May ’09: Best Search/Marketing Posts
Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during May. 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 archives: 2008 Best Posts and 2007 Best Posts. I never include my own posts in these end-of-month recaps.
Small Business
- Carrie Hill/SEW: So I Have This Web Site…
- Bill Slawski/SEO by the Sea: Writing Content for Small Businesses Online
- David Mihm/SEL: All Aboard The Twitter Train, SMBs!
- David Ingram/SEL: A Guide To Video Search Marketing For Small Businesses
Local Search
- Miriam Ellis/SEO Igloo: Edit, Remove and Respond To Reviews – Tools For Conflict Resolution
- David Mihm: A Framework for Thinking About Local Search Campaigns
- Tim Coleman/Convert Offline: The Most Important Analytics In Local Search
SEO
- Andy Beard: Are Blogger | Blogspot Blogs SEO Friendly?
- Ellie Mirman/Hubspot: Four Implications of Universal Search for Small Business SEO
- Marty Weintraub/aimClear: SEO Site Audit, a Guerrilla Webmaster’s Guide
PPC
- Joe Kerschbaum/PPC Hero: Where Do Your PPC Ads Work Best? Find Out! Improve Your Geo-Targeted Performance With These Reports
- John Lee/PPC Hero: 8 Geo-Targeting Dos and Don’ts You Need to Follow
Link Building
- Todd Malicoat/Stuntdubl: Link Development Training: How Link Building for SEO is Like Picking Up a Girl
- Lee Odden/Online Marketing Blog: Link Building Tips for News SEO
- Ruud Hein/Search Engine People: Ruud Questions: Debra Mastaler
Social Media
- Will Scott/Local Search News: How to Twitter… Naked
- Douglas McIntyre/24-7 Wall Street: The Ten Ways Twitter Will Permanently Change American Business
- Travis Campbell/Small Business Trends: 5 Reasons YouTube Should Be A Part of Your Social Marketing Strategy
Blogs & Blogging
- Steve Sherron/Blogger Lens: Marketing Tips For Your Hyperlocal Blog
- Kevin Geary/Problogger: How Not to Promote Your Blog: Top 10 Broken Blog Promotion Strategies
Reputation Management
- Outspoken Media: The Online Reputation Management Guide
Design & Usability
- Pete Meyers/Search Engine People: The Cheapskate’s Guide to Usability
- Kim Krause-Berg/Website Magazine: Everyday Usability – 14-Point Checklist for Success
Online Marketing/General
- Jeff Sexton/GrokDotCom: You Can’t Edit Your Way Out of Negative Reviews
Analytics
- Jeff Sexton/GrokDotCom: Make Your Web Analytics Actionable in 5 DIY Steps
Hi Matt, thanks for your great information. It’s very useful for me.
Regards
Way to go, Matt. I’ve never understood where you found the time to do all the traveling necessary. Lucky for me, I can just rely on you. 🙂 Keep up the great work man.
Matt .. have to tell you.
It is sad to have finally come here. The virtual obstacle course is interesting to say the least.
I will of course give this a tweet, bookmark, etc. Appreciate your “best of” since I am a research hound who will now have less to get through on my own.
Mike