SMX West 2011 – The Aftermath

March 22nd, 2011 by Search Influence Alumni

SMX West 2011 was a complete success for our Influencers. The two newbie’s, Anthony Coleman and Rodney Hess, successfully dominated their sessions, and veteran Will Scott successfully dominated Yelp during his. You may have missed it live, but you don’t have to miss out on the great information provided there. Check out the live blogs below to get your fill of SEO info.

Anthony Coleman spoke during one of the very first sessions of the conference – Google Instant: Six Months Later.  He was the only speaker to talk about how the update affected and could even benefit paid search. Follow the link to the Bruce Clay live blog of his session to get the full rundown.

Rodney Hess was one of the speakers during the Location Services: The New Local Search session. He focused on how location-based services can be used for SEO purposes and presented data from a survey of check in service users. aimClear live blogged the session, which can be viewed here.

Will Scott not only spoke about the hypocritical review policies of Yelp, but also presented during the aimClear Facebook Marketing Intensive.

SMX West 2011 was a complete success for Search influence. Stay tuned for the inevitable return of our Influencers for future SMX conferences.