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In today's r/AIO story, OP discovers his girlfriend keeps a "Log Book" of their conversations. As she keeps correcting him, he starts doubting his own memory. Now he's questioning if he's overreacting or something deeper is going on.0:00 Intro0:20 Story 12:20 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies5:55 Story 1 Update7:57 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies8:57 Story 210:52 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies14:36 Story 2 Edit17:58 Story 2 Update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friend, let's talk about AIO!Nicole has been working in the wedding industry marketing for over a decade and specializes in SEO and AIO, helping photographers and event professionals get found by their ideal clients through both traditional and AI search.In this episode, we're talking about what AIO actually means, how AI search is different from Google, and what wedding photographers can be doing now to make sure their businesses show up when couples start asking AI for recommendations.We also talk about websites, blogging, SEO, and the simple things photographers can start doing to improve their visibility.If you've been wondering what AI search means for your photography business, this episode is a great place to startYou can find out more about Nicole here:Her Website: Lattes For LunchHer Instagram
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In today's r/AIO story, OP thinks their husband's friend crossed a line by following them to his parents' house. Now OP's questioning boundaries and whether this is as weird as it feels.0:00 Intro0:21 Story 13:26 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies8:16 Story 1 Update9:41 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies12:28 Story 214:53 Story 2 Comments15:54 Story 2 Update17:48 Story 2 Comments 19:57 Story 321:11 Story 3 Comments / OP's Replies23:30 Story 3 Update 125:39 Story 3 Update 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In today's r/AIO story, OP catches her boyfriend doing something seriously gross in the kitchen sink. Now she's questioning the relationship... and her sanity.0:00 Intro0:21 Story 12:23 Story 1 Comments3:23 Story 1 Update7:53 Story 1 Comments8:56 Story 212:54 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies20:05 Story 2 Update 120:50 Story 2 update 222:36 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Two Hot Takes host, Morgan, is joined by guest co-hosts Michaela, Justin, & Lauren for an insane UPDATES episode. We tracked down updates to stories we've read in the past and put this together for you guys. Get ready for movie night vibes with some insane updates, plot twists, and two sides we did not see coming. Can't wait to hear what you think of these ones!! Partners: Skims: https://skims.com/THT Patreon BONUS Content including FREE stories: https://www.patreon.com/TwoHotTakes NEW MERCH: https://shop.twohottakes.com WRITE IN TO US!! Our SubReddit! https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoHotTakes/ Full length Video episodes available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TwoHotTakes Index: 00:00 -- Start – Story 1 AITA for taking away my brother's plus one and inviting his girlfriend myself? – Story 2 AITA for wanting my husband to hold my hand during birth? – Story 3 AITA for not letting my friends use my backyard for their wedding because they do not want me to bring a "plus one?" – Story 4 AITA for ignoring my wife for throwing away my late wife's video tapes? – Story 5 I caught my husband with his best friend but I won't tell them I know. – Story 6 My (32F) fiancé (37M) is a homicide detective, and I'm starting to feel like he treats me more like a suspect than a partner. – Story 7 My (27f) roommate (25nb) keeps masturbating with their door open – Story 8 Hairstylist Has been Taking/Keeping My Hair? – Story 9 AIO my girlfriend left me over a cheese wheel – Story 10 WIBTA for suing my friend when she didn't come to my wedding? – Story 11 Wife says I need to get over it, but I can't stop obsessing over a prank that ruined my wedding experience and left me furious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How can you get your books surfaced when readers ask an AI what to read next? What are the hallmarks of authors and businesses that last more than a decade in the indie author industry? Ricardo Fayet gives his marketing tips after more than a decade at Reedsy. In the intro, Expanding Your Book's IP through Merchandising [Wish I'd Known Then]; Guide to writers conferences [Kindlepreneur]; Rick Rubin and Stephen Pressfield on resistance and the muse [Tetragrammaton]; Pulitzer Prize winners disclose AI usage [Nieman Lab]; My new rebuilt fiction site JFPenn.com. Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, self-publishing with support, where you can get free formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Just go to www.draft2digital.com to get started. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Ricardo Fayet is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Reedsy, a marketplace for writers to find vetted freelancers, author training courses, and lots more. He's also the author of How to Market a Book and Amazon Ads for Authors. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes How AI search actually finds and ranks the books it recommends Why keywords and search volume are disappearing as marketing metrics Building an internet footprint so your book is worth recommending Why Claude leans on Goodreads while ChatGPT and Gemini lean on Reddit Product is more important than marketing, and how to find your comp titles Passion, business sense and resilience in the authors who last You can find Ricardo at Reedsy.com. Transcript of the interview with Ricardo Fayet Jo: Ricardo Fayet is the co-founder and chief marketing officer of Reedsy, a marketplace for writers to find vetted freelancers, author training courses, and lots more. He's also the author of How to Market a Book and Amazon Ads for Authors. So welcome back to the show, Ricardo. Ricardo: Thank you, Jo. It's been a while. Jo: It has been a while. As we were saying, it's been a decade, which is crazy, because you and I see each other at events and things. For anyone who doesn't know you— Tell us a bit more about you, where you're from, and also, what is Reedsy these days and how have things changed? Ricardo: Yes, sure. I think I'm hard to dissociate from Reedsy because my only background really is Reedsy. We started Reedsy right after business school for most of the founders. There are four founders, and I'm one of them. We've been going since 2014, so it's been 12 years. We started around the same time, and you started even earlier than we did, but we've had the chance to meet at quite a few conferences since. I think the main thing we're still known for is our marketplace. Since the very beginning, Reedsy is a curated marketplace where authors can come in and look for editors, cover designers, marketers, ghostwriters, literary translators, author website designers, pretty much any freelancer you would ever need to hire throughout your writing career. That's how we started. That's our main source of revenue and our main business. Since then, as you mentioned, we've also added courses, live events, so we've got a membership under Reedsy Learning. The main thing we're proud of right now is our writing tool, Reedsy Studio, because we've been pouring a lot of engineering talent into it over the past five, six years, and I think it's a really cool writing tool that is 90% free. It also does the formatting, so it's a good alternative to Vellum or Atticus for those who haven't purchased those tools. So there's a lot of things that Reedsy does at this point, which always makes it hard for me to describe what we do. Jo: But you generally serve writers. That's probably the crux of it. Ricardo: Exactly, yes. We're mostly at the production stage. The thing we say is we help authors make beautiful books, right? That's a little bit the tagline that applies to 90% of what we do, though we also help a little bit with the marketing side of things. Jo: And then just tell people where your accent is from. Ricardo: So I'm half French, half Italian from my parents, and I was born in Spain. So depending on my mood and the moment, it might be anywhere from French, Italian, Spanish. It's anyone's guess, really, at this point. Jo: Yes, exactly. You've been part of the indie author ecosystem, as you said, since 2014. You're often at the author conferences, and you stay abreast of everything that's going on. So what are the biggest changes you've seen in the industry since you started out? Like you said, you guys came from business school. You chose to come into the industry at a particular point, and yet things have changed. So what do you think are the biggest changes, and how have you seen authors adapt? Ricardo: It's crazy, the amount of things that happened in the past 10 years. Obviously we came into the industry as a result of Amazon launching Kindle Direct Publishing, and then the Kindle Store becoming one of the number one places where people buy books. That's what enabled self-publishing in the first place as an industry, and obviously we wouldn't exist without self-publishing being a thing. But then I think probably one of the biggest changes that happened was the introduction of Kindle Unlimited and various other subscription models. Perhaps as a response to that, afterwards, I would say direct sales is the other massive change that happened in the industry. The ability for authors to sell direct to their readers via their websites, or running Kickstarters, or basically the ability to reach your customers directly. Now, obviously, artificial intelligence is probably the biggest change of them all, not just in publishing, across every industry, but of course it's going to affect publishing very strongly, or it has already started making big waves. So I would say those are the three main changes that we've seen happening in the industry. Jo: Just interestingly, given that you're French, Italian, Spanish, European— Has the pace of change been the same in mainland Europe? Because you and I have also met up at European conferences, but I just get the sense that each individual European country, the UK included, as I include the UK in Europe, goes at a different speed. Ricardo: No, they definitely do. Our market at Reedsy is all in English. We only have an English website, and I would say 70% of our market is US, then 15% UK, and then Australia, New Zealand, et cetera. We do have clients in continental Europe, but they're mostly going to be American or British expats. A lot of retired people who write books and use Reedsy services. I think the main reason for that is that self-publishing as an industry hasn't really grown in Spain, France, Italy the way that it's grown in the US and the UK, probably because these are countries where book buying habits are a lot more traditional. So all my friends from high school and university in France, they all buy books, they all buy paper books. They all buy from bookstores. They don't really buy from Amazon that much. They love the smell of paper, all these sorts of things. So obviously that makes it harder for indie authors in those countries because they cannot place their books in the places where people buy them, which is traditional brick-and-mortar bookstores, or at least it's much harder. So there is an indie movement in those countries, but it's much smaller. I would say Germany is maybe the exception in Europe, where I've seen more and more full-time indie authors, but I don't think it's a market that's comparable even to the UK. Jo: Interesting. Okay, so let's go to marketing, because you love marketing, you have a newsletter about it, and you have a book, How to Market a Book, same title as mine, and we've found each other in our Also Boughts over the years. You have, however, updated yours several times. 