2010 SEMMYs Archive
Online Marketing / General – 2010 Finalists
No Comments »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Online Marketing / General category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- Why Trust Matters & How To Earn It
Matt McGee, Small Business Search Marketing | 1/12/09 - Thinking Positively About Negative Reviews
Linda Bustos, Get Elastic | 1/29/09 - True Internet Marketing Icons / How Online Marketing Works
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 2/6/09
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you; winners historically have actively promoted the SEMMYS to their readers.)
Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.
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Posts Judged by John Andrews and Lee Odden
Industry – 2010 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Industry category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- What does the In House SEO Organization look like?
Laura Lippay | 3/17/09 - 5 Tips on Hiring and Getting the Most Value from SEO Consultants
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 7/6/09 - 10 Questions to Evaluate a Social Media ‘Expert’
Ian Lurie, Conversation Marketing | 7/21/09 - Why 99%+ of Flat Rate SEO Services Are a Scam
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 8/4/09 - 10 Years Ago: The First Search Marketing Conference, A Retrospective
Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 11/18/09
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Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.
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Posts Judged by Christine Churchill, Eric Enge, and Brad Geddes
Copywriting – 2010 Finalists
No Comments »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Copywriting category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- 50 Trigger Words and Phrases for Powerful Multimedia Content
Brian Clark, Copyblogger | 4/20/09 - A Copywriter’s Intro to Frame-switching and Nested Storytelling
Jeff Sexton, Future Now | 7/30/09 - Does Your Copy Need a Makeover? 7 Tests That Measure the Verbal Impact of Your Business Message
Renne Leatto, i. karumbah | 12/1/09
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun. (Feel free to encourage them to vote for you; winners historically have actively promoted the SEMMYS to their readers.)
Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.
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Posts Judged by Lisa Barone and Aaron Wall
Rants – 2010 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Rants category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- For Your Sunday Bullshit Reading: Search Ads Are “Misdirection” Advertising
Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 3/22/09 - You know what? Fuck SEO.
Robert Garcia, Rumblepup | 8/22/09 - Google Hypocritical on the Importance of Privacy
Aaron Wall, SEO Book | 12/13/09 - Ignore the Silly Man, SEO Still Matters For SMBs
Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media | 12/16/09
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Here’s How to Vote
Now it’s your turn to choose a winner! Please read each article above and decide which one you feel is the best. When you click below, you’ll be able to vote in this category only. To vote in other categories, please visit the pages listing those finalists. Voting is open now, and will close at end-of-day on January 29, 2010.
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Posts Judged by John Andrews and Todd Mintz
SEO – All 2010 Nominees
4 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the SEO category for the 2010 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.
- Should You Have Multiple Websites?
Peter DaVanzo, SEO Book | 1/28/09 - Has The iPhone Made Mobile SEO Obsolete?
Bryson Meunier, Search Engine Land | 2/23/09 - Duplicate content for SEO and SEO for duplicate content
Michael Martinez, SEO Theory | 2/26/09 - How to Get Your Site Indexed In Google & Other Search Engines, Quickly (I Hope)
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 3/2/09 - SEO Tips for Large Ecommerce Sites
Adam Audette, AudetteMedia | 3/3/09 - Don’t Mistake PR And Creatively Earned Editorial Links For Sponsored Conversations
Adam Singer, The Future Buzz | 3/10/09 - Rewriting the Beginner’s Guide Part IX: Myths, Penalties and Spam
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 3/17/09 - 61 Pre-SEO Campaign Questions You Need To Answer To
Stoney deGeyter, Search Engine Guide | 4/2/09 - The 4.5 Personas Of My SEO Site
Gab Goldenberg, SEO ROI | 4/6/09 - Guide to Search Engine Ranking Factors
David Harry, Huomah | 4/6/09 - How to Grow Your Google Authority
Chris Garrett | 4/17/09 - How To SEO For Apple’s App Store
Bryson Meunier, Search Engine Land | 4/29/09 - The Search Taxonomy: Getting Inside the Mind of the Searcher
Peter DaVanzo, SEO Book | 5/27/09 - Real time search engines; should SEOs care?
David Harry, Huomah | 7/2/09 - Breaking Pages Apart: What Automatic Segmentation of Webpages Might Mean to Design and SEO
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 7/9/09 - Is Most Of SEO Just A Boondoggle?
