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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 2010. 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.

On-page SEO
SEO and Old Content

August 17, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Yes, fewer articles help Google crawl a site. No, deleting old articles does not automatically improve rankings.
Content Marketing
ChatGPT Prompts for Content Ideas

August 15, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Specificity and persistence are keys for generating meaningful results from ChatGPT.
On-page SEO
SEO and Internal Anchor Text

August 10, 2023 • Ann Smarty

A website's internal links help search bots and humans. So does the links' anchor text.
Design & Dev Tools
Google’s Advice on Domain Names

August 3, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Three Google veterans discussed domain name practices in a recent podcast. Here are their suggestions — and ours.
Content Marketing
AI-based Content Curation Tools

August 2, 2023 • Ann Smarty

AI-driven platforms can locate, analyze, summarize, and repurpose content. Here are five handy tools to get started.
Technical SEO
Dos and Don’ts for 301 Redirects

July 27, 2023 • Ann Smarty

301 redirects are essential for search engine optimization. But improper use can do more harm than good.
Platforms & Apps
12 Shopify Apps with ChatGPT Integration

July 25, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Shopify app developers are embracing ChatGPT for customer service, product descriptions, and more.
SEO Tools
SEO Product Releases: July 2023

July 20, 2023 • Ann Smarty

There's no shortage of tools and platforms to help optimize a site for search engines. Here's our rundown of the latest releases.
Photography & Video
AI Background Generators for Product Photos

July 18, 2023 • Ann Smarty

The background of product images is critical for clarity and impact. These seven tools will remove, alter, or generate backgrounds for any photo, including products.
Link Building
Social Media Tools for Link-building

July 13, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Journalists and writers are heavy social media users. Finding and connecting with them is the first step to earning a link.
Content Marketing
AI Tools for Better Headlines

July 11, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Headlines are often more difficult to compose than an article's body copy. Fortunately, AI tools can help.
SEO Tools
Tools for SEO Email Alerts

July 6, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Optimizing a site for search engines involves monitoring a lot of metrics. Configuring email alerts for changes in those metrics is a must.
Social Media
5 AI Social Media Tools to Boost Productivity

July 4, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Integrations with ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are seriously streamlining social media management.
Content Marketing
10 Tools for ChatGPT Prompt Ideas

June 27, 2023 • Ann Smarty

An effective prompt is the first step in benefitting from ChatGPT. That's the challenge — an effective prompt.
SEO Tools
Search Console Integrations for Insights, Productivity

June 22, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Google Search Console is an essential tool for analyzing and improving organic rankings. These integrations allow easy access from browser, among other benefits.
Design & Dev Tools
6 AI Presentation Tools for Webinars, Promos, More

June 20, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Creating attractive presentation decks has never been easier with sophisticated AI tools. We take a look at six compelling options.
SEO Tools
How to Track Competitors’ Traffic, Engagement, Backlinks

June 15, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Identifying organic-search competitors and their tactics is not easy. Here are three tools to help.
Content Marketing
AI Search Engines for Content Marketing

June 13, 2023 • Ann Smarty

New search engines are emerging that repurpose and reorder results to assist writers and researchers. Here are four options.
Link Building
ChatGPT Prompts for SEO Link-building

June 8, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Quality backlinks remain critical for driving organic search rankings. ChatGPT can help with ideas for linkable digital assets, interview opportunities, and more.
Design & Dev Tools
6 Image-to-text Tools, AI-powered

June 6, 2023 • Ann Smarty

AI-powered tools can now analyze an image and describe it in words — handy for alt text, article drafts, and more.
Technical SEO
Reasons to Avoid Nofollow Link Attributes

June 1, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Google in 2023 views nofollow link attributes as hints, not commands. Here's a rundown of common nofollow mistakes and the (limited) cases for using them.
Customer Retention
ChatGPT Prompts for Customer Support

May 30, 2023 • Ann Smarty

AI chatbots for customer support are not new. ChatGPT can do better, addressing common support scenarios and specific use cases.
SEO Tools
ChatGPT Prompts for Text Analysis

May 28, 2023 • Ann Smarty

ChatGPT can generate usable content. But it can also analyze existing content — articles, descriptions — and suggest improvements for SEO and social media.
Design & Dev Tools
AI Audio Tools for Meetings, Podcasts, Text-to-speech

May 23, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Artificial intelligence is powering many sophisticated audio tools. In this post, we test tools for transcribing and editing meetings and podcasts and for generating audio from text.
SEO Tools
3 Tools to Analyze Traffic on Any Website

May 18, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Ahrefs, Semrush, and Similarweb are helpful tools for analyzing traffic on third-party websites. But the estimates are often inaccurate.
Design & Dev Tools
Testing 7 AI Logo Generators

May 16, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Can AI-driven logo generators produce quality results? We test seven tools with varied outcomes.
Keyword Research
Analyzing Bing’s Keyword Research Tool

May 11, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Bing Webmaster Tools contains a helpful and free keyword research section. We take a look.
Content Marketing
My Test of 10 AI Content Detectors

May 9, 2023 • Ann Smarty

We generated text from ChatGPT and pasted it into 10 detection tools. Here are the results.
SEO Tools
How to Submit a Site, Location, Products to Google and Bing

May 3, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Certainly Google and Bing can find a web page on their own. But submitting sitemaps can expedite indexing. And product listings require submitting from merchants.
Photography & Video
4 AI Generators for Images, Videos, Presentations, Voice

May 2, 2023 • Ann Smarty

Artificial-intelligence-driven tools can create stunning visuals and audio, streamlining many marketing tasks.

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