Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO
SEO for people who don't like SEO. I run an SEO agency. My wife Meredith is a family photographer. Our podcast explains how I got Meredith's website to the top of Google and answers questions from photographers about SEO and website marketing.
Episodes
188 episodes
Rank Faster by Starting With What Works
Most SEO advice, including what AI suggests, starts with picking a keyword and trying to rank for it. That approach works against how Google actually evaluates your site. This episode breaks down a smarter strategy: build on what Google already...
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Episode 188
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10:03
How To Move From ChatGPT To Claude Without Starting Over
If you've been using ChatGPT and you're thinking about switching to Claude or another AI model, the biggest obstacle isn't the technology. It's the time you've already invested. This episode covers why people are leaving ChatGPT right now, why ...
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Episode 187
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16:45
How Blog Tags Hurt Your Rankings
You've probably heard this common advice about using blog categories and tags, and it may be demoting your entire website in Google. This episode breaks down why putting keywords into your tag and category names is often a spam signal and how t...
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Episode 185
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8:24
How to Make AI Content Sound Like You
AI-generated content has a voice problem. In this episode, Meredith's Husband explains how to fix it using "shots" so your content ends up sounding more like you instead of a machine. This is the practical starting point for using AI to help wr...
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Episode 184
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11:35
ChatGPT v. Claude: Design, Ads & Privacy
A quick update episode covering recent AI news, including a side-by-side comparison of ChatGPT and Claude for cartoon image generation, major announcements from OpenAI and a look at what the removal of "safety" from OpenAI's mission statement m...
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Episode 183
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12:44
Which AI is best for users? (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)
This episode breaks down strengths and weaknesses between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity across the things that matter for us, the people who actually use them. For each AI model, we consider factors:PersonalityMem...
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Episode 182
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20:18
AI Ethics: Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
Meredith's Husband shares recent AI developments, including a piece of advice from Sam Altman, ChatGPT's personalization updates, and concerns about safety issues at OpenAI. He reviews alternative AI models including Google Gemini 3.0's impress...
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Episode 181
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12:48
Using AI to Plan Your Goals (Not Just Do Tasks)
👉 Get the AI Strategy PromptEpisode Summary: Learn how to use AI as your strategic assistant to break down goals into actio...
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Episode 180
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8:58
SEO Questions from Photographers [Answered]
Listeners ask about image galleries and SEO, spammy URLs, linking strategies, Google verification videos, moving cities, and image alt text. We cover when to change URLs (almost never), how page traffic matters more than authority for internal ...
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Episode 179
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15:56
Things to Avoid In 2026
AI+SEO Mentoring→ https://www.meredithshusband.com/program/mentoringAvoid these ...
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Episode 178
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9:45
Protecting Your Work From AI Training Without Killing Your Visibility
Get the AI Opt-Out checklist:https://www.meredithshusband.com/blog/177-ai-opt-outIn this episode, we revisit how visual artists can protect their work from bei...
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Episode 177
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13:34
A Simple Step to Prepare for AI in 2026
This episode looks ahead to 2026 as a transition year for AI, search, and work. It explains why the next stage of AI is less about replacement and more about adaptation, and how small, practical habits now can help website owners, and people, s...
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Episode 176
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18:16
What 2025 Taught Us About AI & SEO
In this year-end episode, Meredith’s Husband and Meredith unpack how AI reshaped search in 2025—and why SEO didn’t die, but changed. They explain the shift from the attention economy to a trust economy, how AI tools now influence search behavio...
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Episode 175
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12:49
WordPress Themes | How to choose a Good One.
Choosing a WordPress theme isn’t just a design decision—it has long-term implications for site speed, stability, and SEO. In this episode, Meredith’s Husband explains why many popular themes create hidden problems, how theme “bloat” happens, an...
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Episode 174
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13:04
How To Choose Blog Posts To Revise (for better SEO)
This episode shows how to pick the best blog posts to rewrite for stronger SEO and AI search visibility using Google Search Console. You’ll use impressions to spot what Google already surfaces, avoid keyword cannibalization by consolidating ove...
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Episode 173
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12:40
Tips To Be More Visible In AI Searches
This episode breaks down how to structure website content for the emerging trust economy. You’ll learn the three technical steps every site should take (LLMS file, navigation, page length) and how to format blogs so both people and AI instantly...
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Episode 172
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12:27
Holiday SEO Q&A For Photographers
This Q&A episode covers three big concerns for photographers and small-business owners: whether to batch website changes or make them gradually, how to interpret drops in Google traffic in the age of AI and zero-click search, and how differ...
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18:35
Attention Deficits & Building Trust for AI
This episode explores the shift from the “attention economy” to the emerging “trust economy,” why we’re all overwhelmed, and how creators can stand out in an era of AI-generated content. Meredith’s Husband breaks down practical ways website own...
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Episode 170
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10:39
One Week To A Healthier Website
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Episode 169
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9:20
Good Enough SEO | Technical Advice
In this episode, Meredith and her husband break down a misconception in SEO — that you need to be a technical genius to succeed. Meredith’s Husband explains why most modern website platforms already handle the “tech stuff” and why Google actual...
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Episode 168
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8:59
12 Must-Do Steps for your Google Business Profile
Did you like this episode? 👉 Cast a vote!https://forms.gle/bqxbwDWBySoiUYxL7Branded searches convert best. In ...
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Episode 167
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23:50
Filter Your Leads With Smart SEO
Many photographers lose inquiries after sending pricing. In this episode, Meredith and her husband discuss how to filter out unqualified leads before they contact you — without sounding rude. They share practical SEO and website strate...
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16:24
Advice from Mark Zuckerberg & Alex Schultz
In this episode, Meredith’s husband reacts to Meta’s marketing email promoting Click Here, a new book by Meta’s CMO, Alex Schultz. He and Meredith dissect the irony of a spammy marketing email from a supposed marketing expert, discuss ...
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Episode 165
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11:23
Stop landing in Promotions with these tips
In this episode, Meredith and her husband break down why marketing emails end up in the promotions or spam folder—and how to fix it. They explain the four key factors that affect deliverability: technical setup, content, engagement, and list qu...
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Episode 164
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19:15