The SEMMY Finalists Have Been Announced

Writing by Nick Stamoulis on Thursday, 24 of January , 2008 at 3:52 pm

I kept an eye on the SEMMYs to see if I might have magically been teleported from unknown status to finalist, but to no avail. I wasn’t there.

Nevertheless, there is some great material that made the finalists of the newborn SEMMY awards. In the SEO category, you have the following content titles:

• “Search Engine Ranking Factors Version 2″ by Rand Fishkin
• “Five Reasons To Aim Low When You’re Just Learning SEO” by Jennifer Laycock
• “Advanced Keyword Research - The power of understanding your visitors” by Hamlet Batista
• “SEO Linking Gotchas Even The SEOs Make” by Andy Beard
• “Sculpting Your PageRank For Maximum SEO Impact” by Stephan Spencer

In the Online Marketing/General category, the following titles were selected as finalists:

• “17 New Rules For Successful E-Commerce Websites” by Rand Fishkin
• “Why Testimonials Do (And Don’t) Work” by Holly Buchanan
• “How A Pretty Face Can Push Visitors Away” by Bryan Eisenberg
• “See With Web Designer Eyes - 9 Evident Errors” by Miriam Ellis
• “58 of the World’s Greatest Offers (4 Part Series)” by Dean Rieck
• “5 Things People Want To See Before The Sale” by Mason Hipp

In the Search Tech category, the finalists are:

• “What To Look For In A SEO Friendly E-Commerce Application” by David Wallace
• “Which Is Better For SEO: Shared Or Dedicated IPs” by Lisa Barone
• “When Choosing An eCommerce System, Remember The Search Engines” by Bill Slawski

Reputation Management finalists include:

• “Buzz Monitoring: 26 Free Tools You Must Have” by Andy Beal
• “Own Your Google Reputation With These Ten Suggestions” by Andy Beal
• “Using Social Media To Help Manage Online Reputation” by David Wallace

The Link Building finalists are:

• “Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide To Linkbaiting And Social Media Marketing” by Andy Hagan
• “The Paid Links Economy” by Philipp Lenssen
• “The Relevant Link Myth” by Michael Martinez
• “Revisiting Your Linking Strategies For A Link Health Check” by Jennifer Slegg
• “Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do?” by Debra Mastaler
• “Revealing Your Competitor’s FULL External Relevance Profile - One Of My Best Kept Secrets” by Hamlet Batista

This is just a small sampling of the articles available in the SEMMY awards. You’re encouraged to vote on them, evidently. It looks like users like you and me will be picking the winners. There are real gems here, I must admit. Enjoy! Now I’ve got a lot of reading to do.

Category: Link Building, Reputation Management, SEO

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