Toll Free: 1-877-695-7388

GTA: (647) 699-2838

Search Engine People
  • SEO
  • SEM
  • CRO
  • Display
  • Blog
  • Why Us
  • Contact
  • Join Our Team
  • Get A Quote

Toll Free: 1-877-695-7388

GTA: (647) 699-2838

The 68 Most Authoritative Search Marketing Blogs In One Custom Search Engine

Yaniv Kimelfeld | February 28th, 2013
Tweet124
Share13
Share
Pin
137 Shares

Update: Although I wouldn't try to read these 68 eMarketing websites simultaneously, I realized that some people would be interested in integrating this A-list into a their RSS reader. Therefore, I made a Google Reader bundle of these websites. The bundle page includes subscription button for Google Reader users as well as link to an OPML file for other readers users

When I started to explore web marketing I used to track some major blogs like Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, Bruce Clay, and Social Media Examiner. As time went on I discovered more blogs and it became harder to track all these blogs.

Of course I could add them to Google Reader, but as time went by it would get hard to read all the posts in chronological order.

So then I would probably just use Google Reader's search feature to research new subjects.

That has two main drawbacks:

  1. Google Reader can order posts only by publication date
  2. Some feeds have only an excerpt so we can't use full-text search.

That's why a custom-built search engine is more efficient.

Instead of using trial and error in adding and removing blogs I thought it would be nice if to start with a list of authoritative blogs.

Finding The Authoritative Search Blogs

Source 1: Alexa

Over the years, there've been many critics about the Alexa ranking, and there are plenty ways to game its ranking. There is even one search engine that screens Alexa top ranked websites. Stil, Alexa Rank became a status symbol.

In any case, Alexa is probably the most reliable traffic measurement tool today. But, as Alexa states, only the top 100,000 results should be regarded as reliable. (I.e. if one website is ranked higher then other website and both are ranked less than 100K , it's probably has more traffic than the other).

Source 2: MyWOT

The WOT (Web Of Trust) service tries to help user establish the level of trust of a site through its toolbar which lets users rate websites trust.

Although there is critique on its evaluation methods and reliability the more than 600 million user community poses a serious reputation risk for website owners.

Again, while it may rate some websites unfairly, a real eMarketing firm should know by now how to protect its deal with negative reviews. In addition, if a website is really one of the top 100K websites it should probably have enough proponents in this community, and if not they probably gained traffic in illegitimate ways.

Source 3: Technorati Niche Authority

I found about 190 websites using these sources. Now it was time to weed out the best from the good.

Blekko SEO Tools
Blekko SEO Tools

Techorati has a ranking system for niche authority, butit has two drawbacks: it has unclear algorithm and there isn't category for eMarketing (the closest category is probably 'business').

In order to make evaluation as transparent as possible, I decided to use the 'Categories' view in Blekko's 'SEO Tools'. Using the Blekko /seo-blogs slashtag set to a minimum of 1000 inbound links I gathered the final most authoritative 68 search related websites. Those I copied them into Google CSE to create a custom search engine.

In order to optimize my Google CSE I used some of the platform's advanced features. First, I used the keyword 'marketing' to focus the search results. Second, since eMarketing is very dynamic field, I added the option to sort results by date. Finally, I used background and refinement labels to eliminate results from 'jobs boards', 'forums', and 'tools' sections from the main SERP and move them to the appropriate refinement labels.

Sites Listed

  1. searchenginewatch.com
  2. searchengineland.com
  3. seomoz.org
  4. clickz.com
  5. searchenginejournal.com
  6. econsultancy.com
  7. yoast.com
  8. toprankblog.com
  9. searchengineguide.com
  10. marketingpilgrim.com
  11. blog.hubspot.com
  12. seochat.com
  13. kaushik.net
  14. sempo.org
  15. grokdotcom.com
  16. bruceclay.com
  17. socialmediaexaminer.com
  18. getelastic.com
  19. seobythesea.com
  20. techipedia.com
  21. seodesignsolutions.com
  22. highrankings.com
  23. davidnaylor.co.uk
  24. outspokenmedia.com
  25. wordstream.com
  26. smallbusinesssem.com
  27. reelseo.com
  28. stonetemple.com
  29. searchenginepeople.com
  30. sugarrae.com
  31. aimclearblog.com
  32. incisivemedia.com
  33. ppcblog.com
  34. rimmkaufman.com
  35. seoroi.com
  36. seo.com
  37. verticalmeasures.com
  38. localseoguide.com
  39. freshegg.com
  40. blog.kissmetrics.com
  41. searchengineoptimizationjournal.com
  42. sitevisibility.co.uk
  43. kikolani.com
  44. unbounce.com
  45. seo-theory.com
  46. textlinkbrokers.com
  47. dailyseotip.com
  48. stateofsearch.com
  49. optimum7.com
  50. raventools.com
  51. blueglass.com
  52. smartinsights.com
  53. stayonsearch.com
  54. thinktraffic.net
  55. blog.ineedhits.com
  56. webmarketingnow.com
  57. noblesamurai.com
  58. seowizz.net
  59. seerinteractive.com
  60. seroundtable.com
  61. branded3.com
  62. blindfiveyearold.com
  63. ontolo.com
  64. linkbuildr.com
  65. blog.majesticseo.com
  66. dejanseo.com.au
  67. portent.com
  68. seogadget.com
Tweet124
Share13
Share
Pin
137 Shares
Posted in Lead Nurture & Marketing AutomationTagged CSE

