Friday Night Link-o-rama

Full link-o-rama tonight, which may be an unconscious pre-reaction to knowing there probably won’t be a link-o-rama at all next week, so here we go, peeps….

I’m gonna start with a short list of good articles that have nothing to do with search. Because it’s my blog, and I can. 🙂

• The 7 Habits of High Successful Small Business Owners
• SMB’s Should Consider Surveys — Amen, Pamela Hazelton. Couldn’t agree more.
• Photography: More Than a Decent Camera — If I had a dollar for every small biz client that had crap product photos….

Christine Churchill wrote a great article for the “Small is Beautiful” column this week on SEL: When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss: What You Don’t Know About Your Web Site Can Hurt You.

I’ve seen a fair amount of posts on this theme in recent months, but Andy Beal uncovers a good example of small businesses dealing with the new realities online: Local Businesses Need Online Reputation Management Too!.

If you’re deciding between an agency or a consultant for your search marketing needs, Lee Odden shares 5 Pros and Cons of SEO Consultant vs Agency.

In the news this week: Google Introduces Hosted Site Search for Small Businesses, and there’s also Chris Sherman’s take on it at SEL.

Here’s a great post from Avinash Kaushik for those of you not selling products: I Got No Ecommerce. How Do I Measure Success?

If you’re diving into PPC on Yahoo soon, check out Top 5 Settings to Check When Starting a Yahoo! Search Marketing Account from PPC Hero.

And last but not least…, Mario Sundar shares some advice for businesses still not blogging: Corporate Blogging 101: 10 Easy Steps to Get a Corporate Blog Up & Running.

That’s all. Have a great weekend!

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