Search Engine Journal – 2006 Search Blog Awards

Search Engine Journal has just announced the finalists for their 2006 Search Blog Awards. If you haven’t voted already, head over to their site and make your picks.

I voted for the blogs that I read on a regular basis. I also didn’t know a lot of the blogs that were listed. So I will be checking those out and will definitely be adding to my daily reading. What makes a good blog to me? I want to learn from the posts and comments. Plus, I want gain actionable information and ideas. For example, the Super Affiliate Marketing Blog is a great resource because I pick up tidbits of information and great ideas that I can actively use on my sites. Additionally, Jon states that “I’m doing this project as a means to give back to the community.” That’s a refreshing attitude.

Here is a list of the blogs that I voted for:
SEO Book – SEO Blog of the Year
ShoeMoney – Best Search Marketing/Contextual Ad Blog
Super Affiliate – Best Affiliate Marketing Blog
TechCrunch – Best Web 2.0 Blog
SEO Chat – Best Search Engine Marketing Community

One parting question/thought: Why give an award to sites promoting black hat SEO techniques? You can probably guess that I am against further enabling and enticing those who spread get rich quick by any means necessary schemes. To me, it is a black and white issue. One of the things that continues to hold back huge spending by advertisers is publishers who continue to take a renegade, self-serving approach to internet marketing.