In this episode, Meredith and her husband discuss the recent Google algorithm leak, and how local business owners might benefit from some of the new insights. This episode focuses on the importance of Google "entities" and how "mentions" are valuable for SEO, even if they don't provide a link. Resources mentioned: Episode 41: How to use your Google…

Meredith and her husband discuss the recent Google Leak, which shed light on some crucial elements of SEO. Meredith's husband explains that contrary to longstanding beliefs within the SEO industry, the value of links depends more on the traffic that the linking page receives rather than its own SEO "authority". This insight reveals that website own…

In this episode, Meredith and her husband discuss the recent leak of the Google algorithm, revealing parts of the previously secretive system used for search rankings. They talk about the potential implications of the leak and how the news is being described in the media. Timestamps [1:36] The Google Algorithm Leaked [2:27] The Google Lies (?) [4:4…

ChatGPT Opt-out form for images: https://share.hsforms.com/1_OuT5tfFSpic89PqN6r1CQ4sk30 Episode Summary: Meredith and her husband delve into the evolving landscape of AI and its impact on society, particularly focusing on OpenAI and Google's initiatives. OpenAI Updates: Recent controversies surrounding Sam Altman's leadership and the dissolution of…

Resources Mentioned: [Article] "I lost trust": Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded (https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/17/24158403/openai-resignations-ai-safety-ilya-sutskever-jan-leike-artificial-intelligence) Key Moments [1:12] The Story of Open AI and ChatGPT [1:55] Open Source AI [4:03] Sam Altman and Safety M…

Links mentioned in this episode: Catch the latest news from Google I/O (from google.com) https://io.google/2024/ Google is putting AI in basically everything, including search (from vox.com) https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/5/10/23718877/google-io-sundar-pichai-ai-conference-palm2-sge-mountain-view-openai-microsoft-generative In this episode, Me…

Wondering how the latest AI advancements could affect your business's online visibility? Tune in as we dissect the transformative powers of Google's Search Generative Experience and its increasing dominance in search result displays. With a 65% surge in AI-generated responses, the traditional featured snippet is waving goodbye, and we're here to gu…

Here's the blog I mentioned at the end of this episode! How to Create Basic Reports in Google Analytics https://seiq.io/google-analytics-reports Need to set up conversions ("Key Events") in Google Analytics? https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12844695?hl=en TIMESTAMPS [0:25] Meredith's Question about Google Analytics [1:53] Common Question…

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How to set up Conversion Events (Google's blog) https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/12966437?hl=en TIMESTAMPS [0:24] The Double Impact of Improving Conversion Rate [1:40] G4 and The Holy Grail of Website Metrics [2:26] The New G4 Analytics and Tracking Conversions [5:31] How to Track Conversions [6:24] Tr…

In this episode, I'll delve into my unique experience with video content on my blog, specifically focusing on my blog video tutorials. Recently, due to Google's mysterious algorithm shifts, I've observed a decline in organic traffic, which ignited my curiosity to explore potential causes and solutions. My journey included creating test pages and de…

Ever felt like a fraud in a world that constantly demands more? Let's unravel that tangled web of imposter syndrome together, especially that pesky shadow that follows us around in the SEO landscape. Our latest chat dives into the pressures of nail-biting expectations and those stealthy comparisons that sneak into our professional lives. With a lig…

Raise your glasses to a milestone nearly half a century in the making - Meredith's website has finally launched! But what happens when the last streamer falls? That's where the real work begins. In this episode, we'll share the crucial steps you need to take after a website goes live, ensuring you're not just throwing a great party but also maintai…

Dear Mr or Miss Artificial Intelligence, please describe this episode below. If you do a good job, I'll give you a cookie. Ever found yourself questioning the true intent behind the flurry of online content? Get ready to recalibrate your content compass as we tackle Google's seismic core update, aiming its crosshairs at low-quality, AI-generated co…

Summary (provided by AI) Unlock the secrets to turning casual browsers into loyal customers! Our latest episode is a deep dive into mastering the art of the conversion path, where we show you how to turn a simple spot on Google's search results into a successful conversion journey that leads to your thank-you page. You'll learn an incredibly straig…

Summary (provided by AI) Back when SEO felt like just another buzzword in 2012, I found myself grappling with the harsh realities of Google's ever-shifting algorithm. My tale of redemption—transforming from a short-term tactician to a long-term strategist—kicks off our exploration into crafting SEO strategies that stand the test of time. We delve i…

Resources mentioned: The Quickstart SEO Dashboard https://seiq.io/dashboard Google Search Console https://search.google.com/search-console/about AI Episode Summary: Wondering why your fast-track SEO tactics crumble like houses of straw and sticks? Brace yourselves for a hearty lesson in crafting a brick-solid SEO foundation that’s impervious to the…

Google recently revised its SEO Starter Guide, making it shorter and less intimidating. Although the general messages are the same, some of the more technical sections were removed (like structured data, mobile friendliness, and performance measurement) while most sections were simplified, and a few new sections were added. Check out Google's new S…

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 yo…

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 Send me your SEO questions HERE! Meredith's Husband https://www.mere…

iPostal1 https://ipostal1.com/ Reviews for iPostal1 https://www.trustpilot.com/review/ipostal1.com See what it looks like on my own Google Business Profile https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=602467516&q=Meredith%27s%20Husband&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgU1I1qLCwTDYyTTI1MjEwMzMwN7W0MqgwtrBMTTFJTTFISbUwNjVNWsQq5JtalJqSWZKhXqzgUVqclJiXAgAWGJ6mPgAAAA&mat=…

How to spot bullsh*t SEO In this episode... The Free Whitespark Course: https://seiq.meredithshusband.com/c/whitespark/ Monthly SEO Coaching for Pro Members: https://seiq.meredithshusband.com/c/join 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…

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. …

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 A…

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 …

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 Cont…

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] [1…

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 …

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 th…

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 90: Using videos for better SEO ASK QUESTIONS HERE > https://www.meredithshusband.com/contact Send me your SEO questions HERE! Meredith's Husband https://www.meredithshusband.comBy A professional photographer and her SEO husband

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 QUEST…

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 Y…

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 o…

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]…

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 Send me your SEO questions HERE! Mered…

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 Join my SEO Coach…

SEO for Creative Business Owners Episode 83: Your SEO Questions - Answered! Join my SEO Coaching Community! > https://seiq.io 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] …

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 …

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 Secre…

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 Send me your SEO questions HERE! Meredith's Husband ht…

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 you…

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 S…

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 …

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 Send me your SEO questions HERE! Meredith's H…

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 I…

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 [1…

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 Send me your SEO questions…

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 …

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…

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 Send me your SEO questions HERE! Meredith's Hus…

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 […