2009 SEMMYs Archive
Online Marketing / General – 2009 Finalists
No Comments »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Online Marketing / General category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- Better Than Free
Kevin Kelly, The Technium | 1/31/08 - Don’t get robbed blind on the internet: 8 tell-tale signs of hypnotic sales copy
Simon Townley, Write Mindset | 2/5/08 - The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period!
Stoney deGeyter, Search Engine Guide | 9/2/08 - Making Money Online With Local Affiliate Programs
Jeremy Schoemaker, Shoemoney | 11/4/08 - Ten Recipes for Persuasive Content
Colleen Jones, UXMatters | 12/1/08
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Posts Judged by Lisa Barone, Brad Geddes, and Simon Heseltine

Industry – 2009 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Industry category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- The Fallacy of SEO Celebrity
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 2/18/08 - The Beginner’s Checklist For Search Conferences
Danny Dover, SEOmoz | 6/9/08 - Search Without SERPs: The Future of SEO?
Pete Meyers, User Effect | 9/9/08 - Top Search Engine Marketing Tools
Aaron Wall, Google Blogoscoped | 9/16/08 - Analytics Career Advice: “I am an Analytics God, I want more $$. How?”
Avinash Kaushik | 12/3/08 - Tough Love For Microsoft Search
Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 12/30/08
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Posts Judged by Adam Audette, Andy Beal, and Donna Fontenot

LOL Funny! – 2009 Finalists
No Comments »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the LOL Funny! category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- 17 Internet Marketing Things I Will Not Write About
Ian Lurie, Conversation Marketing | 4/24/08 - Digg Users Hate Everything; Bury Internet
Free-Ass. Press | 7/7/08 - The PageRank Hierarchy, As Defined By Celebrities
Mitch Turck, SEOmoz | 7/7/08 - You Oughta Know Inbound Marketing
Rebecca Corliss, HubSpot | 12/8/08
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Posts Judged by Debra Mastaler and Jeff Quipp

Rants – 2009 Finalists
No Comments »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Rants category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- The SEMMYS Launch, The Whineys TBA
Rae Hoffman | 1/16/08 - Social Media Cash Grab
David Harry, Huomah | 7/16/08 - Ranting: Google & Online Reputation Management
Eric Lander | 9/9/08 - Crappy MP3 Sites, Comment Spamming & Enough Already
Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 11/26/08
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Posts Judged by Todd Mintz and Tamar Weinberg

