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.

Timestamps

[0:00] Introduction
[0:47] Do image galleries at the top of pages hurt SEO?
[3:47] Why you should (almost) never change your URLs
[7:18] Should you link from popular blog posts to other pages?
[8:08] What's the deal with Google's new video verification?
[9:35] First steps after moving your business to a new city
[12:29] Should you include your business name in image alt text?

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AI+SEO Mentoring
→ https://www.meredithshusband.com/program/mentoring

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.

Timestamps

[0:00] Introduction
[0:31] The do-it-for-me approach
[1:51] Adding no value makes you replaceable
[3:05] Volume over quality
[3:33] Don't blog just to blog
[4:20] Don't treat AI optimization and SEO separately
[4:47] Don't use tools just because they say they have AI
[6:07] Bonus: Don't chase tactics
[8:13] Your job is to provide value

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Get the AI Opt-Out checklist:
https://www.meredithshusband.com/blog/177-ai-opt-out

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.

Timestamps
[0:00] Episode Introduction
[0:24] Revisiting AI Training Opt-Out
[1:07] How AI Collects and Uses Creative Content
[1:53] Legal Landscape and Current Laws
[2:37] Why This Matters for Visual Artists
[3:28] Visibility vs. Training Tradeoffs
[4:18] Why Robots.txt Blocking Can Hurt Discovery
[5:21] Platform-Level Opt-out Strategy
[6:59] Real Examples (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, DeviantArt)
[8:36] How This Helps Future Regulation

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