The Top 100 Internet Marketing Posts of 2009
Although there is still a little bit of time before 2009 is officially over, since many of you are going to be spending a lot of time traveling and attempting to hide from you in-laws over the next couple of weeks, I thought it would be useful to provide this great reading material now.
While I lost track of how many hours I spent working on this post, it turned out to be my favorite writing experience of 2009. Not only did I get to reread a lot of great posts, but I also got to read many excellent posts for the first time that I had missed during the busy course of 2009.
Because I have benefited immensely from the information contained in the posts on this list, I want to say thanks to every single author who wrote one or more of the posts below!
And now, without further ado, open up your favorite bookmark service and enjoy the wealth of information contained in the Top 100 Internet Marketing Posts of 2009:
January
SEO Higher Learning – HuoMah SEO Blog
You Don’t Need SEO to Rank in Google – Sugarrae
Exclusive Interview with Googler: Kaspar Szymanski – MaxROY.com Blog
Video of My “Preventing Virtual Blight” Talk – Matt Cutts
Predicting ROAS and Launching Better PPC Campaigns – The Acquisio Blog
Why Trust Matters & How To Earn It – Small Business Search Marketing
7 Reasons Your Social Media Marketing Failed (and How to Fix It!) – Stuntdubl.com
Stop Discounting: How to Add Value Instead and Build Loyalty – Datadial Blog
February
Social Media Marketing FAQ – Traffikd
The Psychology of a Linkbait – Search Engine Journal
Big Brands? Google Brand Promotion: New Search Engine Rankings Place Heavy Emphasis on Branding – SEO Book
It’s a New Me (As Seen on Google) – WSJ.com
Click Here For Better Usability And SEO – SEO Scoop
77 SES London Takeaway Tips & Tricks – SEOptimise
The Long Tail of Page One Rankings – Search Engine Journal
March
Aaron Interviews Ben and Karl from Conversion Rate Experts (CRE) – SEO Book
Outspoken to Speak, Blog At PubCon South! – Outspoken Media
(each of the twelve liveblogging links leads to a detailed recap of that session)
15 WordPress Plugins That I Can’t Live Without – Search Engine Marketing Group
The Perfect Link Request Email Template – Wiep.net
2009 Social Media Optimization: Back to Basics? – aimClear
UK Search Engine Market Research in Depth (Graphs) – Eduard Blacquiere
Google AdWords Conversion Tracking 101/201/301 – Search Engine Journal
50 SEO Tips for Online Retailers – Econsultancy
Liveblogging Schedule for SES New York – Outspoken Media
(each of the sixteen liveblogging links leads to a detailed recap of that session)
30+ Google Analytics Tools, Goals, Segments, Filters, Hacks & Resources – SEOptimise
April
SEO Since 1999 – SEOmoz
Low Hanging Fruit and PPC Keyword Opportunities – Search Engine Journal
Case Study: How I Used Twitter to Generate 35,967 Extra Hits to my Site in Just 14 Days – Winning the Web
Information Architecture at IMSB: Build it & They will Come – Social Desire
How To Monitor Your Rankings Using Google Analytics Advanced Filter Segmentation – Blogstorm
Google’s Love For Newspapers & How Little They Appreciate It – Daggle
35 Non-Google SEO How Tos, Tutorials & Other Resources – SEOptimise
50+ Google and Yahoo Search Shortcuts Cheat Sheet – Search Engine Journal
Small Business SEO: How To Launch That Web site – Outspoken Media
May
Link Building from A to Z – SEOmoz
33 Reasons to Use Twitter – Search Engine People
41 Ultimate Tips from SMX London 2009 – SEOptimise
80+ SEO Job Interview Questions – Ben McKay
Intelligently Crafting Content – Search Engine People
Link Development Training: How Link Building for SEO is Like Picking Up a Girl – Stuntdubl
Top Social Media Blogs – blogRank
101 Blogging Headlines – Magnetic Web Content
Thought You Knew About Online PR? Think Again – Datadial Blog
80+ Online Resources for the Digital Enterprise – WebMama
How to Write PPC Ad Copy: Four Ad Templates that Cause Clicks and Conversions – Search Engine People
85 Reasons Why Website Designers/Developers Keep SEOs in Business – Search Engine Land
June
The Complete Google Analytics Power User Guide – VKI Studios Blog