2025 was your last update. Mine was 2016, so yours is definitely the most up-to-date one. So what are your thoughts on how authors can reach readers now? And let's split this into two. Let's start with some tips for new authors who just have maybe one book and are really just starting out. Ricardo: Yes, first of all, sorry for stealing your title. Jo: Oh, you know, it's never been a problem. Ricardo: We were trying to come up with something… I know, I know, I know. But still, we wanted something more original, and then we realised that for SEO purposes, that's the title we should really go for. The good thing is, if you search “how to market a book” on pretty much any retailer, you're going to find your book or mine in any order really, but those are going to be the top two books to this day, thankfully, so I'm good with that. I think in terms of marketing tips for new authors who have just the one book, I'd say, despite all the changes in the industry, the basics of marketing still stay the same. One of my big mantras when it comes to marketing is that product is more important than marketing. So having a great book is going to be more important, in my opinion, than being a great marketer. Having a great product. By that, I generally don't talk about literary value or prose or anything like that, just because I'm not a book critic. I'm not an editor. My opinion on whether a book is good or not is worth zero. From a marketing standpoint, for me, a good book is one that resonates with its intended audience. So the first step for newer authors is to basically figure out who they wrote this book for, right? Have an idea of who their target market is. A great way to do that, without entering into marketing jargon like proto-personas and stuff like that, is to think in terms of comp titles, comparable titles. I think that's probably the base of any marketing, whether traditional publishing houses or indie authors, to think, “Okay, which other books out there are similar to mine?” If your book is completely unique, you have, I would say, 99.9% chance of not selling, because your market doesn't exist, and 0.01% chance of creating your own market and completely dominating it, right? So being unique is not necessarily a bad thing, but I would say 99% of the time, it is. Obviously being unique within an existing niche, within an existing market, that's completely different, but you need to work on some comparable titles. So I would say that's where I would start, and that's one of the things that AI is great at. If you even just plug in your book into an AI chat that has enough context, if you're comfortable doing that of course, or if you plug in a synopsis, like a long synopsis, you can basically ask the AI chats, “Okay, what would be some comp titles?” Either you'll have heard of those books, and you'll think, “Okay, they're good comps,” or you may not have heard of them, in which case I would really recommend buying them and reading them and seeing whether they're comps or not. I think that's where marketing starts. Jo: Yes, and we might come back to that for book discoverability. Well, let's just talk about it now, because I now pretty much use Claude for discovering books as well. I just find that the Amazon search, for nonfiction it works really well, right? As you said, if you want to learn how to market a book, you just search “how to market a book”, and our books are very well titled for that. But for fiction, it's so difficult to find new books and comp titles, especially if you don't write in a clear genre, which I don't. I know lots of people do. So we're writing cross-genre. So in terms of book discoverability, I know you've been looking into SEO for books and all of that. What are your thoughts on how authors can more effectively have their books surfaced if people are using the AIs for finding books? Ricardo: That's a very big topic. That's one of my favourite topics right now. That's what I talk about in my marketing newsletter, and I want to start a Substack on the topic as well, because I think it is the future of book discoverability. As you say, search on Amazon isn't great, and if it's not great on Amazon, you don't even want to imagine on Google Play, Kobo, all these sorts of places, right? If you search on Kobo or Apple Books or Google Play for witch cozy mysteries, the top 10 books are going to have exactly “witch cozy mystery” in the title or the subtitle or the series title, right? Jo: Yes. Ricardo: Search is very simple on those sites, so it's very easy to game, but it's terrible as an experience for readers. So I do think that a big part of search is going to move to AI, and now you have Rufus within Amazon itself that appears as a chatbot and encourages you to talk with it, to ask for recommendations. In the beginning Rufus was really terrible, but now I recommend authors play with it. In general, I recommend when it comes to AI discoverability that authors play with all the AI search tools. So it's going to be Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, Rufus within Amazon. Just like we talked about comp titles, right, ask for something like, “What would you recommend for fans of this book? Which other books would you recommend?” Or if you're looking for something specific that describes your book, what books would you recommend on… I think one of your examples was fiction around masonry or something like that, right? Jo: I always say, for example, if you ask for action adventure thrillers on pretty much anywhere, you're going to get 20 books by male authors. For those of us who are female authors, but also who have female main characters, you can then be far more granular. That's just not something that necessarily works on Amazon. So, action adventure thrillers with female protagonists written by female indie authors, which is very specific. That will work in AI, whereas that definitely won't work on Amazon. Ricardo: Exactly. So one of the great things about AI search, and terrible things at the same time, is that the concept of keyword is lost, right? So we title our books How to Market a Book because the keyword that people would search for is “how to market a book”, or “book marketing for authors”. Those were the two keywords that had the biggest search volume if we looked at Google Keyword Planner, or any search tools that give you keyword volume. When it comes to AI search, since it's conversational, and it's very personalised, and it can go as niche as you want, keywords are going to disappear, and search volume as a metric is going to disappear. The search you just told me about, maybe there are 10 people who are going to run it exactly. Most people are going to run variations of that. Since you can go as granular as you want, it's going to be very long phrases, very long sentences. So the whole concept of keywords, search volume, SEO, is going to disappear in favour of what some people call GEO, generative engine optimisation, AIO, AI optimisation, AI search optimisation. There's a bunch of names for it, but it is a different discipline. It still works on the basis of Google SEO because what most of these search engines will do is they're going to search the internet, right? They've been trained on a lot of information, but not all of that information is current. Most of these models have been trained on documents and web pages before 2021. That's why when you used the very early versions of ChatGPT, and you asked it about current events or current books, it didn't find it. It didn't have that information. Now all these models have the ability to search the web, and they do that really effectively. So the first thing they're going to do if you run a search like that is they're going to run dozens of different searches on Google or a similar search engine. Action thriller books with female protagonists. Action thriller books with female protagonists by indie authors. Action thriller books by indie authors. They're going to create what I call a corpus, so a massive document of information with candidates, books that probably meet those criteria that they have found through regular web searches. Then they're going to go through all those books and determine which are the most relevant to recommend, and they'll return with that. Then they'll usually have a verification layer as well, which is, okay, I have these five books that I want to recommend to this user, but I just want to make sure first that they are written by indie authors, that they do have a female protagonist, et cetera. And if I'm not able to verify that, I'll flag it in my answer to them. So there are these three layers. Web search, then ranking of the book candidates, and finally a verification layer, and then they serve you the answer. Obviously, that's really powerful. If that's the way that search is headed, which I firmly believe, then we as authors need to learn how to get our books in there. Jo: Yes. It's so interesting, and I do this all the time. Really niche stuff, like a thriller about anatomical Venuses, which are these models from anatomy museums and stuff like that, with an edge of the supernatural. What is brilliant is that you can find the books that come up. I actually got one that I read and reviewed, and it was fantastic. So I love the more granular thing, but we're really in the very long tail now, right? It feels like you can write a very nuanced book, and it will be surfaced, but only by a few people. So do we have to write our books and then try to not even retrofit them in the way that we used to? We used to try and figure out the seven keywords and all of that kind of thing, and now I almost feel like we just get to be grownups, where you just get to write the book and put it out there, and these things are more intelligent than the search terms. Ricardo: Yes, absolutely. I think in terms of the variety of books that are going to be read and discovered, that's amazing. A little bit like the whole indie publishing movement was amazing, because if you remove the traditional publishing gatekeepers, then suddenly zombie books aren't dead anymore. Zombies are alive again. They've… Jo: Come to life. Ricardo: They've come alive, and so you get a bunch of zombie books again. It's not a small niche audience. It's actually a pretty big niche audience that loves zombie books, and suddenly they have those to consume. This is a little bit similar on a much, much bigger and more granular scale, because anyone can find exactly the kind of book that they're looking for, with the tropes they want, with the type of characters they want, with the type of author they want, and you can basically use any kind of filter. So for discoverability on the side of the reader, that's great. For the authors, it doesn't mean that you can just write whatever you want and then rest, and readers will find them. Because your books still need to have generated a certain internet footprint and a certain review footprint in order to become interesting or recommendable to AI search engines, right? Unless you're the only book that an AI search engine can recommend for that specific search, and yours was very specific, so it might have been the only one. If there are other candidates, the AI search engines are pretty smart. They're going to recommend the candidates that have more reviews, better reviews, or are more famous, that have more, when I talk about internet footprint, more pages talking about them on the internet. That's for me the big finding I've seen. The more pages you have on the internet talking about your book, so that could be book review sites, that could be Goodreads lists, Listopia lists, anywhere on the internet where your book is mentioned, that creates a footprint for it. The more footprints, the more famous your book looks to AI search engines, and so the more worthy of recommendations it is to them. Jo: Yes, and this is one reason why I now ask people, especially when you sell direct, or say you have a Kickstarter and you want reviews, I ask people if they can review on Goodreads. Obviously Goodreads is owned by Amazon, but it is far more searchable by the bots than Amazon is. I sometimes find that Amazon gets blocked. Or Amazon blocks some of the bots, let's put it that way. They might change over time. They own 15% of Anthropic or something. But Goodreads I feel like does get indexed, and I'm not willing to engage on Reddit. I know Reddit is another popular one. Just be very clear on social media, because some people think, oh, I just need loads of influencers to talk about my book, and that will impact the AIs. But I find that social media just almost isn't even there. Ricardo: It depends on which social media. For me, Reddit is a social medium, right? It's a very weird one, but it's obviously the number one social medium used by AI search engines, and it's pretty dodgy stuff with lots of conflicts of interest, because Google has a paid partnership with Reddit. I think Sam Altman has shares in Reddit. So both OpenAI and Google Gemini heavily rely on Reddit for their AI answers, right? If you ask anything from ChatGPT or Gemini, I'd say there are very high chances that in the sources and the citations of the answer, you're going to find Reddit, right? That goes for books as well. Every time you ask for book recommendations, Reddit is going to be big for those two AI search engines. Claude, it's a little bit different. They do have a little bit of a relationship with Reddit, but I don't think it's as big. I found that Claude relies heavily on Goodreads, not Reddit. To me, Goodreads is another social medium at the end of the day, right? It's not the kind of social medium we think of, like… Jo: It's not TikTok. Ricardo: It's not TikTok. TikTok is surfaced a little