February 2, 2008
Two SEMMYs – Thanks, SEO Fast Start readers!
times two!
The final SEMMY results have been posted, and SEO Fast Start has won not one, but two… thanks to those readers who voted, and I'm sorry that I didn't let you know about the voting until the last day. The winning posts, including mine:
Why Google Can’t Just "Dump" PageRank – Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start
Rants
Web 2.0 & SEO: Must We Piss In Every Public Fountain? – Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start
Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Ranking Factors Version 2 – Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz
Search Tech
Which Is Better For SEO: Shared or Dedicated IPs – Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog
Pay-Per-Click
Optimizing Paid Search & Landing Pages for TV, Radio and Print Advertising – Greg Meyers, SEM Geek
Link Building
Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do? – Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel
Viral Marketing
Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content – Tamar Weinberg, Techipedia
Local Search
Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile – Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land
Blogs & Blogging
The Blogger’s Guide to SEO – Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book
Reputation Management
Buzz Monitoring: 26 Free Tools You Must Have – Andy Beal, Marketing Pilgrim
Small Business
Branding For Small Business And Bloggers – Steven Bradley, TheVanBlog
Social Media
The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play – Muhammad Saleem, Search Engine Land
Web Analytics
Web Analytics Demystified – Avinash Kaushik, Occam’s Razor
Online Marketing / General
How A Pretty Face Can Push Visitors Away – Bryan Eisenberg, GrokDotCom
(A must read, BTW – both this post and the GrokDotCom blog)
LOL Funny
9 Ways To Bore The Audience at SES New York – Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog
(I voted for Ask's "Google Pen" post, but Lisa's post is very funny – frankly, it should have been the winner in the Rants category too.)
There's gold in these posts!
If you want to learn a lot in a short time, and get some great ideas, you could do worse than to read every post that was nominated, especially the finalists. If you don't discover several blogs that deserve a spot in your RSS feed reader, then you've either subscribed already or you're smarter than I am.
Comments on Two SEMMYs – Thanks, SEO Fast Start readers! »
wow,
I was hoping you get one, but two…thats great. I'm drinking a glass of my best burbon on this one. Cheers, you deserve it.
with best regards,
Ales Medvesek
Dan,
Congratulations! I would buy you a latte, but I don't see a link for that (:
Anyone that applies what is offered on the SEO Fast Start, will see an improvement in the SERP's. I never think twice about sending someone to SEOFS. (-:
Great Job!
Jeff Knize
http://www.treadmill-world.com
Congratulation Dan!
You deserved that! Thanks
I especially like your PR article, and no doubt this was more than deserved. Congratulations!