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SEO for Photographers - Episode 51 Migrating to Google's G4 Analytics In this episode... [1:37] What is Google Analytics [3:07] Why we HATE the G4 Analytics [7:05] Another Reason We Need Analytics [8:38] Google Data Studio for G4 Analytics [9:45] I Created My Own Analytics Dashboard [10:58] How to Move to G4 Analytics [14:47] What I Recommended You Do Now Meredith's husband said... &quot...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 50 Using Whitespark to Improve Local Rankings How do you get your local business listed in Google local results? Today we focus on one of the major factors that helps get websites into the Google Local Pack. In this Episode... [0:23] The LOCAL PACK and 3 Methods to Help You Get There [1:00] Reason #1: On-Site SEO [1:24] Reason #2: Google Business Profile [3:26] Reas...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 49 - Should you use AI tools for blogging? We discuss two topics today... First , how to respond to those random emails from SEO companies claiming your website is full of "critical errors." And second ... artificial intelligence. The advantages & disadvantages of using AI tools for blogging.  IN THIS EPISODE... [1:44] Do you Get Random Emails from SEO...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 48 - The SEO Roadmap is Here   IN THIS EPISODE... [1:24] Entire SEO process [3:56] Major topics of SEO [5:26] Like a roadmap [6:56] Overview roadmap. [7:29] Meredith got me back on track [8:06] Let's wait and see if anybody likes the road Meredith's husband said… "Go check it out. I hope you love it!" -- Submit questions for future episodes https...

SEO for Photographers - Episode 47 - The SEO Process - What are the steps in the SEO process? - Is it important to do things in order? - What should I do first? These are the questions we answer today. IN THIS EPISODE... [0:24] The SEO Process [1:34] Why Order Matters for SEO [3:44] The 5 Phases of SEO [4:08] SEO Phase 1: Setup [7:23] SEO Phase 2: Website Optimization [9:21] SEO Phase 3: Building...

People often ask me, " What's the One Thing I should do for SEO? " This episode is my answer. IN THIS EPISODE... [0:23] The Top 250 Business Marketing Podcasts [1:32] The Question People Always Ask... [3:11] The ONE THING to do for SEO [4:19] Why THIS is the ONE THING [5:10] SEO Advice that will Help Everything Else [8:10] My Best Piece of SEO Advice [12:14] When and Why I Reject Cl...

If I were starting my SEO from scratch, this is (roughly) how I would plan the rest of this year.    IN THIS EPISODE... [0:23] New Year Resolutions? [2:05] What I did instead [3:54] Starting SEO from Scratch [4:47] One-year SEO Plan [5:40] 12wk SEO Coaching [6:09] Winter SEO Plan [7:39] Find your Competitors [8:47] How to Improve your BUTTONS [13:15] Spring SEO Plan [14:02] Summer SEO Plan [15:08]...

Today we talk about the biggest benefits of SEO.    IN THIS EPISODE... [0:23] Last Week: Why SEO Sucks [0:54] 6 Reasons Why SEO is Awesome! [1:17] Where Meredith Gets Clients [2:24] Reason 1: SEO Can Build a Business [3:38] Reason 2: Unlimited Traffic [4:21] Reason 3: Perfect Timing [6:30] Reason 4: Content for Social Media [10:33] Reason 5: You OWN It!  [12:53] Reason 6: SEO LASTS!!! Meredith&apo...

Today we talk about the things about SEO that we all hate. From the scammers and tech jargon to the amount of time it takes, and also the profound wisdom of Paula Abdul.  These are the reasons why SEO sucks...   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:24] Top 5 Reasons SEO Sucks [1:38] SEO Scammers [3:15] How to Avoid SEO Scammers [4:55] The Overlap between SEO and Common Sense [6:12] How to Respond to SEO Jargon [...

How to link between individual blog pages for better SEO.   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:34] Improving rankings with your own blog [1:15}  What does it mean to "link" [2:45] The SEO goals for linking [4:10]  How to create links in your blog [4:50] 1. Include at least one link in each blog [5:00} 2. Link to each page only once [5:24] 3. Create links to *appropriate* pages [6:08] 4. Link to infor...

12 steps you can take to make the most of your Google Business Profile and begin educating your clients before they even reach your website.    IN THIS EPISODE... [1:34] What makes a "good client"? [3:34] How Google can help educate clients [4:15] What is the Google Business Profile [4:59] The Knowledge Panel [7:15] 12 Steps to a Better Business Profile [8:50] #1 Business Name [10:20] #2...

