July 2013, Issue #1: Summer Travels THE MOZ TOP 10

Roger learned so much at MozCon that he needed a summer vacation  to soak it all in. He’s been traveling  the world, and thanks to one  generous MozCon attendee  (thanks, Jeff!), you can see photos  from his adventures. While he’s busy delivering hugs,  we’re filling in and bringing you the  web’s most valuable inbound  marketing content. Check out  these awesome articles on search,  social, link building, and more!

Link Building Is Not Illegal (or Inherently  Bad) with Matt Cutts Eric Enge and Matt Cutts sit down for a  discussion on the good, the bad, and the  ugly sides of link building. [via stonetemple.com]

2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors The results are in! Check out a preview of  the results from the survey and correlation  study. [via moz.com]

25 Mind Blowing Email Marketing Stats Effective email marketing and conversion  rates go together like cheese and  macaroni (the spiraly kind, of course!). [via blogs.salesforce.com]

Two Amazing Bar Charts: % Content  Consumption, % Share of Search Looking outside of your favorite analytics  tools can yield new insights that can  deliver a competitive advantage. [via kaushik.net]

Quantifying the Invisible Audience in  Social Networks Through this Stanford study, gain deep  insights into who is listening when you  share your content through an online  social network. [via slideshare.net]

Quantifying the Invisible Audience in  Social Networks Review 2013 In order to investigate the experiences  companies have working with search  marketing agencies, SMG conducted a  study to gauge the health of the search  marketing industry.  [via searchmarketinggroup.co.uk]

Advanced SEO for Ecommerce:  Maximizing Keyword Spread SEO for Ecommerce is a whole different  ball game, and these tips will help you  come out on top.  [via seonick.net]

Compelling Content: 3 Key Points from  the Consumer POV As a content marketer, listening to consumers is the best way to gain  insights into what your community wants,  and what you should create.  [via contentmarketinginstitute.com]

Context Is King: Google Parameterless  Searches In the very near future, you may be able to  perform searches at Google without  bothering to type or speak a query.  Wowzer! [via seobythesea.com]

5 Tips to Bring New Life to Your Social  Profiles To freshen up your social profiles, check out these five stellar ideas.  [via socialmediaexaminer.com]

Stay sharp in the summer sun...

5 Unconventional Ways To Become A Better Writer (Hint, It's About Becoming A Better Reader) Marketers are increasingly focused on great content, and creating that content requires writing ability. These tips will help you level- upthat important skill. [via blog.bufferapp.com] How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety Science is constantly informing us of the benefits of exercise, and a new study suggests it can quiet our natural response to stress. Not that any of us ever experience stress :) [via blogs.nytimes.com] Do you have something Top Ten–worthy? Let Ashley, our newsletter wrangler, know what you'd like to see.

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