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Mentally Check Out with the SES San Jose Comic Strip
Now that I've got about a week's worth of antibiotics pumping through my system (only one more week to go!), I was able to focus my valuable SEO skills on creating a litany of stupid speech bubbles and images of Dave Naylor saying "fookin." I think I may be underpaid. Anyway, thanks for being patient while my body became a culture of snot and goo. Here's the ...
Industry Numbers, SEOmoz Stats & the New York Social Media Event
So much to fit into one blog post (and technically, I'm still on vacation). Technically, this is three separate subjects, so I'll segment :) Industry Numbers For the outside investment we're seeking, I've had to dig around a bit for industry data to help predict the total number of people in the world conducting search marketing professionally - here's what I've ...
The Pros and Cons of Public Speaking
I had the opportunity to speak about link bait at this year's SES San Jose. It was my fourth speaking engagement, and I potentially have at least two more speaking gigs lined up before the end of the year (the Shop.org Summit in Las Vegas September 17-19 and hopefully ...
Rand on the Hotseat
Have I been captured by enemy blackhats? Tortured and thrown to the dogs? Or just relentlessly interviewed over email (and in person)? Well, since the first two sound painful, let's go with door number three. First off is an interview on social media marketing, with a few nifty...
Whaddya Say, San Jose?
Ah, San Jose. Your city may be boring and somewhat bland, but your conference is always a fun time. Below are the best things I overheard at SES San Jose 2007: "I hate movies where water kills the bad guy." -- Eric Dyck from Neverblue Media "I feel like such a...cool person!" -- ...Level Up Your SEO Skills With Our Free Training
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Getting Traffic from Contextual Ads - SES San Jose
I'm taking a new approach with events and attempting to do more in-depth coverage of a couple of what I feel are the best, most interesting, most innovative or least discussed sessions at the conference. Since contextual advertising is an area where I have little to no experience, I found the panel fascinating - and certainly Microsoft's announcement of a contextual ad product on the Microsoft ...
50 Things I Love About Search Conferences
To help keep the balance, I'll shine some light on some of my favorite things about search conferences: Presenting - It's exciting to be on stage, sharing ideas and being a thought leader. There's an undeniable allure to it, and while I take it as a serious responsibility, I admit that I have a real passion for it, too. Meeting New Peopl...
Where to Park Your Bumbershoot In Seattle in October SEO - Training Seminar Travel Info
Hotel and transportation info for SEO Training Seminar Oct. 1...
12 Tips to Optimize Your Networking at Search Conferences
With the industry's largest annual event starting next Monday, I figured it's high time to give out some advice about networking in person at search conferences like SES San Jose. I've been trying to limit my list format posts, but there's really no better way to present the topics, so here goes: Dress Appropriately Make Eye Contact Employ Appropri...
Danger, Excitement, Romance - Coming Soon to an Auditorium near SEOmoz
Cue suspenseful music... Her heart nearly jumped a beat as he leapt onto the stage, his eyes dancing across the room, crying out for silence and attention. As she watched, a small device moved from his right hand to his left and then, without warning, it began... With the deftness of an acrobat and the cadence of a poet, he swept her awa...