November ’10: Best Search/Marketing Posts
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.
Local Search
- Don Bourassa/WebRanking.com: How To Succeed on Yelp (Without Even Really Trying)
- Ash Nallawalla/Net Magellan: Superpages.com tops 2010 USA IYP Rankings
- Bill Slawski/SEO by the Sea: How Google may Manage Reputations for Reviewers and Raters
- Ray Comstock/SEW: The Importance of Localized Content – Local SEO Takes Center Stage
SEO
- Joanna Lord/SEOmoz: 10 Ways to Get More SEO Clients
- Nick LeRoy/DKS Systems: E-Commerce SEO – What To Do With Dead Product Pages?
- Lisa Barone/Outspoken Media: The 6 Flavors of SEO Your Company Needs
- Dave/Shark SEO: SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups
- Aaron Egan/Bruce Clay: Changing Site Structures with Care
- Lauren Litwinka/aimClear: Facebook SEO, Ranking Factors & Visibility Hacks
- Ross Hudgens: Scaling SEO by Eliminating Pain Points
- David Sottimano/Distilled: Youtube SEO Experiment & Useful Tips
Link Building
- Jennifer Van Iderstyne/SEW: The Redeeming Qualities of Links with a Bad Reputation
- Voltier Creative: DIY Guide to Successful Linkbait Infographic
Social Media
- Kyle Lacy/Personal Branding Blog: 20 LinkedIn Case Studies for Personal Branding
- Maddie Grant/SocialFish: 10 Reasons to Have a Social Media Response Triage Flowchart
Blogs & Blogging
- Michael Gray: Why Categories Matter in a Blog Setup
Analytics
- Linda Bustos/GetElastic: Solving 6 Common Ecommerce Problems in Google Analytics
- Avinash Kaushik/Occam’s Razor: Beginner’s Guide To Web Data Analysis: Ten Steps To Love & Success
- Annie Cushing/Blueglass: #1 Mistake Marketers Make with Tracking Social Media
- Rand Fishkin/SEOmoz: Launching a New Website: 18 Steps to Successful Metrics & Marketing
Online Marketing/General
- Samir Balwani: The Ultimate Resource for Successful Small Business Websites
- Ann Smarty/Blueglass: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Inspired with Flickr
- Linda Bustos/GetElastic: Customer Service Scorecard: What’s Your Grade?