(each read more link provides a detailed breakdown of that feature)
8 Key Points to Multiple Niche Sites And Controlling Back Links – Search Engine Journal
Social Media & Search Marketing: Not The Same Old Stuff – Outspoken Media
Learn SEO in 30 Minutes a Day – SEOmoz
A Brief History Of Social Media – Social Media Rockstar
What is Internet Liberalisation and Why Should you Care? – Cornwallseo.com
56 Local SEO & Search Resources for Business – SEOptimise
9 Strategies for Finding Incredible Content – Search Engine Journal
The Link Builder’s Guide To Analyzing SERP Dominators For Link Opportunities – Search Engine Land
Is What’s Good For Google Good For SEO? – aimClear
SEO Best Practices: SEOmoz’s New Policies Based on Updated Correlation Data – SEOmoz
July
Liveblogging Schedule for Affiliate Summit East ’09 – Outspoken Media
(each of the twelve liveblogging links leads to a detailed recap of that session)
Commercial Twitter Case Study Revisited – Sugarrae
The International Link Building Guide – Search Engine People
8 Short Steps To Forecast and Estimate SEO ROI… – SEO ROI
33 Mobile SEO & Mobile Analytics Resources – SEOptimise
7 Red Flags that Reveal to Google You’re an SEO Criminal – Avoid These! – Winning the Web
Is Online PR The Ultimate Link Building Technique? – Linking Matters
August
SEOmoz’s Biennial Ranking Factors 2009 Released – SEOmoz
IYP SEO Rankings Report 2009 – Local SEO Guide
What 70+ Hours Of Backlink Checking And Research Shows… – Search Engine Journal
The Curious Case Of Google’s Bizarre UK Search Results – Search Engine Land
SEO Competitive Intelligence : Learn From Your SEO Rivals – Search Engine Journal
PPC is Rocket Science – Todd Mintz
How Brent D Payne increased Tribune sites’ monthly visits by a cool 20 million – Wordtracker
Surviving and Thriving as an Ecommerce SEO – Everett Sizemore
10 Reasons Why Journalists Will Write About Your Website – Linking Matters
45 Link Baiting Resources: Ideas, Techniques, Case Studies & Drawbacks – SEOptimise
10 Valuable, Actionable, Take-Aways From the SEOmoz Pro Training Seminar – SEOmoz
Natural Link Building : Create an Online Presence and Linkable Brand – Search Engine Journal
September
15 Ways To Get Your Blog Comments Noticed – Search Engine Marketing Group
21 Must-Follow Tips For Optimizing Time Spent In Social Media – Top Rank Blog
The Digg Bury Brigade & How to Fight It - New Media Concepts
Get high rankings by building authoritative, irrelevant links? – SEO Gadget
Practical Guide to Finding Link Bait Inspiration – SEO Smarty
October
The Old, Ignorant Politician’s Guide to Search Marketing for Your Election Campaign -Acquisio Search Blog
The SEM Toolbox: 79 Tools and Tips Every Search Marketer Must Have – SEO Contrarian
101 Advanced Tips For The Next Time You Buy Text Link Ads – Search Engine Journal
Google Social Search; an early review – HuoMah SEO Blog
November
2010: The Year Information Pollution Takes Off – SEO Book
The Holiday Link Building Blitz: A Plan for eCommerce Sites – Search Engine People
PubCon 2009 Liveblogging & Speaking Schedule – Outspoken Media
(each of the seventeen liveblogging links leads to a detailed recap of that session)
One Year After Getting Laid Off: My Annual Passive Income Report – The Smart Passive Income Blog
Jeremy Schoemaker (aka Shoemoney) Interview – SEO Book
21 Link Builders Share Advanced Link Building Queries – Search Engine Land
Keywords That Click – Search Engine People
Local Search Interview With David Mihm – Local Search Simplified
How AdWords Can Be The Best SEO Tool In Your Arsenal – RedFly
Why link building may not work – Best SEO Blog
December
The End Of Hand Crafted Content – TechCrunch
Do Not Feed The Trolls – Bit Rebels
Shopping Cart SEO Tips – Graywolf’s SEO Blog
Social Media Marketing Snake Oil – Search Engine Journal
Google Enables Real Time Spam and More – Outspoken Media
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Image Credits
January – spo0ortya .. 13 ‹3
February – Mr.OutdoorGuy
March – nushuz
April – MOONSTITCHES mangetsu
May – Lowry Lou
June – Storm Crypt
July – Horrgakx
August – kippefinger
September – DanOhh Design
October – Terry.Tyson
November – Road Fun
December – Matti A.