bit, but not that much. It might become more surfaced in the future, but right now what I've found is, it's really Reddit and Goodreads. Facebook, LinkedIn, but LinkedIn is big for nonfiction topics more than fiction, because there are just not a lot of fiction readers, sorry, talking about their favourite books on LinkedIn. They usually go to other places for that. Jo: Yes, it's really interesting. So obviously TikTok has its own BookTok thing, so some people are finding books on BookTok, and some people like me are finding books through asking Claude, and that's just my overwhelming feeling about the industry. We talked earlier about what's changed. When I started, so 2006, there wasn't even KDP, and then KDP arrives, then you came in 2014, and probably until maybe a few years after that, there was one way to self-publish. Then what's happened since is this kind of splintering. There are so many ways to self-publish. There are so many ways to reach readers. There are so many ways to market. So someone, for example, could sell direct on TikTok Shop, only market through TikTok, and you wouldn't even know that they existed over in another ecosystem, right? So do you feel like that's happened too, this total splintering? Ricardo: Absolutely. I think there are so many different ways in which you can reach your audience now and monetise it as well, that it's absolutely possible. We both know examples of authors who are only visible to their TikTok niche, right? I think the big difference is also monetisation, because earlier you also had different ways of becoming well-known. Like you had Facebook, you had potentially Twitter, back when it was Twitter. Various social media, word of mouth. But where people bought books was Amazon. So that was your monetisation. It was either selling your book on Amazon, or potentially getting KU reads after that when KU launched. Now you can sell on TikTok, you can sell direct, you can run Kickstarters, you can start a Patreon or Substack and make your money through there. There are pretty much infinite ways through which you can monetise your content as a creator. Most of those places will also have a discoverability engine built in, so you can not only sell through there and make money through there, but also grow an audience there. That's probably the biggest competition that Amazon has ever had to face, is this sort of splintering. For us authors and content creators in general, it's amazing, because it's a bunch of different opportunities. Jo: Yes, and I think probably that's circling back to marketing. As we've said, some things have changed, some things stay the same. Is the email list still the number one way to market, do you think, for authors who want a long-term career? Ricardo: I think so. It's just the one thing you really own that allows you to communicate with readers, right? Because even if you build a following on TikTok, TikTok can change. The things we said about Facebook 10 years ago, if you build your Facebook group, Facebook can change, and Facebook changed. Facebook destroyed the reach of pages, and now groups also aren't amazing, et cetera. So the same thing that happened to Facebook can happen to TikTok, can happen to any other social media. Substack is a bit of a hybrid because it is a newsletter, it is a mailing list, but it also has a discoverability engine built in. So I still wouldn't really go all in on Substack. The great advantage there is that you do own the emails, right? So you can move away from it at some point. For me, the email list is the one thing that you are completely in control of. Personally, the main thing I check is my emails every day. I spend more time in my inbox than anywhere else, and I think that's probably the case for most people. So I do think, despite the influx of mails that readers are getting in their inbox, I still think it's one of the most important marketing tools for authors. Jo: Yes, and I still remember when I started my list in December 2008, and I still have people on the list who've been with me that whole time, and have moved email list services several times as well. So I think that's important too. The care of that list too is so important. One of the things that I am annoyed about with Substack, I don't have a Substack, but when I follow some people's, it's always constantly trying to get you to sign up to other people's lists, trying to subscribe you to this or that or the other. I'm like, “That's so annoying.” Now I've found on all these email services they're trying to pair you with other creators and cross-promote and all of this. So it feels like even the email list is becoming a difficult place unless you really protect it. So just protecting your list, I think, and remembering that those are people. Those are people who've bought your books, or people who read your emails. Like people listening to this, these are humans. Sure, some bot might be looking at the transcript, but humans listening to this are individual humans with individual email lists. We tend to forget that, don't we, as you get a bigger list. You think about it as a big number, whereas it's still individual people. Ricardo: Yes, it becomes a number, it becomes metrics, the open rate, the click rate, and all that. But the great thing about email is that you get replies in your inbox. There you remember that they're actual human beings who write you back. I think for readers, the ability to write back to an author and get a response is just amazing, right? If you write to your favourite author and they write back to you, that's the best feeling ever as a reader. So I think email is still one of the best ways to turn your readers into fans and into super fans of your brand, by just interacting with them and answering them. Because yes, you can answer comments on TikTok, Facebook, and all those places, but it doesn't feel the same as an author answering you in your inbox, I feel. So you do get that ability to create a real connection with readers directly through email. Jo: Yes, and I think that trust and the reputation is so important. Just in terms of seeing the authors that you've seen over the years, like I said, you've been going to a lot of the author conferences. You know a lot of the authors in the industry. A lot of people will know you from events. But you've also seen authors come and go, and you've seen vendors come and go. Both of us have seen people arrive, and we'd be like, “Oh, yes, I wonder how long they're going to last.” Then some people do and some people don't. So what are some of the elements that you've noticed about the businesses that last more than a decade? Ricardo: I think they need to solve a genuine problem, or offer a genuinely better solution than one that already exists. I see a lot of businesses come in and they do what another vendor already does, without doing it necessarily better. Those businesses tend to disappear, or linger there, but you don't really hear about them again. When they solve a real need… I still remember when BookFunnel came out, and they've since become massive with one very, very basic thing, which is, “We will take care of delivering your ebook files to readers.” That's how they started, and that's how they became massive. To me at the time, I was like, “That seems like a very small problem,” because I can just email an ebook file. I didn't realise that it was so complicated for a lot of readers to upload files to their Kindle or other devices, and that having a service that takes care of that for you is just massively helpful. I realised that when I published my books, actually. So businesses that solve even micro or apparently very small problems, but they really solve them effectively, they stay. Others that surf on trends, they tend to disappear when the trend disappears. When there's a new marketing trend, and that trend stops working, then those businesses tend to go. Jo: Yes, and what about the authors who last? Because let's face it, most of us don't solve a problem in a different way. Maybe you could say we solve your entertainment problem in a different version to your last book. What about the authors who last long term? What have you noticed about them? Ricardo: Two things. So the first one… Maybe three things. First one is passion. I always say to people who are looking to start self-publishing, I always say that publishing in general is probably one of the worst ways to make money. It's awful. You can pick up any other occupation and it's probably going to be easier to make money. So writers who make a career do it because they need to write, because they have a passion for writing. So a lot of people who come into the industry thinking, “I've heard about all these self-publishing success stories. Surely I can write a book and I can market it. It's not that hard. So that's going to be a great way to make quick bucks,” those generally don't last, because they don't have that genuine passion. The first hurdle they're going to face—and there's going to be a bunch of them along the way—they're going to quit. The second thing is business sense, or business education, the basics of business, right? Thinking in terms of marketing, thinking in terms of who's my reader, unit economics. If I'm selling my books at $3.99, I shouldn't be spending a ton of money. If I just have one book at $3.99, I cannot afford to pay $5 on ads to generate a sale. So those kinds of basic economics or business knowledge, I think, if not a requirement, it's a massive plus. The third thing is resilience. The industry has changed a lot, as you mentioned. There are a bunch of ways now to reach an audience. There are a bunch of ways to make money. It can also be distracting, because you go to one of these conferences and you go back thinking, “Oh, I've got to create my own website, sell direct. I've got to launch my Substack. I have to use Claude Code for my ads,” and three more things, “and I have to set up my TikTok Shop and do TikTok Lives to sell books,” right? Jo: All of those by next week. That's why we go to the conference. Ricardo: Exactly. All those by next week, right? And during that one week after the conference, you have the energy to start implementing all those things, but afterwards you lose that energy and you go back to, “I just want to quit.” So you need to have some sort of resilience, and the business sense of, “Okay, I'm going to try this for the next six months, and I'm going to stick to it, and I'm going to see whether it works or not. And if it doesn't work, I'm not just going to despair. I'm going to try something else.” That goes for marketing tactics, but also goes for books. Most authors I know who make a living writing, they didn't get there with their first book or even their first series. A lot of times I see authors who write a couple of series, and those series do okay. They sell a little bit, but not much, and it doesn't afford them to quit their day job. Then suddenly, based on what they've learned with those first two series and what they've learned potentially going to conferences or listening to podcasts like this, et cetera, they write a third series that's a hit. That's a hit, and that's instantly much easier to market, and that's when they can afford to go full time and write full time, because they've found that sort of product market fit. And product market fit for me is the main thing for marketing in general and for authors in particular. Until you find that, everything is really difficult from a marketing perspective. But finding it usually requires writing more than one book and more than one series, because you're rarely going to get the big lottery ticket on the first try. Jo: Or ever. I think it's really important. I've never had a breakout book, but I've made good money every year. I think, and Hugh Howey said this, that the real story of self-publishing is not the people who make seven figures a year, it's the people who can go on a holiday once a year, or the people who can just put a bit towards their mortgage or whatever. So you may never have a breakout series. I think that's really important, too. Ricardo: That's true. Jo: That's true. You can just keep writing and make all right money and be what we call in the mid-list. Ricardo: Yes, but you've got to keep going. You've got to have that resilience to keep going, probably because it's your passion. Exactly. You're not chasing that seven figure series. You're writing because you need to write. Jo: Yes, and you can't stop, and you get the bug. I think when you're writing that first book, I'm not sure if people understand that you either get the bug or you don't, I think. You've written a couple of books now. Do you think you have the bug, or is it more about the business? Ricardo: I don't have the bug. I definitely don't have the bug. I would've kept writing otherwise. Jo: You're a technologist, right? Ricardo: Yes. I'm