Pubcon Las Vegas 2009 Take Aways
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by in SEO, Social Media, Uncategorized
I’ve just returned from pubcon 09 in Vegas and what an adventure it was! It was great seeing some of my Internet Marketing hero’s in person but the biggest thing for me was the unprofessionalism of the event and the selection of speakers. I really expected more;
One of the tracks was basically someone completely out of touch with everything SEO/SEM telling the packed room to “never check your SERPs, they don’t mean anything, they are inaccurate and too many factors effect what you see” and in the very next track someone who knew considerably more than the previous speaker saying “check your SERPs frequently, its vital!”
Disappointing how many contradictions there were at this event and some of the flat out bad advice being offered by the “experts”
One person for me stood head and shoulders above everyone at this event, including the keynotes. Rand fishkin from seoMoz.org. He is quiet possibly the smartest person on the planet when it comes to SEO. while it seemed that 95% of all panelists wanted to force opinions on SEO and their version of best practices, Rand was able to show facts, and back up these facts with math. He expressed when he was stating an opinion and he backed up what he thought to be the truth with evidence and smart thinking. I’m now Rand’s biggest fan and highly recommend anyone in the SEO/SEM industry to look into what this guy has to say, he got me thinking, he inspired me, he truly rocks.