Here’s my roundup of the best search/marketing posts I found and read during September and October. (I’m combining the two months because I spent much of September traveling.) 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.
Local Search
- Gregg Stewart/SEW: Consumers Head Online for Local Business Information
- Mike Blumenthal: Google Maps: Six reasons why your listing might “go South” & some tips to cope
- Chris Silver Smith/SEL: Google Custom Maps: A Goldmine For Local Businesses
- David Mihm/SEL: Be Wary Of Call Tracking Numbers In Local Search
- Mike Blumenthal: Google Answers Some Local Listing Ad Questions
SEO
- Victor Murygun/10e20: 10 Simple (but Important) Things to Check Before Optimizing an Existing Site
- Lee Odden/Online Marketing Blog: The Truth About SEO
- Karon Thackston/Marketing Words: SEO Copywriting Strategies for Graphic-Oriented Sites
- Stoney deGeyter/SEG: 7 Worst Things (Bad) SEO Clients Do
- Stoney deGeyter/SEG: 7 Worst Things (Bad) SEO’s Do
- Adam Audette/SEL: 9 Tasty Tips For Ecommerce SEOs
- Pete Meyers/SEOmoz: SEO Cheat Sheet: Anatomy of A URL
- Stephan Spencer/SEL: How To Choose Content Management Systems For SEO
PPC
- Brad Geddes/bgTheory: You are Not Your Target Market
Link Building
- David Wallace/SearchRank: 10 Factors That Determine the Value of Inbound Links
Social Media
- Jennifer Laycock/SEG: The Super Simple Guide to Setting Up Your First Company Facebook Page Without Blowing a Gasket – Part 2
- Jennifer Laycock/SEG: The Super Simple Guide to Setting Up Your First Company Facebook Page Without Blowing a Gasket – Part One
- Greg Finn/SEL: 8 Tips For Getting Your Fan Page Found In Facebook Search
- Lisa Barone/Small Biz Trends: 6 Ways To Integrate Twitter Into Your Site
Blogs & Blogging
- Lisa Barone/Small Biz Trends: 10 Things to Do Before Launching Your Blog
- Michael Gray/Wolf-Howl: Wordpress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure
- Jim Cronin/Real Estate Tomato: How To Choose A Domain Name For Your Real Estate Blogsite
Analytics
- Andre Scholten/Yoast: Track SEO rankings and Sitelinks with Google Analytics II
Copywriting
- Angie Haggstrom/Search Engine People: 5 Elements of Great Website Copy
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This is a post from Matt McGee’s blog, Small Business Search Marketing.
October ‘09: Best Search/Marketing Posts
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October ‘09: Best Search/Marketing Posts
