Three quick hit Blog reviews – again!

Straight Up Search Blog

“Oneupweb helps brands grow their digital presence. We optimize each opportunity and integrate an ROI-focused action plan across new media platforms through the strategic application of natural search engine optimization, paid search marketing, analytics and online media placement. ” ~ www.oneupweb.com

Last Post:  by Jake on July 24, 2009 at 9:13 am
First Post: Posted by Tim on October 14, 2004 at 3:19 pm
Frequency of Posts: About 4 times a week.
Number of Posts: About 800
Number of Contributors: Many
Target Audience: SEO / SEM /  Design (email templates)
Links to Social Media accounts?: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Social Bookmarks
How many clicks to get to Blog from the company Website: 2

Honest, humble and professional, this blog is a rich in content and insight without being dense or dry. Superbly designed. One of the best I have seen so far – though more in the SEM realm than email marketing. ~ Chris Healey

You can find out more information about Oneupweb in The eMail Guide’s Listings here

One Up Web

Email Marketing Voodoo Blog

“MindComet provides significant experience and expertise in the areas of strategy, best practices, creative services and technology to create predictable success prior to your first email send. Email software delivers email; MindComet’s Managed Email Communications delivers success.” ~ www.mindcomet.com

Last Post:  Posted by Bryan Quilty on Jul. 03, 2009
First Post: Posted by MindComet on Jun. 29, 2005
Frequency of Posts: About once a week.
Number of Posts: About 400
Number of Contributors: Hard to say – either Bryan Quilty or “MindComet”
Target Audience: Email Marketers and general interest topics relevant to the industry.
Links to Social Media accounts?: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook
How many clicks to get to Blog from the company Website: 1

MindComet’s Email Marketing Voodoo Blog is a close to what I imagine a true blog to be – personal experiences and opinions in the first person (less “we” more “I”) but tempered with a professional and relevant scope.  Nice design too!  ~ Chris Healey

You can find out more information about MindComet in The eMail Guide’s Listings here

Email Marketing Voodoo

EzyMsg Blog

“EzyMsg is a Web-based email marketing and database management service that helps businesses of all shapes and sizes communicate and market their products and services more effectively through email marketing. Whether you’re sending member newsletters, press releases, product updates or all of the above, EzyMsg’s custom-designed email marketing templates, real-time response tracking and user-friendly features make it easy to impress your audience and grow your business.
” ~ www.ezymsg.com

Last Post:  Thursday, 30 April 2009
First Post: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Frequency of Posts: About once a year, in a batch
Number of Posts: 24
Number of Contributors: Started with “Peter” in 2008, but now has posts by “webmaster”
Target Audience: Clients and beginner Email Marketers
Links to Social Media accounts?: Twitter
How many clicks to get to Blog from the company Website: 1

The content is clear, concise and useful. Of course it would be great to see more of it. They seem to be much more active on Twitter, and have a good sized following there.  ~ Chris Healey

You can find out more information about EzyMsg in The eMail Guide’s Listings here

EzyMsg