Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO

In this episode, we talk about AI and SEO.  Specifically, ChatGPT & the newly-released Gemini, and the current industry buzz about Google and the potential upcoming changes: How Google's current shift towards AI resembles shifts made in the past? What have website owners done in the past to end up winning in the long-term?  What does this mean for you (and me) and what to keep in mind for...

Meredith's SEO is in the toilet. Here's what we're going to do about it...  In this Episode... [0:24] Episode 100 [1:35] What's happened in the last 100 episodes? [2:50] Starting from scratch... again. [5:42] Squarespace Design vs. Squarespace SEO [9:50] The Google shift towards AI  -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

iPostal1 https://ipostal1.com/ Reviews for iPostal1 https://www.trustpilot.com/review/ipostal1.com In this Episode... [1:01] A solution for Photographers who work from home [2:06] The Google Options Suck [4:31] The iPostal1 Solution [5:43] The (rough) Process of iPostal1 [9:25] Link to iPostal1 [11:18] An Alternative to the Service Area -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.merediths...

How to spot bullsh*t SEO In this episode...   The Free Whitespark Course: https://seiq.meredithshusband.com/c/whitespark/ Timestamps... [0:30] How to Spot Bullsh*t SEO [1:36] SEO is like a lot of things... [4:11] There are no guarantees... [5:32] Look for Credentials [6:40] Did you find them or did they find you? [8:06] Can you outsource SEO? [9:51]  What part of SEO can you outsource? [10:25] Mon...

Download the Blog SEO Checklist: https://seiq.meredithshusband.com/c/questions/blog-seo-checklist Episode 97: SEO for Bloggers The Ultimate Blog SEO Checklist In this episode... [0:49] The Ultimate SEO Checklist for Blogs [3:26] SEO Checklist 1. The Slug [5:11] SEO Checklist 2. The Title Tag [6:13] SEO Checklist 3. Headings  [8:08] SEO Checklist 4. Meta Description [10:35] SEO Checklist 5. Excerpt...

SEO for Bloggers - Episode 96 Bad SEO Advice You've Probably Heard Before   In this episode... [0:24] Bad SEO Advice You're Probably Following [7:29] Image Alt Text [8:08] Meta Description Tags [8:58] Keywords in URLs [13:34] External Links for SEO [14:36] Link to Quality Websites [15:37] JPGs vs. PNGs for SEO [17:03] Use WEBP Images [18:49] How to Approach Image Alt Tags [21:44] My Five...

Episode 95 - Motivation & Overcoming Procrastination Tips from Andrew Huberman   In this episode... [5:37] Visualize FAILURE to Increase Motivation [8:38] Dopamine Peaks and Troughs [10:04] When You're Unmotivated... [10:49] Ways to Get Out of Dopamine Troughs [11:58] Common Procrastination  [15:07] Build a Motivation Toolkit References: Huberman Lab Leverage Dopamine to Overcome Procrast...

Replay - Episode 54 Why & How to Optimize Your Website Contact Page Optimizing your contact page can have an immediate impact on the number of leads you get through your site. In today's episode, we talk about why and how to do it!   In this episode... [1:49] What Does it Mean to Optimize Your Contact Page [2:47] Why Do You Want to Optimize Your Contact Page [4:05] Tip #1: The Title Tag o...

SEO for Creative Professionals Episode 93: How to Repurpose Blogs for Social Media Highlights from this episode... [0:24] How to use Blog Content for Social Media [1:26] Tools Change Rapidly [2:19] Create Your Content Only Once [3:14] Why you need to Own your Content  [5:20] My Content Workflow [an example]  [5:55] Youtube for Video Storage [hint] [12:56] Meredith is Overwhelmed [14:41] Next Week:...

SEO for Creative Professionals Episode 92: When you want somebody to do your SEO for you... Highlights from this episode... [1:44] Challenges of Hiring SEO Firms [2:45] Option 1: Hiring Domestic SEOs [3:54] Foreign SEO Companies [5:21] Challenges of Hiring SEO Consultants [6:57] Check References! [8:50] Option 2: Hiring Foreign SEOs [11:59] If you want someone to do your SEO for you...   Get an In...