Jill Whalen, Search Engine Land | 7/16/09 - 10 Steps to Advanced Keyword Research
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 7/19/09 - Marketing Driven SEO Strategy
Peter DaVanzo, SEO Book | 7/31/09 - How user data, links & document scoring may be used in the “brand” algorithm
Patrick Altoft, Blogstorm | 8/3/09 - SEO Tactics vs. SEO Strategy
Michael Martinez, Best SEO Blog | 8/6/09 - Perfecting Keyword Targeting & On-Page Optimization
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 8/17/09 - Search Engine Ranking Factors 2009
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 8/23/09 - Holiday SEO: Using Amazon Bestsellers for Keyword Research
Linda Bustos, Get Elastic | 8/24/09 - Surviving and Thriving as an Ecommerce SEO
Everett Sizemore | 8/28/09 - Common SEO Problems of E-commerce Sites
Chris Boggs, Search Engine Watch | 8/28/09 - Top 10 Pitfalls of International SEO
Andy Atkins-Kruger, Online Marketing Blog | 10/13/09 - SEO FAQ That’s Not From The Land Of Unicorns
Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land | 10/13/09 - 10 Simple (but Important) Things to Check Before Optimizing an Existing Site
Victor Murygin, 10e20 | 10/30/09 - Four New Signals in Search
Eric Enge, Search Engine Watch | 12/1/09 - How Personalized Search Changes SEO (and Doesn’t)
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 12/22/09
Posts Judged by Michael Gray, Todd Malicoat, and Todd Mintz
PPC – All 2010 Nominees
No Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the PPC category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards! Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 3-4 finalists. Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- 9 Tips to Write Effective Google AdWords Copy
Saad Kamal, Search Engine Journal | 1/12/09 - 9 Effective Tips for a Better Landing Page
Saad Kamal, Search Engine Journal | 2/2/09 - Hey AdWords, Do You Offer GeoTARGETING, Or Just GeoSUGGESTION?
Brian Carter, Search Engine Journal | 2/2/09 - Discovering Keywords On the Cheap
Tom Demers, PPC Hero | 2/3/09 - Top 5 Free PPC Tools
Page Christenbury, ROI Revolution | 4/29/09 - The Long Tail of Paid Search Account Effort
Andrew Goodman, Search Engine Land | 6/29/09 - Microsoft adCenter & Google AdWords Resources to make your life easier when Yahoo Search Marketing is replaced by adCenter
Brad Geddes, bgTheory | 7/29/09 - The PPC Hierarchy of Needs
Virginia Nussey, Bruce Clay Inc. | 11/12/09 - 7 Incredibly Valuable But Underused Free Tools For PPC Marketers
Brad Geddes, Search Engine Land | 12/7/09 - Top Questions Asked on Google AdWords
Barry Schwartz, Search Engine Roundtable | 12/23/09
Posts Judged by Adam Audette and Christine Churchill
Social Media – All 2010 Nominees
No Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Social Media category for the 2010 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.
- How to Build a Social Media Cheat Sheet in Any Topic
Marshall Kirkpatrick, ReadWriteWeb | 1/10/09 - 7 Reasons Your Social Media Marketing Failed (and how to fix it!)
Todd Malicoat, Stuntdubl | 1/12/09 - 40 of the Best Twitter Brands and the People Behind Them
Jennifer Van Grove, Mashable | 1/21/09 - How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media: Creating Your Organization’s Social Media Strategy Map
Beth Kanter | 1/23/09 - What Results Can I Expect From My Social Media Campaign?
Greg Finn, Search Engine Land | 2/3/09 - Tracking Twitter Links: Twitter Analytics Tools & More
Linda Bustos, Get Elastic | 2/10/09 - How to Get Retweeted
Guy Kawasaki, OPEN Forum | 2/18/09 - 3 steps to Social Media success
Luke Regan, Latitude | 2/26/09 - Ask Jeremiah: The Comprehensive FAQ Guide to Twitter
Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategy | 3/11/09 - Getting Links AND Content From Flickr
Lisa Barone, Search Engine Land | 3/20/09 - An Illustrated Guide To Using Twitter
Ritu B. Pant, Applicant | 4/8/09 - Social Media and SEO: 5 Essential Steps to Success
Lee Odden, Mashable | 4/15/09 - 25 Must Read Social Media Marketing Tips
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 4/27/09 - Where To Find Social Media Power Users
Greg Finn, Search Engine Land | 4/28/09 - Is Social Media Marketing Illegal?
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 5/6/09 - Twitter: The Killer Small Business App?
