Transforming My Website with AI: A Candid Journey into SEO and Content Creation

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, leveraging technology is essential, and recently, I’ve embarked on a journey to enhance my website’s content using artificial intelligence (AI). To my surprise, the results have far exceeded my initial expectations.

My Initial Skepticism

Like many, I approached AI with a healthy dose of skepticism. However, I decided to embark on a trial to optimize my site for search engines after several months of contemplation. My website—just over a year old and built on WordPress—had been largely inactive since its inception. As the founder of a corporate entity, I launched the site with minimal content, featuring only basic pages like “About Us” and five blog articles. Despite searching for my company name, my website barely made it to the second or third page of Google results. With nothing to lose, I chose to harness AI for some strategic SEO improvements and content creation.

The Experiment Begins

For my AI exploration, I selected two tools: ChatGPT and DeepSeek. It’s crucial to point out that I never simply copied and pasted existing content for rewrites. Instead, I used notes I had compiled in my app as a foundation. I already had four articles drafted and several topics in mind for future exploration. Since this was a test project, I refrained from using social media aside from my personal Instagram account.

I mapped out a three-month strategy for my website, detailing how many articles I intended to publish, which keywords to focus on, and what topics to cover. After a couple of hours of brainstorming, I crafted a coherent roadmap, complete with a list of content ideas, target keywords, related categories, and a publishing schedule.

The Content Creation Challenge

Initially, content creation proved to be challenging. Both the AI and I struggled to articulate what I envisioned. When I requested extensive articles, the output often fell short, producing pieces that lacked depth and professionalism. It was a learning curve—I had to refine my prompts to encourage the AI to generate more substantial, industry-specific content while adopting a corporate tone. Fortunately, by week’s end, I had a full suite of articles aligned with my notes, all scheduled for publication.

As the website resided in reputable webmaster tools, I began monitoring the analytics closely. Within 15 days, the site was indexed, witnessing minor movements on Yandex and Bing, though Google remained stagnant. However, by the end