Search Trends - Search Engine Marketing

I recently bought my first iPod. I've wanted one for a while, but I guess the desire to have one didn't overcome my reluctance to shell out the cash...until now. eCost had a sweet deal on the 60GB video ipod that I couldn't pass up. I got it for $299, but it looks like they've raised prices since I got mine. Since this was a "business" expense, I needed to find some podcasts related to search engine optimization and other business-related topics. By the way, in case you're new to this podcasting thing, you don't have to own an ipod to listen to podcasts. You can listen to podcasts right on your computer. I used to listen to some of these occasionally before I got my iPod. The iPod just makes it a lot more convenient to listen when you're out and about.

So here's a quick list of SEO podcasts & Radio Shows that I'm aware of:

• WebmasterRadio.fm offers a ton of great shows (the best I've come across in the industry) all available to download as podcasts or listen online, including: Daily SearchCast, SEO Rockstars, Strikepoint, The Pulse, and The Alternative, plus a host of other non-SEO stuff like affiliate marketing, domains, copywriting, and other online marketing issues that are definitely worth a listen.
  
• Search Engine Radio - I used to listen to this one online all the time. Brad Fallon had some good guests on there. Browse the archives for great interviews from high profile search leaders.
  
• Mr. SEO's Podcast
  
• One upWeb's Straightup Search
  

Most of them are available through the iTunes podcast directory. So if you use iTunes, you can go into the podcast directory and search on "seo", "internet marketing" and similar keywords to find a butt-load of podcasts to check out. I also did a few quick Google searches for "seo podcasts" to make sure I didn't miss any big ones. I kept seeing the same ones mentioned, so hopefully I didn't miss any good ones. I'm sure there are more podcasts out there, the trick is to find the good ones that are actually updated often. There are getting to be a lot of podcasts and unfortunately like anything on the web, as the volume grows, the majority of them will be junk. That's why I can see the value using a service like Podango - a cool new startup here in Utah that offers podcast "stations" with experts who weed out the junk and offer only the the best, hand-selected, quality podcasts in their area of expertise.