more of a technologist, more of a marketer. To write my first book, How to Market a Book, I actually had to write newsletters, because that I can manage, right? One newsletter a week. Now I don't even manage that. I send it once every two weeks when I can even manage that pace. But back then I did one newsletter a week, and that's how I wrote my first book. I then put all these newsletters together, and that was before the age of AI, so I couldn't just dump all that into ChatGPT and tell it, “Create me a book based on that.” I had to do it myself. Jo: Oh, terrible. Ricardo: Terrible, I know. The days when we had to work. No, but that was a really good experiment. The second book, Amazon Ads for Authors, I actually wrote it from scratch, and I didn't love the experience. I loved the finished product, I'm very proud of it, but I didn't enjoy the experience of writing it. Amazon Ads is not the most exciting topic in the world. Even for people like me, who actually enjoy Amazon Ads, it's not super exciting to write about. The fact of having to write that whole book from scratch, I didn't love the experience. So now I do want to write a third book at some point, but I think it'll probably be in the format of the first one. Like, when I finish my series of newsletters on AI search and AI discoverability, I might do a booklet or something around it, but we'll have to see. It's not my favourite thing. It's a good thing I don't need to. Good thing I'm not an author, basically. Jo: No, but I think that's really great to recognise. You actually have written books that support your business, and that is very common for nonfiction writers. That's completely normal for nonfiction authors. So I think that's another important thing for people to recognise, is that the reasons we write are different, the reasons we market are different, and we all have different approaches. As we wind up, and obviously you talked a bit there about how easy it is to generate books with AI, and that is probably one of the biggest things that people are worried about. Now, those of us like you and I have been talking about AI at conferences and things for years now. Neither of us are afraid of it, I think basically because both of us use it, and we're technologists, so we just get on with it. There is so much fear in the community. There's so much negativity. You mentioned Substack, and now they've integrated Pangram, which is renowned for false positives around what is written with AI, and so people are very worried. If we look forward and we look at the next decade, this is not going away. This is going to change a lot of things. So how should authors be thinking about AI, do you think, if they want to prepare for the next decade? Ricardo: I think they need to play around with it, because you and I know that until you actually use it, you don't realise what it's capable of. We've both had these moments of “Oh my God, I'm going to be out of a job,” or “Oh my God, this is incredible,” the kind of things it's able to do. You also realise by using it the things it's not great at, or the things it can be good at but needing a lot of human input. There are courses out there, there are books, there are a lot of things, but for me, the most important thing is to start playing around with it. So you can pick one specific topic to play around with. Either something that you've been meaning to get into for years and haven't done, or something that really annoys you. Looking at the results of your Facebook ads, for example. If you run Facebook ads in the first place, and when you log into your Meta dashboard you cannot make sense of it, take screenshots or download the data, feed it to an AI chat, and talk with it. One of my biggest tips when talking to AI chats is asking them questions rather than asking them for things to do. Because if you just feed it your advertising data and you tell it, “Tell me what I should do,” the chat has no context about what your ads are about, what your goal is, et cetera, et cetera. If you feed it just a screenshot and you say, “Here are my ads. I would like you to help me make sense of them. What do you need to know from me in order to help me with this?” Then it's going to start asking you questions. “Okay, what are you advertising?” They're books. “Okay, what kind of books? Where are you selling? Are your ads going straight to Amazon or retailers, or are they going to your website? If you sell direct, okay, are these conversion ads?” Et cetera, et cetera. So you build that context, and they can help you with it. So that's just one example, but I would pick one thing that you want to test AI with, with zero expectations. Don't expect that by the end of the week you'll have a full system for understanding your Meta ads thanks to AI. You might get to that or you might not, but at least you'll play with it and you'll understand its capabilities, and have a sort of understanding of how it works and how you can potentially use it for other things. I think that's the best way to adapt, because once you play with it, you start thinking. You're walking the dog and you're just thinking, “Ha, I could maybe use it for this thing or that other thing,” and that's how you progressively become more familiar with it. I think there are a lot of worries around AI, but as you say, it's there to stay. So far, I think I was looking at data this morning, and the unemployment rate in the US has stayed stable ever since ChatGPT was introduced two years ago. So there are a lot of narratives out there around how it's going to replace humans, it's going to replace jobs, et cetera, which it might do. I'm not great at predictions usually, but so far it hasn't. What it will definitely do, however, is completely change the way we work. Obviously AI was one of our big reckonings at Reedsy, because we run a marketplace. Our main business model is the marketplace, where authors come in and look for editors, for marketers, for cover designers, for translators, and some of these domains and services are being transformed by AI, right? AI translations are massive right now. We haven't really seen a decline at all on the Reedsy marketplace, but we're prepared for it. It might very well happen, but what we think is happening, or is going to happen, is professionals using AI tools to provide a better output or a faster output or a cheaper output, or all three of these things. So for example, we now have literary translators who say they're open to editing AI translations, right? So you can come in, you can have your book translated with AI, whichever tool or method you choose for that. Then if you want a set of human eyes on it, you can hire a literary translator who's open to working on an AI-translated manuscript, and that's obviously going to be much, much cheaper than paying 10 cents per word from scratch for a literary translator. I'm not necessarily recommending you completely bypass literary translators, or that you go this way, but you have options, right? You have options for different sets of budgets. I think all these human editors, narrators, translators, designers, et cetera, they're not going to disappear, but they might have to reinvent the way they work in the future. Jo: As we all are doing. As you say, for me mostly it's the business side, getting Claude to help me with business stuff. Like even bookkeeping. There are bills that we've all been paying for years that we can now maybe reduce, and reducing costs as well as increasing profit is obviously good business sense. So, interesting times. But just as we wrap up, what are you excited about in what's coming? How do you see Reedsy shaping up in the next decade? What is coming for you and Reedsy? Ricardo: We're really excited about the decade to come, because obviously 10 years for a startup is a long time. I think most startups after 10 years, the founders are gone. Jo: Yes. Ricardo: Or they've exited or they've sold or whatever. We've stayed, we're the same founders, and we're still as excited because I think we have new products, right? We're working on new things. As I mentioned at the beginning of the episode, Reedsy Studio, our writing tool, is probably one of the things we're most excited about, because first, it's getting adopted very fast. It has startup-like growth that we hadn't seen for other products in a long time, and it has very cool technology built in. We probably have a team of 10, 15 engineers now working full time on it and adding a lot of things. So we've added templates for plotting your book, with relationships within different characters and places and magic systems and things like that. We've added writing goals and writing statistics. We still have the free exports. One very cool thing we've added is real time collaboration. So just like Google Docs, you can write in real time with a co-author, or you can get an editor to work in there live with track changes. So you could have an editor working on chapter one while you're writing chapter three, for example. That kind of thing. It's really powerful technology, and that's one of the things we're really excited about for the future. A business, just like authors, we've got to reinvent ourselves. We've got to find ways to keep things exciting and keep motivated, and that is definitely one of them. When adoption goes along with it, then that's obviously super satisfying. Jo: Brilliant. So where can people find you and Reedsy online? Ricardo: So Reedsy you can find at reedsy.com, R-E-E-D-S-Y.com. And there you'll find the whole suite of tools and services. For me, you can find me mostly by email, as I mentioned. That's the one place I check consistently every day, and my email address is ricardo@reedsy.com. So again, R-E-E-D-S-Y.com and ricardo@reedsy.com. You can email me any questions you have about this episode, about AI book discoverability, about marketing, about Reedsy. I always try to answer every email I get, because I think when we started Reedsy, I really appreciated people like you, and some other agents and editors and authors we contacted who were influential in the industry, who actually answered us and took the time to do that. So now I try to answer every email I get, because I feel like we've been very lucky in the beginning to have those people answering our emails, so we should do the same. Jo: Oh, well, thanks so much for your time, Ricardo. That was great. Ricardo: Thank you, Jo. Thanks for having me again.The post Book Marketing, AI Book Discoverability, And Resilience, With Ricardo Fayet first appeared on The Creative Penn.
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SEO is changing faster than ever, and what worked even a year ago might already be outdated. In this episode, I'm joined once again by SEO expert Kristie Plantinga to unpack what therapists actually need to know about ranking online in 2026. We dive into the rise of AI search, whether AI optimization (AIO) is really different from SEO, and why therapists may have more of an advantage than they realize as tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews continue to shape how potential clients find providers. We also talk about what strategies are still worth your time, what advice has become outdated, and why Google Business Profiles may now be one of the highest leverage marketing tools available. Kristie shares her thoughts on blogging in the age of AI, how to position yourself as the go to expert in your niche, and why being known for one specific thing matters more than ever. If you've been wondering where to focus your marketing efforts without wasting time on tactics that no longer work, this conversation will give you clarity and direction. Topics Covered in this Episode: 4:48 - Why ChatGPT is recommending private practices over big tech companies 10:45 - The biggest SEO priorities therapists should focus on right now 14:20 - Why your Google Business Profile may matter more than your website 16:55 - What Google actually rewards in an AI driven world 18:10 - Is blogging still worth your time in 2026? 21:00 - The search terms and specialties therapists should be targeting 23:00 - How becoming known for one thing can transform your visibility Resources Mentioned: Connect with Kristie: placedigital.com Find out more about Alma here: helloalma.com/danielle Take 50% off your first 3 months of Simple Practice + a 7 day free trial using the link: simplepractice.com/danielle Fill Up Therapists: $0-$60k If you are needing more private pay clients in your practice in 2026, the Practice Accelerator is the perfect fit for you. Use the code ALLIN as a podcast listener to get $100 off at checkout. Scale Up Therapists: $60-$200k+ Group practice owners, content creators and therapists scaling beyond 1-1. Apply here for the next round of Scale Up Mastermind where I help therapists create additional revenue streams and scale to multi six and seven figures.
