What started off as a great NCAA March Madness tournament for me, in terms of competing against other SEMs in the "SEO Gang" pool, ended up to be not so great. After a tremendous first round of play (I picked 27 of the 32 winners - including the VCU upset over Duke), I went on to pick only 9 of the sweet 16 teams, only 4 of the elite 8 teams, and only 2 of the final-four teams. I did pick Ohio State to be in the championship, but unfortunately I also picked them to win... which as we all know didn't happen. Needless to say, I did not win our pool.

So who ended up winning the SEO pool? Well as much as I hate to have to announce the winner (because of the trash talking he did in a previous post), I'm reminded that doing so is actually the only stipulation of the contest. So, with that said, here you go Matt McGee of Small Business SEM... here's your damn link! (I'm such a bad loser)

In all seriousness, McGee picked a hell of a bracket and is certainly deserving of his recognition. In addition to his bracket filling skills, Matt is also a great writer. His Small Business SEM Blog is one of my favorite weekly reads, and I'd certainly recommend it to anyone. He offers lots of great commentary, as well as some great tips and recommendations for small business marketing. Subscribe to it, you'll be glad you did!