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Episode 1 · May 21, 2026 · 08:02

NotebookLM + Gemini 3.5 Flash is INSANE!

NotebookLM + Gemini 3.5 Flash: The Ultimate Free SEO Workflow


Learn how to combine Google’s newest AI tools to automate your SEO content creation from research to full articles. This step-by-step guide shows you how to use NotebookLM and Gemini 3.5 Flash to build a high-ranking content engine for free.


00:00 - 00:00 - Intro

00:29 - What are NotebookLM and Gemini 3.5 Flash?

02:05 - Step 1: Research with Gemini 3.5 Flash

02:57 - Step 2: Content Planning with NotebookLM

04:23 - Step 3: Generating Optimized Articles

05:32 - Step 4: Building Interactive Tools

07:01 - Final Summary: The AI SEO Engine

Full transcript

Notebook LM plus Gemini 3.5 flash is insane. Today I'm going to show you the wildest SEO workflow I've ever seen. It's brand new, it's free, and it's so easy a kid could do it. You take two Google tools, you smash them together, and they spit out SEO content while you sip your coffee.

No writing for hours, no staring at a blank page, no guessing what Google wants. Stick around because by the end you'll never do SEO the slow way again. Mention this in the first breath, this is an SEO workflow and it might be the best one I've found all year. But first, let me tell you what these two tools actually are.

Because once you get this, the whole thing clicks. Let's start with Notebook LM. Notebook LM is a free Google tool. Think of it like a smart notebook that reads your stuff for you.

You drop in PDFs, YouTube videos, websites, notes, whatever you want, and then it answers your questions using only that stuff, not random internet junk, your stuff. So if you upload 10 articles about SEO, it becomes an SEO expert on those 10 articles. It pulls out the key points, it makes summaries, it even makes little podcast-style audio chats about your notes. Wild, right?

Now the second tool, Gemini 3.5 Flash. Google just announced this one at their big event this year. And here's what's cool about it. It's built for speed.

It's one of Google's fastest models. It can research fast, think through problems, write code, and build stuff in minutes. Google says it's strong at coding and reasoning while staying super quick. It's actually the default model in the Gemini app right now.

So when you open Gemini, you're probably already using it. So here's the simple way to think about these two. Gemini 3.5 Flash is your fast brain. It researches and it builds.

Notebook LM is your organizer. It takes all that mess and turns it into clean, usable content. One does the thinking, does the sorting. Together, they're an SEO machine.

And here's where I show you exactly how to use them. I'm going to walk you through this with a real example. I'm going to grow my own community, the AI Profit Boardroom, using this workflow. That way you see it work on a real thing, not some made-up example.

Let's go. Hey, if we haven't met already, I'm the digital avatar of Julian Goldie, CEO of SEO agency, Goldie Agency. While he's busy helping clients get more leads and more customers, I'm here to help you get the latest AI updates. And Julian reads every single comment, so make sure you comment below.

Step one, research with Gemini 3.5 Flash. Open Gemini and drop in a prompt like this. Say, research what people who want to learn AI automation are searching for on Google. Give me the top topics, questions, and keywords.

I run a community called the AI Profit Boardroom that teaches people how to use AI automation to grow a business. Find me the gaps where there's lots of search interest, but not much good content yet. Boom. In seconds, Gemini hands you a list of topics people are actually typing into Google.

This is gold for SEO. Because now you're not guessing. You're building content around what people already want. And here's a little tip while you're at it.

Ask Gemini to sort that list by how easy each topic is to rank for. So you'd add, now rank these from easiest to hardest to rank on Google, and tell me which ones a smaller site could win first. Now you've got a map, you know exactly where to start. And here's the part most people miss, so stick with me.

Step two, find everything in Notebook LM. Take that research from Gemini and drop it into Notebook LM. Then you give it a prompt like this. Using these sources, build me a content plan for the AI Profit Boardroom.

Group the topics into clusters. For each cluster, give me one main pillar article and five smaller supporting articles. Make the titles clear and easy to search for. What you get back is a full SEO content map.

