Must Read: Very Useful Marketing Resources

It takes years to learn and master online marketing. Stay up to speed on this fast-changing with these must-read resources:

• Recommended Blogs
• Internet Marketing Guides
• Classic Marketing Books

Recommended Blogs

Onling marketing is always changing, and it's essential to keep up on the latest developments. Be sure to check out these sites every day for new stuff and all kinds of marketing inspiration:

• Seth Godin's Blog -- The single most important marketing expert alive today. Seriously.
• Alertbox -- The weekly newsletter published by the world's foremost usability expert Jakob Nielsen. It's a trusted source of actionable advice on how to make websites more usable.
• Search Engine Land -- Run by Danny Sullivan, the godfather of search engine marketing. It's the most authoritative source of search engine insight.
• Traffick --
• Search Engine Watch -- Another excellent source of internet marketing news and tips.
• MarketingSherpa --
• Duct-tape Marketing Blog --
• Signal vs. Noise -- A business inspiration blog published by the whizkids at 37signals.
• Lifehacker --
• SEO Book --
• TechCrunch --
• GigaOM --
• SitePoint --

Internet Marketing Guides

• Web Design Industry Jargon: Glossary and Resources (Smashing Magazine) --
• Google SEO Starter Guide -- Need a basic primer on SEO best practices? Get it straight from the horse's mouth at Google. With a better understanding of SEO, you'll be able to work more effectively with your SEO consultant.

Classic Marketing Books

• Don't Make Me Think
• Any book by Seth Godin -- specifically Purple Cow, Meatball Sundae, Tribes, and Survival is Not Enough

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