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Volume 77: March 16, 2010

• FEATURE: Building a Brand with Your Online Voice
• BACK TO BASICS: The Case for Page Speed Optimization
• INTERNATIONAL: The Value of SEO Training
• March 16, 2010 SEM Industry News

The SEOToolSet® newsletter is sent out on the 15th (or as close to it as possible) day of each month. Users can also access archived issues below.

SEOToolSet® Newsletter Archives

2010

SMX West Special Edition

• NEED TO KNOW: 3 Takeaways from SMX West 2010
• MEDIA: Audio & Video Conference Coverage
• Coverage of Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 of SMX West

Volume 76 - February 16, 2010

• FEATURE: The State of the Australian Search Market
• BACK TO BASICS: Web Analytics: Framework 2.0 & SEO Resources
• February 16, 2010 SEM Industry News

Volume 75 - January 15, 2010

• FEATURE: 2010: The Search Marketing Year in Preview
• BACK TO BASICS: Link Building Basics
• January 15, 2010 SEM Industry News

2009

Volume 74 - December 16, 2009

• FEATURE: 2009: The Year in Review
• BACK TO BASICS: Web Design For Usability and SEO
• December 16, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 73 - November 17, 2009

• FEATURE: Focusing SEO Efforts with Server Log Data
• BACK TO BASICS: Siloing - How to Theme a Web Site for Clear Subject Relevance
• November 17, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 72 - October 16, 2009

• FEATURE: SEO and the Conversion Funnel
• BACK TO BASICS: Writing Great Web Site Content
  (for Users and Spiders)
• October 16, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 71 - September 15, 2009

• FEATURE: SEO Success Means Letting Go of PPC Expectations
• BACK TO BASICS: Keyword Research for a Firm SEO Foundation
• September 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 70 - August 15, 2009

• FEATURE: What You Need to Know From SES San Jose
• BACK TO BASICS: Holiday PPC Campaign Planning
• August 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 69 - July 15, 2009

• FEATURE: SEO Recommendations for Nofollow Implementation
• BACK TO BASICS: An SEO's Guide to Using the Canonical Element
• July 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 68 - June 15, 2009

• FEATURE: Matt Cutts on Nofollow and the Siloing Solution
• BACK TO BASICS: Seven Free Search Marketing Tips for Nonprofits
• June 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 67 - May 15, 2009

• FEATURE: How to Write a Strong Call to Action
• BACK TO BASICS: XML Sitemaps Defined: Part 2
• May 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 66 - April 15, 2009

• FEATURE: Branding, SEO & The Vince Update
• BACK TO BASICS: XML Sitemaps Defined: Part 1
• April 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 65 - March 16, 2009

• FEATURE: 10 Engaging Ways to Incorporate Engagement Objects™
• BACK TO BASICS: Press Release Basics for SEO Success
• March 16, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 64 - February 17, 2009

• FEATURE: Dear C-Suite, Wondering About the Value of SEO?
• BACK TO BASICS: Web Spam Tactics for Search Marketers to Avoid
• February 17, 2009 SEM Industry News

Volume 63 - January 15, 2009

• FEATURE: 2009: The Year in Preview
• BACK TO BASICS: Evaluating Inbound Link Relevancy
• January 15, 2009 SEM Industry News

2008

Volume 62 - December 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Online Marketing Manager's Guide to Moving Your Site's Content
• BACK TO BASICS: Travel Guide for International SEO
• December 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 61 - November 17, 2008

• FEATURE: PubCon 2008 Breakdown and Wrap Up
• BACK TO BASICS: Programming for SEOs: How to Easily Write Custom Data Extraction Scripts
• November 17, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 60 - October 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Big Watah: Case Study in Brand Management and Viral Marketing
• BACK TO BASICS: The Case for White Hat SEO
• October 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 59 - September 15, 2008

• FEATURE: The 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media
• BACK TO BASICS: What You Can Learn by Looking at Your Competitors' Source Code
• September 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 58 - August 15, 2008

• FEATURE: The Introvert's Guide to Conference Networking
• BACK TO BASICS: The Big Three Webmaster Tools Roundup
• August 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 57 - July 15, 2008

• FEATURE: SEO Contest Winner: The Elisha Foundation - 90 Day Update
• BACK TO BASICS: Landing Space in Local Search
• July 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 56 - June 30, 2008

