If you’re a blogger in any industry, let me suggest you have a look at two new social media optimization tools from Lee Odden and his gang at Top Rank Online Marketing. There’s an RSS Button Maker and a Social Bookmark Creator, and both look like cool tools.

Speaking of blogging, if you’re a Wordpress user, don’t miss Graywolf’s list of SEO Plugins for Wordpress. I’m already using several, but there are plenty more I need to check out.

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best, aren’t they? I love this post by Dave Young on Future Now: What Does Green Mean to You? So simple, but such smart advice. I know I’m guilty of robotically putting just about every “alert” message on our clients’ sites in bold red — I don’t even think about it. But from now on, I will.