Building Smarter Systems as a Creator with Andrew Wilder and Miranda Wicker

Rethinking how you work and implementing guardrails for AI with Andrew Wilder and Miranda Wicker of NerdPress. \----- Welcome to episode 587 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Andrew Wilder and Miranda Wicker of NerdPress.  ## Building Smarter Systems as a Creator with Andrew Wilder and Miranda Wicker This week on the podcast, Bjork sits down with Andrew Wilder of NerdPress and Miranda Wicker for a conversation on AI, content creation, and what it means to stay human in an increasingly automated world. They dig into a question every creator is facing right now: Are you reacting to the AI shift, or are you using it to rethink how you work? They'll walk through real examples of AI integrations, memory, skills, scheduled tasks, and MCP connections, including NerdPress's very own guided agent connector, built with guardrails and approval steps for safer site management. If you've been wondering how to use AI to work smarter without losing what makes your content yours, this episode is a great place to start! ## Three episode takeaways: - **Rethink instead of reacting:** Rethink instead of reacting: Andrew and Miranda discuss how creator businesses have weathered the changes to search over the last few years. Their key takeaway: it's time to rethink how you work, not just brace for what's next. - **Use AI as a tool, not a ghostwriter:** AI shines at research and repetitive work, but if you allow it to write for you, be prepared for writing that's just average. Let AI support your process, but allow your own passion and expertise to shine through in your own writing! - **Implement guardrails to make AI safer to use:** Memory, skills, scheduled tasks, and MCP connections — Andrew and Miranda share how they're putting these to work, including NerdPress's guided agent connector, which includes approval steps for safer site management. AI can help you do more, but with just enough oversight to keep it from going rogue. **Resources:** - NerdPress - Imagine I handed you 10,000 brilliant employees tonight. What would you do with them tomorrow morning? — @PeterDiamandis on X - Slack - Claude - ChatGPT - Granola - Littlebird - Episode 584 of The Food Blogger Pro podcast: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Claude as a Food Blogger with Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju - OpenClaw - Caffeine and Cabernet - Clariti - Raptive - Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group ## Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by Yoast and Clariti. Learn more about our sponsors at foodbloggerpro.com/sponsors. Interested in working with us too? Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities and how to get started here. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to [podcast@foodbloggerpro.com](mailto:podcast@foodbloggerpro.com). Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership.