Comments on: My first SES experience http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/ The pulse of the small unit rental market. Dave Dugdale reports what he sees in the online rental market place. Dave also provides a podcast show called RadioVine which is on a separate feed from this one. Visit www.rentvine.com/anc/radiovine.cfm for the shows and feed. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:38:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: See How Easily You Can Track What is Said About You http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-11775 See How Easily You Can Track What is Said About You Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:50:43 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-11775 [...] wrote a post on this blog back in August about my first experience at the SES Conference. It was late that night [...] [...] wrote a post on this blog back in August about my first experience at the SES Conference. It was late that night [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-65 Dave Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:01:43 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-65 Don, The duplicate content issue that i am referring to is not about having a high keyword density (keyword stuffing). I am referring to pages on a site that are too similar to one another, so Google discounts those pages. For example sharing similar title, meta and H1 tags across many pages. Dave Don,

The duplicate content issue that i am referring to is not about having a high keyword density (keyword stuffing). I am referring to pages on a site that are too similar to one another, so Google discounts those pages. For example sharing similar title, meta and H1 tags across many pages.

Dave

]]> By: Donald E. L. Johnson http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-64 Donald E. L. Johnson Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:32:19 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-64 Dave, Since I wrote, I've dipped into another new book, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., by Mike Moran and Bill Hunt. It has more about content optimization. Is that what you mean by content duplication? "Overoptimizing your content. When you try to stuff keywords into every phrase, you produce stilted, unreadable copy that converts no one." That is, it sells nothing. They warn against overoptimizing and trying to "chase the algorithm." Both books advise, "write for people first," SEO second. :fyi: Don Dave,
Since I wrote, I’ve dipped into another new book, Search Engine Marketing, Inc., by Mike Moran and Bill Hunt. It has more about content optimization. Is that what you mean by content duplication?

“Overoptimizing your content. When you try to stuff keywords into every phrase, you produce stilted, unreadable copy that converts no one.” That is, it sells nothing. They warn against overoptimizing and trying to “chase the algorithm.” Both books advise, “write for people first,” SEO second.

:fyi:
Don

]]> By: Dave http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-62 Dave Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:25:38 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-62 Donald, thanks for writing. No have not heard of that book, I read only one SEO book about 3 years ago and by the time I finished it I felt it was already out of date, so I have been reading the forums and lately I have been reading blogs by some of the big guys in the industry. A tip you might not know about is listening to WebmasterRadio.fm, there are several good weekly shows I listen to there that keep you up to date. I had several duplication content issues directly related to some of my sites that I wanted to get answered. I spoke with Vanessa Fox from Google and several other engineers including one guy from the crawling indexing team and they gave me very generic answers. I wish there were computers in the room and we could have looked at my site together and they could have pointed out any problems they see right away. Anyway I have made some structural changes to this site since I got back from the conference to see it it helps. Thanks for the link to my blog! I will have a look at your site as soon as I finish typing this. If you make it to Vegas, drop me an email before you go. Dave Donald, thanks for writing.

No have not heard of that book, I read only one SEO book about 3 years ago and by the time I finished it I felt it was already out of date, so I have been reading the forums and lately I have been reading blogs by some of the big guys in the industry. A tip you might not know about is listening to WebmasterRadio.fm, there are several good weekly shows I listen to there that keep you up to date.

I had several duplication content issues directly related to some of my sites that I wanted to get answered. I spoke with Vanessa Fox from Google and several other engineers including one guy from the crawling indexing team and they gave me very generic answers. I wish there were computers in the room and we could have looked at my site together and they could have pointed out any problems they see right away. Anyway I have made some structural changes to this site since I got back from the conference to see it it helps.

Thanks for the link to my blog! I will have a look at your site as soon as I finish typing this.

If you make it to Vegas, drop me an email before you go.

Dave

]]> By: Donald E. L. Johnson http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-61 Donald E. L. Johnson Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:03:12 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-61 Dave, Good writeup. I considered making the conference, but busy airports keep me at home as much as possible. What were the questions you couldn't get answered? Although I've been blogging for three years and had a message board for almost 5, I haven't focused on SEO until the last couple of weeks. I'm just getting into Jennifer Grappone and Gradiva Couzin's new book, Search Engine Optimization, an hour a day. Good stuff so far. Have read it? btw. I have a blog on HOAs and I'll link to your blog. I'm not very active on that blog now that I'm no longer an HOA president, but may get on the board of our new HOA and revive that blog. Maybe I'll see you in Vegas in Nov. Dave,
Good writeup. I considered making the conference, but busy airports keep me at home as much as possible.

