diff --git a/lib/seo.ts b/lib/seo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..feff1c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/seo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+import * as config from "./config";
+
+import type { DefaultSeoProps } from "next-seo";
+import type { SocialProfileJsonLdProps } from "next-seo/lib/jsonld/socialProfile";
+import type { ArticleJsonLdProps } from "next-seo/lib/jsonld/article";
+
+import faviconIco from "../public/static/favicons/favicon.ico";
+import faviconPng from "../public/static/favicons/favicon.png";
+import appleTouchIconPng from "../public/static/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png";
+import meJpg from "../public/static/images/me.jpg";
+
+// Most of this file simply takes the data already defined in ./config.js and translates it into objects that are
+// compatible with next-seo's props:
+// https://github.com/garmeeh/next-seo#default-seo-configuration
+
+export const defaultSeo: DefaultSeoProps = {
+  defaultTitle: `${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`,
+  titleTemplate: `%s – ${config.siteName}`, // appends `– siteName` to title provided by each page
+  description: config.longDescription,
+  openGraph: {
+    site_name: config.siteName,
+    title: `${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`,
+    locale: config.siteLocale,
+    type: "website",
+    images: [
+      {
+        url: `${config.baseUrl}${meJpg.src}`,
+        alt: `${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  twitter: {
+    handle: `@${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
+    site: `@${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
+    cardType: "summary",
+  },
+  additionalMetaTags: [
+    {
+      name: "viewport",
+      content: "width=device-width, initial-scale=1",
+    },
+    {
+      name: "author",
+      content: config.authorName,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "google-site-verification",
+      content: config.verifyGoogle,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "msvalidate.01",
+      content: config.verifyBing,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "facebook-domain-verification",
+      content: config.verifyFacebook,
+    },
+  ],
+  additionalLinkTags: [
+    {
+      rel: "icon",
+      href: faviconIco.src,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "icon",
+      href: faviconPng.src,
+      type: "image/png",
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "apple-touch-icon",
+      href: appleTouchIconPng.src,
+      sizes: `${appleTouchIconPng.width}x${appleTouchIconPng.height}`,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "manifest",
+      href: "/site.webmanifest",
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "alternate",
+      href: "/feed.xml",
+      type: "application/rss+xml",
+      // @ts-ignore
+      title: `${config.siteName} (RSS)`,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "alternate",
+      href: "/feed.atom",
+      type: "application/atom+xml",
+      // @ts-ignore
+      title: `${config.siteName} (Atom)`,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "webmention",
+      href: `https://webmention.io/${config.webmentionId}/webmention`,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "pingback",
+      href: `https://webmention.io/${config.webmentionId}/xmlrpc`,
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "humans",
+      href: "/humans.txt",
+    },
+    {
+      rel: "pgpkey",
+      href: "/pubkey.asc",
+      type: "application/pgp-keys",
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+// https://github.com/garmeeh/next-seo#social-profile
+export const socialProfileJsonLd: SocialProfileJsonLdProps = {
+  type: "Person",
+  name: config.authorName,
+  url: `${config.baseUrl}/`,
+  sameAs: [
+    `${config.baseUrl}/`,
+    `https://github.com/${config.authorSocial?.github}`,
+    `https://keybase.io/${config.authorSocial?.keybase}`,
+    `https://twitter.com/${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
+    `https://medium.com/@${config.authorSocial?.medium}`,
+    `https://www.linkedin.com/in/${config.authorSocial?.linkedin}/`,
+    `https://www.facebook.com/${config.authorSocial?.facebook}`,
+    `https://www.instagram.com/${config.authorSocial?.instagram}/`,
+  ],
+};
+
+// https://github.com/garmeeh/next-seo#article-1
+export const articleJsonLd: Pick<ArticleJsonLdProps, "authorName" | "publisherName" | "publisherLogo"> = {
+  authorName: [config.authorName],
+  publisherName: config.siteName,
+  publisherLogo: `${config.baseUrl}${meJpg.src}`,
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dc27f3e..476213d7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "date-fns": "^2.28.0",
     "escape-goat": "^4.0.0",
     "fathom-client": "^3.4.0",
-    "faunadb": "^4.4.2",
+    "faunadb": "^4.5.0",
     "feather-icons": "^4.28.0",
     "feed": "^4.2.2",
     "formik": "^2.2.9",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "next": "12.0.10",
     "next-compose-plugins": "^2.2.1",
     "next-mdx-remote": "4.0.0-rc.1",
-    "next-seo": "^5.0.0",
+    "next-seo": "^5.1.0",
     "next-themes": "^0.0.15",
     "next-transpile-modules": "^9.0.0",
     "node-fetch": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/pages/_app.tsx b/pages/_app.tsx
index 7f25f1c1..b55e794e 100644
--- a/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@ import { DefaultSeo, SocialProfileJsonLd } from "next-seo";
 import * as Fathom from "fathom-client";
 import Layout from "../components/Layout/Layout";
 import * as config from "../lib/config";
+import { defaultSeo, socialProfileJsonLd } from "../lib/seo";
 import type { AppProps } from "next/app";
 
