Archive for February, 2007

Search Marketing Blogs Update 021607

Friday, February 16th, 2007

This week’s list of search engine marketing blogs is a lot slimmer due to a lot less time spent blogging and reading blogs this week. Google decided to give our SEO agency web site a BIG bump in rankings and the ensuing barrage of inquiries has kept us rather busy.

Shop.org Blog - […]

Minneapolis High Rankings Seminar

Friday, February 16th, 2007

If you’re one of the bazillion people that get Jill Whalen’s High Rankings Advisor newsletter, then you already know, but in case you don’t, here’s the scoop in the upcoming High Rankings Seminar coming to Minneapolis next month:
Since there hasn’t been a “how to” SEO/SEM seminar in Minneapolis anytime recently, we wanted to make sure everyone […]

Wednesday Search Industry Links 021407

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Guide to link buying - Search Engine Journal
Is Google the dog wagging the search news tail? - Search Day - Search Engine Watch
17 most common PPC mistakes web marketers make - Igor Mor at SEOMoz
30 tips for creating blog traffic - Daily blog tips
Complete guide to online video - Read/WriteWeb via Andy
Sponsored By: […]

How Social Media Impacts Search Engine Marketing

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Today I’m doing an online radio interview over at RSS Ray on social media and search engine optimization. Our discussion will cover fundamentals of social media and how businesses, small and large, might use such tactics as part of their online marketing mix. We’ll also discuss blog marketing and press release optimization.
The kind of social […]

Search Engine Marketing Specialist

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Our search marketing agency, TopRank is hiring for a Search Engine Optimization Specialist position. We’re looking for someone with 2-3 years experience, particularly with paid search (creative, bid management, analytics, account management).  The position is on-site at our office on Lake Minnetonka in the western suburbs of Minneapolis.
I’ll be posting a more in depth job […]

Reader Poll: Blogger’s Block

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

Blogs are great marketing tools, but if you’re running or working in a successful business it can be tough to find the time. Hence, this week’s reader poll:

What do you do when you can’t think of something or you’re not motivated to blog?

Just don’t blog
Avoid the situation by scheduling content in advance […]

TopRank News, Interviews and Upcoming Speaking Events

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Todd And (Andrlik) published a list of 150 marketing blogs and I’m happy to note that Online Marketing Blog is ranked at #5 between Brian Clark’s most excellent Copyblogger and Church of the Customer’s Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba. With Seth Godin at #2 and Steve Rubel’s Micropersuasion at #17 I’m pretty amazed. […]

Search Marketing Blogs Update 020907

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Here we are again with this week’s additions to the big list of search engine marketing blogs. Of course the OPML file and plain text file have been updated as well.  Enjoy!

RSS Ray - Offers articles on internet marketing and also hosts an online radio show.
TMA E-Marketing blog - Minnesota search marketing firm blogs about […]

Measuring Search Marketing Success

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

I was recently taking a survey from Jupiter or ClickZ (I don’t recall which) and one of the questions asked about measurement of success for search marketing. While a lot of what you hear from search marketers involves talk about fundamentals ranging from links to rankings to visitors and conversions, the answers offered in […]

National Pork Board Does the Right Thing

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

It’s amazing what a social network, highly visible blogs and level headed communication can do.
The National Pork Board has apologized for the aggressive comments in the cease and desist against our search marketing friend, Jennifer Laycock and her Lactivist Blog’s use of “The other white milk” on t-shirts for sale that raise money for Mother’s […]