Lisa Barone, Small Business Trends | 5/19/09 - The 6 Spheres of Social Media Marketing
Brian Carter, Search Engine People | 6/25/09 - The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Marketing Your Business on Twitter
Michael Martine, Remarkablogger | 7/23/09 - 9 Rules of Facebook Promotion Every Small Business Should Know
Nick O’Neill, All Facebook | 7/23/09 - The Hardest Things to Teach Your Clients About Social Media Marketing
Rebecca Kelley, 10e20 | 7/23/09 - 34 Ways to Use YouTube for Business
Meryl Evans, Web Worker Daily | 7/28/09 - 16 Rules For Social Media Optimization Revisited
Adam Singer, Online Marketing Blog | 8/4/09 - The Five Biggest Mistakes in Measuring Social Media
Gary Stein, ClickZ | 8/18/09 - 10 Reasons Why Social Is Your Future SEO Strategy
Adam Singer, The Future Buzz | 8/19/09 - Are we too worried with finding the ROI of social media?
Mack Collier, The Viral Garden | 8/27/09 - 10 Ways to Be a Great Social Media User
Vince Blackham, Search Engine Journal | 9/1/09 - Social Media Basics For Freelancers
Laura Spencer, FreelanceFolder | 9/16/09 - 8 Tips For Getting Your Fan Page Found In Facebook Search
Greg Finn, Search Engine Land | 10/13/09 - How to build a Facebook community
John Haydon, Socialbrite | 10/14/09 - The Super Simple Guide to Setting Up Your First Company Facebook Page Without Blowing a Gasket – Part One
Jennifer Laycock, Search Engine Guide | 10/21/09 - Cloud Jacking: 7 Steps to Dominate Your Niche
Glen Allsopp, ViperChill | 10/26/09 - The Super Simple Guide to Setting Up Your First Company Facebook Page Without Blowing a Gasket – Part Two
Jennifer Laycock, Search Engine Guide | 10/26/09 - Your Company May Own Your Tweets, Pokes, and YouTube Videos
Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategy | 10/28/09 - The 7 Harsh Realities of Social Media Marketing
Sonia Simone, Copyblogger | 11/13/09 - How to Promote Your Business on Flickr
Rohit Bhargava, OPEN Forum | 11/25/09 - 7 Simple Truths of Social Media Marketing
John Jantsch, Duct Tape Marketing | 11/30/09 - Social Media Marketing Snake Oil
Jordan Kasteler, Search Engine Journal | 12/7/09 - Everything you ever wanted to know about creating a social media strategy (but were afraid to ask)
Mack Collier | 12/8/09 - The Social Media Marketing List: 45 things you should be doing but probably aren’t
Ian Lurie, Conversation Marketing | 12/9/09
Posts Judged by Adam Audette, Simon Heseltine, and Debra Mastaler
Local Search – All 2010 Nominees
2 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Local Search category for the 2010 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.
- What Could Save The Yellow Pages? 10 Ideas
Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land | 1/5/09 - The Local New Year’s Resolution I Wish Eric Schmidt Would Make
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 1/7/09 - Harness The Power Of Twitter For Local Marketing
Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land | 3/9/09 - Leveraging Small Business Customer Reviews and Testimonials Online
Steven Brier, Search Engine Journal | 3/24/09 - SBS Mailbag: When Local Keyword Research is a Dead End
Matt McGee, Small Business Search Marketing | 3/26/09 - Twitter: The Local Monetization Strategy
Steve Espinosa, Local Search News | 4/8/09 - I Have Seen the Future of Local Media
Sebastien Provencher, Praized | 5/7/09 - How a Search Engine Might Determine Whether a Search Involves a Geographical Intent
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 5/18/09 - The Local Search Ranking Factors: Ranking High in Google Maps and Yahoo Local
David Mihm, Mihmorandum | 5/26/09 - Edit, Remove and Respond To Reviews – Tools For Conflict Resolution
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 5/29/09 - Ranking in Local Listings
Gregg Stewart, Search Engine Watch | 5/29/09 - What is Location Prominence?
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps & Local Search | 6/8/09 - IYP SEO Rankings Report 2009
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 8/12/09 - Extreme Local Optimization Techniques Put to the Test
Roger Stellers, SEOmoz | 8/27/09 - How Important Are Google Maps Business Listings To Local, Small Service Businesses?
Tom Crandall, SEM Report Card | 9/7/09 - Eric Enge Interview with Chris Silver Smith
Eric Enge, Stone Temple Consulting | 9/17/09 - Google Place Pages SEO = Yellow Pages SOS & SOL?
Andrew Shotland, Local SEO Guide | 9/28/09 - If I We’re a Yellow Pages Publisher…
Greg Sterling, Screenwerk | 10/8/09 - Google Maps Sows And Reaps Incongruities
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 10/3/09 - Google Maps’ New Rules – Thoughts on Assumed Names and DBAs
Scott Clark, BuzzMaven | 11/4/09 - Google Local Research Data Released For Free
Tom Critchlow, Distilled | 12/1/09 - Google Local Business Center Categories – The Complete List
Mike Blumenthal, Understanding Google Maps & Local Search | 12/9/09 - Local SEO – A Case Study
Eric, SEO Book | 12/31/09
Posts Judged by Brad Geddes, Michael Jensen, and Jennifer Laycock
Linkbuilding – All 2010 Nominees
2 Comments »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Linkbuilding category for the 2010 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.
