Chicago · SEO Since 2000
"The only way to win the algorithm permanently is to align with its goal: serving the user."
Bryson Meunier has been working professionally as an SEO since 2000. He is currently a senior SEO at Intuit QuickBooks, where he has been since 2021, leading holistic search strategy at one of the world's most recognized financial software brands.
He has written a column in Search Engine Land since 2009 and has contributed to Search Engine Journal, Smashing Magazine, Net Magazine, and more. He was named one of the top SEO experts to follow by Search Engine Journal.
On the side, Bryson runs AlgoFāv LLC, his boutique algorithmic strategy consultancy available for select projects.
SEO Deathwatch
SEO can never die as long as there are search engines.
Because the "SEO is dead" narrative never dies either, Bryson started SEO Deathwatch to counter it — a running record of the proclamations and the reality.
AI · Fashion Tech
TryDressed.com
An AI personal stylist app that eliminates the daily frustration of deciding what to wear. Scan your wardrobe, sync your calendar and weather, and get a specific outfit suggestion every morning — powered by Vera, an AI stylist that learns your style over time.
Visit TryDressed.com →SEO · Consulting
AlgoFāv LLC
Bryson's algorithmic strategy consultancy. AlgoFāv helps brands bridge the gap between genuine human value and machine understanding — operating at the intersection of human psychology and machine learning.
Visit AlgoFav.com →Media · Commentary
SEO Deathwatch
A running counter-narrative to the perpetual "SEO is dead" cycle. Because the best SEOs evolve with the search engines, and the discipline has outlived every obituary written about it.
Visit SEODeathwatch.com →Music
Mumble Monkey
Bryson's indie rock and alternative country project. Original music written and performed around Chicago, available on Bandcamp and streaming platforms.
Visit MumbleMonkeyMusic.com →Music · Live
The Vintage Plugs
A dad band playing the songs that shaped a generation. Bryson sings and plays rhythm guitar. Playing shows around Chicago in summer 2026.
Visit TheVintageplugs.com →Bryson is an amateur musician and singer-songwriter who plays multiple instruments and can be found playing music in his free time around Chicago. He writes original indie rock and alternative country music under the name Mumble Monkey, and sings and plays rhythm guitar in The Vintage Plugs, a dad band playing shows around Chicago in summer 2026.
The latest single is out now on Bandcamp.
Mumble Monkey
Indie Rock · Alt Country · Chicago
Bryson is a father of three kids in the Chicago area. He is a proud liberal and member of Action Ridge, which promotes principles of democracy locally.
Having been touched by depression and suicide in his own life, he supports the American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Bryson advocates tolerance and compassion and is a proud Atheist and secular Humanist.
Bryson previously founded Pro Bono SEO to help nonprofits generate search visibility without compensation, including work for Mirror Stream, which brings medical supplies to the people of Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Mental Health
Supporter of AFSP and NAMI. Advocates openly for awareness, compassion, and reducing stigma around depression and suicide.
Democracy & Humanism
Member of Action Ridge and the Chicago Humanists. Proud atheist and secular humanist who believes in tolerance across faiths and backgrounds.
Consulting
AlgoFāv LLC
For SEO and algorithmic strategy consulting inquiries, reach Bryson through his consultancy.
Social & Links
Find Bryson online
Professional history and experience on LinkedIn. All other links and social profiles in one place.
Writing
Search Engine Land
Bryson has written a column in Search Engine Land since 2009 covering SEO, AI, and the future of search.