SEO – All 2009 Nominees
11 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the SEO category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Neighbourhood, Website Structure (& Viagra)
Shaun Anderson, Hobo | 1/3/08 - The SEO Success Pyramid
Matt McGee, Small Business Search Marketing | 1/8/08 - On Page SEO for WordPress
David LaFerney, MetaToast | 1/14/08 - Yes Dear, There is Porn SEO, and We Can Learn a Lot From It
XMCP, YOUmoz | 1/21/08 - David Ogilvy on SEO
Ruud Hein, Search Engine People | 1/29/08 - Ranking Affiliate Sites vs Corporate Search Engine Marketer
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 1/30/08 - PageRank Is The Primary Google Search Ranking Factor
Andy Beard | 2/5/08 - Does Flash SEO still suck?
Tim Nash | 2/9/08 - Five Situations Where You SHOULD Use NoFollow for Linking
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 2/12/08 - SEO Tips for Public Relations
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 2/13/08 - Make the Most of SEO Competitive Research: Evaluating the Competition
Ann Smarty, Search Engine Journal | 2/18/08 - SEO for Newspapers
Joost de Valk, Yoast | 2/22/08 - How You Can Get Your Google Rankings Back
Jeff Behrendt, Aviva Directory | 2/25/08 - SEO Is The Worst Thing Ever Invented
Vanessa Fox, Nine By Blue | 3/3/08 - Site Structure – SEOs Going Fishing Without Any Bait
Andy Beard | 3/7/08 - SEO Explained for Small Business Owners
Mason Hipp, Small Fuel | 4/14/08 - 12 Steps to Complete Search Engine Domination – From Zero to Hero in Just 6 Months
Gyutae Park, Search Engine Journal | 4/22/08 - The Beginner’s Checklist for Small Business SEO
Danny Dover, SEOmoz | 4/22/08 - What’s In Your Travel Tool Bag?
Elisabeth Osmeloski, Search Engine Watch | 4/25/08 - The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet
Danny Dover, SEOmoz | 4/30/08 - 9 Tips to Improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Mark Glaser, PBS Mediashift | 4/30/08 - The SEO Guide to Information Architecture
Adam Audette, Audette Media | 5/1/08 - The Most Powerful SEO Tactic: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
Eric Enge, Search Engine Land | 5/8/08 - SEO Guide for Designers
Nick La, Web Designer Wall | 5/9/08 - Eight Keyword Research Mistakes That Are Costing You Money
Christine Churchill, Search Engine Land | 5/15/08 - PageRank Sculpting – Ok Or Penalty Material? 10 SEO Experts Respond
Ben Welch-bolen, UK Search Engine Marketing | 6/3/08 - Google Sitemaps: Are They Really Important for SEO?
Barry Schwartz, Search Engine Roundtable | 6/16/08 - Website Transition Planning Critical When Making Changes
Jennifer Osborne, Search Engine People | 6/25/08 - Keyword Potential: Pull Keyword Needles Out Of Analytics Haystacks
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 6/30/08 - Cracking Google’s 1,000 Page Barrier
Dr. Pete Meyers, SEOmoz | 7/2/08 - Flash SEO Indexing Revisited Part 1
Tim Nash | 7/15/08 - Online SEO Tools – the Ultimate Collection
Ann Smarty, Search Engine Journal | 7/17/08 - How To Get New Web Sites To Rank Quickly
Aaron Wall, Search Engine Land | 7/31/08 - Measuring SEO: why rankings are worthless
Eduard Blacquière, Yoast | 9/10/08 - Is PageRank the Ultimate Measure of Online Influence?
Vanessa Fox, Nine by Blue | 10/8/08 - Best SEO Practices During A Website Redesign
Jill Whalen, Search Engine Land | 10/9/08 - 2009 Google Flash SEO
Brian Ussery | 10/13/08 - Buzz Pocket Mining Tutorial: An Intersection of Keyword Research & Social Media
Marty Weintraub, aimClear | 10/21/08 - The Future of SEO
Jordan Kasteler, Search & Social | 11/2/08 - Word of Mouth Marketing vs Search: When Top Google Rankings Are Worthless
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 11/14/08 - Making Geotargeted Content Findable For the Right Searchers
Vanessa Fox, Nine by Blue | 12/1/08 - Second Page Poaching – Advanced White Hat SEO Techniques
Russ Jones, TheGoogleCache | 12/2/08 - The Non-profit Guide to Search Engine Marketing
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 12/3/08 - Keyword Research Strategy Flowchart
Peter Da Vanzo & Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 12/12/08
Posts Judged by Andy Beal, Donna Fontenot, and Michael Gray

PPC – All 2009 Nominees
4 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the PPC category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Google AdWords 101
Frank Watson, Search Engine Watch | 1/4/08 - Landing Page Optimization: Five Elements that Can Impact Conversion Rates
Rob Reed, Pay Per Click Marketing Centricity | 2/1/08 - AdWords Quality Score FAQ
Jeremy Mayes, PPC Discussions | 3/6/08 - Every Picture Tells a Story: Non-text Contextual Ads
David Szetela, Search Engine Watch | 3/10/08 - Non-Text Contextual Ads: Quality Score and Bidding Strategy
David Szetela, Search Engine Watch | 3/24/08 - The Secret of Tracking Yahoo! Keyword Data in Google Analytics
John Lee, PPC Hero | 4/3/08 - Learn How to Track Your MSN adCenter PPC Keyword Data in Analytics
John Lee, PPC Hero | 4/8/08 - What Yahoo’s New Minimum Bid Means To You
Brad Geddes, Search Engine Land | 4/28/08 - Make Your Ads Better: Three Powerful Techniques
Andrew Goodman, Search Engine Land | 5/5/08 - Split Testing Adwords: You’re Doing It Wrong
Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start | 5/6/08 - PPC Copywriting: The Evolution of a PPC Split Test
Linda Bustos, Get Elastic | 5/21/08 - AdWords 911: The 4 Step Emergency Fix for Dying AdWords Accounts
Brian Carter, Fuel Interactive | 6/7/08 - Instant (Bad) Karma’s Gonna Get Ya: AdWords Account Quality At Startup
Andrew Goodman, Search Engine Land | 6/9/08 - 4 Steps to Avoid the Google AdWords Ignorance Tax
Richard Ball, Apogee Weblog | 6/14/08 - What Should You Do When Quality Score Kills Your Keywords?
Brad Geddes, Search Engine Land | 7/25/08 - The Nuances of Search Engine PPC Trademark Policies
Dave Naffziger, BrandVerity | 10/1/08 - Google AdWords & PPC Strategy Flow Chart
Giovanna Wall, PPC Blog | 11/5/08 - The 5 Biggest Mistakes in PPC Testing
Brian Carter, Search Engine Journal | 11/24/08 - PPC Holiday Tips: It’s all about Execution
George Michie, Search Engine Land | 11/24/08 - Paid Search – Tips On Closing The Loop
Mona Elesseily, Search Engine Land | 12/1/08 - 9 Myths Of Landing Page Quality Score
Brad Geddes, Search Engine Land | 12/8/08
Posts Judged by Adam Audette, Jennifer Laycock, and David Wallace

