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SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 76: Get your Blog Unstuck - Part 2: Process Highlights from this episode... [0:41] The Definition of Pain [1:31] This is how you should NOT blog [4:00] This is my SEO Fantasy [5:00] Find YOUR Process [6:38] Why Consistency Matters [7:46] The Importance of Process  -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 75: How to Get your Blog Unstuck - Part 1 Highlights from this episode... [0:24] How is your blog coming? [1:20] How to get your blog UNSTUCK [2:11] The Problem with Hiring Cheap Bloggers [3:03] The Blogging PROCESS [4:03] My Blogging Epiphany [5:46] Success Bloggers Do This... [6:36] Identify Old Blogs to Improve [8:23] How to Improve Old Blogs [9:11] Find...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 74: Google Business Profile Suspensions  Highlights from this episode... [1:01] New Policies from Google Business Profiles [2:17] Increased Suspensions for Google Business Profiles [5:53] Physical Addresses vs. Service Areas [6:58] US Post Office Boxes [8:01] Coworking Spaces [8:54] Private Mailbox Rentals [10:04] Using your Home Address [10:48] If your Acc...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 73: The Secret About SEO Secrets Highlights from this episode... [1:20] What Happens When SEO Secrets Work [2:31] Why SEO Shortcuts are Fun [3:47] When SEO Shortcuts Actually Work [4:52] SEO Growth is Not Viral  [6:10] The Tortoise and the Hare [8:07] Remember THIS About SEO Secrets  -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/p...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 72: Alternative Keyword Research Tools Highlights from this episode... [0:27] Keyword Research Tools [2:09] How Keyword Research is Like Aiming at a Target [3:15] The Google Keyword Planner [6:15] Semrush, Moz, and ahrefs [7:28] Keyword Tool: Answer the Public [8:32] Keyword Tool: Ubersuggest [9:27] Keyword Tool: Soovle [11:17] Keyword Tool: KeywordTool.io...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 71: Reducing Anxiety to Get More Leads Highlights from this episode... [4:19] Reducing Anxiety [5:26] The Jam Sale [7:02] Fewer Options (usually) Means More Sales [8:32] Landing pages and the Cereal Isle [10:15] The Fine Line of your Website and SEO [11:18] Reducing Anxiety and STILL Providing Options [12:18] Calls To Action [13:43] Social Media Links [14:3...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 70: AI for SEO: How to Use AI to Create Helpful Content Highlights from this episode... [0:24] AI for SEO [3:02] A Story About Scraping Content [7:11] Article Spinners for SEO [11:38] How to Use AI to Create Helpful Content [12:45] Meredith Has NOT Used ChatGPT -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 69: Track Your Leads with  Google Analytics 4 Highlights from this episode... [0:41] Google Universal Analytics is Gone! [3:23] The ONE Reason to Have a Website [6:10] Use a Confirmation Page with Your Contact Form [7:47] Create an EVENT in Google Analytics [8:28] Comment if You Want to See a Video Tutorial [9:00] Create a CONVERSION in Google Analytics Do...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 68: Healthy SEO Habits - How to Avoid SEOverwhelm This is the FINAL part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Highlights from this episode... [0:24] Avoiding SEOverwhelm [1:05] Measurement & Actionable Insights [2:11] AVERAGE Keyword Rankings and TRENDS [3:12] Maintaining Website Health  [3:45] Improv...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 67: Healthy SEO Habits - Developing Links This is the SIXTH part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Highlights from this episode... [0:40] Link Building [1:30] Building Links on an Ongoing Basis [2:28] Link-Building Success Rate [3:25] The Mistake Most People Make When Building Links [4:15] Give Before...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 66: Healthy SEO Habits - Create a Blogging Process This is the FIFTH part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Episode Highlights ... [1:01] Content is Tricky [1:32] What Most of Us Do... [2:08] David Bowie's Creative Process [4:57] The Problem with Notes [7:36] Why Do We Need Content for SEO? [8:51]...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 65: Healthy SEO Habits - Improving Website Quality This is the fourth part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Highlights ... [0:26] Improving Quality - What Does it Mean? [2:09] Where to START Improving Website Quality [3:16] What is Website ENGAGEMENT? [4:24] You can Improve Quality by REMOVING Content...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 64: Healthy SEO Habits - Keeping your Site Healthy This is the third part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Resources mentioned ... Use the SEO Dashboard I created for my own projects: https://www.meredithshusband.com/seo-dashboard In this episode ... [1:08] What’s a healthy website? [1:26] Why is this...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 63: Healthy SEO Habits - Finding Actionable Insights This is the second part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Resources mentioned ... Use the SEO Dashboard I created for my own projects: https://www.meredithshusband.com/seo-dashboard In this episode ... [1:10] Good Information Leads to Good Desicions...

