gemini for SEO Tasks

April 16, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini can suggest keywords, content, topics, and more.
Technical SEO
SEO Takeaways from SGE’s Partial Rollout

April 11, 2024 • Ann Smarty

How will Google's Search Generative Experience impact organic listings?
Social Media
AI Apps for Social Media Images, Videos, Infographics

April 8, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Visuals in social media posts drive engagment. New AI tools produce those visuals instantly from text prompts.
SEO Tools
How to Discover Shoppers’ Questions

April 4, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Responding to questions of customers and prospects can generate traffic and sales.
Design & Dev Tools
AI Tools for Meeting Notes, Recaps, To-dos

April 1, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Reviewing meeting recordings for takeaways and action items used to take hours. No more.
Link Building
AI-powered Internal Linking Tools

March 28, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Internal links are critical for organic search rankings and, also, time-consuming to implement. AI can help.
Platforms & Apps
AI Platforms for Competitor Research

March 25, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Competitor research was once limited to enterprise brands with big budgets. No more.
Technical SEO
Traffic Recovery from Domain Changes

March 21, 2024 • Ann Smarty

Changing domain names can seriously reduce organic search traffic. Here's how to recover.

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