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Small Business – 2010 Winner

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2010 SEMMY WinnerLet’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 Small Business category is … drum-roll, please …

If I Were Launching a New Small Biz Web Site Today
Matt McGee, Small Business Trends | 5/26/09

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

4. Buy Directory Links. It gets a bit complicated here. At $299, the Yahoo Directory is steep for someone on a budget, but it’s a trusted link. Ezilon is another solid directory that costs either $69/year or a $199 single payment. BOTW.org is either $100/year or a $250 one-time payment. Choosing the best directories is another article altogether, but I’m basically going to analyze the pages where my link would appear, see which ones offer the strongest links, and submit there. To make things easy for this article, let’s choose Yahoo as the best link and the one we can afford.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Why Yelp Is Awesome for Small Businesses
    Lisa Barone, Outspoken Media | 9/3/09
  2. Local Small Businesses and Social Media Marketing
    Liana Evans, Search Engine Watch | 12/7/09

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:

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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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Small Business – 2010 Finalists

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The judges listed below have made their choices, and the finalists in the Small Business category for the 2010 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

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 Debra Mastaler and David Wallace


Small Business – All 2010 Nominees

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Congratulations to the following nominees in the Small Business 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.

Posts Judged by Debra Mastaler and David Wallace


Small Business – 2009 Winner

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2009 SEMMY WinnerLet’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 Small Business category is … drum-roll, please …

Google Blended Video Offers Small Business Marketing Opportunities
Michael Dorausch, Chiropractic Blogs | 3/26/08

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

In August of 2007, I shot a 90 second video of a friends 11 year old daughter speaking about his business, and I uploaded it to YouTube. I gave the video a link from one site and shared it with him and a few other friends, I then forgot about it. 6 months later he informed me his local small business was getting new clients as a result of the video.

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. The Ten Commandments of Online Marketing for Small & Local Businesses
    David Mihm | 4/15/08
  2. A Small Business Marketing Success Story: John Tuggle, Guitar Teacher
    Matt McGee, Search Engine Land | 4/10/08

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 Jennifer Laycock and Aaron Wall


Small Business – 2009 Finalists

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The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Small Business category for the 2009 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

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 Jennifer Laycock and Aaron Wall


Small Business – All 2009 Nominees

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Congratulations to the following nominees in the Small Business category for the 2009 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.

Posts Judged by Jennifer Laycock and Aaron Wall


Small Business – 2008 Winner

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2008 SEMMY WinnerLet’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 Small Business category is … drum-roll, please …

Branding For Small Business And Bloggers
Steven Bradley, TheVanBlog | 8/28/07

Congratulations to our winner! Here’s a choice bit from the winning post:

Anytime, no matter how seemingly small, you do something in public, people will form opinions of you and make associations with your brand. Everything you do affects your brand. That’s why consistency is important. Consistency reinforces your brand. Conflicting messages tear it down.

As a blogger every post you write is a branding opportunity. Your blogging voice becomes a large component of your brand. Do you give good advice? Do you have something interesting to say? Do you point your readers to quality information?

Runners-Up

The top two runners-up in public voting were:

  1. Small Businesses And Social Media
    Chris Brogan | 11/28/07
  2. 9 Simple Ways for Small Businesses to Leverage Social Media
    Todd Emaus, Stone Interactive | 11/13/07

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:

Small Business - 2008 winner

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 Rae Hoffman, Todd Malicoat, and Andrew Shotland


Small Business – 2008 Finalists

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The judges have made their choices, and the finalists in the Small Business category for the 2008 SEMMY Awards are:

The Finalists

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 Rae Hoffman, Todd Malicoat, and Andrew Shotland


Small Business – All 2008 Nominees

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The following are the nominees in the Small Business 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.

Posts Judged by Rae Hoffman, Todd Malicoat, and Andrew Shotland