We have had a great time in Atlanta this week as we participated in the Stompernet SEO Pro event. Toi kept the office stuff handled, while I had opportunities to network AND present at this event.
I was privileged to present on three different topics: SEO 101, iMovie Basics and Building an Organic Referral Network for your SEO Firm. The audience was great! On the first night, I wasn’t sure how things were going … and Dan Thies helped me put it in perspective. It’s 10:30PM at the end of an OPTIONAL night session and the attendees were all still in their seats at the end. He said, “that’s how you know” if they’re packing up or leaving before the end, then you’ve lost them.
My next presentation was on the basics of iMovie – simple import, add an audio track and upload to YouTube. I can feel a webinar coming on for this one.
On Saturday I made my primary presentation which was about Building an Organic Referral Network for your SEO Firm, Brad Fallon called it Wholesale SEO, it’s not exactly wholesale – but it drives the point home. 90% of my booked business from the past year has been with referrals. One of the important aspects of building a referral business is credibility – and I offered some tips on local SEO and even showed where I ranked in Google for Jacksonville SEO Expert and Jacksonville SEO Company. I also suggested they start and maintain a blog offering SEO Tips, too.
It was a great event overall, I learned some new SEO Management tricks that will help me provide even better services for my clients, too.
As I write this we’ve stopped for lunch at a little Japanese and Sushi restaurant in Lithonia GA. The Food was tasty and the service was FAST. I barely had time to make a phone call before the drinks, soup and salad were back on the table. We ordered the lunch portion Bento Box, we should have shared, because it was more than the sushi lunch portions I have in other places.
Next Stop: A couple of days with my Sisters outside Aiken, SC.
