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Blogs and E-mail Newsletters

One of our favorite ways to keep up-to-date on SEO news is through blogs and e-mail

newsletters. Here, seasoned and uncommonly generous SEO professionals distill the

latest happenings into easy-to-read content. If you trust the source, you can trust the

advice. Here are our favorite SEO blogs and newsletters:

•

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/

• Aaron Wall’s blog and newsletter at

www.seobook.com

•

www.mattcutts.com/blog

(for Google-centric information)

•

www.problogger.net

(for those with blogs)

•

www.jimboykin.com

As you continue surfing SEO sites, you’ll probably see other premium content or

regular e-mail updates; consider signing up for a subscription from sites you like. Then

do what we do: let them pile up in your inbox, and set aside a time once a week (you

can even get away with once a month) to pour yourself a cup of coffee and browse the

SEO news.

Bonus points if you can slip something interesting and

au courant

about SEO

into your next conversation with your boss.

Tuesday: Task Journal Investigation

Your Task Journal is only as good as your ability to tackle the issues you add to it.

Today is a freestyle day, set aside for you to look into, or take care of, one of your

Task Journal issues.

If your Task Journal isn’t yet filled with dozens of fascinating ruminations, look

to Chapter 10 for some ideas to get you started.

Don’t be surprised if, in the process of knocking something off your task list,

you add several additional items. That’s the sign of a truly productive research session!

Now:

Go learn more about an issue of your choice from your Task Journal.

Now:

Go read some SEO news!

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