July 21st, 2010 at 12:30 am
The International Search Summit will hold the first US conference on 6th October at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle. It will be held in conjunction with the Localization World conference. The International Search Summit is hosted by WebCertain, a multilingual search marketing agency. The first summit was held in 2008 and now takes place bi-annually in London, as well as in other global locations. The Summit focuses on international and multilingual search, social media marketing and also covers a wide range of SEO, PPC and Social Media topics.
Speakers include leading global thought-leaders as well as major global brands who provide insights and advice for organisations developing and managing an international online presence.
Some of the confirmed speakers are;
Greg Jarboe – SEO-PR ( and a Summit Medallion Speaker)
Eugene Lomize – Yandex
John Yunker - Byte Level Research
Anne Kennedy – Beyond Ink
Andy Atkins-Krüger - WebCertain
Michael Bonfils – WebCertain US
July 6th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
SEOmoz announced their PRO training series will be held August 30 – 31 in Seattle, Washington at the Westin Hotel. There is also an optional ½ day tools training on September 1. The cost is $1,149 for general attendees and $649 for PRO members. There is an additional cost of $125 for the optional tools training.
Speakers include Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz
David Mihm, GetListed.org
Dan Zarrella, Hubspot
Will Critchlow, Distilled
Jen Sable Lopez, SEOmoz
Laura Lippay, NinebyBlue
Ben Hendrickson, SEOmoz
Lindsay Wassell, Keyphraseology and SEOmoz
Ian Lurie, Portent Interactive
Wil Reynolds, SEER Interactive
Rob Ousbey, Distilled
Joanna Lord, SEOmoz
Marshall Simmonds, Define Search Strategies
Tom Critchlow, Distilled
Tim Ash, Sitetuners
Plus after a long day of learning ninja SEO practices, you get to network and hang out with the small group of attendees and speakers. We specifically limit the number of spaces to 310 so that our attendees can get the opportunity to network easily. Really, who doesn’t love a good party when you don’t have to drive home at night. 
Don’t delay! Sign up right away; you wouldn’t want to miss out. Plus the half day tools training is limited to 65 people. So, you better get on it.
Live across the pond, and can’t make it to the Seattle seminar? You’re in luck! Once again we’ll hold a second event in London on October 25th and 26th. Sign up here to receive details as they become available.
We look forward to seeing you!
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June 26th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
There’s a new kid on the search engine, social media conferences block and it’s BlueGlass LA. But don’t let the new kid tag put you off. The principals have been involved in conferences for many years including hosting the annual Search and Social Spring Summit. “BlueGlass LA 2010 is an online marketing conference featuring the top social media, search marketing & business experts in the industry today. It has been designed to give you the best in topics, trends, strategies and networking possibilities”.
This is the first of what I imagine will be many conferences hosted by the newly formed BlueGlass created when four of the premier consultancies and software companies, 10e20, Search & Social, Brent Csutoras Inc., and Second Step Search, merged into one entity. The first conference will be held July 19 – 20, 2010 at the Marian Del Ray Marriott Hotel. The cost is $525 for the two day conference but there is an early bird price until June 10: $495. Includes admission to both days of the conference, all speaker sessions, hyper-networking opportunities with speakers and attendees, three meals/day (breakfast, lunch & dinner), cash bar and two nights of evening entertainment.
“We have gone around and handpicked the best lineup of speakers that you won’t find at any other Internet Marketing conference. Not only have we done that, but, because we have limited it to the best of the best, we have panels with a MAX of 3 people and sometimes even 2. You won’t have to worry about speakers rushing through a 10 minute deck or anything, they’ll bring you in-depth discussions, with ample amounts of time for audience Q&A. Not only do we have Internet Marketers with success in SEO, Social Media Marketing, SEM, etc., we have brought in a lineup of extremely successful startup entrepreneurs that will talk you through Entrepreneurship, raising capital, marketing metrics, distribution, and buying/selling companies’.
