Comments on: Best of PubCon 2009

By: Best of SphinnCon 2010 | Managing Greatness

Best of SphinnCon 2010 | Managing Greatness — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:40:08 +0000

[...] Best of PubCon 2009 [...]

By: SMX Speaking Debut at SphinnCon, SMX Toronto | Managing Greatness

SMX Speaking Debut at SphinnCon, SMX Toronto | Managing Greatness — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:58:51 +0000

[...] Fox, who was named Best Moderator in Best of PubCon, will be moderating my SphinnCon session. A few hours ago she finished wrapping up SMX West in San [...]

By: Gil Reich

Gil Reich — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:18:05 +0000

Thanks Joe! You guys put on a great conference, I hope to see you there next time.

By: jlaratro

jlaratro — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:33:12 +0000

Actually that is very good feedback on my question about “completely” trusting Google. I was trying to stir the pot, but I was hoping to expose the opposite of the result. I always get the feeling that too many SEO experts pass on their mistrust of Google to the Audience. I will work on my wording of questions in the future to be as fair as possible. Great coverage of Pubcon and hope to see you in Dallas or Vegas.

By: Quality is still King | Managing Greatness

Quality is still King | Managing Greatness — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:37 +0000

[...] was my top conclusion from PubCon. Google values sites that other trusted sites link to. Google’s moves into personalized and [...]

By: Gil Reich

Gil Reich — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:13:46 +0000

Thanks Ash. I think that’s a good suggestion. Another potential solution — if the timing works — is to review with each speaker what they intend to cover, and then adjust the session description accordingly. I think it was a good session, just not what I expected. Thanks.

By: Ash Nallawalla

Ash Nallawalla — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:59:51 +0000

Hi Gil,

Sorry about the In-House Session not meeting your expectations. The full description given to us was “Learn the best tips, tools and techniques for doing SEO in house. Learn all about the challenges and complications that might arise and the best way to deal with them in order to meet your SEO goals.” I spoke mostly about the complications that arise in a large company and my tips were about how to get a job as an in-house SEO and then how to keep your job. In a different session, Microsoft’s in-house SEO Derrick Wheeler said words to the effect that he doesn’t do much SEO himself but he influences others to do the right things that add up to SEO.

I had a little think about your expectation of “SEO tips”. The printed programme (and online) has a slightly longer description (longer than your quote) but I can see how you held that expectation. I was on the SEO 101 panels in the previous two years, so I wasn’t expecting to bring “SEO tips” per se, which are different from tips about “doing SEO in-house”.

In hindsight, I (or one of the others) should have included examples of SEO tips and how they are tackled differently when in-house compared to an independent SEO’s approach. The moral is that all future moderators should revisit the final session description and ensure that someone has covered each part of it. Thanks for the feedback.

Ash

By: Gil Reich

Gil Reich — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:14:30 +0000

Thanx Denny (and Chris)!

By: Denny Sugar

Denny Sugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:34:56 +0000

Chris Knight said this was a great re-cap of pucbon…totally agree. Nice job Gil!

By: Gil Reich

Gil Reich — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:46:00 +0000

Thanx Eldon!