SEO for Creative Professionals Episode 91: SEO in 2023 and 2024 Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Meredith and Words [0:37] SEO in 2023 and 2024 [1:53] Google Business Suspensions [3:35] Meredith and Words [4:11] Google Updates [5:20] Announcement from Google... [5:40] Meredith and Words [5:58] 2024: Expect More AI in Google [8:23] Remember this...  ASK QUESTIONS HERE >  https://www.meredi...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 90: Using videos for better SEO ASK QUESTIONS HERE >  https://www.meredithshusband.com/contact -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 89: MAJOR UPDATES Coming Soon from Google Highlights from this episode... [1:00] A Direct Quote from Google [4:15] Your website should be PEOPLE FIRST [5:52] Ask yourself this... [6:15] Danny Sullivan describes the Google Algorithm...    [8:04] My Own SEO Mistake [9:03] How to do SEO for the long-term  ASK QUESTIONS HERE >  https://www.meredithshusband.c...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 88: How to Change Your Google Privacy Settings Highlights from this episode... 1:26 - Your Information Online is Not Safe [3:00] LastPass Advice [5:43] Using Multiple Email Addresses to Avoid Spam [6:51] Google Is EVIL!! [7:45] Is Incognito Mode Private? [8:27] Privacy Browsers like DuckDuckGo [10:40] Make Your Google Searches Private ASK QUESTIONS HERE &gt...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 87: How to Choose Keywords for Homepage and Service Pages ASK QUESTIONS HERE >  https://www.meredithshusband.com/contact Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Keywords for Your Main Pages [2:07] PhotograPHY v, PhotograPHER [3:05] Buying Keywords [4:06] Service Pages v. Other Pages [5:31] How to Focus Pages on a Keyword [7:09] Keywords for Pricing Pages...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 86: How to Choose Keywords for About, Contact and Pricing Pages ASK QUESTIONS HERE >  https://www.meredithshusband.com/contact Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Choosing keywords for About, Contact, and other pages [1:39] When do these pages appear in Google? [2:30] Keywords for your Contact pages [4:11] Keywords for your About pages [5:50] Pixels v...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 85: Questions about Images and Unminified Javascript Files Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Unminified Javascript Files [2:45] Images and First Impressions [6:10] WordPress Featured Images  [7:56] When to forget all the rules [11:35] Unminified Files on Squarespace -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 84:My SEO Question to You Highlights from this episode... [00:24] Our Seinfeld Episode [01:19] The 3 Little Pigs [02:56] The Common SEO Trap [04:09] My SEO Approach [05:12] The SEIQ Framework [07:06] Coaching [08:24] How I launched MeredithsHusband.com [09:03] My Question to YOU [09:58] End -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusban...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 83: Your SEO Questions - Answered! Highlights from this episode... [00:24] Hello! [01:07] Answering your questions... [02:05] My new SEO Coaching Communitty [03:05] SEIQ.IO [04:19] Example questions [06:00] Questions about Showit [07:21] Frustration! [07:53]  If you have questions about SEO... [08:49] Ending -- Submit questions for future episodes https://w...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 82: Fixing Issues with Google Business Profiles Highlights from this episode... [1:07] Google Un-Verification [3:05] New Social Media Options in Google Business Profiles [5:39] The Good and Bad of Google Business Profile Issues [5:57] Advice when your Google Profile is suspended, unverified, etc. [6:35] Why Boudoir Photographers Might be Targeted Manage soc...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 81: The Golden Rule of SEO Highlights from this episode... [0:25] The Golden Rule of SEO [3:29] The Problem of Focusing on SEO TACTICS [4:25] SEO Tactics vs. Concepts [5:28] A Simple SEO Secret [6:28] Remember Google's Objective [7:24] The Rule Applies to Everything (on your website) [9:34] There is No Secret Handshake [10:31] ... especially if you are...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 80: SEO Myths & Errors You Can Ignore Highlights from this episode... [0:31] 5 SEO Errors You Can IGNORE [1:39] Low Text-HTML Ratio [2:58] Long Title Tags [4:22] Meta Description Tags [5:37] Issues with Javascript and CSS Files [6:56] Any Semrush NOTICES  -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 79: Get your Blog Unstuck - Part 5: Ideas for New Blogs Highlights from this episode... [1:35] Getting your Blog Unstuck [2:27] What we talked about so far... [3:42] A Story about Blog Hubs [5:00] Recurring Annual Blogs [6:13] Review Past Blogs for New Ideas [7:27] Use what Works [8:23] Create Spokes for your Hubs [9:05] Be Careful [10:22] How Blogs Help SE...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 78: Get your Blog Unstuck - Part 4: Improving Old Blogs Highlights from this episode... [1:12] Building Business Through a Single Blog [2:30] Metrics to Measure Blog Sucess [3:30] How to Begin Blog Improvement [4:50] Getting Ideas from Competitors [6:05] Replacing Blog Images [7:18] Update the Publish Date -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 77: Get your Blog Unstuck - Part 3: Identify Priority Blogs Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Three Goals of Blogging [1:58] This Always Surprises Me... [2:57] How to use Google Search Console [4:12] Going with the Google Flow [5:10] Change the Date [6:18] Find These Two Things! [7:10] Next week... How to Improve Blogs [8:11] How to Remove Competing Bl...