Executive Summary On this episode of Adventures in Legal Tech, Jared Correia talks with Phillip Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers, about how AI is rewriting the rules of legal search and firm operations. Greer breaks down the real differences between SEO, AEO, and GEO, then explains how he turned his own company into a shop full of vibe coders. It's a practical look at getting found online and getting comfortable with AI at the same time. Key Takeaways SEO isn't dead. It's the foundation that feeds AEO and GEO, the practices that get law firms found inside AI search tools and chatbots. Quality, well-structured content and citations from reputable third-party sites matter more than backlink farming ever did. Legal consumers across every generation are shifting from typed search terms to conversations with AI tools, often without realizing it. Building an AI-literate firm starts with a safe, governed environment where non-technical staff can experiment without touching client data. Start small. Pick something fun, not a client matter, to learn how an AI tool handles data before you roll anything out firmwide. Links and Resources Red Cave Law Firm Consulting: redcavelegal.com Best Lawyers: bestlawyers.com Keywords AEO, GEO, AI search optimization, legal SEO, AI Overview, ChatGPT for lawyers, shadow AI, vibe coding, AI-literate law firm, Best Lawyers, legal directory marketing, law firm content strategy, AI governance, legal tech podcast, Jared Correia, Phillip Greer, structured data for lawyers, AI search engines, law firm AI adoption, legal marketing strategy Episode Highlights [00:02:29 - 00:04:31] Greer lays out his top SEO pitch: keep doing SEO, treat it as the foundation feeding AIO. [00:04:56 - 00:08:38] Greer defines SEO, AEO, and GEO and explains why all three belong in a firm's strategy. [00:09:32 - 00:11:59] Greer traces shadow AI from a guilty secret to standard practice at nearly every firm. [00:12:56 - 00:16:39] Greer argues authenticity beats generic AI-written content and backlink farming for standing out. [00:27:48 - 00:32:20] Greer describes building the Best Lawyers internal app store that turned employees into vibe coders. [00:32:48 - 00:36:13] Greer explains how he handled data governance and change fears before rolling AI out company-wide. [00:36:20 - 00:39:08] Greer's advice: start vibe coding with something fun and low-stakes before touching firm data.
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In this episode, we talk about: a husband that is pooping too much, someone who is yanking the bus chain too many times, someone that smashed their friend's guitar, a listener that was being harassed by an old coworker, a guy getting caught eating too many hotdogs, and we find out about a Star Trek fan that SUCKS. We also go over some listener submitted tweets that should have banged in this week's circle Jurdge. Palestine Children's Relief Fund Donation Link: https://tiltify.com/@judgies-pod/judgies-for-free-palestine Edited by: https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyblinking https://twitter.com/currentlyblink https://tiktok.com/@currently.blinking Want fun and cool stickers and MORE? www.aurorascreaturecorner.store Judgies Merch is Available HERE! https://judgiespod.myspreadshop.com/ Our Patreon is officially open, if you want to see extra content go check it out! https://www.patreon.com/JudgiesPod Send us mail! (Addressed However You'd Like) P.O. Box 58 Ottawa, IL 61350 Leave a Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-judgies/id1519741238 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgiespod Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/judgiespod Intro Music by: Iván https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gB2VvyqfnOlNv37PHKRNJ?si=f6TIYrLITkG2NZXGLm_Y-Q&dl_branch=1 Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 7:50 Husband Poops Too Much 24:48 Yanking The Bus Chain 34:41 Smashing Friend's Guitar 47:44 Break 47:52 CJ: LS Tweets That Shoulda Banged 1:01:12 LS Sound 1:05:35 LS Story 1:24:47 Eating Too Many Hotdogs 1:35:42 Wokest Star Trek Fan 1:44:04 Outro Story Links: My husband 36M poops too much for me 36F to feel comfortable having another baby with him AITA for “abusing” the the bus stop chain so I don't miss my stop? AIO for smashing my friend's guitar after he played it for my gf which turned her into cheating on me with him? I got caught eating hot dogs at work and the boss wants to have a meeting first thing Monday aita my gf is staying with friends because i cancelled my paramount sub DELETED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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REPLAY: When Leaders Lead with Love, We Heal Join us in re-listening to this special episode with Commissioner of Corrections for the state of Maine, Randy Liberty. This episode originally aired this past spring and focused on how leadership is essential for healing, highlighting that the way we lead can be either harmful or deeply meaningful and healing for all involved. Auntie Macy opens the show with a new introduction, talking about Randy's book, "Liberty's Prison", the conversation the Aunties had about his dog, Bosco and all of the wonderful work he has done in order to reduce food insecurity across the state with the help of the residents of the Maine State Prison tending to the gardens at the facility. Please enjoy hearing the lessons and stories Randy has to share! Wabanaki Words Used: Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) - https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc Topics Discussed: Randy Liberty - https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/about/cabinet/liberty “Liberty's Prison” by Randy Liberty - https://www.amazon.com/Libertys-Prison-Radically-Reformed-American/dp/B0F941CFY3 Randy on “207” - https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/news/local/207/207-february-12-2026/97-347e7448-6142-43e9-adaf-617a5e6e2271 Maine Criminal Justice Academy - https://www.maine.gov/dps/mcja Robin Wall Kimmerer - https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/ Maine Compost School - https://extension.umaine.edu/agriculture/maine-compost-school/ AIO, Rockland Food Pantry - https://www.aiofoodpantry.org/ USDA - https://www.usda.gov/ Togus VA - https://www.va.gov/maine-health-care/locations/togus-va-medical-center/ Colby College - https://www.colby.edu/ National Suicide and Crisis Number, Press 1 for VA- 988 Wabanaki Careline – 1-844-844-2622 CAP Agency, Maine - https://mecap.org/ Ellsworth, Maine - https://www.ellsworthmaine.gov/ Kennebeck County, Maine - https://kennebec.gov/ Department of Corrections - https://www.maine.gov/corrections/ Wabanaki Tribal Nations: Houlton Band of Maliseet Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME (maliseets.net) Mi'kmaq Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME (micmac-nsn.gov) Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township Passamaquoddy Tribe @ Indian Township | Peskotomuhkati Motahkomikuk Passamaquoddy Tribe Sipayik Sipayik Tribal Government – Sipayik (wabanaki.com) Penobscot Nation Penobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine Special Thanks/Woliwon: Guest: Randy Liberty Producer: Gavin Allen Podcast Team: Macy Downs
Reddit Stories - My Sister Invited Strangers On Our Family Vacation Again And I'm Just Not Having It. OP expected a rare family-only beach vacation, but learned her sister secretly invited strangers again. Feeling ignored by her parents and tired of broken boundaries, OP refuses to attend and fears the family backlash ahead.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Today, we're diving into Reddit stories full of overreactions and drama!Please sign the petition for Evie's Law here: https://c.org/9qRrkkzvL4Podcast Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatgirlthepod/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1DAlTJgYiop4tdUZ6Tm2ixApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/that-girl-an-audience-and-reddit-stories-podcast/id1631617176TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatgirlthepodEmail: thatgirlthepod@gmail.comMy Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracetorie/Pinterest: https://pin.it/4mQ1DQkSubstack: https://substack.com/@gracetorieTimes:00:00 intro00:55 Evie's Law01:50 AIO: Guy claiming to be my fiancée's boyfriend texted me last night13:11 Aio for refusing to eat something that a “secret admirer” got 18:04 AIO - my coworker has been heating up fish in the office microwave every day and just asked me to "keep it down" while he eatsStory Links:Story One: https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/comments/1v3iunk/aio_guy_claiming_to_be_my_fianc%C3%A9es_boyfriend/ Story Two: https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/comments/1pkn0y8/aio_for_refusing_to_eat_something_that_a_secret/ Story Three: https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/comments/1t6wvpt/aio_my_coworker_has_been_heating_up_fish_in_the/ Tags:reddit, reddit stories, aita, aita reddit stories, aita smosh, storytime, reddit stories to fall asleep to, reddit stories smosh, reddit smosh, reddit am i the devil, charlotte dobre, smosh pit, two hot takes, bridezilla stories, best reddit stories, best of reddit stories, kallmekris 2nd channel, petty revenge, reddit top posts
Reddit Stories - My Step Daughter Never Liked Me And Now She's Furious I Refuse To Pay Her Tuition. OP refuses to use her separate inheritance to cover her stepdaughter's expensive tuition gap. After years of distance, the stepdaughter suddenly acts kind, then turns furious when OP says she will not pay.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - My Wife Suddenly Started Grieving Her Late Husband Again After She Got Pregnant. OP's pregnant wife suddenly begins grieving her late first husband again, revisiting old memories and asking to use his name for their baby. OP feels hurt, guilty, and unsure how to set boundaries sensitively.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
OP inherited his late parents' fully paid-off home and financial security, but as his relationship grows more serious, he plans to tell his girlfriend he wants a prenup and refuses to ever share ownership of that house.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