About the Author: Yaniv Kimelfeld

Yaniv is an independent writer that inquires search engines in general and topical search engines in particular. He also explores methods for optimizing custom-built search engines.

Topical Search Blog

10 thoughts on “The 68 Most Authoritative Search Marketing Blogs In One Custom Search Engine”

  1. E.vl says:
    February 28, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    Do you perhaps have a opml file for all these feeds? I’l like to add them to Google Reader

    1. Yaniv Kimelfeld says:
      March 1, 2013 at 6:33 am

      Great idea! I’ll create one and post it when it’ll be done.

  2. Douglas Karr says:
    February 28, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    Hope the Marketing Technology Blog makes your next round!

  3. Jon Cooper says:
    February 28, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Great project, but there are a few interesting ones in there I’m not too sure about (i.e. textlinkbrokers), and also surprised these aren’t included:

    – KaiserTheSage.com
    – RossHudgens.com
    – SkyRocketSEO.co.uk/blog
    – PointBlankSEO.com/blog (shameless plug)

    But overall, like the project.

  4. Yaniv Kimelfeld says:
    March 1, 2013 at 7:02 am

    Hi Douglas, I’m sure that I missed some very cool blogs. As I replied to Ann Smarty (see https://twitter.com/seosmarty/status/307161741425512448), I hope to make a second round based on the recommendations of the bloggers from the above list. Anyway, I can’t promise that your blog or any other quality blog as the blogs jon posted below will be included in the list.

  5. Rank Watch says:
    March 3, 2013 at 4:39 am

    Good post Yaniv. But you have really missed some of the very good blogs cucumbernebula.com/blog, quicksprout.com, marketingland.com and many many more. Check this list by Peter Attia http://www.cucumbernebula.com/blog/online-marketing-blogs/

    1. Yaniv Kimelfeld says:
      March 10, 2013 at 11:10 pm

      Hi Rank,

      I hope to present some more high quality blogs on the second round.

  6. menachem rosenbaum says:
    March 3, 2013 at 6:56 am

    Good idea!
    you should make a separate page for the search box and brand it as a SE for Marketing

    1. Yaniv Kimelfeld says:
      March 10, 2013 at 10:54 pm

      Hi menachem,thanks for your idea 🙂
      BTW my search engines and other excellent engines can be found on my topical search wiki: http://www.topicalsearch.com/

  7. Kristi Hines says:
    April 14, 2013 at 6:25 pm

    Thanks for including me in this awesome list! 🙂

Comments are closed.

Recent Posts

  • Maximizing Your E-Commerce Sales:
    A CRO Audit Guide
  • Movin’ On Up! Why Migrating to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Should be a Priority
  • A Year in Review: The Digital Marketing Trends That Defined 2021
  • The Basics of Video Marketing
  • Just How Much Do Google Reviews Impact Your SEO Ranking?

Categories

  • Analytics & ROI Analysis
  • Company News
  • Content
  • Conversion Optimization
  • CRO
  • Display Advertising/RTB
  • Email Marketing
  • En Español
  • En Français
  • Inbound Marketing
  • Lead Nurture & Marketing Automation
  • Local Search
  • Marketing
  • Mobile
  • Partnership Marketing
  • PPC
  • PR
  • SEO
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Web Design

Additional Posts

How to Knock a URL Off the First Page of Google

February 27th, 2013 | by Karen Neicy

4 Essential Free Google Analytics SEO Custom Reports

February 27th, 2013 | by Kristian Humle Lauritsen
5 Great Practical QR Code Uses | QR Codes for Moving

5 Great Practical Uses for QR Codes Beyond SEO

February 26th, 2013 | by Julie Larson

LET'S TALK

Need more information or want to get in touch?

Get in touch!
  • SEO
  • SEM
  • Display
  • Blog
  • Why Us
  • Join Our Team
  • Contact Us
  • Local SEO
  • Small Business SEO
  • Enterprise SEO
  • International SEO

LOCATION

1305 Pickering Parkway,
5th Floor Pickering, L1V 3P2

PHONE

Toll Free: 1-877-695-7388
Greater Toronto Area: (647) 699-2838

Social

© Search Engine People Inc. 2023 – Canada’s Top Digital Agency
© SEP 2023 – A Search Engine People Company | Privacy Policy

Search Engine People