I read every day about SEO, PPC, SEM, conversion rate optimization, content marketing, Google Local, SPYW, Webmasters Tools and social media.  I spent the year learning about psychology and professional writing, influence and sales tactics.  I save everything I find useful either in our /social-media stream, Evernote, bookmarks, or sharing on Inbound.org   Remember how I said I read a LOT?  I do.

So I read a lot on a variety of topics.  What’s in it for you?  How about a comprehensive list of the top “list posts” of my reading year.  I scoured my bookmarks, searched my Evernotes, plundered Inbound.  Here are (over) 46 of the best, most useful, entertaining, functional, tool-laden list posts you could ever want.  

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SEO & Link building

• Google’s 200 Ranking Factors (sorta)
• Craziest Audit Checklist on the Internet
• 100+ SEO List Factors and Tactics, Tips
• 21 Things You (Should) Now Care About as an SEO in 2012
• Link Building Strategies – The Complete List
• 1235+ Ways to Build Backlinks
• 32 White Hat Ways to Build Inbound Links
• 47 Resources to Carry Your Linkbuilding Through 2013
• Free SEO Tools – A Curated List
• 38 Free Online SEO Tools
• The Ultimate List of Rank Checkers
• 75 Local Citation Sources, Prioritized
• 42 Local Citations for Canada and Canadian Local SEO
• 80+ Lists of Lists for SEO

Marketing

• 50 Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2012
• 240+ Tips, Tricks and Resources for Content Marketing
• 23 Tips on How to A/B Test Like a Badass
• 42 Content Marketing Ideas for 2013
• 32 Free Tools to Help Make Your Digital Campaigns More Effective
• 27 Tools Presented at BlueGlassX
• 43 Free Ways to Market Your Business in 2013
• A 50-point Checklist for Creating the Ultimate Landing Page
• The Top 50 Inbound.org Twitter List
• The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period!
• 44 Must Read Resources on Content Marketing
• 13 Awesome Articles Every Internet Marketer Must Read (Includes 8 list posts of its own)
• The 52 Most Interesting Marketing Stats of 2012 (Tweetable)
• Top 50 Posts On Conversion Rate Optimization

Google (Local, SPYW, Adwords, Analytics)

• 45 Resources on Google Search Plus Your World 
• 20 Twitter Lists for the SEO Industry
• 50 Local Business Directories
• 26 Fresh Pay Per Click Posts You Shouldn’t Miss

Social Media

• 60 Ways to Increase Your Influence Online 
• 60 Smart Social Media Marketing Tips
• 250 Social Bookmarking Sites That Can Drive Traffic To Your Blog
• 95 Tweetable Takeaways from BlueGlassX
• The Future of Social Media: 50+ Experts Share Their 2013 Predictions
• 23 Super Useful Social Media Resources for SEOs

Writing & Blogging

• 33 Things to Ask Before Hitting Publish
• 20 Principles of Good Writing
• 48 Elements of Persuasive Written Content
• 17 Business Topics to Get Your Content Churning
• 50 Ways to Take Your Blog to the Next Level
• The 25 Best WordPress Plugins Ever
• 100 Lists to Help You Become A Better Blogger

General Business/ Other

• 31 Places to Change Your Business Address
• 39 Factors: Website Credibility Checklist
• The Big List of 100 Tools, Tips and Tricks to Work More Efficiently Online
• 60 Essential Checks Before Launching a Website

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If you know of great list posts I missed, link it in the comments and I’ll try to update this until 12/31.

About the Author: Matt Antonino (113 Posts)

Matt owns High on SEO, a Melbourne digital marketing agency. He writes on SEO, SEM, PPC, adwords, social media, web UX, photography, conversion optimization and anything digital marketing. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, an Excel genius.