Local Search – All 2009 Nominees
5 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Local Search category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Going Local in StumbleUpon
Jake Matthews, 10e20 | 1/23/08 - Characteristics of the Top 100 Mobile Search Queries at AT&T
Bryson Meunier | 1/28/08 - Local SEO Interview Roundup!
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 3/1/08 - Local SEO’s Share Geo Location Tips From Around The World
Lucy Langdon, Distilled | 4/10/08 - Geoblogging – How to Geotag Your Blog
Rob O’Daniel, Problogger | 4/15/08 - How to Optimize Local Business Profiles for Free Local Directories
Steven Brier, Search Engine Journal | 4/21/08 - Local vs Traditional SEO: Why Citation Is the New Link
David Mihm | 5/28/08 - The Local Search Ranking Factors: Ranking High in Google Maps and Yahoo Local
David Mihm | 6/15/08 - Google’s Carter Maslan and Eric Enge talk Local Search
Eric Enge, Stone Temple | 7/14/08 - The definitive guide on using KML for SEO
Martijn Beijk | 7/25/08 - Yellow Pages Usage Stats Are Likely Wrong
Chris Smith | 7/28/08 - The Mother of All SMX Local/Mobile Recaps
David Mihm | 7/29/08 - Ranking Factors in Google Maps – Cracking the Code SMX Local
Mike Blumenthal | 8/4/08 - Where Do Real Estate Citations Come From?
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 8/13/08 - 10 SEO Copywriting Tips for Hyperlocal Bloggers – A 5 Part Series
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 8/21/08 - How to Start a Hyperlocal Business Blog
Matt McGee, Hyperlocal Blogger | 8/25/08 - Yahoo’s Frazier Miller and Shailesh Bhat Talk About Local Search
Eric Enge, Stone Temple | 9/8/08 - Google Answers Your Local Search Questions
Greg Sterling, Search Engine Land | 10/6/08 - Microsoft’s listing in Google Maps Hijacked (oops by me)
Mike Blumenthal | 10/30/08 - Free Local Marketing Options that Bring Real Traffic
Mat Siltala, Dream Systems Media | 12/4/08
Posts Judged by Michael Gray, Andrew Shotland, and David Wallace

Link Building – All 2009 Nominees
2 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Link Building category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- There’s No Such Thing As A Worthless Link
Debra Mastaler, Search Engine Land | 1/14/08 - The 4 Different Types of Authority Links (and 11 Ways to Get Them)
Wiep Knol | 1/17/08 - Thinking about buying links? 30 tips to save you from failure
Brian Chappell | 1/24/08 - 11 Experts on Link Development Speak Out
Rae Hoffman | 1/31/08 - Why All Links Are Paid Links in the Travel Trade
Elisabeth Osmeloski, Search Engine Watch | 2/1/08 - Tapping into Unconventional Link Attributes
Branko Rihtman, SEO Scientist | 2/2/08 - Link Building Secrets Revealed by Top Linking Experts
Stoney deGeyter, Pole Position Marketing | 3/4/08 - Six Explosive Organic & Paid Link Building Tips
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 3/12/08 - The Fundamentals of Link Building
Adam Audette, AudetteMedia | 3/23/08 - Public Relations: The Other Important PR In Link Development
Rae Hoffman, Search Engine Land | 3/25/08 - Creating a Link Building System
Sage Lewis, Search Engine Watch | 3/27/08 - A Guide to Getting Maximum Link Value from Your Content
Garrett French, Content Marketing | 5/16/08 - 400 Quality Links that Deliver Both Immediate Traffic and Search Rankings
Roderick Coleman, Conversion Stats | 5/17/08 - Don’t Call Me Linkbait
Rae Hoffman, Search Engine Land | 5/27/08 - Researching for Linkbait Pieces
Patrick Winfield, 10e20 | 6/12/08 - Shine A Light – How to explain link-theory to a layman
Ken Jones, SEOpsCentre | 6/26/08 - A Linkbuilding Method So Effective I Can’t Believe It’s Not Blackhat
Tom Critchlow, SEOmoz | 8/11/08 - 30 Ways to Get Links Naturally & Stop Link Building
Tad Chef, SEOptimise | 10/6/08 - Use Online Public Relations for Link Marketing
Justilien Gaspard, Search Engine Watch | 11/13/08 - 8 Ways to Buy Links Without “Buying Links”
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 11/17/08 - Link Building Strategies: 69 Solid Tactics For 2009
Wiep Knol | 12/2/08 - The Definitive List (75+) of Link Building Techniques in 2008
Jeff Quipp, Search Engine People | 12/16/08
Posts Judged by Aaron Wall and Tamar Weinberg

