I'm pleased to announce that after quite a lull in guide publications, we've got 5 great guides on their way. Today we're launching one of them, The Professional's Guide to Blogging. Available in web and document format, the blogging guide provides an in-depth look at what blogging is and how a new blogger can create, write, and promote his or her own blog. Authored by blogging expert Tamar Weinberg, it covers how to choose an appropriate blogging platform and how to efficiently optimize your blog for search engines, plus it shares content strategies and viral campaign launches, lists blog analytic options, and gives promotion and monetization tips. The guide also includes two invaluable appendices that link out to great blogging resources, software, tools, and plugins.

If you're a PRO member, access to The Professional's Guide to Blogging is included in your cost of membership. If you're not a PRO member and would like to purchase the guide separately, it is available in the SEOmoz Store. Because this guide is extremely in-depth and clocks in at an impressive 70 pages, it will cost $39 + tax to purchase as a stand-alone item. Click here to buy The Professional's Guide to Blogging (I know, it's a crappy call to action).

Stay tuned for more upcoming guides:

• SEO Tools & Advanced Queries
• Page Rank Sculpting
• A New and Improved Link Building Guide
• The Updated Beginner's Guide to SEO