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I think the best business tips come from those who practice what they preach; those who aren’t just doling out advice without first testing it out themselves. And that’s why I’m always on the lookout for helpful blogs that provide tips and tricks for search engine optimization, web development, social media, and marketing from those who truly know what they’re talking about.
Of course, I hope you consider our blog to be filled with helpful business tips as well, but here’s a look at the top five business blogs I frequent:
Search Engine Watch – Search Engine Watch is a great blog to turn to for the latest search engine optimization news, as well as informative posts on a variety of other topics. Current topics on their home page include SOPA, AdWords, PPC, and news about social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
The Official Google Blog – Google’s blog is a wealth of awesome information that business owners and anyone interested in social media, mobile technology, and marketing will want to keep up with. As their blog states, it contains “Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture.” Definitely worth putting this one on your weekly (if not daily) read list.
Technorati – Technorati features hundreds of bloggers writing on topics that include business, marketing, social media, politics, world news, and entertainment. They also have a cool ‘Top 100′ feature that lists what they’ve deemed to be the top 100 websites and blogs on the web. They update it once a day, so it always stays current.
Social Media Examiner – Want to keep up with social media news and learn tips and tricks on how to best promote your business on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and LinkedIn? Reading Social Media Examiner’s blog posts is a great way to increase your knowledge about social media and learn about new tools that can help you with your social media marketing efforts.
Business2Community – Business2Community offers blog posts from a community of bloggers, mainly all from business owners/business experts, who provide tips and info on topics that include technology, social media, and business (including me, yay!). If you leave comments and/or questions on blog posts that you read, the writer will normally respond, which is awesome – I’ve tried this and it most always works! Great way to get valuable business advice you can apply to your own company for free!
I also asked Bryan Laurienti, co-owner of BBB Systems what his favorite business blog is and he said it’s Mashable. The reason he likes Mashable so much is because it’s “a quick way to get information on a variety of social media, tech, business, entertainment, and world news topics.” Bryan Laurienti also said that “Mashable almost always has the latest breaking news stories, so it’s a good source to turn to for up-to-date information.”
We want to know: What is your favorite business blog?
My favorite SEO business blog is:
SEO Evolution Blog by gShift Labs
http://www.gshiftlabs.com/seo-evolution-blog/
Thanks Shannon- great list. I like Mashable the best, but also check out Duct Tape Marketing. They are a great small business marketing group with a superior blog.
-Matthew
http://imprinsic.com/
Thanks Shannon!
this article will be great resources for newbie for many days.
Shannon, very good post. Informative post for start-ups like me. And I love Mashable, its the first website I visit after I wake up everyday.
Great post; definitely going to bookmark this. I would have to agree with some of the previous commenters that my favorite of the bunch is Mashable, but of course I find myself read SEOmoz blogs for hours at a time.
Shannon– good list! I agree that some of these sites would be especially helpful to newer clients, but love the content.
I couldn’t agree more Shannon! I consider a blog useless if it just contains general information that don’t even seem remotely true. I love Technorati! Thanks so much for sharing these. What about resources that talk about mobile marketing and the current trend in smart phones? Any referrals? Thanks a bunch!
You’re welcome! We have quite a few mobile marketing/technology articles on our blog if you want to check it out: http://bbbsystems.blogspot.com/ but http://mobilemarketer.com/ is also really great for mobile news!
I impressed, I love to read articles that are informative and acutally have good content. Thank you for sharing your experiences and I look forward to reading more.
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