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.
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Avoiding the Killer Robots (bonus episode)
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How Blog Tags Hurt Your Rankings
<p>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 to do it the right way, using a simple analogy.</p><p><b>Timestamps</b> <br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:45] Why this mistake affects over 80% of new students <br/>[1:30] How Google's spam team works <br/>[2:15] Why categories can be a spam signal <br/>[3:00] Tags have the same problem <br/>[4:30] The clothing store analogy <br/>[5:45] Use tags as filters, not navigat...
How to Make AI Content Sound Like You
<p>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 write without losing your voice in the process.</p><p><b>Referenced in this episode > </b><b>Mentoring Program</b></p><p><b>Timestamps</b> <br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[1:15] Why Meredith is stepping back from the podcast <br/>[2:30] What has changed about formatting content for AI <br/>[4:00] Writing for people vs. writing for machines <br/>[5:30] Using AI to help...
ChatGPT v. Claude: Design, Ads & Privacy
<p>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 might mean for users who care about where their data and dollars go.</p><p>RESOURCES MENTIONED in this episode:<br/><b>Design Sample, ChatGPT vs. Claude<br/></b>https://www.meredithshusband.com/design-sample</p><p><b>OpenAI Privacy Policy<br/></b>https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy</p><p><br/></p><p><b>Episode Timestamps</b><br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:28] ChatGPT vs. Claude i...
Which AI is best for users? (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)
<p>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:</p>PersonalityMemoryWritingGraphic designStrategic thinkingTechnical guidanceSEO work<p><b>Timestamps</b><br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:24] Which AI is best? The question explained <br/>[1:40] ChatGPT: the most popular, not necessarily the best <br/>[2:43] Comparing personalities across all four tools <br/>[4:54] Gemini: accurate but dry <br/>[5:26] Claude: the dependable middle ground <br/>[6:03] Perplexity: the one that uses all the others <br/>[8:05] Memory features compared <br/>[9:39] Writing: which tool handles it best <br...
AI Ethics: Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini
<p>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 impressive benchmarks, Amazon's new releases, and explains why Claude remains his preferred choice due to Anthropic's transparency and ethical approach to AI development.</p><p><b>Timestamps:</b> <br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:42] Sam Altman's quote on AI and jobs <br/>[1:06] ChatGPT's new customization features <br/>[2:15] Safety concerns and lawsuits against ChatGPT <br/>[4:50] Google Gemini 3.0 benchmarks and performance <br/>[6:32] Amazon's entry into AI models <br/>[7:16] Chinese AI models...
Using AI to Plan Your Goals (Not Just Do Tasks)
<p>👉 <b>Get the </b><b>AI Strategy Prompt</b></p><p><b>Episode Summary:</b> <br/>Learn how to use AI as your strategic assistant to break down goals into actionable steps with clear timelines. Meredith's Husband shares a free prompt template that helps you decide what to do, what not to do, and when to stop—turning AI from a productivity tool into a planning partner that helps you follow through on what matters.</p><p><b>Timestamps:</b> <br/>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:27] Why order matters in achieving goals <br/>[0:57] AI as strategic assistant vs task automation <br/>[2:09] Breaking down goals...
SEO Questions from Photographers [Answered]
<p>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 links, and why your address needs to be identical everywhere online.</p><p><b><br/>Timestamps</b></p><p>[0:00] Introduction<br/>[0:47] Do image galleries at the top of pages hurt SEO?<br/>[3:47] Why you should (almost) never change your URLs<br/>[7:18] Should you link from popular blog posts to other pages?<br/>[8:08] What's the deal with Google's new video verification?<br/>[9:35] First...
Things to Avoid In 2026
<p><b>AI+SEO Mentoring</b><b><br/>→ </b>https://www.meredithshusband.com/program/mentoring</p><p>Avoid these six SEO pitfalls in 2026 to stay ahead of the competition. Learn why relying on AI to do all your work, blogging just for volume, treating AI and SEO separately, and chasing shiny new tactics will hurt your long-term visibility and make you replaceable.</p><p><b>Timestamps</b></p><p>[0:00] Introduction <br/>[0:31] The do-it-for-me approach <br/>[1:51] Adding no value makes you replaceable <br/>[3:05] Volume over quality <br/>[3:33] Don't blog just to blog <br/>[4:20] Don't treat AI optimization and SEO separately <br/>[4:47] Don't us...
Protecting Your Work From AI Training Without Killing Your Visibility
<p><b>Get the AI Opt-Out checklist:<br/></b>https://www.meredithshusband.com/blog/177-ai-opt-out</p><p>In this episode, we revisit how visual artists can protect their work from being used to train AI models without undermining their discovery in AI search. We break down what “training opt-out” really means, why robots.txt blocking can harm visibility, and how to use platform-specific tools and privacy settings from OpenAI, Google Gemini, Meta, Anthropic, DeviantArt, and others. We also highlight advocacy groups working on AI regulation for creators.</p><p><b>Timestamps</b><br/>[0:00] Episode Introduction <br/>[0:24] Revisiting AI Training Opt-Out <br/>[1...
