The Lonely Marketer

So far the traffic response has been positive for my weekly recaps so I’ll keep throwing them out. I find myself bookmarking more and more posts each week that relate to my own business so it only makes sense to pass the information along. Here is a brief collection of some of the highlights this week.< /p>

Blog Posts:

• My 10 Tips to Optimize Your Blog on Doug Karr’s On Influence and Automation Blog. I recently found Doug’s blog and am definitely recommending you take the time to check it out.
• 3 Ranking Survival Tips For Google’s New Personalized Results and Google Ramps Up Personalized Search on Search Engine Land gives a good description of Google’s personalized search which, in my opinion, again changes the rules for small businesses working on search engine marketing.
• Getting Started With Web Analytics: Step One - Glean Macro Insights on Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik is a good read for small businesses in the beginning stages of analyzing their web analytics.
• 10 Reasons to Have a Web Site on Bill Slawski’s SEO by the Sea caught my attention for it’s simplicity. In an attempt to provide high-quality content, bloggers tend to get very in depth at times. Once in a while it’s refreshing to see something simple that offers a good message.
• Product (Mis)Placement on Todd And - The Power to Connect is a good post with a strong message.
• How to choose an agency: Do your homework (part 1) on Drew’s Marketing Minute is a good series on selecting an agency. If you haven’t noticed, Drew’s blog is a favorite of mine!

Related News Articles:

• What is the role of e-mail and who should own it?
• Marketers’ e-mail spending rises
• Myth & reality: Keeping current with e-mail strategies
• Widgets: The Future of Online Marketing?
• 3 Steps to Customized Landing Pages
• Wall Street Journal unveils brand campaign

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Check in this week as The Lonely Marketer launches the first in a series of Small Business Marketing In Action Interviews!