I participated on a panel discussion for SEO Best Practices at SMX Local Mobile earlier this week and had a lot of fun doing it.  It was my first time participating on the panel and it was a lot of fun.  The other presenters included Vanessa Fox, Matt Van Wagner, and Gib Olander.  The presentations went fast as we each had 10 -15 minutes on the clock.  If you are looking for a copy of the presentation, I uploaded a PDF copy of my Local Search SEO presentation.

I wanted to say thanks to everyone that attended the presentation (there were some great questions), Chris Sherman and SMX for the opportunity, and for the blog mentions out there including:

• Mike The Internet Guy
  
• Scott Clark - Finding the Sweet Spot

It looks like these guys were paying attention.  Hope everyone that attended SMX enjoyed the conference.  I got a lot of questions after the panel discussion, feel free to followup on any of those issues.

The SMX Local / Mobile conference kicks off in Denver today.  With this conference being held less than 15 minutes from home, it presented a great opportunity for my first panel speaking engagement.      The show kicks off this morning and my presentation on Local Search SEO is slotted for 1:15 PM.   I will be explaining the geo-modifier strategy that was deployed for two clients; while the strategy and technique and fairly simple…the results were great and continue to improve as more industry and local links are being added.

Well, it is official! LION has sold the Mortgage101.com website to Internet Brands. Here is a quick link to the press release on Yahoo! Finance with more information and quotes. I have meet a few of the people at Internet Brands and I think the web site will be in good hands, they have several real estate and mortgage web sites including Loan.com, LoanApp.com, and RealEstateABC.com

A quick update: I have been selected to participate in a panel discussion here in Denver at an upcoming search engine marketing conference.  The show is Oct 1st and Oct 2, here is a quick look at my panel slot:

SEO Best Practices for Local Search
Optimizing local content requires different approaches and techniques than traditional SEO. This session focuses on the proven best practices that can help your content rank well in local search results.

Moderator:
Chris Sherman, Executive Editor, Search Engine Land

Speakers:

Alex Porter, Vice President of Business, SearchAdNetwork

Matt VanWagner, President, FindMeFaster

Vanessa Fox, Product Team Lead, Zillow

Chuck Aikens, SEO Director, The Booyah Agency

I am looking for a part time person to help with search engine marketing activities for around 20 clients. I work from my home and will need someone who can work both remotely and also meet once per week.

Previous experience in any of the following is a plus: project management, internet advertising campaigns, paid search for google or yahoo, search engine optimization, email marketing, web development, web design, social networks, online video, email marketing campaigns, web analytics, internet based sales, office administration, blog writing and management.

Hourly needs range from 10 - 25 hours based on experience and ability to handle larger and more complex tasks.