May 15th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
Search Engine Strategies (SES) is now in its 12th year and will be holding SES in San Francisco at the Moscone Center, August 16 – 20, 2010. This conference was previously held in San Jose but has moved back to San Francisco where it was originally held. The conference is August 17 – 19 with partnered training happening on August 16th and SEM training on August 20th
Partnered training is provided by Bruce Clay of Bruce Clay, Inc. The Bruce Clay SEO Training offers a specific and clear view of the techniques required to beat your competition in the war for search results supremacy for your properly selected and targeted keywords.
SEM Training includes;
Search Analytics Training & Workshop, Matthew Bailey, SES Advisory Board & President, Site Logic Marketing and Ben Bailey, Head Analyst, SiteLogic
How to Architect a Search-Engine Friendly Website, from Shari Thurow, Founder & SEO Director, Omni Marketing Interactive
Advanced Keyword Research, Ron Jones, President/CEO, Symetri Internet Marketing
Since 1999 Search Engine Strategies (SES) has been the leading international conference series for webmasters, digital agencies, online marketers and corporate decision makers. Over the years SES has guided search marketers of all skill levels through the fast changing and complex world of search — the single fastest growing marketing sector.
The SES series operates under a variety of formats around the world, from large-scale multi-tracked conferences and exhibitions to more intimate forum style events and in-depth training courses drilling into the detail on specific topics — but each event shares one thing in common:
An absolute commitment to deliver the very finest speakers, the latest market intelligence and clear, actionable tips and tactics that delegates can apply the moment they get back to the office. By attending an SES event, you give yourself a competitive advantage over your fellow marketers that can transform both your business and your career.
April 26th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
SEMpdx Social Networking Rooftop Party 2010
Location: On the roof of Hotel deLuxe
729 SW 15th Ave, Portland, OR
Date:Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $12
Attention online gurus, tech geeks, social media rock stars and search engine marketers! Join us Tuesday, August 10th for a fabulous evening of drinks, hors d’oeuvres and networking on the roof of Hotel deLuxe in downtown Portland. Our friends from the following organizations will be attending as well:
April 21st, 2010 at 8:41 pm
One of the things I love about the search marketing community is when we reach out and use the power of search for good. All too often we in the search community jump on the trolling, bashing, clashing, name calling, negative attitude sheeple bandwagon and lose our better selves. It seems that our need to go negative makes us loose sight of what really matters in life.
But this isn’t the case with many in the community even though that is the perception. Some of those that are examples of using search for good are; Seobook.org The Nonprofit’s Guide to SEM, SEO Refugee’s charity link meme, Search Engine College free charity site courses, GrayWolf’s v7ndotcom Elursrebmem St. Jude’s fundraiser and Jennifer Laycock at Search Engine Guide leveraging the carcrahser.com seo contest as a milk bank fundraiser.
In the most recent search for good projectDeric Loh, APAC Regional Search Marketing Manager at Soho Square in Singapore has won the $3,500 Market Motive PPC Scholarship with his paid search marketing plan for a non-profit agency. Market Motive is allowing each of their faculty members to give away one scholarship to its certification courses for the upcoming semester. Market Motive offers web-based internet marketing training and certification programs from bestselling authors and established industry professionals through videos, webinars, conference calls, and 24×7 Q&A.
The non-profit agency Deric chose was Smile Train which helps children with unrepaired cleft lips and palates. Smile Train’s mission is to provide free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries and to provide free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals. Deric said he chose Smile Train because, “I wanted to help these young kids who are unfortunate. I learned about Smile Train by reading Avinash Kaushik’s blog and his work in helping that organization.”
At Soho Square Deric manages the search marketing, paid and organic, for clients across Asia Pacific. Deric said “I first got started in search engine marketing developing websites and wanted to have my sites found in the search engines. I tested a lot of tactics, even ‘black hat’ tactics, which can get a site banned. I actually reported one of my sites to see how long it would take Google to ban it.” Deric added, “ Now I only use white hat tactics”.
Deric said he liked search marketing because of the constant changes in the industry. “I was thrilled to learn I had won this competition and am excited about learning from the world class faculty at Market Motive.”
February 15th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Sorry, I’m busy so here’s a rerun post.
I’ve seen the super hero test making the rounds and I just wasn’t interested. Then I was tagged by my Irish pal Paul O’Flaherty , who is currently living in Denmark, to take the villian test. He’s also known as Apocalypse, sorry to give away your alter ego, Paul. Now that sounded fun and different. So all you Batman types better watch out, I am the Riddler??????
