SEO Class Workshop Agenda

Troy, New York

Friday, April 11 — Saturday, April 12, 2008

On Friday, you’ll attend workshops offered by:

Michael Gray (Graywolf), owner and president of Atlas Web Service, and search marketing expert.
Greg Niland (GoodROI), independent consultant and search engine optimization specialist.
Barry Schwartz, President of Rusty Brick, Inc., and search marketing expert.
Chris Winfield, President of 10e20 and search engine optimization expert.
Ted Ulle (Tedster), Webmasterworld administrator and web strategy specialist.
Kim Krause Berg (Cre8pc), Cre8asite Forums founder and usability expert.
Jim Boykin, President and CEO of We Build Pages and link building expert.

Topics will include website usability, link building secrets, optimizing for Google Universal Search, and research and testing for online marketing campaigns.

The Saturday session will include a bus trip to New York City, leaving at 9 a.m. and returning to Troy at midnight. Visit the Empire State Building, tour the Brooklyn Brewery, go shopping or catch a show, and eat dinner in the company of fellow attendees and workshop presenters.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Monday, June 23—Tuesday, June 24, 2008

During this two-day session, you’ll attend workshops offered by:

Ammon Johns (Black Knight) independent marketing consultant and search marketing expert.
Barry Lloyd, founder and CEO of MakeMeTop, and search marketing expert.
Brian Turner (iBrian) Director of Britecorp, Ltd., and search engine optimization expert.
Shaun Anderson (hobo), Web Marketing Director at HoboWeb Ltd and search engine optimization expert.
Jim Boykin, President and CEO of We Build Pages and link building expert.

Additional workshop leaders TBD.

Workshops will take place in the morning of each day (until about 1 p.m.) with the rest of the day for sightseeing. Together with workshop leaders and other attendees, you’ll walk the narrow streets of Old Town Edinburgh, visit Edinburgh Castle, take a ghost tour, or climb up to Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park.. Of course, no trip to this amazing city would be complete without a visit to some of Edinburgh’s renowned pubs.

San Francisco, California

Monday, September 22—Tuesday, September 23

Final schedule of workshop leaders TBD.

This session will include a Northern California wine country tour in the company of fellow workshop attendees and presenters. You’ll learn a little about how grapes are cultivated, and of course, sample some of California’s favorite wines.

Dallas, Texas

Monday, October 27—Tuesday, October 28, 2008

On Monday, you’ll attend a full day of workshops offered by:

Christine Churchill, President of KeyRelevance and search marketing expert.
Jim Gilbert, Vice President of KeyRelevance and PPC specialist.
Tony Wright, CEO and Founder of WrightIMC and interactive marketing expert.
Bill Hartzer, Manager at Vizion Interactive and search marketing/social media marketing expert.
Jim Boykin, President and CEO of We Build Pages and link building expert.

Additional workshop leaders TBD.

On Tuesday, you’ll travel to the historic village of Buffalo Gap together with workshop leaders and attendees. Learn about Texas frontier history, shop in the town’s many curio shops and art galleries, visit one of the area’s illustrious museums, and indulge in fine dining, including some of the best Mexican food around.