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June Pittsburgh SEO Group Meeting Recap

Christina — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:15:33 +0000

The June 24th Pittsburgh SEO group meeting was an enjoyable, conversational event. Chris Hornak of Eyeflow Internet Marketing made a presentation on the evolution of search engines that sparked a lively, if tangential, discussion on the different ways that SEs have attempted to improve their results and how to adapt to an ever-changing online environment.

Brandon Schenker of SB Marketing made a presentation on Keyword Research which brought the conversation back down to the practical, applicable aspects of SEO. Several Non-SEOs were in attendance and their websites often became a framework around which broader topics were discussed.

Overall, the event was deemed very interesting by attendees, several of which mentioned how refreshing it was to talk SEO with others deep in the industry.

Next month, Christina Keffer of Eyeflow will give a presentation on Search Engine and Web-friendly Copywriting. Other presenters are welcome, so if anyone has a topic near and dear to them please contact us for the chance to present!

Dates, times and location will follow shortly for the next Pittsburgh SEO Group meeting.

Thanks for Attending the March SEO Group Meeting

AATrenHierb — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:41:55 +0000

Thanks to those who made it to the March 09 Pittsburgh SEO Group meeting. Some really great discussions formed around the presentations and I look forward to the possibility of having some of you present at future meetings.

Here are some links mentioned at the meeting;

SEO Browser – see your website as a search engine does.
W3CSchools - Learn HTML
Craigslist – