The ever-expanding BOTW is proliferating yet again—we have launched a comprehensive UK Directory that catalogs relevant British and Irish websites and your anglophile narrator is thrilled!
BOTW UK incorporates the original BOTW Directory’s extensive and comprehensive categorization methods, and the new UK Directory will offer seamless access to corresponding information in the main directory. British and […]

If you have spent any time learning the ropes of search marketing, you have undoubtedly heard people talking about PubCon. It’s an annual conference hosted by Brett Tabke of Webmasterworld that features a few days of learning, a few nights of networking, and one afternoon filled with beer. This year marked another wonderful […]

Our very own Greg Hartnett took the spotlight during an interview with Local Search expert, David Mihm, where he discussed the new Local Directory and where it’s headed.
An interesting read all around! Great job, Greg. Check out the entire interview here.

A Look at One of the BOTW “Hired Guns”
BRAD BANNER
There’s been a little talk among directory insiders about those that “sold out” to get a paycheck for editing on the BOTW directory. As we watch 24/7 coverage of the effects of hurricane Gustav, it seems appropriate to point out the example set by one of […]

In mid November I had the opportunity to talk to Greg Hartnett, President of Best of the Web… having stumbled across an advertisement for an editing position only marginally related to my eventual role. He was hunting a “senior editor”. After some discussion he had me assembling a directory editor “dream team“… virtually all of whom exceed my own editing skills. It is a privilege to work among them. The original Herd members just passed the 6 month mark at BOTW.

Shandyking that is.
About a week ago we announced the newest addition to the BOTW executive team. We are psyched to get Adam on board, and we’re confident that he’ll help us bring BOTW to the next level.
With more than a handful of projects running simultaneously, there are a lot of business opportunities […]

We announced via press release yesterday that we have some new additions to the BOTW editorial team. In an effort to provide users with a better resource, we decided that we could use the help of some editors with experience in building quality directories. Enter the Nerd Herd.
We ran an ad a handful […]

Another search conference, another great charity party. So goes the tale of the BOTW crew.
Last week at the SES NY conference, BOTW teamed up once again with IMNY to hold a charity party. The event was put together as an opportunity for industry professionals to come together for a night of networking and […]

We are very happy to announce that we will be raffling tickets for FOUR upcoming internet marketing conferences. That’s Right! There are four conference badges - together worth over $8,000. One of them could have your name on it!
So come on out to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, network with industry titans, […]

After a couple of weeks of voting for this year’s charity recipient for the SES NY Charity Party, the search community has spoken. The race was tight, with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society squeaking out the win by a mere 2% of the votes. Charity advocate Marty […]