July 12, 2007
Staying Up To Date with the Internet Marketing Trends…
A friend of mine asked me today what resources I use to stay current with the various internet marketing trends and such; and whether I use forums, blogs etc. to keep up to date.
With all the information (blogs, forums, newsletters etc.) available out there, it’s tough to wade through what’s worth reading and what’s not. And there’s a great danger in getting sucked into a "black hole" where you spend more time reading junk than working… trust me, I’ve been there.
I used to spend endless amounts of time on forums… and I’ve pretty much kicked the habit. I do belong to a few exclusive forums (membership sites) that I participate in from time to time, but that’s about it.
Now blogs are a different matter. I use a blog reader (I still use bloglines) to keep up with the dozens of blogs that I subscribe to and read the feeds once a week (sometimes twice a week, but that’s a rarity). I simply can’t keep up with all the posts every week, so I’ve limited the time to skim the posts to once per week.
I can hear you asking: "So Steve, which blogs do you read?"
Here’s a short list of the blogs I pay attention to:
- TechCrunch - http://www.techcrunch.com
- Darren Rowae’s Problogger - http://www.problogger.net
- Andy Beard’s Niche Marketing Blog - http://andybeard.eu/
- Blogging and Internet Marketing Advice from Chris Garret - http://www.chrisg.com/
- CopyBlogger - http://www.copyblogger.com
- Jack Humphrey’s Friday Traffic Report - http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport/
- John Reese’s Income.com Blog - http://www.income.com/blog/
- Aaron Wall’s SEO Blog - http://www.seobook.com
- Seth Godin’s Blog - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
- Michel Fortin’s Blog - http:://www.michelfortin.com
- Tim Ferris’ Four Hour Work Week Blog (if you haven’t read his book, I highly recommend it) - http://fourhourworkweek.com/blog/
- Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development Blog - http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog
These are all great blogs. And there are a TON of others that I haven’t listed yet…
By the way, if you have other interesting blogs that relate to Marketing or Personal Development, please add a comment and share!
P.S. I want to reiterate this: I don’t read EVERYTHING on these blogs. Nor do I spend time on these everyday. I usually spend one day per week to skim the blog feeds.
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2 Comments on Staying Up To Date with the Internet Marketing Trends… »
July 12, 2007
PlugIM.com @ 4:56 pm (Trackback)
Staying Up To Date with the Internet Marketing Trends……
With all of the information out there, how the heck do you stay on top of the current internet marketing trends? And what’s worth paying attention to?…
July 27, 2008
Internet Marketing @ 4:52 am:
Nice post,
Internet marketing is also known to be the online marketing strategy utilized by different company whose objective is to be the best company in their field. It is important that any business organization should adhere to the use of the website as an integral part of online marketing.
On-line marketing is considered to be the most expensive yet seems to be the most comprehensive marketing strategy that every company wishes to have. Nowadays, people especially those who are in the business arena tend to make themselves engage with the trend of the rapid growth of technology in order to stay competitive.