How closely should I follow advice from AI?

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Hi. I asked Claude to take a look at my site, [link removed by moderator] and give me advice about how to improve it for SEO and AI authority (I'm hoping that AI would someday use my site as a reference).

It gave me a list of specific things to add/change. For example Claude suggested to add "structured data markup - Missing schema.org markup for professional services" and a "Methodology Page" that fully outlines my main product.

I have never even considered these before - but I have no idea what I am doing. Should I follow Claude's advice rather blindly? He seems like a nice guy! Does AI know "best" when it comes to being recognized by AI? Is one AI better than others at this help?

Bit of an add on - I chatted with Yoast to see if they could help with the "professional services schema" - they, a person, told me that wouldn't be a good idea as this designation is outdated - but if I pay for the full Yoast they would help me choose the right designation. Getting hard to know who/what to listen to.

Thanks for the time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Monetize
    Originally Posted by FrznrthS View Post

    Hi. I asked Claude to take a look at my site, [link removed by moderator] and give me advice about how to improve it for SEO and AI authority (I'm hoping that AI would someday use my site as a reference).

    It gave me a list of specific things to add/change. For example Claude suggested to add "structured data markup - Missing schema.org markup for professional services" and a "Methodology Page" that fully outlines my main product.

    I have never even considered these before - but I have no idea what I am doing. Should I follow Claude's advice rather blindly? He seems like a nice guy! Does AI know "best" when it comes to being recognized by AI? Is one AI better than others at this help?

    Thanks for the time.

    How old is your site, who developed the site in the first place, and when is the
    last time you had it updated?

    Why did you ask Claude to do a review if you don't know what you are doing?

    The question of whether you should blindly follow AI advice seems rhetorical.
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  • Profile picture of the author FrznrthS
    Hi
    My site is about 12 years old. I made it. My last major update was about a year ago. I asked Claude because it's free, and I read here that some liked the advice provided.
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    • Profile picture of the author DWolfe
      Originally Posted by FrznrthS View Post

      I read here that some liked the advice provided.
      Just because a few liked it, some of those are parroting what others are saying. You should test it against other AI types.

      An example, I gave a script to Gemini AI, and it struggled to convert the script when asked to make changes to it. I took the same script to ChatGPT, and it made some decent changes to it. Most of the time, I think Gemini does a better job than the free version of ChatGPT. So you need to experiment, and even if the AI does a great job, it recommends changes. It only matters if it converts customers into actual sales.
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    • Profile picture of the author Monetize
      Originally Posted by FrznrthS View Post

      Hi
      My site is about 12 years old. I made it. My last major update was about a year ago. I asked Claude because it's free, and I read here that some liked the advice provided.

      If you developed the website yourself, that means you know all about it.

      Advice and website development reviews are two very different things.

      As DWolfe mentioned, you might consider getting a second A.I. opinion.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarcelloFumuso
    AI tools are great for surfacing ideas you might not think of, but they're not always perfectly up-to-date with SEO standards. Schema is still important, you just have to pick the right type. Instead of ignoring Claude, use his list as inspiration, then cross-check with Google's own guidelines or trusted SEO communities. That way you get the best of both worlds
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    • Profile picture of the author Kosmalll
      Yeah, I agree. I'd actually say the key is balance: AI can throw out ideas you might not come up with on your own, but the final check should always be with people and official guidelines
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  • Profile picture of the author FrznrthS
    I did use ChatGPT to help rewrite some of my product descriptions. It was helpful but I did edits to make it work for me. In that case, I knew enough to recognize what was garbage. Not so much when it comes to SEO and getting AI recognition.

    I'll check one AI's suggestions against another - I haven't tried Gemini - and I will be doing lots of searches on this forum, and the occasional question when I need a human touch.

    Thanks for the good advice.
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    • Profile picture of the author Monetize
      Originally Posted by FrznrthS View Post

      I did use ChatGPT to help rewrite some of my product descriptions. It was helpful but I did edits to make it work for me. In that case, I knew enough to recognize what was garbage. Not so much when it comes to SEO and getting AI recognition.

      I'll check one AI's suggestions against another - I haven't tried Gemini - and I will be doing lots of searches on this forum, and the occasional question when I need a human touch.

      Thanks for the good advice.

      ICYMI, for product descriptions, you can upload
      images to ChatGPT to give it more information.

      It also writes image alt text descriptions for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author FrznrthS
    Thanks - I'll give that a try.
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  • Profile picture of the author HunterSContent
    Use AI with caution. But also learn how to ask it questions.
    AI thrives on context. If you ask a generic question you will get a generic answer
    Once you start feeding AI context. You will see a big shift in the quality of response.
    The best example I can give is this. You employ an expert and say to them, fix it. Or you could employ an expert and have a chat with them for an hour.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dishaj
    AI tools like Claude give good ideas, but don't follow blindly. Schema and methodology pages are useful, but make sure the markup fits your niche. Focus on real users first -- AI recognition comes later. Curious what niche you're in; that changes the advice a lot
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  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    Well i think you should not follow 100% ai advice because it will give you some basic generic answers but the real results will come when you will get the real results on your site
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  • Profile picture of the author davidmartinez
    It totally depends on you how and for what purpose you are using AI.
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