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GetListed SEO Workshop

Posted by Rick Hosmer on February 05 2010| 1 Comments

It's not everyday that you get to hang out with reps from Google, bing and nationally-recognized bloggers discussing the topic of search engine optimization and marketing. But about 150 people got to do just that yesterday at GetListed's local university held at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.

The great slate of speakers included Spokane's own Ed Reese of Sixth Man Marketing (and Klündt | Hosmer's great SEO partner), Ryan Hayward of Google, Mikko Ollila of Microsoft (bing), Mike Blumenthal, Mary Bowling of seOverflow, Matt McGee, and David Mimh of GetListed.org. 

Ed Reese, Nathan Edminster, Mark Simonds and
Rick Hosmer discuss SEO tactics at a seminar break.

Through entertaining PowerPoint slides (especially Ed's!) and interesting presentations, the speakers ran through an introduction to search engines, the basics of Local Search and website optimization, as well as DYI Internet marketing and leveraging social media to promote business.

It was great seeing several Klündt | Hosmer clients in attendance, and having the chance to meet other business people who want to exhance their online presence through search engines and (hopefully) great website design and development. As Ed Reese said, "...with SEO, good design and content is important, or lots of people will find you and see how bad your site is."

The two, 4-hour seminars were a first for Spokane and according to David Mimh, the event coordinator at GetListed.org, the success of yesterday's session will encourage them to expand the seminar to other markets.

If GetListed comes back next year, make a point of attending. If you attended yesterday's seminar, leave us a comment on what you thought. Klündt | Hosmer was a local sponsor of the event and hope that everyone found it a worthwhile investment in time and the price of attendence.

 


Comments

  • Thanks again for your support of the event! We were thrilled at the attendance as well as the number and quality of the questions from the attendees. BTW, my art/drawing skills are for hire. No takers as of yet, but I'm working on it :)

    Posted by Ed Reese, 05/02/2010 3:00pm (7 months ago)

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