-import faviconIco from "../public/static/favicons/favicon.ico";
-import faviconPng from "../public/static/favicons/favicon.png";
-import appleTouchIconPng from "../public/static/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png";
-import meJpg from "../public/static/images/me.jpg";
-
 // global webfonts -- imported here so they're processed through PostCSS
 import "@fontsource/inter/latin-400.css";
 import "@fontsource/inter/latin-500.css";
@@ -60,120 +56,18 @@ const App = ({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      {/* @ts-ignore */}
       <DefaultSeo
-        defaultTitle={`${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`}
-        titleTemplate={`%s – ${config.siteName}`}
-        description={config.longDescription}
+        {...defaultSeo}
         canonical={canonical}
         openGraph={{
-          site_name: config.siteName,
-          title: `${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`,
+          ...defaultSeo.openGraph,
           url: canonical,
-          locale: config.siteLocale,
-          type: "website",
-          images: [
-            {
-              url: `${config.baseUrl}${meJpg.src}`,
-              alt: `${config.siteName} – ${config.shortDescription}`,
-            },
-          ],
         }}
-        twitter={{
-          handle: `@${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
-          site: `@${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
-          cardType: "summary",
-        }}
-        additionalLinkTags={[
-          {
-            rel: "icon",
-            href: faviconIco.src,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "icon",
-            href: faviconPng.src,
-            type: "image/png",
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "apple-touch-icon",
-            href: appleTouchIconPng.src,
-            sizes: `${appleTouchIconPng.width}x${appleTouchIconPng.height}`,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "manifest",
-            href: "/site.webmanifest",
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "alternate",
-            href: "/feed.xml",
-            type: "application/rss+xml",
-            title: `${config.siteName} (RSS)`,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "alternate",
-            href: "/feed.atom",
-            type: "application/atom+xml",
-            title: `${config.siteName} (Atom)`,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "webmention",
-            href: `https://webmention.io/${config.webmentionId}/webmention`,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "pingback",
-            href: `https://webmention.io/${config.webmentionId}/xmlrpc`,
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "humans",
-            href: "/humans.txt",
-          },
-          {
-            rel: "pgpkey",
-            href: "/pubkey.asc",
-            type: "application/pgp-keys",
-          },
-        ]}
-        additionalMetaTags={[
-          {
-            name: "viewport",
-            content: "width=device-width, initial-scale=1",
-          },
-          {
-            name: "author",
-            content: config.authorName,
-          },
-          {
-            name: "google-site-verification",
-            content: config.verifyGoogle,
-          },
-          {
-            name: "msvalidate.01",
-            content: config.verifyBing,
-          },
-          {
-            name: "facebook-domain-verification",
-            content: config.verifyFacebook,
-          },
-        ]}
         // don't let search engines index branch/deploy previews
         dangerouslySetAllPagesToNoIndex={process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_ENV !== "production"}
         dangerouslySetAllPagesToNoFollow={process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERCEL_ENV !== "production"}
       />
-      <SocialProfileJsonLd
-        type="Person"
-        name={config.authorName}
-        url={`${config.baseUrl}/`}
-        sameAs={[
-          `${config.baseUrl}/`,
-          `https://github.com/${config.authorSocial?.github}`,
-          `https://keybase.io/${config.authorSocial?.keybase}`,
-          `https://twitter.com/${config.authorSocial?.twitter}`,
-          `https://medium.com/@${config.authorSocial?.medium}`,
-          `https://www.linkedin.com/in/${config.authorSocial?.linkedin}/`,
-          `https://www.facebook.com/${config.authorSocial?.facebook}`,
-          `https://www.instagram.com/${config.authorSocial?.instagram}/`,
-        ]}
-      />
+      <SocialProfileJsonLd {...socialProfileJsonLd} />
 
