How to Rank on Google & ChatGPT with Zero SEO Knowledge (AI Content Strategy)

Brad Smith • August 7, 2025

Key Takeaways:

  • YouTube videos can rank #1 on both Google and ChatGPT simultaneously
  • "Indexing" is the new SEO hack - getting other platforms to reference your content
  • Transform video transcripts into blog posts for original, ranking content
  • Use ChatGPT to index your content for future search visibility
  • Google Search Console requests instant indexing instead of waiting weeks
  • Create one pillar piece of content and distribute it everywhere for maximum reach


Hey there, I'm Brad Smith, owner of Automation Links. I've been doing this marketing stuff for the last 10 years and work with over 2500 brands. I've got a video ranking number one on Google and number one on ChatGPT, and I'm going to show you exactly how you can start doing this for yourself.

Why This Strategy Works (Even Without SEO Experience)

SEO has been a long-term play that a lot of people have been preaching for years. Maybe you've tried it, maybe you haven't, but it's tough. ChatGPT is the new gold mine for SEO, and my trick is to actually use YouTube videos to do that.


  • Transform YouTube videos into blog posts using transcripts, then systematically index across Google and AI platforms. This creates multiple ranking opportunities from one piece of content.
  • Timeline: Rankings can appear within one week
  • Best For: Business owners who create video content and want organic visibility


The YouTube + Blog SEO Goldmine Strategy

In this video right here, I started ranking this content because I saw someone else taking good action on Google. When I Google search this keyword, you can see that this guy was ranking number one for this topic. What I wanted to do was compete with him for my words.


So I created a similar video. You can see just one week ago, I'm already on the top page, number four. My goal is to actually get to the top, and this is how we're going to do it.


When you scroll down a little bit, you'll see my blog post here. My blog post is actually ranking higher than this person doing the full course on the same topic.


How We're Going to Do This for You

Whether you have a blog, you do a YouTube video, or you want to do social media posts, the goal is called indexing. ChatGPT is still looking for indexing. What that means is other websites that are referring people to your content. That's what you need to focus on - building good content to allow people to come from all these different channels.


What Indexing Is (And Why You Need It)

Let me show you exactly how this works. When I go over to ChatGPT and ask it, "Can you show me a video teaching me how to build your brand on YouTube full course?" you can see my YouTube video shows up and somebody can watch my YouTube video right in ChatGPT. It also says why it stands out and some key points here.


  • Key Point: Indexing means getting other platforms to reference and link to your content
  • How It Works: Search engines and AI use these references to determine content authority
  • Time to See Results: Can appear in ChatGPT searches immediately after indexing
  • Tools Needed: YouTube, blog platform, Google Search Console


From there, I also have social media posts. I use something called GoHighLevel to schedule all of my social media posts. You can see that I just scheduled this today and published here because I want to get more traffic from LinkedIn back to this post as well.


What I did was I said, "Hey, this video is seeing good traction. Here's what you're going to learn." And then I linked it back to my YouTube video here. So that's what you want to do - start indexing these.


Turn Video Transcripts Into SEO Blog Posts

From there, what I do is I create a blog post. That's really the key - you need to create a blog post, which would be your pillar content. In this blog post, you want to focus on the title. You want to give AI exactly what you're going to be covering in this blog post.


That way, when somebody goes to search for it, you're referencing what they're going to learn quickly. That's really the goal with Google and ChatGPT now - they want to give that answer to somebody quickly and keep them on their platform.


The Content Creation Process

What we want to do is give the answer quickly on our platform and give that to them so that they can start showing that. Now, yeah, that sucks because now most people won't go to our website, but the ones that do will have high search intent and they're going to want to work with you because they're the ones that saw that you provided the answer. They see you as the expert and most likely they'll come and work with you.


Next thing you want to do - I highly encourage you to do videos. If you go back to Google here, you're going to see that it has "all" and it's showing videos at the top. It's not showing blog posts at the top. Then videos is tab number two. Short videos is tab number three.


So whether you're doing long videos or short videos, you're going to start showing up on search. What's really cool is Instagram's going to start showing up here on search as well.


You want to make sure that just like I show you right here, we want to make sure we do these timestamps down below so people can easily navigate. You want to embed that video in your blog post.


The Original Content Secret

Here's the trick: Don't let AI create this content. You either have to write it yourself or what I do - download the transcriptions from the video and turn the transcriptions into the blog post because that's totally original to you.


For more insights on content automation strategies, this approach ensures authentic, original content that search engines reward.


How to Use ChatGPT for Indexing

Then what you want to do next is you go over to ChatGPT and you want to tell ChatGPT that you've got this blog. You're going to go in here and you're going to say, "Hey, index this blog and YouTube video to show up when someone searches."


