Meredith's Husband | SEO for People Who Don't Like SEO

What I'd Do If My Traffic Was Declining

What if your website traffic is going down, and how do you start fixing it? Chasing bigger keywords feels like the obvious fix, but those are the ones you are least like

You have unrealistic expectations

Join the Mentoring Waitlist: www.meredithshusband.com/mentoring-waitlist Does it ever feel like you used to get plenty of leads from Google, but they've dried up?

What 1,400 SEOs Claim Gets You Mentioned in AI Search

What actually helps your website get mentioned in AI search? A survey of 1,400 SEOs offers a ranked answer. The list is worth reading as a whole, and the practical takea

How To Do SEO When You Don't Want To

How do you create a new habit when it's something you don't want to do? Common advice is to break the work into smaller sessions, but for a task you are avoidi

How to Blog When It Feels Overwhelming

The Goal: Leave this episode with less stress about blogging. It's hard to blog consistently when it feels like every post needs to be perfect. The obstacle is rare

How to See Which of Your Pages Show Up in AI Search

How do you know if your website is showing up in AI search results? Google Search Console finally answers this, but only after a much bigger problem gets in the way of m

AI-Generated Content Could Keep Your Blog Out of Google

Does Google prevent blogs from being seen if AI helped write them? Most of what already ranks on Google today is partly AI generated, so AI use on its own isn't the

What to Look for When Hiring a Blogger

How do you find a blogger who won't accidentally tank your SEO? Hiring a blogger might not directly involve SEO, but the wrong hire can quietly undo months of progr

Are Your Blog Categories Helping or Hurting SEO?

Technically, blog categories and tags can help your SEO, but most people are using them in a way that actively hurts it. The question to ask is: Do your blog categories

How to Avoid Bad Advice About AI & SEO

How do you know if the SEO advice you're getting is any good? The answer isn't about finding the right buzzword, it's about recognizing when someone is se

How to Find Out Why Your Competitors Rank Higher

Why do the same competitors always outrank you on Google? The answer usually comes down to links, but figuring out where those links come from takes real digging. Most

Why Your Yelp Profile Suddenly Matters Again

Wondering if Yelp reviews still matter when people search with AI? The answer is "probably yes". It depends on a partnership most small business owners haven't hear

AI Advice Is Turning Your Site Into Spam

Are you accidentally sending Google a spam signal without knowing it? Technically, the problem isn't the AI tool itself, it's what the AI learned SEO advice fr

Photo Credits Without Links: How They Help SEO

Is a photo credit worth anything for SEO if the business won't link it? Technically, an unlinked mention isn't as valuable as a link, but it's a lot close

Why Trading Links is Toxic

Should you trade links with another business, or will it hurt your SEO? Technically, links are one of the most important ranking signals Google has, but not all links ca

Is AI Getting Better at SEO?

Is AI getting better at doing SEO, and does that mean you can eventually just hand it the whole job? AI does continue to improve, but better AI doesn't change the d

Can Claude Do My SEO for Me? (an honest answer)

Can I just ask Claude or ChatGPT to do my SEO?  Technically yes, but there are three potential problems every website owner needs to understand first.  Remember AI&apos

New Instructions from Google: How to Optimize for AI

Google released updated guidance for optimizing websites in both traditional and AI-powered search. The message is clear: SEO hasn't changed as much as you think. In

Google I/O Updates: AI Search & Local SEO

Google's recent developer conference announced several updates worth paying attention to as a local business owner. This episode breaks down what those announcements

Ubersuggest vs Semrush/Adobe: Honest Take

A listener asks whether Ubersuggest's $290 lifetime plan is worth it as an alternative to Semrush. The answer covers the founder's reputation, why lifetime pric