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January ’12: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Matt McGee — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:20:32 +0000

Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during January. If you’re new to this blog, this is a monthly feature that began way back in 2007. You can find earlier “Best Of”s for each month in the Link Roundups category archive. I never include my own posts in these end-of-month recaps.

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January ’12: Best Search/Marketing Posts

SBSM Flashback: January 2011

Matt McGee — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:54:42 +0000

For those of you who are new SBSM readers & subscribers, here’s a list of noteworthy posts you probably missed from one year ago. I try to put together a post like this each month to introduce new readers to old content that might be worth reading.

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SBSM Flashback: January 2011

Small Business Search Marketing: My Best Articles of 2011

Matt McGee — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:10:47 +0000

Like pretty much everyone else who writes, I’ve been looking back at what I published here over the past 12 months. And like pretty much everyone else, I put together a list of my best articles of the year.

These aren’t the ones with the most comments, page views or whatever; they’re my personal picks as the best across several categories. And to keep it interesting, I’ve limited myself to three articles per category … and then I allowed myself to break that rule in the Local Search category. I’m hoping to do a more stats-oriented recap soon, but for now here are my personal picks for the best of Small Business Search Marketing in 2011.

Blogging

Local Search

SEO

Small Business Marketing

Social Media

The articles above are listed in reverse chronological order in each category, in case you’re wondering.

Thanks to all who’ve read my articles in 2011! I don’t take your time and attention for granted. There are a lot of great websites and blogs you can read, and it means a ton to me that you visit/subscribe/follow or whatever it is you do to keep in touch with me.

Best wishes for a great 2012!

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Small Business Search Marketing: My Best Articles of 2011

December ’11: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Matt McGee — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:01:28 +0000

Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during December. If you’re new to this blog, this is a monthly feature that began way back in 2007. You can find earlier “Best Of”s for each month in the Link Roundups category archive. I never include my own posts in these end-of-month recaps.

Local Search

Robert Cole/Tnooz: So where can the industry turn to for a dose of Fake Review Optimisation? Many places
Mike Blumenthal: The Untold Story of 2011: Google’s Significant Investments in a Google Places Support Structure
Mike Blumenthal: Google Places: Onsite “Review Stations” AOK with Google

SEO

Mitch Monsen/WhiteFireSEO: Search and Social Media
Ken McGaffin/Marketing Profs: Eight Ways to Segment Link Prospects
Marcus Sheridan/The Sales Lion: How to Build Links to Your Website Without Selling Your Soul to the Devil
Dan Shure/Evolving SEO: 6 Related Search Operator Tips & Google Doc Tool
Gianluca Fiorelli/SEOmoz: Wake Up SEOs, the New Google is Here

PPC

PPC Hero: Expert Advice and Best Practices for AdWords Dummies

Blogging

Blog Tyrant: 13 Vital Blogging Tasks for When You Can’t Be Bothered Writing
Rich Brooks/Flyte: How to Build Your Blog Subscriber Base

Social Media

Karl Ribas: Social Media Tips for Small Businesses
Linda Bustos/Get Elastic: 17 Styles of Twitter Updates for Online Retailers
Jens Berget/Sly Marketing: Social Proof Makes You Do Crazy Things
Eric Harr/Socialnomics: Myth: To Be Heard, Talk. Truth: To Be Heard, Listen.
Olivier Blanchard/The Brand Builder: Explaining “social media ROI” AGAIN. And again. And… again.

Analytics

PPC Hero: Ultimate Guide to Google’s Multi-Channel Funnels
Justin Cutroni/Analytics Talk: Building a Mobile Ecommerce Dashboard in Google Analytics
Avinash Kaushik/Occam’s Razor: Best Web Metrics / KPIs for a Small, Medium or Large Sized Business
Cyrus Shepard: 7 Best SEO Tips for (not provided) Keywords

Online Marketing/General

Amanda Milligan/Blueglass: The Content Marketer’s Guide to Web Content
Matt Edward/Springboard SEO: The Seven Deadly Sins of Copywriting
Michele Linn/CMI: Must-See Content Marketing Examples From 2011

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December ’11: Best Search/Marketing Posts

SBSM Flashback: December 2010

Matt McGee — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:51:46 +0000

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November ’11: Best Search/Marketing Posts

Matt McGee — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:12:11 +0000

Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during November. If you’re new to this blog, this is a monthly feature that began way back in 2007. You can find earlier “Best Of”s for each month in the Link Roundups category archive. I never include my own posts in these end-of-month recaps.