Pillar pages, supporting pages, all linked by topic. That's exactly how Google likes your site set up. And Notebook LM did the boring sorting for you in seconds. And the reason this works so well, Notebook LM only uses the stuff you gave it.

So the plan is built around your real research and your real site, not random ideas pulled from thin air. It's grounded. It's yours. That makes the whole plan tighter and way more useful.

See what's happening? Gemini found the ideas. Notebook LM organized them into a real plan. This is like having a research helper and a content planner working for you at the same time.

And we're just getting started. Now, real quick, let me jump in here because this matters. One more thing. If you're using Notebook LM and Gemini to make all this amazing SEO content, but nobody is actually finding it on Google, you've got a problem.

Great content with no traffic is like a shop with no door. That's where real SEO comes in. If you want more leads, more traffic, and more people finding your business, my team can help you rank higher on Google. Check the link in the comments and description and book a free SEO strategy session.

We'll handle your backlinks and your rankings while you focus on growing your business. Okay, back to the workflow. Step three, turn one topic into a full piece of content. Pick one article from your plan.

Say the topic is how AI automation saves small business owners time. Go back to Notebook LM and say, write me a clear, helpful article on this topic for the AI Profit Boardroom. Use simple words, add a strong intro, useful headings, and a short part at the end on how a community like the AI Profit Boardroom helps people learn this faster. And here's the SEO magic.

Because Notebook LM only uses your sources, the article stays on topic and stays accurate. It's not making stuff up from random places online. It's pulling from the good research you fed it. That means better, more trustworthy content.

And Google loves trustworthy content. One more move here that most people skip. Ask Notebook LM to add a clear title, a short meta description, and a few headings with your main keyword in them. So you'd say, now give me a search-friendly title, a meta description under 160 letters, and headings that use the main keyword naturally.

Now your article isn't just good, it's set up to actually show up on Google. What if you want more than just articles? Because step four is the fun one. Step four, let Notebook LM write the build prompt, then let Gemini build it.

This is the part that makes the whole workflow click, so pay attention. Here's the trick. Notebook LM already knows everything about your project, your research, your topics, your plan. So why write the build prompt yourself?

Let Notebook LM write it for you. Then you hand that prompt to Gemini and Gemini builds the thing. Two tools doing what they're each best at. So first, go to Notebook LM and say, based on everything you know about the AI Profit Boardroom, write me a detailed prompt I can paste into Gemini 3.5 Flash.

The prompt should tell Gemini to build a simple modern web page with a free tool on it. The tool should ask a visitor for their business type and then show three ways AI automation could help them. Include the design style, the features, and the layout in the prompt. Make it clear and ready to paste.

And just like that, Notebook LM hands you a full detailed build prompt. The cool part, it folds in all your context automatically. It knows what the AI Profit Boardroom is about, so the prompt it writes is way better than anything you'd quickly type yourself. You didn't have to think about it.

Notebook LM did the heavy lifting. Now you take that prompt, copy it, and paste it straight into Gemini 3.5 Flash. And Gemini builds it. Working page with a working tool in minutes, not weeks.

And because the prompt came from Notebook LM, which knows your whole project, the page actually fits your brand instead of feeling generic. Now you've got something useful on your site that brings people in and keeps them there. That's content and it's also a real reason for people to link to you, which again is huge for SEO. So let's zoom out.

Look at what we just did. We used Gemini to find what people search for. We used Notebook LM to build a full content plan. We used Notebook LM again to write accurate articles.

Then we let Notebook LM write the build prompt and Gemini turned it into a real tool that pulls in traffic. That's a whole SEO content engine. So here's what I want you to do. Go open both tools.

Try the prompts I gave you. Start with your own topic. You'll be shocked how fast it works. And one last thing before you go.

Making the content is only half the battle. Getting it to actually rank on Google is the other half. If you want more traffic, more leads, and more people finding your business, my team can help. Check the link in the comments and description and book a free SEO strategy session.

Let us handle your rankings and backlinks while you focus on what you do best. And hey, if you want more insane AI workflows like this one, subscribe because the people learning these tools right now are going to run the next part of the internet. Drop a comment and tell me what you'd build first. Julian reads every single one.

See you in the next one.

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