Blogs & Blogging SEMMYs
Honoring Great Blogs & Blogging Content
Blogs & Blogging – 2010 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2010 SEMMY Award in the Blogs & Blogging category is … drum-roll, please …
Guest Blogging: The Ultimate Guide
Glen Allsopp, ViperChill | 12/21/09
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
Traffic and links are great, but they’re only second compared to the potential of getting new devoted blog readers. Devoted readers talk about you, they share your content, and they buy your products. If you want to make a living blogging, then you must realise your subscribers (the real people behind your site) matter a lot.
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- 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 winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
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Blogs & Blogging – 2010 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- How to make blogging work for your business
Chris Garrett, Wordtracker | 2/3/09 - 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 - 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
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.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY
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Posts Judged by Jeff Quipp, Tamar Weinberg, and Chris Winfield

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

Blogs & Blogging – 2009 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2009 SEMMY Award in the Blogs & Blogging category is … drum-roll, please …
WordPress SEO
Joost de Valk, Yoast | 6/10/08
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
In my opinion, auto generating descriptions is a load of bull, most plugins pick the first sentence, which might be an introductory sentence which has hardly anything to do with the subject, or another sentence with a keyword in it, which might be completely wrong to pick as description. Thus, the only well written description is a hand written one, and if you’re thinking of auto generating the meta description, you might as well not do anything and let the search engine control the snippet.
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- TheLisa: Bringing Your Voice To Your Blog
Lisa Barone, Search Engine People | 11/12/08 - 4,439 Words on Driving Traffic to Your Blog
Glen Allsopp, PluginID | 12/8/08
The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
Posts Judged by Debra Mastaler, Lee Odden, and Chris Winfield

Blogs & Blogging – 2009 Finalists
1 Comment »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- What is Good Content? A Working Definition and Some General Principles
Maki, DoshDosh | 2/12/08 - Finding New, Freshly Squeezed Content For Your Blog
Tibi Puiu, Lost Art of Blogging | 2/24/08 - 25 Paths to an Insanely Popular Blog
Skellie | 3/26/08 - WordPress SEO
Joost de Valk, Yoast | 6/10/08 - TheLisa: Bringing Your Voice To Your Blog
Lisa Barone, Search Engine People | 11/12/08 - 4,439 Words on Driving Traffic to Your Blog
Glen Allsopp, PluginID | 12/8/08
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.)
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 February 2, 2008.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY
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Posts Judged by Debra Mastaler, Lee Odden, and Chris Winfield

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

Blogs & Blogging – 2008 Winner
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Let’s skip the corny, canned jokes and the awkward moments at the podium and just open the envelope, shall we? Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 2008 SEMMY Award in the Blogs & Blogging category is … drum-roll, please …
The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book | 11/25/07
Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:
If another blog links to you, how much should Google trust that link as a vote to help your site rank better? Do any popular and trustworthy blogs link to that site? How many people subscribe to their RSS feed?
While services like Bloglines or MyBlogLog are able to answer some of these questions, Google can answer them more precisely than any other company.
Runners-Up
The top two runners-up in public voting were:
- Must-Read Search Marketing Blogs
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 1/3/07 - The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers
Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 6/18/07
The winner and runners-up are welcome to grab the appropriate badge — we have a badge for both winners and runners-up.
How the Voting Ended
Here’s a look at how each finalist fared in the public voting:

Thanks to all who voted, and congrats again to the winner, runners-up, finalists, and all nominees. We look forward to reading your acceptance speech soon!
Posts Judged by Michael Gray and Tamar Weinberg

Blogs & Blogging – 2008 Finalists
No Comments »The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are:
The Finalists
- Must-Read Search Marketing Blogs
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 1/3/07 - The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers
Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 6/18/07 - 10 Ways to Hurt Your Blog’s Brand by Commenting on Other Blogs
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 8/29/07 - The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book | 11/25/07 - Discover Hundreds of Post Ideas for Your Blog with Mind Mapping
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 12/14/07
Congratulations to each finalist! Please grab a finalist badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists has begun.
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 30, 2008.
VOTE NOW IN THIS CATEGORY (link will open in a new window)
Posts Judged by Michael Gray and Tamar Weinberg

