Blog Posts to Read Week of October 21, 2010

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Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week. Please feel free to visit each, we hope you find them as helpful as we do!

Ranking The Top Global Brands
This post talks about brand rankings, and how they vary depending upon the criteria set forth. Also gives some good advice on what to do to increase your brand rank.

Bing and Facebook Like Each Other (But Do They Like-Like Each Other?)
This post discusses their new partnership and their efforts to make search more social.

You’ve Landed a Blogging Job – Now What?
Writing blog posts isn’t easy! This is a great post that gives tips on how to blog for someone else.

5 Tips for Business Blogging While Traveling
This post is useful for those who are wondering what to do about their blog posting while traveling. I’m a fan of pre-planning and setting time aside to write and schedule the posts ahead of time, so that I can have peace of mind during my travels.

3 Good Welcome Email Examples
This post discusses the importance of a great welcome message in your email marketing campaign, and how having an effective welcome message makes a world of difference.

More Content Shared on Facebook but Twitter Click-through Rate Much Higher
This post how people are sharing more content on Facebook, yet Twitter click through rates are still much higher – isn’t that the point of Twitter anyway?

Q and A: How do I choose a backlink strategy?
This was a Q&A post I stumbled upon that gave some solid advice on good and bad links and what to choose when coming up with a strategy for link building. I found that some of the answers from posters were valuable as well.

Avinash, Analytics & Making Love To Keywords That Matter
Great post summarizing Avinash Kaushik’s session at SES Chicago. Dynamic session that covers everything from the basic “what is search marketing” to the importance of your analytics.

Make Your Message Worth Sharing
This is a great post that talks about the importance of putting together a great message that people find valuable enough to share with others. Making your message appeal to the masses, putting out information that will work for you in the online space.

These were the our favorite blog posts this week. Check back next week for more!