It's Reddit Readings Wednesday on the Reddit On Wiki podcast! Usually, we're live with you guys in the chat, but we're taking a quick break from our live shows while Josh is busy building his house. So, welcome to a special "Wednesday Not Live" episode! This week, John and Sean discuss stories like: a best friend no longer wanting to hang out due to not wanting to split costs, a girlfriend finding a text thread between her boyfriend and a coworker, a date ended abruptly because of the term "Shrekking", a homeowner denied somebody from picking fruit from their tree, a friend expecting compensation from house sitting, a petty revenge that cost someone a job interview, a couple has separate bank accounts for years but now it's causing an issue, and a girlfriend overhears baristas talking about her boyfriend. Let's get into the Reddit drama! Support Our Sponsors: Factor: Head to https://factormeals.com/factorpodcast and use code WIKI50OFF to get 50% off! Whisker: Maintain your cat's litter while focusing on your growing family. Go to whisker.com/WIKI and get an additional $50 off bundles. Support The Show: Become a Patron or YouTube Member for ad-free episodes and bonus stories every Monday and Friday, as well as exclusive content! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/cultiv8podcastnetwork/membership YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@RedditOnWiki Timestamps:(Timestamps are approximate due to dynamic ad insertion. Become a Patron or YouTube member for ad-free episodes) (00:00) - Intro(03:12) - AITA for not wanting to hang out with my best friend and her kids anymore because I don't want to split costs equally? (16:15) - Found between him and his coworker, AIO (25:10) - Am I overreacting for walking out on a first date with someone that basically told me he was trying to date uglier people on purpose? (30:26) - AITJ for telling the previous owner of my house she cant come pick fruit from my tree anymore? (38:36) - AITA for refusing to pay my “house sitter”? (46:25) - Sorry, I'm just a typical woman (50:05) - My husband and I have always had separate bank accounts (57:37) - Baristas were talking about my boyfriend (01:01:28) - Outro Follow Us: Hit like, subscribe, and follow us on all social media platforms for all things Reddit on Wiki! All Social and Donation Links: https://linktr.ee/redditonwiki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Send us Fan Mail93.2%. That is the Google AI Overview citation rate for the builder Anewgo has been working with on its AEO initiative - meaning when buyers ask Google's AI real questions about communities, floor plans, features, and pricing in that builder's market, the AI cites that builder's website as a source 93% of the time. In this July State of AI episode, Anya Chrisanthon - CCO at Anewgo - walks through the newest data from Anewgo CTO Keng Lim's follow-up study and rounds out the month's biggest AI news for home builders.Finding one: the builder became part of more buyer conversations - on every platform ChatGPT surged early (16% to 72%), gave back some ground, and finished at 61%. Gemini climbed steadily to a new high of 75%. Google AI Overview climbed at every single measurement and finished at 93.2%. Three platforms, three different trajectories, all moving up. The lesson: buyers ask the same question in different AI tools and get different answers. If you're only measuring one platform - or not measuring at all - you have an incomplete picture.Finding two: being cited is not the same as being recommended Google cited the builder's website 93% of the time but ranked them number one only 43% of the time - a 50-point gap. Getting found and trusted by AI is step one. Step two is making the case: clear community details, plan options, included features, real points of difference. That's what converts a citation into a recommendation.Finding three: AEO creates value before the website visit While AI visibility went up, website sessions dropped about 47%. The study can't attribute the traffic change to AEO - but the opposing trends prove that sessions alone can no longer measure AEO progress. A buyer can have a meaningful brand encounter with your business inside an AI answer, and your analytics never see them. The new scorecard: are AI tools citing you, are they recommending you, and are the visits you do get more engaged and qualified?The rest of July in AI The model race kept sprinting - GPT-5.6 shipped as a full lineup and the industry theme shifted from "best model wins" to "best fit wins." The European Commission ordered Google to open Android to rival AI assistants - one more sign that the AI on your buyer's phone is becoming a choice, not a default, and your digital presence has to work for all of them. And agent frameworks went from theoretical to shipping - moving AI from answering questions to completing work.
In today's r/AIO story, OP is left stunned after a bridesmaid allegedly hijacks her wedding shower - turning what should've been a celebration into a full-blown spectacle.0:00 Intro0:21 Story 14:11 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies6:50 Story 1 Update10:32 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies15:02 Story 217:38 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies20:48 Story 2 Update22:55 Story 2 Comments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Search is changing fast, and the old playbook is breaking. In this 30-minute session, Becca Searns and Shaun Chojnacki of Haley Marketing tackle two halves of the same problem: how to get found when people are asking ChatGPT instead of scrolling Google — and how to actually convert them once they land.Becca breaks down conversion rate optimization: why most staffing sites were built to recruit, not to sell, and the framework that fixes it. Shaun follows with the tactical side of AI search — knowledge gaps, listicles, AI overviews, and the new acronyms every marketer needs to know.Practical, tactical, and something you can start using today.Expect to Learn:Why 98% of your visitors leave without doing a single thing — and why your site might be the culpritThe three questions behind every high-converting site: drivers, hooks, and barriersThe "people are goldfish" rule — you get 3–5 seconds to answer what you do, how you do it, can you do it for me, and am I in the right placeWhy clear beats clever, why carousels kill conversions, and why short forms winHow search is shifting to ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and TikTok — and what "topical authority" really meansThe AI knowledge gap strategy: writing listicles for niche roles and geographies nobody else ownsHow one client won 14,000+ AI Overviews in six monthsWhy SEO still matters — LLMs pull from page one, and they click anywhere on it, not just the top threeThe new alphabet: AIO, GEO, and AEO — what each one is and how to optimize for itWhy FAQs, schema, reviews, and press releases now do heavy liftingAbout the Guests:Becca Searns, Director of Creative Services, Haley Marketing Becca grew up with marketing at the dinner table. That instinct led her home to Haley Marketing, where she leads the quality of creative services and shapes the design and user experience across Haley Marketing's products. She holds a BFA in New Media Design and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology. But her real education came from seven years traveling internationally. That mix of formal training and on-the-ground experience is what lets her deliver creative solutions that are world-class, easy, and affordable.Shaun Chojnacki, Senior Marketing Strategist, Haley Marketing Shaun brings nearly a decade of expertise in digital marketing, SEO, paid media, and content strategy. Before joining us, Shaun served as Marketing Director at iPost, driving impressive results like boosting organic traffic by 100% and increasing lead conversion rates through targeted SEO and paid media strategies. He's also managed substantial marketing budgets and played key roles on senior leadership teams for large e-commerce companies.
Relationship Stories - OP, a first-time mom, refused to let her mother-in-law feed her exclusively breastfed baby. When MIL demanded she pump milk to share "her baby," OP firmly reminded her the baby wasn't hers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - My Wife Replaced Me With Her “Gym Friend”… But Wants Me On Standby Just In Case. OP realizes his wife's intense bond with her gym friend has pushed him out of their marriage. After months of constant texting, dismissal, and separation, she still wants him waiting as a backup option later.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Will North has led marketing and commercial functions at brands including Meshki, PE Nation, AJE and Superdry UK. For the last two and a half years he's been at Kulani Kinis, the Australian swimwear brand doing 75-80% of its revenue in the US. He joined Ryan Martin from Remarkable Digital to talk conversion rate optimisation, attribution, TikTok Shop and the marketing shifts defining 2026.The Kulani Kinis story. Founded 11.5 years ago by Sydney couple Danny and Alex as a side hustle, the brand found its footing in the US when Alex transferred to EY in LA. Today the US makes up 75-80% of revenue; Australia is just 7%.CRO is a business metric, not a digital one. Will's Retail Fest keynote ("I Lost the Company $15 Million and Got a Promotion") explored why every untested change to your site is a potential loss. His starting point: survey customers who've purchased and subscribers who haven't, distil 3-4 themes, then run ideas through an effort-versus-upside matrix before testing.Context kills best practice. Adding "some items in your cart may sell out" drove nearly $2M in annualised revenue at a streetwear brand. The same test lost revenue at a women's fashion brand, because scarcity signalling made shoppers worry about wearing the same thing as everyone else. Customer psychology differs by brand.The thank you page question nobody asks. Immediately post-purchase, ask: "Was there anything that almost stopped you from buying?" Customers who've just converted will tell you exactly what's broken.Attribution in 2026. No one does it perfectly. Will's approach is to define the role of each channel across the seasonal cycle and measure a marketing efficiency ratio (spend divided by sales) as a flow, not a fixed weekly target.TikTok Shop. 72% of fashion revenue on the platform flows through affiliate and creator. The new customer rate is 95%. Will visited the US team last month and TikTok Shop is a major focus for Kulani Kinis in FY27.What you say now matters as much as how you look. LLMs are changing discovery. If a brand has no content narrative, it won't show up when someone asks an AI for a recommendation. Will's take: GEO, AIO and SEO are all just SEO.Not all impressions are equal. Kulani Kinis ran direct mail via Post Pilot at a $600 CPM and it outperformed. A postcard on a fridge is a very different impression to a feed scroll-past.In-person events. A $40,000 Maldives brand trip generated the equivalent of $140,000 in media value from creator and customer content.Collaborations. A LinkedIn conversation between brand experience leads led to a Lounge Underwear collab that spiked Kulani Kinis' German sales in July 2024. Go in with clear objectives or don't bother."Conversion is a business metric. It's not an e-com metric.""There is no such thing as best practice with CRO. Every brand's customer psychology is different.""You've got to sell it twice: on site and when they get it, otherwise it's coming back."Kulani Kinis: kulanikinis.comPost Pilot: postpilot.comLounge Underwear: loungeunderwear.comPura Vida Bracelets: puravidabracelets.comRetail FestAbout Will North:Head of Commercial & Performance at Kulani Kinis. Previously held senior roles at Meshki, PE Nation, AJE and Superdry UK. Retail Fest speaker and Oria Award nominee (International Conqueror).
