Here are some of our favorites. We read many of these blogs and have personally used many of these services for ourselves or clients.
Great Blogs to Read
- Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/
- Great focus on content as marketing http://blog.junta42.com/
- Small Business Planning http://blog.bplans.com/
- Tom Peters http://www.tompeters.com/
- Seth Godin www.sethgodin.typepad.com
- Chris Brogan www.chrisbrogan.com
- Brian Clark; Copyblogger www.copyblogger.com
- E-Myth Blog http://www.e-myth.com/blog/
- Scott Ginsberg, www.hellomynameisblog.com/
Resource Sites
- DIY Marketers www.diymarketers.com
- Hubspot www.hubspot.com
- Michael Stelzner’s Writing White Papers www.stelzner.com
- Getting more from Powerpoint http://www.beyondbulletpoints.com/
- USPS Direct Mail www.usps.com/directmail
Social Network Sites (beyond the basics)
- All Facebook (Ultimate FB resource Site) www.allfacebook.com
- Help a Reporter Out www.helpareporter.com
- Google Reader www.google.com/reader
- Yelp! www.yelp.com
- Search twitter profiles www.tweepsearch.com
- TweetDeck www.tweetdeck.com
- PitchEngine www.pitchengine.com
- BoardTracker.com www.boardtracker.com
- Social Mention www.socialmention.com
- www.refollow.com – manage your twitter followers and who you are following
Useful Product & Services
- Constant Contact email service http://www.constantcontact.com
- Solve360 CRM www.solve360.com
- Survey Monkey www.surveymonkey.com
- SurveyGizmo www.surveygizmo.com
- Mind Meister www.mindmeister.com
- Constant Contact www.constantcontact.com
- The White Paper Marketing Handbook by Bob Bly www.bly.com
- SmartBriefs www.smartbrief.com (daily news summary by industry)
- Wordtracker www.freekeywords.wordtracker.com
- Audio Acrobat www.audioacrobat.com
Useful articles/Blog Posts/ Info
- use twitter search effectively Amex Open – John Jantsch
- How to use twitter for your blog http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/01/25/how-to-use-twitter-tips-for-bloggers/
- Twitter etiquette http://www.chrisbrogan.com/a-brief-and-informal-twitter-etiquette-guide/
- How to promote your blog post http://flatratewebjobs.com/post-promotion/