What were the questions you couldn’t get answered?

Although I’ve been blogging for three years and had a message board for almost 5, I haven’t focused on SEO until the last couple of weeks.

I’m just getting into Jennifer Grappone and Gradiva Couzin’s new book, Search Engine Optimization, an hour a day. Good stuff so far. Have read it?

btw. I have a blog on HOAs and I’ll link to your blog. I’m not very active on that blog now that I’m no longer an HOA president, but may get on the board of our new HOA and revive that blog.

Maybe I’ll see you in Vegas in Nov.

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-60 Dave Dugdale Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:06:15 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-60 Dan, Here is a link to PubCon in Vegas: http://www.pubcon.com/?forum=conference This conference is cheaper than SES and has pretty much the same people presenting. I think it is $450, but you might be able to find a discount around somewhere. It is for anyone that has a website that wants to rank better, so yes it is for publishers. Dave Dan,

Here is a link to PubCon in Vegas: http://www.pubcon.com/?forum=conference

This conference is cheaper than SES and has pretty much the same people presenting. I think it is $450, but you might be able to find a discount around somewhere.

It is for anyone that has a website that wants to rank better, so yes it is for publishers.

Dave

]]> By: Dan http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-59 Dan Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:01:09 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-59 Great Article. Do you have more information on the PubCon in Vegas. Is that for publishers? Great Article.

Do you have more information on the PubCon in Vegas. Is that for publishers?

]]> By: Dave Dugdale http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-58 Dave Dugdale Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:21:42 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-58 Jennifer, that is good advice. At the next conference in Vegas I will be doing just that. I just listened to the recording of your link bait session again, and I just wanted to say thanks for all the great info, you provided a ton of great info on what makes really good link bait. I am working on a link bait tool right now so your info is very timely for me. Jennifer, I didn't link to your site because I was not sure which one was your blog. If you like shoot me your blog URL and I will add it to my post above. Thanks, Dave Jennifer, that is good advice. At the next conference in Vegas I will be doing just that.

I just listened to the recording of your link bait session again, and I just wanted to say thanks for all the great info, you provided a ton of great info on what makes really good link bait.

I am working on a link bait tool right now so your info is very timely for me.

Jennifer, I didn’t link to your site because I was not sure which one was your blog. If you like shoot me your blog URL and I will add it to my post above.

Thanks,
Dave

]]> By: Loren Baker http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-55 Loren Baker Mon, 14 Aug 2006 01:10:41 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-55 Jennifer, that's a very good tip. Jennifer, that’s a very good tip.

]]> By: Jennifer Laycock http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-53 Jennifer Laycock Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.rentvine.com/blog/index.php/my-first-ses-experience/#comment-53 Dave, I'll also say thanks for the compliment, glad that you enjoyed the link baiting session. ;) Also always good to read feedback from folks that have made their first trip to the conference, I'm always curious to see how the people that don't spend every moment obsessing over algorithms view the information they get there. A thought to consider if you attend another one down the road. You mentioned that you went to the sessions that most interested you, but that you didn't learn a whole lot of new things. If you go again, try hitting some of the sessions that you DON'T think would interest you...then see if you can apply what you learn there to what you are already doing. You'd be surprised at how much advice you can pick up in a PPC panel that you can apply to organic search, or how a session on social networking can help influence the way you view link building or reputation management... Going outside your comfort zone is often where you end up learning the most. ;) Cheers! - Jennifer Dave,

I’ll also say thanks for the compliment, glad that you enjoyed the link baiting session. ;) Also always good to read feedback from folks that have made their first trip to the conference, I’m always curious to see how the people that don’t spend every moment obsessing over algorithms view the information they get there.

A thought to consider if you attend another one down the road. You mentioned that you went to the sessions that most interested you, but that you didn’t learn a whole lot of new things. If you go again, try hitting some of the sessions that you DON’T think would interest you…then see if you can apply what you learn there to what you are already doing. You’d be surprised at how much advice you can pick up in a PPC panel that you can apply to organic search, or how a session on social networking can help influence the way you view link building or reputation management… Going outside your comfort zone is often where you end up learning the most. ;)

Cheers! - Jennifer

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