Top 25 Inbound Marketing Articles of the Week: October 3, 2014
Fall is definitely here in Chicago! Leaves are changing color, and it’s getting a bit colder. The inbound marketing world, however, is constantly evolving and bringing new innovations to the forefront. To show you an example, here are some of the most notable stories from this week regarding social media networks. Take a look:
Time to get right down to it! Here are the top 25 inbound marketing articles of the week!
Search Optimization
Links are just a part of what gets your website traffic. If you master the skill of link-building, you’ll be practically swimming in new visitors! Himanshu Sharma shares six link-building tips to experiment with on your ecommerce site.
SEO is an ever-evolving industry. Rohat Palit welcomes Matthew Barby to the Ahrefs blog to discuss search practices today, the future of SEO, and more!
Getting more clients is hard enough when you have to figure out what differentiates you from the competition. Think about having to attract more clients through SEO! Thankfully, Ann Whittaker interviews Rand Fishkin for more information on the process.
Looking to navigate the complex world of Google Webmaster Tools? There’s quite a lot to uncover under the hood of this robust tool set. Ian Cleary takes us through the vast intricacies of the platform to benefit our business.
Social Optimization
If you’re jumping on the Ello bandwagon, take note that this isn’t your average social network. While it may not matter right now (Ello is in beta), the basis of your relationships with potential customers on Ello will be trustworthiness. Get the full story on Alexandra Samuel’s post on the Harvard Business Review.
In the age of social media, getting in contact and conducting outreach to major influencers in your industry is a piece of cake. Patrick Hathaway shows us how to reach influencers directly through Twitter Custom Audiences.
Hashtags are proving massively beneficial for strengthening user engagement. In order to use them more effectively for your brand, read this post by Matt Jackson.
Your social activity significantly determines your level of influence in your industry. Take action effectively in order to create valuable relationships with influencers above you. Krystian Włodarczyk teaches us how to automate our most valuable actions and build relations in the process.
Local Optimization
It’s incredible how quickly a few digital technologies are going to be making waves in the future. Local SEO stands to be greatly impacted by incorporating indoor street view and passive search. Tom Anthony has the full story.
How do visitors view local listings in search results pages? Dive deeply into the insights as reported by Rebecca Maynes on the Mediative Blog.
Make sure your local business is ready for the holidays! Rachel Lindteigen lays out five easy steps to prepare your business’s online local presence for the impending rush of customers.
Email Marketing
An email can be so much more than a simple message; it can be specifically crafted to generate the types of responses you want. Jimmy Daly publishes 20 tips for dramatically better emails.
It’s no surprise that a lot of business owners and retailers continue to send non personalized emails that don’t elicit the most beneficial responses. Ayaz Nanji writes an article on the email practices of the top 20 retailers in order to improve our own emails.
Mobile Optimization
To better understand your mobile sales funnel, it’s important to ask the five W’s. Leo Strupczewski demonstrates what they are and how they can help us on mobile in a post.
Check out these graphs on US mobile and desktop browser share, posted by Susanne Colwyn.
Hassan Bawab posts the best practices for mobile SEO. Check it out right here!
Content Marketing
Content does not exist in a bubble all its own. It should be tested with your customers in order to determine its overall performance. Steve Farnsworth heads up the Steveology blog where posts this great insight.
The greatest content marketers hustle with everything they’ve got at their disposal. They do the research and leverage technology the proper way: to drive results. Ross Simmonds takes the content marketing world by storm in this terrific post!
You don’t always have to do your content in-house. There are plenty of reasons why you should consider outsourcing, regarding both your business and the quality of your posts. Julia McCoy lists 25 reasons to outsource content.
Looking to incorporate new content hires into your business? Gregory Ciotti has a framework written up for you to provide just that.
Conversion Optimization
Congratulations! You’ve made the sale. Now how do you maximize the lifetime potential of your customer? Keith Perhac explains the ideal post sales strategy for your SaaS product.
Colors have a huge impact on conversion. Are you interested in learning the significance of your website’s color scheme? Moosa Hemani elaborates on the importance of color in a post.
Google Analytics is an incredibly useful tool, especially where tracking conversions are concerned. With its newest enhanced ecommerce reports, you can learn even more about how to improve your conversion funnel. Nilang Patel walks us through five such reports.
Reputation Management
What’s the best way you can build your online reputation? The answer is through networking. Fenja Villeumier has the full detailed on guide on how to do it.
Christopher Ratcliff posts a smart piece on online reputation management and how you should use it.
The list above includes some of the most interesting articles we caught in our streams this week. If you want to share other great inbound marketing news, please let us know below in the comments.
We really hope you’ve enjoyed this week’s posts. We always try to provide some of the best content out there on the web. Keep us posted if there’s anything you want to read more of on the blog!
About the author
Jordan is the Manager of SEO & Social Media at UpCity. With almost a decade of experience designing websites and writing copy, Jordan has helped countless brands find their voice, tell their story, and connect with real people.
