May 2024: ChatGPT, SEO & Social Media — What Worked
May was a clear moment: ChatGPT moved from novelty to day-to-day marketing tool. On this archive page you'll get the practical takeaways from our May posts — how teams used AI to create content faster, improve engagement on Instagram, and sharpen ad targeting — plus classic SEO and strategy advice that still matters.
If you want quick wins, start with three simple moves: reuse strong prompts, automate repetitive replies, and pair AI output with a human edit. Those steps cut content time without killing your voice.
Core themes from the month
First, ChatGPT dominated. Multiple posts showed real use cases: drafting social posts, writing ad copy variations, managing DMs at scale, and even spotting propaganda techniques in media. That last angle matters for brands: using AI to check claims and flag manipulative messaging keeps your content honest and your audience trusting you.
Second, SEO fundamentals stayed central. One article broke down on-page basics — titles, meta descriptions, and clear headings — alongside practical tips like testing click-through rates for different meta descriptions. SEO still wins attention when paired with useful content and consistent publishing.
Third, strategy and profit focus returned: align campaigns to clear goals (leads, sales, or awareness) and measure only what moves the needle. Several posts explained how to combine SEO, social, and paid ads so each channel supports the others rather than competing for the same budget.
Practical steps you can use this week
Use ChatGPT to generate 10 caption ideas from a single prompt, then pick the top 3, tweak tone, and schedule. For Instagram, try automating quick, friendly DM responses for FAQs and tag longer conversations for human follow-up. For ads, feed ChatGPT your best-performing headlines and ask for 5 new variations that test different emotions: curiosity, urgency, benefit, social proof.
On SEO: pick three low-effort pages with decent traffic and update headings, add one relevant internal link, and rewrite the meta description to highlight a clear benefit. Track clicks for two weeks — small changes often show immediate CTR gains.
Final note: AI speeds up work, but it doesn’t replace the strategy. Use AI to increase output and test ideas faster, then use human judgment to keep brand voice and accuracy. This month showed that teams who combine AI tools with solid SEO and a profit-focused strategy get the best results.
Want a quick checklist? 1) Prompt and edit (AI + human), 2) Automate routine replies, 3) Test 3 meta descriptions, 4) Repurpose top posts into short social clips. Do those four and you’ll capture most of May’s wins without a massive time investment.