- Link Building 101, Part 1
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 2/2/09 - Link Building 101, Part 2
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 2/9/09 - Secrets of how to escape the link building trap now
Michael Martinez, SEO Theory | 2/24/09 - Getting Crafty – Advanced Search Operators to Find the Best Backlinks
Brian Gilley, Social SEO | 4/16/09 - Link Building from A to Z
Wiep Knol, SEOmoz | 5/7/09 - Ruud Questions: Debra Mastaler
Ruud Hein, Search Engine People | 5/8/09 - My "Must Have" List of Directories
Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch | 5/12/09 - 10 Goals For Link Building Campaigns: Moving Beyond “Get More Links”
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 5/27/09 - Indispensable Link Building Tools
Wiep Knol | 5/27/09 - The Link Builder’s Guide To Analyzing SERP Dominators For Link Opportunities
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 6/23/09 - The 5 B’s of Bad Link Building: Borrowing, Begging, Bartering, Bribing and Buying
Pete Caputa, HubSpot | 7/8/09 - The International Link Building Guide
Garrett French, Search Engine People | 7/8/09 - Page segmentation and link building
David Harry, Huomah | 7/13/09 - Link Building Tactics 101, Part 1
Ron Jones, Search Engine Watch | 7/27/09 - Link Building Evaluation Guide
Dave Snyder, Search Engine Journal | 8/5/09 - 17 Ways Search Engines Judge the Value of a Link
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 9/10/09 - Get Your Link Building Requests Answered
Mat Siltala, Dream Systems Media | 10/12/09 - 101 Advanced Tips For The Next Time You Buy Text Link Ads
Gab Goldenberg, Search Engine Journal | 10/15/09 - The Holiday Link Building Blitz: A Plan for eCommerce Sites
Garrett French, Search Engine People | 11/3/09 - Link Building With a Small Budget
Justilien Gaspard, Search Engine Watch | 11/12/09 - 11 Effective, Efficient Ways To Use Limited Time To Build Links
Debra Mastaler, Search Engine Land | 11/10/09 - 21 Link Builders Share Advanced Link Building Queries
Garrett French, Search Engine Land | 11/17/09 - Why link building may not work
Michael Martinez, Best SEO Blog | 11/25/09
Posts Judged by Michael Gray, Jennifer Laycock, and Aaron Wall
Blogs & Blogging – All 2010 Nominees
1 Comment »Congratulations to the following nominees in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2010 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.
- How To Find The Best Free Image/Photo/Graphics Downloads For Your Blog Posts
Michael VanDemar, Smackdown! | 1/12/09 - SpeedBlogging: How To Write Better Posts In Less Time
Mara Rogers, Copyblogger | 1/28/09 - How to make blogging work for your business
Chris Garrett, Wordtracker | 2/3/09 - 37 Tips for Optimizing Blogs and Feeds – SES New York
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 3/14/09 - How to Use Twitter to Find Local Blog Content
Matt McGee, HyperlocalBlogger | 3/30/09 - 8 Principles for the Modern Blog … at least for 2009
Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategy | 4/13/09 - Bloggers and Pro Journalists – Created Equal?
Miriam Ellis, SEO Igloo | 4/15/09 - Are Blogger | Blogspot Blogs SEO Friendly?
Andy Beard | 5/31/09 - How to Build a High-Traffic Blog Without Killing Yourself
Tim Ferriss | 6/29/09 - WordPress SEO: How to Choose a Permalink Structure
Michael Gray, Wolf-Howl | 9/17/09 - Why Outspoken Blogs & Maybe You Should Too
Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media | 9/18/09 - How to Create a Local Newswire for your Blog
Matt McGee, HyperlocalBlogger | 10/19/09 - 10 Things to Do Before Launching Your Blog
Lisa Barone, Small Business Trends | 10/27/09 - Practical Guide to 404 Error Pages: What WordPress is Missing
Joost de Valk | 11/3/09 - The Most Important Blogging Analysis Ever
Glen Allsopp, ViperChill | 11/4/09 - WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org – The Definitive Overview for Business
Michael Martine, Remarkablogger | 11/19/09 - How Being A Good Copywriter Can Make You More Money As A Blogger
Justin Goff, Shoemoney | 11/25/09 - Guest Blogging: The Ultimate Guide
Glen Allsopp, ViperChill | 12/21/09
Posts Judged by Jeff Quipp, Tamar Weinberg, and Chris Winfield
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