       <ThemeProvider>
         <Layout>
diff --git a/pages/notes/[slug].tsx b/pages/notes/[slug].tsx
index 21c14b6e..f841d88e 100644
--- a/pages/notes/[slug].tsx
+++ b/pages/notes/[slug].tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import Comments from "../../components/Comments/Comments";
 import * as mdxComponents from "../../lib/mdx-components";
 import { getNote, getNoteSlugs } from "../../lib/parse-notes";
 import * as config from "../../lib/config";
+import { articleJsonLd } from "../../lib/seo";
 import type { GetStaticProps, GetStaticPaths } from "next";
 import type { NoteType } from "../../types";
 
@@ -47,9 +48,7 @@ const Note = ({ frontMatter, source }: NoteType) => {
         datePublished={frontMatter.date}
         dateModified={frontMatter.date}
         images={frontMatter.image && [`${config.baseUrl}${frontMatter.image}`]}
-        authorName={[config.authorName]}
-        publisherName={config.siteName}
-        publisherLogo={`${config.baseUrl}/static/images/me.jpg`}
+        {...articleJsonLd}
       />
 
       <NoteMeta slug={frontMatter.slug} date={frontMatter.date} title={frontMatter.title} tags={frontMatter.tags} />
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 188bfeb7..306eefc5 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2569,9 +2569,9 @@ eastasianwidth@^0.2.0:
   integrity sha512-I88TYZWc9XiYHRQ4/3c5rjjfgkjhLyW2luGIheGERbNQ6OY7yTybanSpDXZa8y7VUP9YmDcYa+eyq4ca7iLqWA==
 
 electron-to-chromium@^1.4.17:
-  version "1.4.59"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.59.tgz#657f2588c048fb95975779f8fea101fad854de89"
-  integrity sha512-AOJ3cAE0TWxz4fQ9zkND5hWrQg16nsZKVz9INOot1oV//u4wWu5xrj9CQMmPTYskkZRunSRc9sAnr4EkexXokg==
+  version "1.4.60"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.4.60.tgz#2b824d862f068a9794b2b75d66ad40ff44745f18"
+  integrity sha512-h53hbEiKC6hijelDgxgkgAUC3PKyR7TmIfvjHnBjUGPMg/3sBuTyG6eDormw+lY24uUJvHkUPzB8dpK8b2u3Sw==
 
 emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
@@ -3052,10 +3052,10 @@ fathom-client@^3.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fathom-client/-/fathom-client-3.4.0.tgz#424b6732d035b68fa1139f0317d10fd4106dc75f"
   integrity sha512-9ZgVLSP5GLXrIOLqY2ipar2Pw2/Dw6YNsqix9SbbrK9XpFA318VYf0GeKUBqZQQM+z7fbyDTWkBjl+UMe+eQwA==
 
-faunadb@^4.4.2:
-  version "4.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/faunadb/-/faunadb-4.4.2.tgz#f5ea92469aab7854dd45a4953bf42fd36aa71ffe"
-  integrity sha512-kbyfN18hmFTuJ3EwU9wsnQG1F5xsHpSZHXl7H79fMZ0TX28CVQY5A64g13z2PR+fcR5WiACqcWfkJQLMpQSaAw==
+faunadb@^4.5.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/faunadb/-/faunadb-4.5.0.tgz#e9864272ca5b6bc85c753b1a1a07b067fb123911"
+  integrity sha512-QNSw4XD53aHdikld1rt3kiiVbgx8DiXeeL5Z1/1TfhoiwgAEfYZ9VyGfXjwmthrlLy3YilU+bRPFyysK8q+kMg==
   dependencies:
     abort-controller "^3.0.0"
     base64-js "^1.2.0"
@@ -4823,10 +4823,10 @@ next-mdx-remote@4.0.0-rc.1:
     vfile "^5.2.0"
     vfile-matter "^3.0.1"
 
-next-seo@^5.0.0:
-  version "5.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/next-seo/-/next-seo-5.0.0.tgz#8a5c82279edcbd74c4ce58efa5588528e47c0d72"
-  integrity sha512-uCa8hoE5VQz4D2NqZAPhqR64hY5LSmaq70wmfGK09U57TMY7XzsDI+MjfZo0MgHJM87bj3Fd/oMQbDcZ/YWhJQ==
+next-seo@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/next-seo/-/next-seo-5.1.0.tgz#aa9fd6249a11bf93e6da06fa2a6bc89268936edf"
+  integrity sha512-ampuQfNTOi1x+xtRIb6CZGunIo6rQXtMo2Tyu861d5GjJFIwfOXsA4lzCa4+e2rLkyXDyVpavNNUZWa3US9ELw==
 
 next-themes@^0.0.15:
   version "0.0.15"