Top 25 Inbound Marketing Articles of the Week: August 15, 2014

Each week, we scour the web to uncover valuable articles and blog posts for our readers on the topics of inbound marketing, local optimization, search optimization, social media, and much more. It’s time for another round of inbound marketing articles for the week! We’re seeing some interesting developments as we come towards the end of…

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    Each week, we scour the web to uncover valuable articles and blog posts for our readers on the topics of inbound marketing, local optimization, search optimization, social media, and much more.

    It’s time for another round of inbound marketing articles for the week! We’re seeing some interesting developments as we come towards the end of Summer. Here are some of our favorite top news from this week:

    Now, without further ado, here are our top 25 inbound marketing articles of the week!

    Search Optimization

    You can slightly improve your SEO rankings when you secure your site with HTTPS encryption. Joe Hall has the step-by-step guide on getting your site protected and boosted in the SERPs.

    SEO has changed dramatically in the past year. Alex Butzbach shares seven ways search culture has changed.

    When you interlink your pages, you create strong web of content that makes it more attractive to the search engines (thereby increasing your rank). Satish Kumar posts on the art of SEO interlinking.

    When targeting customers, it’s often best to go with early-stage keywords with low competition. Read the rest of Max Gerschman’s post for the full article.

    Social Optimization

    Here are five ways to drastically improve your social media productivity in a post by Kristel Cuenta.

    Are you stuck on how to use Pinterest? Without stumbling through the myriad of options, Irfan Ahmad presents a useful cheat sheet on the platform.

    Visual social media is becoming more and more prominent as mobile screens increase exponentially. Donna Moritz asks 19 pros for visual media tips.

    Facebook no longer allows “like” gates between users and content. Cynthia Boris shares the full report.

    Local Optimization

    There’s much to learn about Google’s latest algorithm change. Eric Sornoso draws conclusions from the update in an article.

    Get your wallets ready, local business owners! Google may be testing paid local search ads. Elisa Gabbert gives us a quick rundown on the sighting.

    Phil Rozek posts a definitive list of industry-specific local review sites. Enjoy!

    Email Marketing

    Is building your email list taking too long? Abrar Ahmed lists 10 tips to get you more subscriptions much faster.

    Do you think people open the most emails during the weekdays? Think again: eMarketer reveals how your email campaigns can avoid the trash bin.

    Email is still the number one marketing channel in the industry. Hal Licino explains why in a smart blog post.

    Mobile Optimization

    Make your mobile ecommerce much more effective with the latest insights from Peep Laja.

    Do you want more tips for mobile search optimization? Gary Viray has us learn from the top experts in the industry on optimizing for mobile search.

    Content Marketing

    There’s no question that content marketing roundups are of very high value. Endre Kiss elaborates on the strength of roundup posts in a content strategy.

    Here are nine tips to bolster your business blogging from Glen Dimaandal.

    Video marketing doesn’t have to be difficult. To be useful, you must tell honest stories. Learn more in Ann Handley’s post.

    Jeremy Durant helps us answer the question, “Does content marketing help retain current customers?”

    Conversion Optimization

    A/B testing case studies may not be as useful as you are led to believe. Yaniv Navot types five reasons why he no longer follows them.

    To have your website produce leads, there are some things you just cannot do without. Carly Stec shares eight elements for us to learn from.

    Get insight on the retail industry’s conversion rates for across 25 categories from Erin Hogg.

    Reputation Management

    Steven Giovinco gives us eight helpful tips for when we manage our reputation.

    Ben Pindar finishes up his rep management advice with Part Two of his guide. Read the rest right here!

    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!