SEOmoz Pro Seminar – London with Distilled

I’m delighted to be part of this year’s Distilled / SEOmoz Pro Training Seminar at Imagination Gallery London, UK – October 19th & 20th 2009. It’s the first time ever this series is coming to London and according to Distilled’s head honcho Will Critchlow, they’re working on bringing the same level of actionable tips and tricks “across the pond”.

If you’re an SEO in the UK you should be seriously considering getting in on this 2 day training course. As SEOmoz puts it:

As always, this is not a conference, it is an in-depth, fast-paced, educational training seminar designed to take your SEO game to the next level. With two full days of candid, no-holds-barred content from leading industry figures, you will walk away a better SEO than when you started.

I think this training series is hitting the UK at the right time. After coming back from SMX Advanced for the second year, I’m still seeing a vast disconnect between the level of truly actionable SEO tips delivered in search marketing conferences in the UK and the more “advanced” conferences in the US. As a speaker at a number of shows, the biggest frustration I feel and pick up from other speakers can often be the amount of time we’re given to get all of our points across. 12 Minutes sometimes isn’t enough. Each of the speakers at this event gets around 45 minutes, which is much more like a real seminar. In case you still need convincing, here’s a review of last years event from David Mihm.

Here are some of the themes for the UK event:

• “Advanced Analytics”
• “Getting SEO Done Against Organisational Odds”
• “News Site SEO”
• “The Right Strategy for Your Organisation”
• “The Limits of Automation”
• “The Rematch” a Presentation Face-Off: Rand Fishkin (0-1) vs. Will Critchlow (1-0)

And here’s the line up:

• Patrick Altoft, Branded3
• Richard Baxter, (That’s me)
• Jane Copland, Ayima
• Tom Critchlow, Distilled
• Will Critchlow, Distilled
• Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz
• Ben Jesson, Conversion Rate Experts
• Lucy Langdon, Distilled
• Duncan Morris, Distilled
• Dave Naylor, Bronco
• Rob Ousbey, Distilled

Finally, here’s Will’s “Top 5 reasons to attend”:

1. Rand and I will be going head-to-head in a competitive “presentation-off” as a re-match of the competition I won at SMX London

2. Ben Jesson from Conversion Rate Experts will be showing us all how the techniques they use to improve landing pages and marketing campaigns have added more than $1m to SEOmoz’s bottom line in the past year

3. We have found an amazing venue in the shape of The Imagination Gallery in the heart of London’s West End – near Oxford Street – a treat to visit for Londoners as well as those travelling to be here

4. At under £550, it’s significantly cheaper than comparable conferences and I guarantee you will take away value worth much more than that

5. Fun after-hours events are built in – where you will get more exclusive access to some of the best minds in the industry, networking opportunities as well as a chance to relax over a beer.

When? October 19th & 20th 2009
Where? Imagination Gallery South Crescent, 25 Store Street, London WC1E 7BL

So, sign up now and see you there

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