Archive - SEO & AI (GEO / AEO) Newsletter by Ann Smarty

Reddit for LLM (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.) Visibility: Doing it Right

Is Reddit marketing enough to be found in LLM answers?

Mar 24 • Ann Smarty

LLMs Have Redefined Brand Reputation: Are You Behind?

When your customers use ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini to research your brand, LLMs will fact-check it across Google, Reddit, G2, and beyond, and they will…

Mar 17 • Ann Smarty

Answer Engine Optimization: How to Optimize Content for LLM Citations

How to get cited: We finally have some actionable data 👏

Mar 10 • Ann Smarty

Reddit Marketing Done WRONG: What Are You Risking???

Marketing shortcuts to Reddit are both illegal and damaging your reputation

Mar 3 • Ann Smarty

February 2026

The Secret Engine Behind ChatGPT? It's Google

ChatGPT relies on Google more than many people realize

Feb 25 • Ann Smarty

What I Have Learned from Building a Subreddit from 0 to 4000+ Subscribers

It works, only if you do it right 🏆

Feb 18 • Ann Smarty

Why Major Companies, like Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic/Claude are Hiring SEOs

SEO is recognized as the priority by biggest LLM companies. What are they doing right?

Feb 11 • Ann Smarty

AI Visibility: Old-School SEO Metrics Don’t Work, So What Do We Measure / Optimize For?

If you focus on the wrong metrics, it is not going to work. Here's how to audit and monitor AI visibility

Feb 4 • Ann Smarty

January 2026

SEO vs GEO vs AEO + Optimizing for All, According to Microsoft

Here are your actionable tips on optimizing for AI / LLMs, explained

Jan 28 • Ann Smarty

When Everyone Loses Traffic, Here’s How You Can Grow It with Digital PR Done Right [Case Study]

Everyone is now talking how important digital PR is for today's visibility, no one talks about how to do it right!

Jan 21 • Ann Smarty

5 Reasons to Create a Dedicated Subreddit

This is exactly how I made Reddit work for my company 👇

Jan 14 • Ann Smarty

Holiday Devastation: Understanding Google’s Latest Core Update and How to Recover

One of the biggest Google updates happened over the holidays... Let me explain...

Jan 7 • Ann Smarty

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