Content writing has for a very long time been an essential part of online marketing. Search engines rank websites with accurate, insightful content posted on them higher than they do ones without. Unfortunately for content writers though, they’re no longer needed. AI (Artificial Intelligence) has quickly become the go-to for businesses. Why hire an expensive writer when you can feed prompts into a machine and get content that’s just as good back? This post will explore this topic in more detail, telling you what the role of AI is in the content creation process.
Produce Content
The main way AI is used by content production companies is to create content. Usually, it’s then edited by a content editor who improves the way it reads. Using content generation tools for AI-powered writing is much cheaper than hiring content writers. Content editors typically charge a lot less than writers do, meaning that even though for large scale content production editors are needed, it’s still cheaper to use AI than to hire writers. The reason editors are needed is to make content look less robotic. On a smaller scale, you can edit content yourself.
Check for Mistakes
Editors are needed to check for mistakes. Machines are not infallible. Most AI content generation tools do not have access to the latest information. Often, they run using information available a few years prior to their production. With that said, it’s usually only complex topics where mistakes are made. The most basic topics do not usually need to be edited, since AI is very good at writing about topics of this kind. Still, it’s good to look through content just to make sure that it is accurate. This is because anything you post to your website needs to be reliable. Inaccurate information makes you look a lot less credible.
Perform Research
AI tools are not always used to produce content. Sometimes they are instead used to perform basic research. While it’s true that AI usually only has access to old information, it can still give you useful insights into both basic and complex topics. If you are going to use AI to perform research for you, make sure that you verify the accuracy of the information it gives you prior to incorporating it into the content. Try to put information in your own words also. When your website’s content appears to have been written entirely by you, it gives you more credibility. People are good at spotting AI content.
Paraphrase Content
You could use AI tools to paraphrase control you. If you are writing a short article, for example, but you aren’t good at bringing down the word count and paraphrasing, you can feed your content into an AI tool, along with prompts asking it to ensure that the content generated matches your style of writing. Make sure that all of the content on your website is consistent. Consistency is very important. Having content that’s consistent gives you a lot of credibility.
AI can be used to create content for your website. If you are planning on using it, follow the guidance given in this post. Try to edit the content so it appears natural. The more natural your website’s content seems, the more credible you look.