Best Online Marketing Blogs to Follow

One of the very best ways to ensure you are getting the best out of SEO is to follow blogs in that field which will help inspire and inform. Many of these blogs offer the opportunity to become part of the debate, which can add real value to your own business. Not only that, you have a chance to learn, share, and grow. I wanted to share some of my favorites, organized below.

Online Marketing and SEO Blogs

SEOMoz

This is one of the key SEO blogs out there and is particularly good for those new to SEO. It has covered pretty much everything you will need to know when starting out and also makes a great stopping off point as you become more SEO savvy.

Vertical Measures

Vertical Measures are experts at creating intelligent Internet marketing solutions. While not exclusively aimed at beginners, they are a great place to get an idea of what’s out there and how SEO can transform your business. Get used to using it now.

Jaffe Juice

A fun site that covers many of the topics below and is perfect for an overview of the world of online marketing. Nice use of video makes it great for the beginner.

Link Building Blogs

Ontolo

Superbly wide-ranging blog that has a huge amount of link-building material. It is one of the best places to get a round up of link building resources.

Marketing Pilgrim

While focused on marketing, this blog has frequent tips for making the most of links and is also a great place to get a view of the bigger marketing picture.

Better Blogging Blogs

ProBlogger

This is a great place to go when inspiration has run dry. Focusing on getting the most out of your blogging, the site is full of great tips and suggestions of where to explore more. Suitable for everyone from beginners to web veterans, it is also a fun site to use. Highly recommended.

ConverStations

A good example of the power of interactive blogging. Using photographs and videos to complement regular blog posts, the site is a really useful location for learning more about the blogging world and is full of very useful blogging tips. Great to browse over lunch.

We Blog Better

A lively blog focused on helping readers get the most out of their blogging experience. Updated daily, this is definitely worth having a look at whenever you have a spare moment. There is even an opportunity to ask questions, something that can prove really useful. One of the best blogging resources on the web, the site can also be used as a great example of what the best blogs should be like.

Content Marketing Blogs

Junta42

For anyone wanting to get the most out of content marketing or who just want to maximize their own website content, Junta42 is a wide-ranging site that covers many areas and has a really useful blog that is regularly updated. Definitely one to check every few days.

Web Ink Now

A great resource for getting an idea of what is going on in the world of content marketing. Perfect to give your business site an idea of the marketplace, it also has regular updates of other sites worth visiting. Makes content marketing fun and always makes for a great read.

Top Rank Blog

One of the key online marketing blogs that is particularly strong on content marketing. Regular updates make this a must visit at least once a week.

Your Favorites

These are just a small number of blogs you could and should follow to learn more about the industry, whichever expertise level you are. Tell us, what is your favorite industry related blog? Share with us in the comments below.

This guest post is by Steve Lazuka, owner of Interact Media, a website content marketing firm based in Ohio. Follow him on Twitter.