Here’s my second roundup of recommended small business marketing articles.

The five posts below are a great example of the high quality of info out there for online business owners.

• SEO

http://www.marcus-baker.com/network-marketing-internet-business/search-engine-marketing-worth/ – Marcus Baker

An interesting viewpoint on the different traffic sources a website can have and whether you really need to engage in SEO to be successful online.

• SMS Marketing

http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2011/06/17/5-creative-ways-to-use-text-messages-in-marketing/ – John Jantsch

This is an intelligent article on how to use SMS marketing wisely and avoid being just another text spammer.

• Mobile Payments

http://technorati.com/business/small-business/article/e-wallets-and-mobile-payments-are/ – Allison Reilly

A look at whether small businesses are doing enough to embrace mobile payment technology; one which is gathering real pace.

• Marketing

http://bloggertone.com/marketing/2011/06/15/gamification-the-next-big-thing-in-marketing/ – Frank Bradley

A fascinating blog article about gamification and how mixing business with gaming could be the way forward for business marketing

http://dannybrown.me/2011/06/14/how-smart-is-your-local-business-marketing/ – Danny Brown

Danny shares his thoughts on local business marketing and why it pays to mix things up rather than doing the same things again and again.

If you’ve got any comments about these articles I’d love to hear them. Also, if you want to link to a great small business post you’ve read this week, please mention it in the comments below.

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