Reddit Stories - My Coworker Keeps Scheduling Meetings Just To Ghost Me…And I'm Taking The Fall. OP struggles with a remote coworker who keeps demanding meetings, then ghosting them repeatedly. When OP falls behind because they cannot get needed project information, they fear being blamed for delays they did not cause.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - Brother's Fiancée Humiliated Me At A Family BBQ… Then Got Upset When I Walked Out. OP recently ended a painful relationship and tried to keep the details private. At a family BBQ, her brother's fiancée publicly mocked her breakup, humiliating OP until she walked out and was blamed for leaving.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - My Girlfriend Confessed She Had To Hook Up With Her FWB Right Before We Became Exclusive. OP discovers his girlfriend's romantic origin story was a lie after she confesses she left his exclusivity talk to hook up with her FWB, leaving him questioning her honesty, morals, and entire relationship forever.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - Family Member Scammed Me And Then Went After My Uncle… So I Shut Her Down. OP was scammed by a family member who never repaid her, then discovered the same relative had secretly targeted her elderly uncle for money too, leading OP to shut down the requests completely.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
Reddit Stories - My Mother In Law Used Her Grief As A Widow To Manipulate My Wife, So I Put A Stop To It. OP's wife trained for charity runs honoring her late father, but her mother and sister guilted her over contact and fundraising posts. OP defended her after a hurtful message, leaving everyone angry and emotional.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
In this podventure, we discuss the episode “Where's Your Daddy?” in which Whit hires Julie Myers, an apparently single mother, to help with the Christmas rush. But Julie isn't single. Her husband is in prison, and she and her children have had a hard time dealing with the stigma of his absence. But with a little kindness, compassion, and generosity, the gang at Whit's End are able to help the Myers–all four of them–have a meaningful Christmas after all. Also, the interesting timing of Tom starting prison ministry, AIO's messaging around prison, and what would happen if one of us ever said no to discussion questions.
Reddit Stories - OP names her newborn daughter to honor the mother she never knew, but her MIL claims the name sounds offensive. When OP refuses to change it, her husband sides with his mother, leaving OP isolated.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lost-genre-reddit-stories--5779056/support.
In this episode, we talk about: a sensory deprivation pod experience gone WRONG, someone who was gifted a lot of money, an illegal yogurt collection, a listener that had a friend breakup after a party, and a man who doesn't clean his shower. We also go over some Muppet Movie Recasts in this week's Circle Jurdge! Palestine Children's Relief Fund Donation Link: https://tiltify.com/@judgies-pod/judgies-for-free-palestine Edited by: https://www.youtube.com/@currentlyblinking https://twitter.com/currentlyblink https://tiktok.com/@currently.blinking Want fun and cool stickers and MORE? www.aurorascreaturecorner.store Judgies Merch is Available HERE! https://judgiespod.myspreadshop.com/ Our Patreon is officially open, if you want to see extra content go check it out! https://www.patreon.com/JudgiesPod Send us mail! (Addressed However You'd Like) P.O. Box 58 Ottawa, IL 61350 Leave a Review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-judgies/id1519741238 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgiespod Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/judgiespod Intro Music by: Iván https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gB2VvyqfnOlNv37PHKRNJ?si=f6TIYrLITkG2NZXGLm_Y-Q&dl_branch=1 Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 8:10 Diarrhea-ing in the Tank 19:03 Gifted Lots of Money 31:48 Illegal Yogurt Collection 44:48 Break 44:56 CJ: Muppet Movie Takeover 1:03:28 LS Sound 1:07:41 LS Story 1:20:21 Man's Grey Shower 1:36:07 Mail Time 1:43:59 Outro Story Links: Diarrhea in sensory deprivation tank I'm being gifted a lot of money. Should I tell my boyfriend? AITA for Throwing Away my Boyfriend's Potentially Illegal Yogurt Collection? AIO for wanting to immediately break up with my bf after seeing how he lives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is SEO dead, or is it just changing? In this episode, I'm joined again by Natalie Moore, a licensed marriage and family therapist and SEO coach for therapists in private practice. Natalie breaks down the difference between SEO and AIO, or artificial intelligence optimization, and explains why therapists don't need to panic about AI search replacing traditional SEO. We talk about how private practice owners can make their websites easier to find on Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI search tools. Natalie shares why specialty pages, Google Business Profiles, clear niche messaging, and client-centered copy still matter, and how AI search adds another layer to what therapists are already doing online. If you're a therapist in private practice trying to get found by the right clients, this conversation will help you understand how SEO and AI can work together instead of competing against each other. Resources Mentioned In This Episode Subscribe to YouTube Read the show notes here Watch on YouTube Use the promo code "GORDON" to get 2 months of Therapy Notes free Consulting with Gordon The PsychCraft Network Follow us on Instagram Meet Natalie Moore, LMFT Natalie Moore is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles and the founder of Space for Growth Therapy & Coaching. In her therapy practice, she specializes in supporting high-functioning women navigating anxiety, burnout, people-pleasing and the identity shift of motherhood. She is also an SEO coach for therapists, helping clinicians make their websites easier to find and easier for the right clients to recognize themselves in. Her work sits at the intersection of clinical nuance, ethical marketing, SEO and AI search strategy. Website Instagram BrightLocal's 2026 Local Consumer Review Survey (This includes helpful data on how local search behavior is shifting, including the rise of AI tools for local business recommendations.) Google Business Profile Setup Resource Episode 378: Keyword Research for Therapists
A step-by-step guide on how I would market my practice if I were starting from scratch in 2026. Free Checklist: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8Links Mentioned:Last Week's episode: "How to Launch a Successful Private Practice in 2026”https://youtu.be/tydi5vXa0JMTraining: Website Copy in a Weekend:https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/l/pdp/website-copy-in-a-weekendFree Workshop on SEO and AIO in 2026:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VosuMl8CTwoLINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!
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This week, Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Vivienne Wagner. The two talk about navigating the journey from side hustle to scaling Houndstooth Media Group, the evolution of digital marketing from SEO to AI-driven search, and the importance of building a values-driven team. In this episode, we discuss: How Vivienne Wagner started Houndstooth Media Group at her dining room table, transforming a personal blog into a full-scale digital marketing agency. What the arrival of AI-driven search (AEO, AIO) means for digital marketing, SEO, and how businesses are found online today. When Vivienne Wagner realized she needed to bring in help and start building a virtual team to handle growing client demand. Why recognizing the value of your skills is crucial for pricing and business growth, plus the importance of having mentors or external voices to help see your worth. How clarity on core values like integrity, kindness, thankfulness, loyalty, and humor helps Houndstooth hire the right people, choose the right clients, and build a strong company culture. Vivienne Wagner is the founder and CEO of Houndstooth Media Group, a digital marketing agency based in Southern California. With a team of 16 specialists, she helps mid-sized businesses transform their websites into revenue-driving hubs by combining SEO expertise with the latest in AI-driven optimization. Known for her ability to make complex marketing concepts accessible, Vivienne speaks on how businesses can position themselves to be found by both human audiences and AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Her agency's approach not only boosts visibility and organic traffic but also reduces dependence on paid ads, giving business owners the freedom to scale more sustainably. Vivienne frequently works with decision-makers who need trusted marketing leadership—either because they don't have in-house expertise or want a sharper second opinion on their current strategy. She offers a structured starting point through her SEO & AI Optimization Audit, which helps companies uncover hidden opportunities, identify weak points, and gain clarity on the steps needed to compete in today's search-driven landscape. Outside of work, Vivienne enjoys life with her husband and extended family of four grown sons. Known for her mix of humor, candor, and genuine care for the people she works with, she brings the same energy into her professional world that she does into her personal one. As a guest, she is direct, insightful, and engaging—ready to share practical strategies for AI-optimized marketing, building strong website foundations, and scaling digital strategies for long-term success. Back-story Vivienne Wagner never set out to start a marketing agency. With a degree in Public Administration, she began her career in city and state legislation, then moved into public affairs—essentially marketing for political movements. After stepping away from that world to be a stay-at-home mom, she found an unexpected new path. In the late 2000s, a friend introduced her to blogging. What started as a personal online journal—funny stories about her four boys, commentary on societal events, and the occasional DIY project—became Vivienne's crash course in the power of search and inbound marketing. A "private rant" she posted about a controversial radio contest unexpectedly drew strangers to her blog, teaching her firsthand how traffic finds content online. From there, she dove into the early "mommy blogging" community, grew an audience, and began monetizing through SEO, social media, and partnerships—long before influencer marketing became mainstream. In 2013, a friend in luxury real estate asked her to ghostwrite blogs and manage social media. Vivienne quickly saw that the brokerage's marketing efforts were missing the mark, pitched a proposal to overhaul their strategy, and spent six months rebuilding their entire department. Word spread, and soon individual agents wanted her help too. By January 2014, what started at her dining room table had grown into Houndstooth Media Group. Today, Houndstooth is a team of 16 specialists serving mid-sized businesses across industries. The agency is known for helping clients build solid digital foundations—prioritizing organic growth, SEO, and quality content before chasing shiny new trends. Vivienne's philosophy is simple: SEO will always matter, even as it evolves, and valuable content will always win, whether it's created by human hands or generated by AI. As a podcast guest, Vivienne brings humor, candor, and clear-eyed expertise. She speaks on the evolution of digital marketing, what AI means for business owners, and how companies can stop "flying blind" and finally feel confident in their marketing strategy. HMG bio Houndstooth Media Group is a boutique digital marketing agency based in Southern California. With a team of 16 specialists across the country, the agency helps mid-sized businesses turn their websites into revenue-driving hubs through SEO, AI-driven optimization, and strategic digital marketing. The majority of Houndstooth's client base comes through referrals and word of mouth, with most partnerships lasting for years. That loyalty stems from the agency's commitment to transparency and education—qualities that set it apart in an industry often clouded by jargon and "smoke and mirrors." Houndstooth eliminates the "flying blind" feeling many business owners experience when working with marketing agencies, instead giving them clarity, confidence, and measurable results. From SEO strategy and AI-optimized content to social media, branding, and revenue development, Houndstooth delivers custom solutions without cookie-cutter tactics. Clients gain not only execution but also a trusted partner who explains the "why" behind the strategy, so leaders can make informed decisions and see the direct impact on their business growth. At its core, Houndstooth Media Group is built for long-term success: results-focused, strategy-driven, and deeply invested in helping businesses grow with confidence. Website: https://houndstoothmediagroup.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houndstoothmediagroup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivienne-wagner/ Vivienne's free webinar on important AIO strategies. https://houndstooth-media-group.webinargeek.com/aio-webinar-get-your-business-found?cst=her-success-story-podcast
With all the changes in the therapy profession and private practice lately, I've heard folks wonder if it's possible to have a successful private practice in 2026. I do wholeheartedly believe it's still possible! But I do also think it's wise to adapt our strategy to fit today.In this episode, I share the two top tips I'd focus on to launch a successful private practice in 2026. The good news: they don't have anything to do with AI or technology. Thank you to Paubox for sponsoring this episode. Paubox makes HIPAA-secure email and forms easy and streamlined. Check them out here:https://hubs.la/Q04k58tL0*Get $250 off your first year with Paubox with coupon code "SKILLS"*Bonus Deal:* If you add the Paubox badge to your website you get an extra $100 off your first year :)Links Mentioned:Free Checklist: Start a Private Practice in Counseling:https://tinyurl.com/y9ek9en8Training: “The Client Attraction System"https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/p/client-attraction-systemTraining: “Website Copy in a Weekend”https://privatepracticeskills.teachable.com/l/pdp/website-copy-in-a-weekendVideo: "Beat Big Tech Therapy by not Playing Their Game”https://youtu.be/wKrlL6oxUX4Video: "Big Tech & AI Won't Replace Private Practice”https://youtu.be/thRjsJPYccsVideo: "Develop your Niche in Private Practice”https://youtu.be/bh6bJRb7iwQVideo: "5 Ways to Find Your Therapy Niche”https://youtu.be/FU1eHRDwkusVideo: "How to Find Your Specialty as a Therapist with Roy Kim, CSAT”https://youtu.be/klbXEq4sIWsFree Workshop: "SEO & AIO for Therapists: Simple Steps to Get Found on Google and AI”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VosuMl8CTwoLINKS:*Some links are affiliate links. A percentage of purchases come back to me and help my channel immensely!