Blogs & Blogging – All 2009 Nominees
1 Comment »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Optimizing WordPress Page Titles, Post Titles and Page Slugs
Michael Gray | 1/7/08 - Small Business Blogging Map
Mason Hipp, Small Fuel | 1/18/08 - One Blogging Command and Seven Sacred Tips to Beat Burnout and Avoid the Lazysphere
Tiffany Monhollon, Personal PR | 2/1/08 - The Butterfly Growth Model
Skellie | 2/5/08 - How to Get More Bookmarks and Better Links
Chris Garrett | 2/8/08 - Diggbait, Linkbait, Flagship Content and Authority
Chris Garrett | 2/11/08 - What is Good Content? A Working Definition and Some General Principles
Maki, DoshDosh | 2/12/08 - Keyword Research for Bloggers: A Comprehensive Guide
Brian Clark, Copyblogger | 2/21/08 - Finding New, Freshly Squeezed Content For Your Blog
Tibi Puiu, Lost Art of Blogging | 2/24/08 - 152 Dos & Don’ts of Business Blogging
Khalid Saleh, Invesp | 3/13/08 - How to write for your company’s blog
Paul Boutin, Valleywag | 3/20/08 - 25 Paths to an Insanely Popular Blog
Skellie | 3/26/08 - 10 Golden Rules of Blogging
Jennifer Osborne, Search Engine People | 4/14/08 - How to Get Piles of Links, Subscribers and Comments
Skellie | 4/15/08 - WordPress suitable for SEOs?
Tim Nash | 4/20/08 - Finding Time To Blog As A Real Estate Professional
Teresa Boardman, Real Estate Tomato | 4/30/08 - SEO Plugins for WordPress Part II
Michael Gray | 5/13/08 - WordPress SEO
Joost de Valk, Yoast | 6/10/08 - How to Be Interesting
Jonathan Morrow, Copyblogger | 7/18/08 - Ten quick tips for growing your blog’s subscribers and comments
Mack Collier, The Viral Garden | 8/5/08 - Why No One Links to Your Best Posts (And What to Do About It)
Jonathan Morrow, Copyblogger | 8/15/08 - Examining The Internet’s Top Blogs: What We Can Learn From Their Success
Danny Dover, SEOmoz | 8/19/08 - What Makes for a Good Blog?
Merlin Mann, 43 Folders | 8/19/08 - How to Grow a Blog Post in 7 Easy Steps
Sonia Simone, Copyblogger | 9/17/08 - What Suggestions Would You Offer a Beginning Blogger?
Bill Slawski, SEO By The Sea | 10/4/08 - 3 Years Of Real Estate Blogging – The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Teresa Boardman, Real Estate Tomato | 10/27/08 - Why Should Anyone Read Your Blog?
Sonia Simone, Copyblogger | 11/7/08 - TheLisa: Bringing Your Voice To Your Blog
Lisa Barone, Search Engine People | 11/12/08 - The number one secret of the great blogs
Seth Godin | 11/14/08 - How to Promote a Brand New Blog
Sugarrae | 11/18/08 - Ten Elements Every Company Blog Should Have
Mack Collier, Marketing Profs | 11/25/08 - 4,439 Words on Driving Traffic to Your Blog
Glen Allsopp, PluginID | 12/8/08 - 10 Ways to Excite Your Blog’s Readers
Mack Collier, The Viral Garden | 12/9/08
Posts Judged by Debra Mastaler, Lee Odden, and Chris Winfield