December 14th, 2009 at 10:16 am
Absolutely awesome list Tyler. Many thanks for the mention. I think I'd agree that this pretty much is the best of 2009. Well researched.
December 14th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Thanks Dave! And thanks for creating your excellent AdWords post.
December 14th, 2009 at 11:25 am
So evaporating PageRank from nofollow didn't happen?
December 14th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Good catch Andy, I did originally miss that one: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/pagerank-sculpting/
December 14th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Hi there, Dave here (aka @theGypsy from Huomah.com) – thanks for a few nods in there and for a good list. They do tend to pop up around this time of year – good job on getting out there early… hehe…
Have a great holidays and I look forward to another year of new and interesting challenges for 2010
December 14th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
No problem Dave, thanks for providing the community with such excellent material. And I agree that 2010 is going to be quite an interesting year!
December 14th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Tyler,
Thanks for adding a couple of my post. I'm honored. Also I recognize many of the other posts you have listed her. Great list overall indeed!
Of course I have a soft spot for Search Engine Journal, Outspoken Media and Search Engine Land.
December 15th, 2009 at 12:02 am
No problem Gerald, you deserved those spots! Looking forward to your posts (as well as your guest posts) in 2010!
December 15th, 2009 at 12:19 am
Great list! I'm excited to go through some of these articles that I missed and APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!
Appreciate the list and will pass it on!
December 14th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Nate, that’s exactly what I did as I wrote this. While it’s easy to skim dozens of posts every day, the real value comes from taking time to actually apply the information great posts give you!
December 15th, 2009 at 8:00 am
Great information and collection for the top post, it help me to learn and understand SEO and PPC. Thanks.
December 15th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Great Arie, I’m glad you found some truly useful information.
December 15th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Love the blog post.
Pictures are absolutely amazing.
All over fantastic information.
Mark McCulloch
December 15th, 2009 at 9:05 am
I’m glad you like the pictures Mark, I thought they added quite a bit of extra appeal to the list.
December 15th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Cheers for this. Just pinged it to my team of fellas. Sure there will be something great in here. Cheers to hobo for the heads up over @ twitter
December 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Thanks Mike, I appreciate you sharing it with others.
December 15th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Thanks for posting. I had a wonderful time going through your article. I enjoyed the pictures and the features.
December 16th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Excellent, I’m glad you found it useful!
December 16th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Thanks for sharing this resourceful information.
December 16th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
Great list! I’m so excited
December 18th, 2009 at 2:28 am
These post are really very very effective. So helpful for me speciall 56 local seo searches for business resources and 33 reasons to use twitter. Thanks for sharing these valuable post with us
December 22nd, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Tyler
This really is a great resource list. While I've read many of these articles during the year, I clearly missed some gems. And thanks for including my "8 key points to multiple niche sites" article!
December 30th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Excellent list of helpful SEO sites.
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January 10th, 2010 at 3:57 am
Nicely done linkbait and RT bait Tyler! Hope the folks at HostGator recognize you're building up goodwill and relationships in the search community for them
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January 20th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
what an excellent list! Awesome to see others doin their homework!
January 25th, 2010 at 11:00 am
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January 30th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Link Building from A to Z – I have read this just after it was published. It was my first tutorial to the world of SEO and linkbuilding in particular.
April 1st, 2010 at 3:08 am
I thought 33 Mobile SEO & Mobile Analytics Resources – SEOptimise was a great post as not everyone is familiar with the mobile aspects of seo and how everyone is getting iphones and smartphones..
I loved the images that went along with the list. Great post.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Wow, these are awesome. I can understand why this was your most enjoyable post of 2009. The pictures say it all. Thanks for sharing your efforts.
April 13th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Fantastic collection. It would taken a lot of time nad efforts to gather those materials. Simply the best!
April 17th, 2010 at 3:36 am
I'm in agreement with Sergey, the time it must have taken to gather all of these… very impressive. : )
May 23rd, 2010 at 3:36 pm
Brilliant, there's probably a weeks worth of reading there from some fantastic sources. Must have taken you a long time to compile so thank you!
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