You are Riddler
| Riddler |
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100% |
| Dr. Evil |
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77% |
| Snidley Whiplash |
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75% |
| Dick Dastardly |
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70% |
| Darkwing Duck |
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67% |
| Count Dooku |
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65% |
| Maximillion J. Pegasus |
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61% |
| Dr. Strangelove |
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54% |
| Boris Badenov |
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50% |
| Megatron |
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50% |
| Skeletor |
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48% |
| Shredder |
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42% |
| Cyril Sneer |
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40% |
| Mumm-Ra |
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40% |
| Jafar |
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32% |
| Unicron |
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30% |
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Riddle me that, riddle me this, do you recognize the other names on the list??
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Click here to take the Supervillain Personality Quiz
January 21st, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Search Congress – Search Marketing events start the 2010 year in Spain. Search Conference Bilbao will offer 9 professionals workshops, 8 conferences and 2 days of learning and networking. January 28 – 29
Online Marketing Summit – Online Marketing Summit (OMS) enables attendees to collaborate, network and learn how to execute on the best practices in Online Marketing with no exhibit floor or vendor sales pitch distractions. Join your marketing peers as they share ideas, hear from expert practitioners and learn best practices in the areas of social media, search, email, analytics and more -– in a completely vendor-free environment. February 22 – 25
Think Tank Live – Think Tank is a collective group of integrated marketing professionals from Chicago and Milwaukee. Each of the presenters represents a different area in the world of Internet marketing: SEO, SEM, branding, web development, analytics, blogging and social media. February 23rd
SMX West – SMX West features three days of sessions, keynotes and access to the leading vendors in search marketing. Sessions will focus on SEO, PPC, social media, local & mobile search and more. March 2 – 4
SearchFest – SEMpdx’s SearchFest Searchfest sessions present present multiple informative learning tracks, workshops, and panels designed to provide direct insight into the most up-to-date strategies and technological advancements in online search marketing.
SearchFest is open to all individuals interested in learning the latest advancements in enhancing search engine performance to deliver more visitors and customers to your website. March 9
SES New York – Since 1999 Search Engine Strategies (SES) has been the leading international conference series for webmasters, digital agencies, online marketers and corporate decision makers. Over the years SES has guided search marketers of all skill levels through the fast changing and complex world of search — the single fastest growing marketing sector. SES NY will be packed with 70+ sessions, multiple keynotes, 100+ exhibitors, networking events and parties. March 22- 26
December 26th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Bruce Clay Australia will hold seo training March 10 until March 12th at the Observatory Hotel, Millers Point, NSW for $2,950 or an early bird discount for $2,550. The fees include the three day training course, meals and refreshments, two detailed course manuals, access to the SEOToolset®, Dynamic Site Mapping™, PathStats™ and LinkMaps™ tools for twelve months (valued at over A$3,500 in subscriptions alone), a graduation certificate, an SEOToolset® graduate shirt and eligibility to take the advanced certification exam.
Bruce Clay 3 Day SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Training Course is on again in March 2010 in Sydney. If you are involved with the web or online marketing, this is a great course to attend. As you know I am a part of Bruce Clay in Australia and have attended this several times both here and in the US.
http://events.linkedin.com/Bruce-Clay-3-Day-SEO-Training-Course/pub/191090
Bruce Clay 3 Day SEO Training Course
Wed, Mar 10 to Fri, Mar 12
Observatory Hotel, Millers Point, NSW, AU
Bruce Clay SEO Training is 1 of the leading SEO courses available globally.
Developed in the US and run monthly in California and New York as well as around the world. 3 day training is only run 6 monthly in Australia so do not miss the opportunity.
Also includes access to the SEOToolset for up to 7 domains and 12 months.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:15 am
Just got this email and it sounds like a great deal to me from SEOmoz. Wish I was there to take advantage of it. The best part is if you already have a ticket to SES Chicago being held December 7 – 11, 2009 “The folks at SES will let you exchange your Chicago pass for any SES conference in 2010!”