Now, right now, it's only showing up for yourself, your past searches. So when you index this, you can go back and you can actually go find this video - your video, your blog will show up at the top, not to anyone else, but it will in the future.


They're selling your data. ChatGPT is selling our data to things like Apple for advertiser networks, collecting the data, and now they're going to start showing based on the indexes there.


Submit to Google Search Console for Instant Ranking

Last but not least, I want you to go over and make sure you're on Google Search Console. You can also do this on Bing Webmaster as well. Go to your website after you publish your blog post, copy that URL, go back to Search Console, put it in the top bar, hit enter.


Once it's going to pick it up, you're going to go and say "request indexing" and you're going to say, "Hey Google, I have a new blog. There's a YouTube video in there. Start showing this quickly."


If you don't do this, you're going to have to wait a few weeks, maybe a month before they actually crawl it and pick it up. I like just being super intentional, heading over here and also to Bing web tools and doing this as soon as the blog post is launched.


Implementation Steps:

  1. Create YouTube video with clear timestamps
  2. Download video transcript
  3. Transform transcript into blog post (don't use AI to write it)
  4. Embed video in blog post with strategic timestamps
  5. Tell ChatGPT to index your content
  6. Submit URL to Google Search Console for indexing
  7. Submit to Bing Webmaster tools
  8. Share across social media platforms


Distribution Strategy That Works

What are you waiting for? It's time for you to start putting some work and effort into your content so you start showing up as the expert. That's really the goal. You want to educate, provide value, become the expert online by providing real content with that one pillar piece and then letting everything reference from there.


Creating social media posts from it, creating videos around it, the blog post, and then pushing it out to all the networks. You'll see in the guide that we encourage you to post this same post on LinkedIn, on your business LinkedIn, on Medium, on Reddit, on whatever other blog networks you can find out there.


You want to get it everywhere - on X, anything that's a news or blog worthy site. You want to get that content out there because that builds trust, indexes your pages, and pushes it back to Google and AI ChatGPT.


For businesses looking to scale this approach, our marketing automation systems can help streamline the entire process.


Your Next Steps to AI-Powered Rankings

The system works because it leverages multiple ranking opportunities from one piece of content. Instead of competing solely on traditional SEO metrics, you're building authority across Google, ChatGPT, and social platforms simultaneously.


Start with one video you've already created. Download the transcript, transform it into a comprehensive blog post, and begin the indexing process. Focus on providing genuine value and becoming the recognized expert in your space.


Remember: You want to educate, provide value, and become the expert online by providing real content with that one pillar piece and then letting everything reference from there.


Key Takeaway: This isn't about gaming the system - it's about systematically distributing valuable content across platforms where your audience is already searching. The businesses that implement this strategy consistently will dominate their market's online visibility in 2025.


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  • How long does it take to see results with this method?

    I'm already on the top page, number four, just one week after creating the content. The key is being strategic about indexing and using Google Search Console to request immediate crawling.

  • Do I need advanced SEO knowledge to implement this?

    No, this strategy works even with zero SEO knowledge. The focus is on creating good content and systematically getting it indexed across platforms rather than technical SEO tactics.

  • What's the difference between this and traditional SEO?

    Traditional SEO has been a long-term play that's tough to execute. This method leverages ChatGPT as the new gold mine for SEO by using YouTube videos and strategic indexing.

  • Why shouldn't I use AI to write the blog post?

    Don't let AI create this content. You either have to write it yourself or download the transcriptions from the video and turn them into the blog post because that's totally original to you.

  • How do I know if my content is properly indexed?

    When you index your content in ChatGPT, you can go back and search for your topic. Your video and blog will show up at the top for your searches, indicating the indexing is working.

  • What platforms should I distribute my content to?

    Post the same content on LinkedIn, your business LinkedIn, Medium, Reddit, X (Twitter), and whatever other blog networks you can find. Get it everywhere that's news or blog worthy.

  • Will people still visit my website if AI gives them quick answers?

    Most people won't go to your website, but the ones that do will have high search intent and they're going to want to work with you because they see you as the expert who provided the answer.

  • How important are video timestamps?

    Very important. You want to make sure you include timestamps so people can easily navigate to specific sections, just like I show in my examples.

  • Should I focus on long videos or short videos?

    Both work. Whether you're doing long videos or short videos, you're going to start showing up on search. Videos show up at the top of Google results before blog posts.

  • What's the most critical step in this process?

    Creating that pillar content (the blog post) and then systematically indexing it across all platforms. The goal is to become the expert online by providing real content and letting everything reference from there.

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