• FEATURE: Site Review: JoesJeans.com
• BACK TO BASICS: Methods and Implementation of Redirects
• June 30, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 55 - June 13, 2008

• FEATURE: What You Need To Know From SMX Advanced
• BACK TO BASICS: What is a CMS and Do You Need One?
• June 13, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 54 - May 30, 2008

• FEATURE: Choosing the Right Management Style for Corporate Clients
• BACK TO BASICS: Dealing With Client Buy-In
• May 30, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 53 - May 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Chaos Theory in Search Engine Optimization
• BACK TO BASICS: Avoiding Navigation Pitfalls
• May 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 52 - April 30, 2008

• POINT: Smaller Size Means Bigger Rewards
• COUNTERPOINT: The Value of Going Big
• April 30, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 51 - April 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Improving Search Marketing Efforts with Analytics
• BACK TO BASICS: Successful Site Architecture and Design: Part 2
• April 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 50 - March 31, 2008

• FEATURE: Expectation Management: A Two-Headed Coin
• BACK TO BASICS: Successful Site Architecture and Design: Part 1
• March 31, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 49 - March 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Search Marketers Need Web Analytics
• BACK TO BASICS: Search Engine Optimisation Training Opportunities
• March 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 48 - March 1, 2008

• FEATURE: The Essence of SMX West 2008
• March 1, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 47 - February 15, 2008

• FEATURE: Give, Get, Go: SEO Charity Contest Winners Announced
• BACK TO BASICS: Building an XML Sitemap
• February 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 46 - January 31, 2008

• FEATURE: Affiliate Marketing: Increasing Money and Traffic
• BACK TO BASICS: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos, Part Six: Site Maps
• January 31, 2008 SEM Industry News

Volume 45 - January 15, 2008

• FEATURE: 2008: The Year in Preview
• BACK TO BASICS: Site Relevancy and Keyword Usage
• January 15, 2008 SEM Industry News

2007

Volume 44 - December 15, 2007

• FEATURE: The Top Six Takeaways from PubCon 2007
• BACK TO BASICS: The Importance of "The Long Tail" in SEO
• December 15, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 43 - November 30, 2007

• FEATURE: Mastering PPC Management
• BACK TO BASICS: Title Tags Deconstructed
• November 30, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 42 - November 15, 2007

• FEATURE: Balancing Usability and Search Engine Optimization
• BACK TO BASICS: The Importance of Keyword-Rich, Relevant Content
• November 15, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 41 - October 31, 2007

• FEATURE: Internet Marketing using Microsites
• BACK TO BASICS: Boosting Conversions with SEO and Email
• October 31, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 40 - October 15, 2007

• FEATURE: SEO Contest Winner: OER Commons - 90 Day Update
• BACK TO BASICS: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos, Part Five: Keyword Rich Content
• October 15, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 39 - September 30, 2007

• FEATURE: Giving Mobile Marketing a Try
• BACK TO BASICS: What is Web Analytics?
• September 30, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 38 - August 31, 2007

• FEATURE: Four Takeaways From SES San Jose
• BACK TO BASICS: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos, Part 4B: Link Structure
• August 31, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 37 - August 15, 2007

• FEATURE: Making Sense of Web Site Metrics
• BACK TO BASICS: Building Inbound Links for Web Sites
• August 15, 2007 SEM Industry News

Volume 36 - July 31, 2007

• FEATURE: Part Four A: Link Structure
• BACK TO BASICS: Merging Podcasting and Search Engine Optimisation

Volume 35 - July 17, 2007

• FEATURE: Search Engine Optimisation-friendly Design in a Web 2.0 World
• BACK TO BASICS: The Impact of Social Media on Search Rankings

Volume 34 - June 30, 2007

• FEATURE: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos, Part 3: Folder/Directory Structure
• BACK TO BASICS: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization

Volume 33 - June 15, 2007

• FEATURE: What You Need To Know From Search Marketing Expo Advanced
• BACK TO BASICS: Yes, Virginia, Search Engine Optimization Is Worth the Investment

Volume 32 - May 31, 2007

• FEATURE: Mike Grehan, Veteran Search Engine Marketing Professional Joins Bruce Clay, Inc.
• BACK TO BASICS: Optimizing Content for Universal Search

Volume 31 - May 15, 2007

• FEATURE: Bruce Clay Announces SEO Charity Contest Winners
• BACK TO BASICS: Ajax in a Nutshell

