Listed below are articles and briefs from the print edition of Website Magazine's May 2009 edition.  In addition to its online availability, Website Magazine has also made this edition available in the popular digital flipbook format. Review contents from the current issue now, but remember to renew your current subscription or upgrade to a professional-level membership.
 
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Blogging for Profit 
Blogging as an online diary has changed to a much more sophisticated form of media. The goal today is to increase brand awareness, give coverage to business services and, of course, generate revenue.

Search Behind the Curtain: Multi-Channel Analytics 
Average PPC bid prices have been climbing steadily over the past few years. As paid search management complexities increase, many advertisers are looking for ways to simplify the process. And that’s where bid-management software steps in.

Choosing the Right Web Content Management System  
Selecting the best CMS to maximize your Web efforts is no easy task. There are inherent hurdles to optimizing value, important considerations to make, and features to analyze. How does your Web enterprise ensure success with its CMS?

Getting Scene in a World of Online Video Clips 
The future is now. Nearly one billion consumers from all over the globe will watch Internet video by 2012. Adding metadata and sitemaps will keep your videos from getting lost in a crowded field. Will your website and online marketing campaigns be ready?

Article Marketing Exposed 
If there’s a quick and easy way to increase branding and exposure, it’s through article marketing. Developing quality content and knowing the appropriate outlets are the first two steps to garnering coverage, but what else can be done? Karon Thackston shows readers the way.

Beauty in the Beast 
Google, eBay, craigslist and Wikipedia buck the trend of what many consider to be good Web design, yet they are highly successful properties. What’s the secret? Is there beauty in those design beasts?

Website Magazine 'Net Briefs
Getting Traffic Without Digg or StumbleUpon, VoIP for Any Business, Construction Before Coding, Deceptive Advertising, Persuasive Content for List Building

Website Magazine Departments 
Top 50 Affiliate Networks
SEO Corner: Six Link Strategies
Conversion Cache: Uncovering Site Problems
WM Book Shelf: Findability Formula, Heather Lutze
Who's Who: Glance Network
Commentary: Are You Socializing Business Into Obscurity?