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 62 - Healthy SEO Habits This is the first part of a series that will break down the process of building simple yet effective SEO habits. Resources mentioned this episode... Use the SEO Dashboard I created for my own projects: https://www.meredithshusband.com/seo-dashboard In this episode... [1:25] The 5 Categories of SEO Habits [2:09] 1: Website Health [3:1...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 61 The Biggest and Most Common SEO Mistake One of the most common (and most harmful) mistakes I see is website owners changing URLs. Today we discuss why this can be bad for SEO and what to do instead.    In this episode... [0:47] Changing URLs [1:14] How/why this happens [2:04] Why you should listen to this [2:42] What to do with your old blogs [3:52] Why deleting...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 60 Creating Local Citations - the Free Method Today we talk about how you can build local citations manually - if you don't want to pay a service (like Whitespark) to do it for you. This process does take some effort, but these tips will help save time and prioritize the steps for you.   In this episode... [1:21] The Manual (free) Method to Build Local Citation...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 59 How to Take Advantage of a Semrush Trial Today... how to set up and use the 1-week Semrush trial (it's free!) in order to get the most value possible.    In this episode... [1:22] The Benefits of Semrush as an SEO Tool [1:42] How to Use the Semrush Trial [2:35] Step 1: Setting up Semrush Free Trial [4:07] Four Features to Use During a Semrush Trial [6:34] Us...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 58 How to Get Higher Local Rankings (part 2) We talk about the most important steps you can take to improve your website rankings in Google's local search results. (ie. the websites that appear at the top of Google - next to the map!)   In this episode... [0:54] Two Types of Links for Local Business SEO [3:41] The Important Element for Local Links [4:48] The Go...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 57 How to Get Higher Local Rankings We talk about the most important steps you can take to improve your website rankings in Google's local search results. (ie. the websites that appear at the top of Google - next to the map!)   In this episode... [0:38] What Does It Mean to Be a Local Business [1:14] Steps to Take for Higher Local Rankings [2:28] Step 1: Choose...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 56 How to Create Filenames for Long-term SEO Success Today we talk about filenames and SEO and how you can create filenames in a way that's good for both the short AND long term.      In this episode... [2:27] Did you know that Google has a blog? [3:20] Why are people talking about filenames? [5:18] Does adding keywords to filenames help SEO? [6:57] This is wha...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 55 How to Use the new Pic-Time Blogging Features for Better SEO We expand our guidance this week on the new Pic-Time blogging feature in relation to SEO and specifically how to approach and what to expect from this tool.   In this episode... [0:50] A Warning about the Pic-Time SEO Blogging Features [3:41] The Pic-Time Tool CAN Help you Do Better SEO but ... [4:28] E...

SEO for Photographers - 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... [1:04] What Does it Mean to Optimize Your Contact Page [2:02] Why Do You Want to Optimize Your Contact Page [3:20] Tip #1:...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 53 The New PicTime SEO Features for Blogging We talk about the new blogging features from Pic-Time and how to use them (and NOT use them) for better SEO. In this episode... [3:24] The New PicTime SEO Blogging Feature [3:55] My Concern About Automatic SEO Tools [5:30] The Important (and potentially problematic) Part [7:02] To Rank a Page in Google, Do This! [8:21] Ho...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 52 More AI Advice In this episode... [1:13] What you should and should NOT do with AI [6:00] Using AI is Like Having a Superpower [8:14] Merediths Husband Is Not as Smart as He Thinks [10:05] What MIGHT Happen next with AI [11:10] How you should NOT use AI for SEO [12:43] How you SHOULD use AI for SEO (and everything else) [17:46] How to get better results from AI [...