Blogs & Blogging – All 2008 Nominees
1 Comment »The following are the nominees in the Blogs & Blogging category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards. Our judge(s) will narrow this group down to 5-6 finalists. Congratulations to all nominees! Please grab a nominee badge and let your readers know that public voting on the finalists is just around the corner.
- Must-Read Search Marketing Blogs
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 1/3/07 - 25 Tips To Optimize Your Blog For Readers & Search Engines
Jennifer Slegg, Search Engine Land | 1/9/07 - Smart Spam via .EDU Link…
Carsten Cumbrowski, Search Engine Journal | 1/14/07 - SEO Benefits from Blogs
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 1/15/07 - Blog Panel: Negative is the New Positive
Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategy by Jeremiah | 1/23/07 - New ROI of blogging report from Forrester
Charlene Li, Forrester Groundswell | 1/25/07 - 23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 1/31/07 - Thoughts on a Blogstorm
Matt Bailey, SiteLogic | 2/4/07 - 9 Steps to Moving Your Blog and Selecting Plug-ins
Patrick Schaber, Lonely Marketer | 2/13/07 - Cultivating a Blog Community in 10 Steps – Part 1
Joe Whyte, Search Marketing Standard | 2/19/07 - How to Add to Blogging Conversations… And Eliminate the Echo Chamber
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 2/22/07 - Reasons Why Corporate Blogging Fails
Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz | 2/27/07 - 34 Reasons Why Readers Unsubscribe from Your Blog
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 3/1/07 - Tips for Using Images in Blogs
Philipp Lenssen, Google Blogoscoped | 3/8/07 - Positive and Negative Quality Ranking Factors from Google’s Blog Search
Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea | 3/17/07 - The Three Dimensions of Blogging: The Vital Combination Every Blog Must Have
Chris Garrett | 3/20/07 - SEO for WordPress – The Complete Guide
Jim Westergren | 3/20/07 - 3 Blog Mistakes You Can Avoid
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 4/17/07 - Sales Lead Blogs – The Art of Selling with Your Blog
Chris Garrett | 5/11/07 - Where Blogs fit into your online marketing strategy
Chris Garrett | 5/14/07 - Writing Headlines for Regular Readers, Search Engines, and Social Media
Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 6/4/07 - The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers
Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 6/18/07 - Do You Make These Mistakes When You Write?
Brian Clark, Copyblogger | 6/28/07 - 7 Things You Need to Know About Writing Lists That Work
Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger | 8/1/07 - 10 Ways to Hurt Your Blog’s Brand by Commenting on Other Blogs
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 8/29/07 - Beginner’s Guide To Setting Up A First Blog Site
Patrick Schaber, Lonely Marketer | 9/5/07 - How to Have a ‘Totally F–king Amazing’ Corporate Blog
BL Ochman, Marketing Profs | 9/14/07 - Defining Business Blogging Success
Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog | 10/3/07 - 20 reasons a business should NOT blog
Steven Streight, Vaspers the Grate | 10/10/07 - 20 Essential Blog Directories to Submit Your Blog To
Loren Baker, Search Engine Journal | 11/20/07 - The Blogger’s Guide to SEO
Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book | 11/25/07 - Optimizing HTML Links In The Aftermath Of A Blog Storm
Andy Beard | 11/26/07 - Ten More Blogging Tips From A Novice Blogger
Avinash Kaushik, Occam’s Razor | 11/27/07 - The Cosmo Headline Technique for Blogging Inspiration
Brian Clark, Copyblogger | 12/3/07 - How To Keep Your Subscribers Forever
Skellie, ProBlogger | 12/5/07 - How to Generate Post Ideas When You Are Stuck
Chris Garrett | 12/12/07 - Discover Hundreds of Post Ideas for Your Blog with Mind Mapping
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger | 12/14/07 - How to Use the “Rule of Three” to Create Engaging Content
Brian Clark, Copyblogger | 12/17/07
Posts Judged by Michael Gray and Tamar Weinberg