If you were to buy them separately it would cost nearly $3,000 but you can get both for just $799!
Plus, you’ll be among the first to try an amazing new project set to launch later this year. We can’t reveal too much about it, but we can safely say it will completely change the way you perform SEO (No, we’re not exaggerating. And yes, keeping it a secret is killing us).
More than 5,000 of the world’s top search marketers regard SEOmoz PRO as a must-have for achieving top search results. Don’t get left behind. Join SEOmoz now, and take advantage of this amazing offer while it’s still available.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:49 am
I was going through my blog log recently and reviewing the blogs I have in my community to clean it up and clear out the blogs that aren’t relevant or current. If someone hasn’t posted to their blog in 90 days, well then there’s no reason to go back. Since I don’t time to read as many blogs as I used to, I wanted to get rid of some, well really get rid of many. The most surprising thing though was the blogs I used to like a lot that aren’t current. Maybe I’ve been out of the US too long and just don’t know what’s going on but, what ever happened to these blogs?
Neil Patel – Pronet Advertising – Last post July 19, 2009
Jeremy Luebke – Xuru Blog - Last post June 9, 2009
Solo Seo – SEO for All – Last post March 13, 2009
Divya Uttam – Blogging to Fame – Last post July 21, 2009
Chris Sandberg – Chris Sandberg Blog Last post July 3, 2009 ‘I got bit by an ostrich’ (maybe that’s a clue)
Igor Mordikovich – Bizmord – Last post June 18, 2008
Elizabeth Able – Able Reach – Last post June 22, 2009
Todd Friesen – Oilman’s Blog – Last post July 16, 2009
Shana Albert – Social Desire – Last post April 14, 2009
Ben Cook – SEO Refugee – Last post December 9, 2008
Carolyn Shelby – Cshel – Last post June 9, 2009
Simon Heseltine – Search Engine Tigers – Last post January 4, 2009
I’ll stop there for now. Any ideas what ever happened to these blogs?
November 14th, 2009 at 3:59 am
I didn’t make Pubcon 2009 this year and if you didn’t either here are just a few of the blogs and websites that covered enough to make you think you were there. Of course you can’t recreate the party atmosphere but you can read and get jealous.
Pubcon 2009 Coverage
Lisa Barone of Outspoken Media covers much of Pubcon 2009 on their blog. My favorite was her post on In-House SEO. “Chris is wearing his The Lisa shirt and it’s super sexy.” I have a The Lisa shirt and have worn it but never had her say I was super sexy. Damn you Chris Hooley.
Rebecca Kelley of 10e20 covered a few sessions at Pubcon including PR and Brand Management. Perhaps she was too busy practicing her dance moves to cover too many sessions.
Barry Schwartz and Search Engine Roundtable has been covering Pubcon for 6 years and has posts on 40 sessions at Pubcon 2009. The standout for me is the The Top 50 Best Website Ideas We’ve Ever Seen.
Rand Fishkin at SEOmoz blogs about “New & Interesting Insights Into Google Rankings & Spam from Pubcon”. Rand gives a shout out to Barry Schwartz, “The session was well covered on Twitter, and in live form by Barry Schwartz at SERoundtable.”
Lee Odden and TopRank don’t have near their usual coverage but Adam Singer weighs in with excellent rundown on PubCon 2009: How Major Vegas Hotels Are Using Social Media.”
Vertical Measures covers all three days of Pubcon 2009 on their blog. Nice summary of SEO at Pubcon with their article Pubcon 2009 Top 50 SEO Tips So Far
NVI Solutions covers some of the sessions on their blog including Social Media & Press Relations.
Not full Pubcon coverage but a nice post from Managing Greatness called Best of Pubcon 2009
October 5th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Bruce Clay Australia will be delivering three, 1 day SEO training courses by Jeremy Bolt starting October 14th in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. You can register here.
Bruce Clay Australia delivers a 1 day search engine optimisation (SEO) training course covering SEO principles and our SEO approach, strategies and methodologies. The training course is presented by Jeremy Bolt, a Director of Bruce Clay Australia .
