I’ve started compiling a list of the top marketing blogs on the internet in the fields of seo, social media, and web analytics. These are the marketing blogs that I’ve found to be the most helpful and useful for novice and expert marketers alike.
TopRank’s BIGLIST inspired me to start this list, which is another solid collection of marketing blogs.
The Top Marketing Blogs list will continually be updated and refined.
These are the best online marketing blogs I have come across on the web. This list continues to grow with marketing resources I find particularly useful. The list is divided into SEO, Web Analytics, Social Media, and General Internet Marketing.
SEO
Daily SEO Tip - Informative SEO Tipcs by Ann Smarty and Loren Baker
Graywolf SEO - Popular and unique SEO blog by Michael Gray
SEO Book - Good readability, design, and content for SEO
SEOmoz - A dominant and very popular SEO blog
Alltop - Search engine headlines and articles from major SEO blogs
Search Engine Roundtable - The pulse of the search marketing community
Search Engine Land - A popular news site about search engines and search marketing
SEO Scoop - A community based SEO blog
Search Engine Journal - A search marketing journal updated several times each day
Web Analytics Blogs
Google Analytics Blog - The latest news, tips, and resources straight from the Google Analytics team
Occam’s Razor - My favorite web analytics blog by Avinash Kaushik
Immeria - An immersion in web analytics by Web Analytics Advocate Stephane Hamel
Web Analytics Demystified Blog - A leading education, guidance, and thought leadership blog
Omniture - The official blog of the leading web analytics tool in terms of market share
Web Analytics World - Manoj Jasra has some great insights and posts on web analytics
Anil Batra’s Web Analytics - Web Analysis, Behavioral Targeting and Advertising blog
Marketing Productivity Blog -Web analytics blog by a web analytics leader
Social Media
Mashable - By far my favorite social media blog, updated frequently and full of unique content
TechCrunch - Profiles, reviews, and news a wide range of interesting digital media products and companies
Read Write Web - Web technology analysis, reviews, and news
The Foush - The adventures of a new media strategist involved with the Obama campaign
Social Media Today - A social media and web 2.0 blog
PR 2.0 - The latest in social media, PR, and Web 2.0
The Viral Garden - Mack Collier’s influential marketing/social media blog
General
TopRankBlog - My favorite general internet marketing blog on the intersection of digital PR, social and search engine marketing
Seth Godin - One of the most popular blogs on the internet (with good reason), covering many marketing aspects
ProBlogger - Darren Rowse offers blogging strategies and tips for both novice and veteran bloggers
Copy Blogger - Copywriting tips for online marketing success
Google has the lion’s share of the search engine market. If you’re trying to drive website traffic from search engines, spending more of your time optimizing for Google makes sense. Bear in mind the following factors and tips will work for other popular search engines such as Yahoo! as well.
Here are 55 Google SEO Factors to improve your search engine rankings in Google.
Twitter has evolved into an excellent social media tool with lots of potential. It is useful for a range of activities including: driving website traffic, reading news, professional networking, sales, hiring, and making friends. Regardless of why you are using Twitter, your success is 100% dependent on building an effective Twitter List. The Twitter List is your online social network of people (‘tweeps’ in Twitter slang).
So what are the most effective ways to build a Twitter List? What are some major pitfalls to avoid?
I recently began using Twitter as a core strategy for my website, and to be honest it has blown me away. I was not expecting it to be so much fun, useful, and effective. So much so that I’ve decided to blog about it on my fourth post.
It’s potential for SEO, especially in driving targeted traffic and inbound links is huge. However, it can also be a time waster and productivity killer if you are not careful.
How do you ensure that every hour you spend on Twitter is the best use of your time for optimization efforts? Here are 5 important tips every marketer should be aware of:
