Friends
MTL Studio Arts – Freelance graphic design work by Matt Loeks. Matt is a talented artist with most mediums, but we mostly like him for his mad website graphic and logo design skills (Matt did all the graphics for this site).
WebAdvances.net – Efficient, user-friendly programming and website development by Patty Molloy. We’re biased towards Patty because she understands how important details – like image names and URLs – are for SEO. She also did a great job on this site.
Cottage Copy – Creative copywriting and branding for creative professionals. The girls over at Cottage Copy are really good at what they do, and we’re smitten with them. @copygeniusgirl has some great creative branding advice to tweet about.
Creo Productions – The best creative video production team in West Michigan. Creo’s Andrew and Aaron have worked on creative video campaigns for Steelcase, Rob Bliss Events and Whirlpool.
John Breese – Fellow internet marketer and copywriter specializing in direct mail and email marketing.
Blogs
B2Blog – One of the oldest and most reliable resources for B2B marketing advice around, by grandrapidian Dave J.
SEO Wizz – Great advice from SEO consultant Tim Grice, who does SEO for some of the UK’s largest brands. Tim’s blog also has an SEO tutorial section with plenty of down-to-earth content.
Matt Cutts Blog – The head of Google’s webspam team blogs about the latest news regarding Google’s algorithm.
Snydey Sense – Web marketing veteran Dave Snyder blogs on search and social media.
Resources
Google Business Channel – Step-by-step instruction for Google analytics, AdWords and other Google products.
Google Keyword Tool – Stop guessing what customers are searching for; use this tool to find out which phrases are being searched the most.
Google Analytics – Free, invaluable tool every website should use to monitor marketing efforts online.
Orange Soda Blog – General web marketing news and tips from consulting agency Orange Soda.
Search Engine Land – News and information resource led by SEO veteran Danny Sullivan.
HubSpot Internet Marketing Blog – Regular social media tips from the prominent B2B software developer. Back in the day, I obtained my Inbound Marketing Certification from Hubspot.
Success Works SEO Copywriting – SEO copywriting training and advice from the knowledgeable @heatherlloyd.
Word Tracker Keyword Tool – Paid keyword tool ideal for small businesses looking for keyword suggestions.