Learn SEO from Google
I’ve seen this pop up a couple of places on the internet now and it looks like it will be an interesting event. Google is putting on a seminar on September 18 at Catholic University in Washington DC entitled “Optimizing Your Websites for Google Search”.
Here are the good parts:
- Taught by Adam Lasnik, “Google’s first Search Evangelist, dedicated to building stronger relationships between Google and Webmasters.”
- Registration is only $30.
The bad parts:
- Though the seminar is open to anyone, priority is given to government employees over everyone else.
- Limited spots available.
Some of the stuff that will be covered seems like it’s pretty basic if you’ve been in the SEO business, but at the same time, this is one of the few times a class like this is actually set up and run by Google.
According to the signup site, the curriculum includes:
- Understanding search engines and search engine results (25 minutes)
- Building crawlable, indexable, and well-ranked sites (45 minutes)
- Tools, tricks and troubleshooting (35 minutes)
- Break (10 minutes)
- Webspam –what it is, how to avoid it, how to report it, etc. (10 minutes)
- Live site evaluations (45 minutes)
- Questions & Answers (45 minutes)”
Here are a couple of different articles about the event:
http://www.searchnewz.com/latestsearch/senews/sn-4-20060905LearnSEOfromGoogle.html
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20060905GoogleTeachingSEOToFeds.html
Here is where you can read about the seminar and register, as well as get directions to Catholic University in DC.
http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/resources/training/university/seminars/search_engine.shtml
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I think I’m going to pass on this. I know once it’s over there will be TONS of blog posts, and write-ups about the event detailing EVERYTHING they went over.
Sure it’d be fun to be there but not this time
WOw. $30.00 dollars for some insight. Though I have read that they have asked SEO’s NOT to attend, as it will be a pretty basic / slimmed down version of SEO for companies that have no clue about it.
Let me know wat you alll think!!
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Thanks Brad for letting us know. I too think that once the event is over, the main points will spread across the web through websites, articles and blog postings.
It’s really nice that Google has begun educating people in the right direction, because up to now, nearly the whole SEO world has been based on trials and errors.
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thank you for the information brad. altho
we cant attend but would love to know how it goes. keep us updatedBibles.
Yes i wish i was around to go and attend but im in nebraska so i will keep watching the videos you and andy are putting out.
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That sounds like a great time and very useful information. I would love to attend this event.
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This sounds like a fantastic event for some highly useful and relevant info. Thanks for sharing with us.
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This will surely be a quality event with much helpful resources. Thanks for letting use know.
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Thanks for the update Brad on this Google seminar. I’m sure you will be able to fill us Stompers in since the space is so limited. The videos you and Andy have done are great and incredibly helpful. Thanks again.
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Thanks for all the teaching and efford you put to help us all learn more about seo, you are a blessing to all of us!
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I enjoy visiting your blog Brad, you are truly a source for good information. How is your wedding favors site doing? can you create a post telling us what happend to your site and why it keep dissapearing and coming back in google?
Thanks,
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