Join us LIVE AT FIVE (PT) on YouTube for the watch party every Wednesday: https://www.youtube.com/@birdsandbeesdontfck Joy Mamey is an actor, writer, comedian, cancer survivor, and improviser currently performing with Sunday Company at The Groundlings who grew up in Los Angeles where her sex ed teacher wouldn't answer her questions so she thought sex was basically naked kissing and that penises had bones. In this episode we talk about the surprising overlap between improv and intimacy, why "yes and" can become a people-pleasing trap, and what happens when we're taught to ignore our instincts to make other people comfortable. Joy shares the sex education she never got, the question her sex ed teacher refused to answer, and why she genuinely thought penises had bones. We also get into body autonomy, consent, patriarchy, impact versus intention, learning to say no, and the importance of listening when your body is trying to tell you something. Hey, you too can Fck Like The Movies! https://www.rubyisland.media/course Want more? Catch bonus Reddit story reactions, private chats and more on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cw/birdsandbeesdontfck Where to find Joy: Instagram: @joymamey Website: https://www.joymamey.com/ Where to find Arielle: Instagram: @birdsandbeesdontfck TikTok: @birdsandbeesdontfck Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/birdsandbeesdontfck Bonus stories found exclusively on Patreon STORY 1: AITAH for ending a 4 year serious relationship without even a huge fight? STORY 2: My [M27] wife [F28] showed her friends our sex tapes STORY 3: AIO because my husband 'forgot' to tell me we'd be sharing a condo with his ex-wife during a family beach vacation? Like jewelry that'll make you cum? Me too! Get $15 Off Crave Pleasure Jewelry Here: https://lovecrave.com/arielle Episode Cheat Sheet 01:20 Meet Joy Mamey 02:45 The Groundlings, Second City & Improv Comedy 03:50 Why "Yes And" Can Become Toxic 06:50 Consent, Boundaries & Learning To Say No 08:00 What Improv Taught Us About Intimacy 12:45 Why Impact Matters More Than Intentions 18:00 Can Bad People Actually Change? 20:50 Psychopaths vs Sociopaths Explained 25:30 Power Dynamics, Comedy & Punching Down 30:15 Why Speaking Up During Sex Is So Hard 32:45 The Problem With People Pleasing In Bed 37:30 The Church Hug Joy Never Forgot 41:00 Why Patriarchy Hurts Men Too 45:45 Growing Up Without Sex Education 48:15 My Sex Ed Teacher Ignored My Question 49:45 "I Thought Penises Had Bones" 52:45 Why Porn Became Sex Education 55:00 Being Called "Exotic" As A Child 58:00 The Kinky Mind Meld Game 59:30 Why Improv Feels Like Great Sex 1:02:30 Patreon Reddit Story Preview
For 25 years the game was rank on Google, but no one scrolls past the AI overview anymore. In this episode of Content Amplified, Jeramy Gordon, VP of Marketing at a global background screening company and a 14-year marketer who started in newspaper journalism, breaks down the shift from SEO to GEO and AIO. Jeramy explains the move from fighting for position to fighting for inclusion: roughly 40% of queries are now answered inside AI overviews, organic traffic is dropping accordingly, and Adobe saw a 1200% jump in AI-driven traffic once engines started citing it. He gets specific on how to earn those citations: structure content around the questions people actually ask, write 3000-word definitive guides that go deep instead of broad, tighten your headers, title tags, and meta descriptions, and build off-site signals through press, podcasts, and third-party mentions that train the AI's model of who you are as an entity. He also makes the case for video and podcasts as proof of human-generated content. If you are trying to relearn the playbook for AI search, this conversation gives you a place to start.About JeramyJeramy Gordon is the VP of Marketing at Cisive, a global background screening company that runs pre-employment and post-employment background checks worldwide. He has spent 14 years in marketing, but before that he built an entire career in journalism, including 12 years in the newspaper industry. Jeramy is also a published author of two books, and he believes AI will not replace marketing, but it will replace marketers who do not embrace AI.Show NotesConnect with Jeramy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeramygordon/The Power of 10, Jeramy's personal method for improving across faith, family, fitness, and finance in 10 intentional minutes a dayOpinionated Not Judgmental, Jeramy's book on holding strong convictions without treating people who disagree differentlyText us what you think about this episode!
Julia Bocchese teaches us how to optimize food blog content for AI driven search and stay visible as the search landscape evolves. Julia is an SEO, Pinterest, and AI Search Consultant for creative small businesses at Julia Renee Consulting. Her goal is to make SEO, Pinterest, and AIO strategies approachable and easy to implement for all small businesses so they can reach their ideal clients organically. AI is changing the way people discover recipes and content online. In this episode, Julia breaks down what food bloggers need to know about AI search, how it differs from traditional SEO, and the practical steps you can take now to strengthen your visibility across platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. If you want to future proof your business without chasing every trend, this conversation will help you focus on what matters most. Key Topics Discussed: - Build strong SEO foundations before focusing on AI search. - Use audience specific language consistently throughout your content. - Strengthen brand authority through mentions, interviews, and collaborations. - Make important recipe information easy to find near the top of each post. - Improve user experience by removing barriers that interrupt recipe access. - Demonstrate expertise clearly through credentials, experience, and social proof. Connect with Julia Renee Consulting Website | Instagram | Pinterest
In today's r/AIO story, OP discovers her husband's so-called "work wife" isn't just a close colleague, but a teenage co-worker. While she's horrified and deeply uncomfortable, her husband brushes it off as harmless, leaving OP questioning his judgement - and whether she's overreacting.0:00 Intro0:20 Story 14:25 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies8:09 Story 1 Update14:16 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies16:51 Story 2 23:20 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies28:29 Story 2 Update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In today's r/AIO story, OP refuses to go on a so-called "vacation" after discovering her in-laws booked it without asking or informing her first. Now she is questioning whether setting that boundary makes her the AH.0:00 Intro0:24 Story 12:53 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies6:54 Story 1 Update9:15 Story 1 Comments / OP's Replies12:32 Story 215:50 Story 2 Comments17:08 Story 2 Update20:17 Story 323:21 Story 3 Update24:04 Story 3 Comments / OP's Replies26:50 Story 3 Update28:28 Story 3 Comments / OP's Replies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brad's tired of throttling his CPU due to an inadequate heatsink. Will's been spending a lot more time testing PC hardware of late. Between those two things, we thought it was a good time to do a check-in on CPU cooling, and primarily liquid cooling, so we can establish the facts on the ground about modern AIOs and custom loops with an eye toward helping Brad decide what to get. Turns out, there's more to know than ever, and yet it's also never been simpler. We also talk a little about modern air cooling, CPU spikes in Windows, and other stuff! The GamersNexus video on AIO placement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbGomv195sk Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, a monthly bonus episode, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
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