Archive for July, 2009
Speaker Interview: David Ogletree
Posted by admin in 2009 Seminar News on July 26th, 2009
David Ogletree will be speaking at the upcoming Look at Me seminar about Search Engine Friendly Web Design. We sat down with David and asked him some questions about his presentation, along with a few about what he’s been up to lately.
I see you are speaking on search engine friendly web design. Why do you think this is an important topic for businesses in St Louis?
If you want increase sales from search engine searchers you need to make sure your website can be found in search engines. Most web developers are only concerned about how the website looks and not how a search engine looks at it. When you make a search engine friendly website you have a better chance of ranking at the top. It is not uncommon to be in a 3-way battle for the top spot. You may all be going after the same links. In this case the site that has better on page optimization will rank the highest.
My cousin’s girlfriend built my business website for a few hundred bucks. Is spending thousands of dollars on a SE-friendly website really worth it?
Look at Me Event Venue
Posted by admin in 2009 Seminar News on July 23rd, 2009
Finding a venue that suits the needs of busy business owners that also want to come to a great convention is a tough task. Luckily, we’ve found a great location that just rocks.
The upcoming Look at Me seminar will be held at (drumroll please) – The Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Chesterfield, MO. Yay! We figured anything that has ‘conference center’ in their title must be good, right? Well it is. It’s awesome.
On top of having a great location, the Doubletree also has a great lunch buffet for all attendees. So grab your laptop and head on up. There will be coffee, tea and tasty treats for you while you register and get ready for a ton of awesome information about boosting your website traffic and revenue! Read the rest of this entry »
Speaker Interview: Scott Allender
Posted by admin in 2009 Seminar News on July 22nd, 2009
Scott Allender will be presenting a session on Social Media for Business at the upcoming Look at Me Seminar. We sat down with Scott and asked him a few questions about his upcoming presentation, as well as a few personal questions about what he’s up to.
I see you are speaking on social media. Why do you think this is an important topic for businesses in St Louis?
Social Media is a new way to market yourself and your business. With all of the turmoil in the world of business, it’s more important than ever to market your business. I think what St. Louis business needs to recognize about Social Media is that regardless of what platform you use, social media can provide a significant boost to your business.
These social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc) take a ton of time. Do you think it’s cost effective for a business to use these?
Any effort spent working within a social media platform is time well spent, provided you understand that you need a plan and thought-out metrics to measure your success.
Freebies Coming to the Look at Me Seminar
Posted by admin in 2009 Seminar News on July 20th, 2009
Several companies have stepped up to the plate and offered some pretty cool things to the attendees of the upcoming seminar. These include:
A free SEO audit of your website – $199 value
Just for attending this event, you’ll get a customized audit of your current website. This audit usually sells for $199, but you’ll get one with your ticket! When you sign up, just let us know your website URL and you’ll get your website printed audit when you show up for the event.
WhereIsMyBusiness is a Saint Louis based search optimization firm that helps businesses in the area get more traffic to their website, and consults with them to help turn those increased visitors into increased revenue.
Free 2GB of online storage
From Box.net
Millions trust Box.net to store, share, and collaborate online. Every workshop attendee will receive a gift card that can be redeemed for 1 year of free storage on the Box.net system. Get your files from anywhere in the world, collaborate on projects with people and share files with anyone, anywhere.
Social Media Courses – Free 30 Day Trial
From MarketYOUniversity
Market YOUniversity.com is the only online and offline YOUniversity dedicated to Web 2.0 tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Delicious and more! Market YOUniversity (MYU) was created with your valuable time in mind. MYU will take you from signup to success in half the time you waste trying to navigate the different sites on your own. MYU’s courses have been designed to be quick, targeted, informative and easy to follow to maximize your membership and online time!
Your Company?
We still have room for a few more sponsors. If you want to sponsor the upcoming workshop, just let us know. We’ll promote your items/service and help you get exposure to our crowd of Saint Louis business owners, execs and management.
