Comments on: PubCon Recon – Looking Back Already

By: cat

cat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:48:54 +0000

Thanls for the info very useful especialy for me as I’m a new one in this

By: Janette

Janette — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:35:47 +0000

Thank for the article. My 3rd PubCon. The information for me this time felt a little deja vu but still very relevant. Being for the advertising agency side, content has always been very important to us. I am still very surprised too that the big corporations have such a hard time believing in the power of online marketing and new medias.

By: SEO Tips South Africa

SEO Tips South Africa — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:39:09 +0000

Content is king. It is the mantra that everybody should be chanting!

By: Ami Ohayon

Ami Ohayon — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:33:53 +0000

I’d love to go to one, but distance makes it very hard.

Can’t say I think much of Matt Cutt’s offering “… that the future of black hat will now move closer to actual criminal activities …”. Google has invested a lot of time and pixels in the concept that doing X, Y, or Z is “bad” or “wrong”. Certain activities may not meet with Google’s approval, but that doesn’t make them illegal.

I take your point that there is a line where stuff becomes illegal, but it’s not because Google doesn’t like it.

By: YouGov

YouGov — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:31:55 +0000

I’ve never been to one, they sound good though perhaps I should look into it

By: Saad Kamal

Saad Kamal — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:10:54 +0000

Content has always been very important. I think if your company has a good strategy for writing & distributing content that actually 'matters' in your community your SEO campaign is bound to be successful. Many corporate businesses ignore the value of social media...Social media is something that they aren't comfortable doing... Saad Kamal's last blog post..Official Google SEO Guide

By: Utah SEO Pro

Utah SEO Pro — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:25:15 +0000

Too bad we didn't meetup Frank. Pubcon was great! Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..The Future of SEO

By: PS3

PS3 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:41:24 +0000

Every time I see PubCon I imagine a bunch of real ale drinkers doing a tour of the UK’s bars (Public Houses = Pubs!).

Glad to see you found it worthwhile though.

By: Bonnie Parrish-Kell

Bonnie Parrish-Kell — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:19:15 +0000

Pubcon 2008 was my third conference and, as usual, I walked away with ‘information overload’ that sparked ideas and possibilities for my own business as well as for my clients. I’ve already marked my calendar for next year.

Yes, content will always, always, always be paramount to any Web site and not just from an SEO perspective. The bottom line for any Web site owner is *communicating and connecting* with a customer. Customers pay your bills. Spiders don’t (tho they do help point them in your direction).

Many businesses still discount the importance of skilled and talented SEO copywriters – folks who can write balanced copy that engages potential customers and informs spiders.

Nice synopsis, Frank. Let’s take all that “good content” we got from Pubcon (plus cool contacts) and run with it!

By: Gerard

Gerard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:24:25 +0000

Great experience. I trust that we can all learn from this, especially the newbies that still want to establish themselves. Often they just need to get a real feel for what is genuine or what is deemed as being pure scam online opportunities.