Because blog posts are random…

• Hugh Macleod claims that advertisers no longer have control over their message. In order to compete in the future, companies will need to “improve the conversation.”

• I didn’t know my friend Michele Corey had a blog about marketing, entrepreneurship, coaching, and business stuff. Well, she does! It’s called Knee Deep, and it’s pretty damn good.

• Creating Passionate Users continues to be one of my favorite sites. See the posts Creating Passionate Fans, The Power of One, and How to Break Through…

• If you’re interested in increasing your website’s visibility on Search Engines, here’s a short primer on SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. SEO seems to lie more in art than in science, but the few simple tips collected at the SEO and Affiliate Marketing Blog can help.

• This is pretty cool Intelliseek’s BlogPulse tracks “weblog conversations.” From what I can tell, this is basically an index of posts related to a certain topic. It’s a way of looking at a lot of blogs as if the bloggers were participating in a forum or bulletin board.

• Make sure your press release gets seen online. (Online Marketing Blog)

• Jason Kottke’s business influences. Not a bad list.

• Work Boxers is a blog on making money online. The site was formerly titled Big Money Tips, and that site still hosts this article on creating Massive Keyword Lists.

• A wrap-up of the Blog Business Summit.

• The Applied Improv Blog tracks the use and teaching of improvisation in a business setting. Now, why didn’t I think of that?

• Seth Godin has a great take on a lot of business and marketing stuff. Recently, he nailed why it’s so hard to break in on another company’s established market: because very good is not nearly good enough.

• Dave Taylor tells you how to make tons of money with Google AdSense. Well, he hints at it, anyway. Points you to some resources you can buy, in order to make more money.

• Atrios has some really good advice for new bloggers.

• David Pollard’s blog is called “How to Save the World.” See his recent posts, When Will BUsiness Embrace Blogs and How to Make Money by Giving Stuff Away Free.

• Freelancers: Artsy Fartsy Weblog has some advice for you: The Ten Commandments of Freelancing.

• And, here’s how Patty Ayers got her first 39 clients.

• Looking for a job? Run the interview. (Management craft, via Lifehacker).

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