Recommended Resources: Dana Lookadoo
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July 12, 2010
Written by Christine Laubenstein Posted In: Best Online Marketing Blogs
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This week’s recommended resource is SEO consultant Dana Lookadoo. Dana recently started a new SEO consulting company called Yo! Yo! SEO. Her philosophy is that businesses should be engaging in online conversations (which she calls shouting “Yo!”) in addition to optimizing their content for search.
Social media is a key way to start these conversations, Dana says. Facebook, Twitter, and forums are all ways to get people talking about you, coming to your website, and buying your product or service.
Whether or not you decide to hire Dana as an SEO consultant, her online presence can help you improve your SEO efforts. Consider checking out:
- Her archived blog posts about SEO. Before Dana started Yo! Yo! SEO, she wrote about SEO on her Pixel Position website. If you are looking for information about a particular SEO-related topic, you can either select that topic from the Categories drop-down menu, or enter keywords into the Search the archives field. Selecting the category “Conversational Marketing,” for example, leads to articles about branding and reputation management, a Twitter webinar, and how women are influencing talk on the web.
- Her Twitter feeds. Dana updates @yoyoseo numerous times a day with links to valuable articles about SEO and her own SEO insights. Recently, for example, she tweeted that people should not use branding terms at the front of the <title> tag. Instead, they should use phrases directly related to the content on the page. Dana also sometimes tweets about SEO at her @lookadoo account.
- Her StumbleUpon recommendations. Not only does Dana link to articles about SEO and related topics, but she reviews most of the resources. Last week, she wrote that a particular article about information architecture put a complex topic in layman’s terms. StumbleUpon indicates that Dana has recommended 892 pieces of content, and reviewed 616 of them. Her StumbleUpon username is PixelBella.
If you are looking for insights that aren’t necessarily SEO-related, consider visiting Dana’s personal blog. Recent posts discuss the idea that our society is dangerously distracted, her father’s untimely death, and how training to be a better cycler (cycling is one of Dana’s passions) is like working to improve your website’s search rankings.
If you still haven’t gotten enough of Dana, check out her “Optimized (and non-optimized) Snippets of Life” blog. It’s mostly random pictures she has taken.
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Monday July 12, 2010
Gabriella Sannino (not verified) Said:
Excellent choice. I have known Dana's generosity & knowledge first hand. She is an inspiration, and a wonderful businesswoman. I am glad to see that she is getting the recognition she deserves. YO Dana :)
Monday July 12, 2010
Email marketing service providers (not verified) Said:
Thanks for sharing the wonderful resources. Looking forward more good blog posting.
Monday July 12, 2010
Dana Lookadoo (not verified) Said:
uh, oh, where do I start? Christine, thank you!!!! I'm rarely speechless, but this Monday morning, words are few. How gracious of you. I'm so very honored.
Now, this is the kick in the pants to get my new site live, especially since there is a link to the About page! LOL Confession: I have Cobbler's Shoeitis! Maybe it's because I'd rather spend time on other sites reading what so many people in this great industry have to share. WordStream is one of my favorite resources, along with Gabrilla Sannino's Level343.com. Gab, you motivate me more than you know!
Again, huge thanks!
Monday July 12, 2010
Ken Lyons Said:
Hey, Dana.
Long time no speak. I think SEOs as a group neglect their own sites. Oh, the irony. I'm the same way. I haven't updated my own sites in months.
Take care,
Ken
Monday July 12, 2010
Dana Lookadoo (not verified) Said:
Thanks, Ken, for admitting to be a fellow Cobbler! :-) Amazingly, it hasn't stopped clients from calling. And they have shoes without holes, too! :-)
I really appreciate WordStream's support and encouragement BTW. I'm still shaking my head in amazement. Appreciated!
Monday July 12, 2010
Christine Laube... Said:
You're very welcome, Dana:-)! Keep up the good work!
Tuesday July 13, 2010
Joseph Bushnell (not verified) Said:
Thanks for the connnection, I'll check out Dana's blog & connect on twitter too :-) Joey
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