Today we answer the question of "How often should I blog for SEO?" and also... HOW you can approach creating your blog.   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:53] The question you should be asking [1:55] How & what to blog about [2:15] Not all blogs to be paragraph text [6:03] Blog content should feed social media [7:00] How often should you blog for Google?   topics: blogging for seo, how often -...

Have you ever tried to do some SEO and then looked to see if your site appears on page one of Google? Today we talk about why that's NOT what you should do - and what you SHOULD do instead!   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:45] What is SEO success? [3:45] Two hypothetical options [4:43] Sucessful SEO campaigns look like this... [6:51] The metric you should use to measure success [7:51] The 2 ways to im...

We talk about where to place keywords on the individual pages of your website - effectively "optimizing" pages for specific keywords to avoid your website pages competing AGAINST each other in Google.      IN THIS EPISODE... [1:00] Our goal: Avoid competing with yourself [1:35] Title tags [3:03] Meta description tags [4:41] H1 tags (the "headings") [5:45] Image alt tags [7:34]...

What makes a good keyword? Today we talk about the important things to look for, when doing your keyword research... volume, competition, and relevancy.    IN THIS EPISODE... [1:26] Why keyword research is important [4:44] The first step... [6:00] What is "low-hanging fruit"? [10:52] What keyword tools to use... [20:50] What "successful SEO" really means Topics: keyword researc...

How do you choose keywords for your website and more importantly, for individual pages? That's the topic today, in the first episode of a 3-part series about keywords.   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:40] KeywordCannibalization [1:50] The next 2 episodes... [2:25] How to identify Keyword Cannibalization [7:43] The "Ideal" keyword optimization [11:00] Don't blog about your main keywords...

Yes, more episodes are coming...   But first, I just wanted to Thank You for listening and for your feedback. In this chapter... [0:46] Final Episode [1:45] Where it started [2:38] Reason for ending the season [4:08] What's in next season [5:16] Next episode topics [6:59] Hollywood stars [8:48] That's it -- Submit questions for future episodes https://www.meredithshusband.com/podcast

We look at some SEO advice we found online and discuss whether the tips are good or bad advice: "The top 6 SEO mistakes that photographers make in 2022"   IN THIS EPISODE... [0:50] Are these Mistakes? [2:10] Not focusing on Local SEO [5:00] Not enough content [7:01] Keywords used incorrectly [8:00] Not enough text  [10:04] Not working on backlinks  [10:49] Images not renamed  [14:30] Sen...

This episode continues from our discussion last week, taking the next step in creating a blog using your own strengths and unique perspective.    IN THIS EPISODE... [0:25] Last week... "your secret sauce" [1:34] The 3 ingredients  [3:40] This week's homework [4:22] The blog format [7:54] How to best conclude a blog [10:00] Repurposing for social media [11:47] Next week... "keyw...

How can you create content that's A) good for SEO, B) uniquely yours, and C) easy to create? That's the question this week, as we talk about the first (of two) steps in the process. IN THIS EPISODE... [01:50] What NOT to do [05:14] How to know who to trust [06:30] What you SHOULD do [02:57] Your weekly homework [11:45] Don't fear people stealing your ideas [13:53] The objective [16:...

Google recently rolled out changes to their algorithm and called the new change "The Helpful Content Update". We talk this week about what these changes mean and what you need to know about them. IN THIS EPISODE... [00:40] What are Google Updates? [01:11] Meredith ate the wrong gummy [02:01] The "Helpful Content Update" [02:57] Pandas, Penguins & Humming Birds [04:12] Why t...

What should you put in your image "alt tags"? I still see advice about this that's surprising. The short answer... Don't stuff your keywords into your image tags! This makes you look like a "pushy salesperson" to Google, trying to improve your rankings by being sneaky. Just be honest and use the tips from this episode. IN THIS EPISODE... [00:40] Question from a listen...

With so many image-driven websites and social media platforms, it's more important than ever to protect your images from being used elsewhere. We talk about a method today that can help you get out of minor jams without proceeding to legal issues. Note this is NOT legal advice or a method to legally protect images . This is an easy method to help demonstrate that you were the first to publish...

Yelp can be a powerful tool for local businesses. If you have a Yelp listing, you probably want to learn how to make make the most from it, without having to pay for advertising. Luckily, you can optimize your listing to get benefits without paying a dime. With these tips, you can optimize your listing to please the algorithm, appear on search results, and get more traffic to your page. IN THIS EP...

In this episode, we talk about creating blog content by "documenting" rather than "creating" new content from scratch. This should (hopefully) remove some of the stress and anxiety involved in producing good content for SEO. IN THIS EPISODE... [02:03] Meaning of “document" instead of "create" [03:40] A secret to easy keyword research [06:01] What makes a blog suc...