The Bruce Clay 1 day SEO training course will show you how to improve the rankings of your website in search engines and increase highly converting traffic to your website. The course covers SEO fundamentals through to complex concepts and methodologies. We have condensed our acclaimed 3 day SEOToolSet® SEO Training course into a 1 day class focused on white hat SEO methodology and strategy that incorporates the latest search engine developments and guidelines.
The training is based on over 10 years of search engine research and successful SEO projects for clients. In addition to already proven material, the 2009 course includes new information on emerging SEO trends and strategies. The 1 day course the same as the course that was rolled out and tried and tested in the United States in 2008.
14th October 2009 – Brisbane – Novotel Brisbane, 200 Creek St, Brisbane
20th October 2009 – Melbourne – Stamford Plaza, 111 Little Collins St, Melbourne
29th October 2009 – Sydney – Menzies Hotel, 14 Carrington St, Sydney
September 30th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
On Thursday November 5th Search Engine Strategies is holding full or half day workshops on Search Engine Marketing (SEM/SEO) Training and Conversion Optimization Training at Downtown Conference Center
157 William Street, New York, NY 10038 . Instructors include Bryan Eisenberg, bryaneisenberg.com, Liana Evans, Director of Social Media, Serengeti Communications, and Jessica Bowman, SEO Strategist and in-house SEO Expert, SEMinhouse.com. The price for full day is $1,345 and half day is $745. You can register here.
These workshops provide the practices, applications, and hands-on exposure you need to become (and remain!) a top performer in your field. This in-depth training in a small class setting ensures that your instructor is accessible for informal one-on-one or small group discussions. Whether you are a consultant, site designer, website owner, or in-house marketing professional, this is an opportunity to experience firsthand the latest developments in search engine strategy. Regardless where you are in the SEO & SEM process, you will leave these intensive workshops with the necessary skills to improve your business results and take your search engine marketing to another level.
September 27th, 2009 at 5:43 am
Search Engine Journal recently announced that they were offering search marketing certification courses in partnership with Market Motive. These courses are 100% online and are taught by an all star lineup. The prices run from $299 to $3500 for a 90 day program that covers SEO, PPC , Web Analytics, and Social Media Marketing. The all star lineup includes;
Avinash Kaushik
Avinash Kaushik is the author of “Web Analytics: An Hour A Day” (Wiley 2007), author of the highly rated blog on Web Analytics called Occam’s Razor, Analytics Evangelist at Google, and co-founder of Market Motive.
Bryan Eisenberg
Bryan is recognized worldwide as a leading expert on online marketing, conversion and marketing analytics. One of the co-founders and CPO (Chief Persuasion Officer) of Future Now, Inc., Bryan has authored multiple best-selling books on persuasion techniques and customer behavior
Andrew Goodman
Andrew of Page Zero Media, is one of the most sought after authorities in Paid Search today. Frequently quoted by international and trade press, Andrew is the author behind “Winning Results with Google AdWords” (McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed., 2008) and the award-winning industry commentary site Traffick.com.
Greg Jarboe & Jamie O’Donnell
Regarded as the pioneers and leading authorities on online publicity, Greg and Jamie of SEO-PR continue to blaze new trails in online PR strategy. Greg is the acclaimed author of “YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day” (Wiley, 2009).
Matt Bailey
Matt Bailey of SiteLogic knows the ins and outs of the latest social media tactics. Whether it’s Digg, Flickr or a campaign using corporate blogging along with YouTube video, Matt is an internationally recognized authority on search engine marketing, website analytics, usability, and accessibility and matching a social media strategy to your larger business and marketing goals.
Jennifer Evans Laycock
Jennifer Laycock is recognized worldwide as a leading authority on search and social media marketing. Jennifer is Editor in Chief of Search Engine Guide, serves as the director of marketing for Site Logic Marketing, and is the author of “The Small Business Guide to Search Engine Marketing” and of the popular “Zero Dollars, a Little Bit of Talent and 30 Days” series.
Todd Malicoat
Author of popular SEO blog StuntDubl.com and frequent conference speaker, Todd has an uncanny ability to come up with new angles on the complex realm of SEO, link building, link baiting and search engine marketing. With Todd, you learn the basics, and a whole lot more.