Volume 30 - April 30, 2007

• FEATURE: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos, Part 2
• BACK TO BASICS: Competitive SEO Evaluations: Individual Keyword Phrase Analysis

Volume 29 - March 31, 2007

• FEATURE: Building a Web Site Theme with Silos
• BACK TO BASICS: Custom 404 Pages Aid Search Engine Optimisation

Volume 28 - March 15, 2007

• FEATURE: Estimating the Real Click Fraud Rate
• BACK TO BASICS: Don't Risk Your Rankings With Unethical SEO

Volume 27 - February 28, 2007

• FEATURE: Driving Web Site Traffic With Collarity
• BACK TO BASICS: The Beginner's Guide to Social Media Optimization

Volume 26 - February 15, 2007

• FEATURE: The Impact of Personalization on SEO
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO with Google Webmaster Central

Volume 25 - January 31, 2007

• INTERNATIONAL FOCUS: The Search Engine Marketing Advantage
• BACK TO BASICS: Understanding Yahoo's Paid Inclusion Programs

Volume 24 - January 15, 2007 edition:

• FEATURE: Predicting 2007: The Year in Preview
• BACK TO BASICS: The Expanding Role of Search in Internet Marketing

2006

Volume 23 - December 2006

• FEATURE: Search 2006: The Year in Review
• BACK TO BASICS: Writing for Search Engines

Volume 22 - November 2006

• FEATURE: When Web Analytics and Email Marketing Collide
• BACK TO BASICS: The Search Engine Family Tree

Volume 21 - October 2006

• FEATURE: Site Design for the Vision Impaired
• BACK TO BASICS: Five Steps to Effective SEO Keyword Research

Volume 20 - September 2006

• FEATURE: SEO Goes to School - Emerging Importance of Training
• BACK TO BASICS: Siloing Revisited

Volume 19 - August 2006

• FEATURE: Web Personas: Creating Jane
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 8

Volume 18 - July 2006

• FEATURE: Designing a Search Engine Friendly Web Site
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 7

Volume 17 - June 2006

• FEATURE: Making Search More Relevant
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 6

Volume 16 - May 2006

• FEATURE: Thirty Pieces of Silver
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 5: Data Analysis

Volume 15 - April 2006

• FEATURE: Best Practices for Cross Linking
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 4

Volume 14 - February/March

• FEATURE: Developing a Link Campaign, Part Two
• BACK TO BASICS: Will Pay-per-Call Invite Click Spam?
• Bonus: Sitemaps Improve Site Value
• Bonus: SEO Competitive Research, Part 3: Measurable Parameters

Volume 13 - January

• FEATURE: Improve Business with Local Search
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 2

2005

Volume 12 - December

• SES Wrap Up and the Year in Review
• BACK TO BASICS: SEO Competitive Research, Part 1

Volume 11 - November

• FEATURE: Discovering Trusted Emailing
• BACK TO BASICS: Developing a Link Campaign, Part Two

Volume 10 - October

• FEATURE: Google Library--Scanning Back the Index
• BACK TO BASICS: Developing a Link Campaign, Part One

Volume 9 - September

• FEATURE: Being the Good Service Provider
• BACK TO BASICS: The Changing Landscape of SEO

Volume 8 - August

• FEATURE: Being the Good Client
• BACK TO BASICS: Duplicate Content

Volume 7 - July

• FEATURE: A Brave New World--Mapped for Your Convenience
• BACK TO BASICS: Your Friend, the Robots.txt File

Volume 6 - June

• FEATURE: Search Engines Who Search
• BACK TO BASICS: When to Use Meta Tags

Volume 5 - May

• FEATURE: Dynamic Sites and Mod Rewrites
• BACK TO BASICS: Theming Through Siloing

Volume 4 - April

• FEATURE: Sorting Out Redirects
• BACK TO BASICS: Why Search Engine Optimization

Volume 3 - March

• FEATURE:SES Wrap Up: Focus On PPC
• BACK TO BASICS:SES Wrap Up: Vertical Search Track

Volume 2 - January

• FEATURE: Search Engines Compete for your Desktop
• BACK TO BASICS: Keywords and Copywriting

2004

Volume 1 - October

• FEATURE: Search Engines Get Personal
• BACK TO BASICS: Researching with Search Engine Operators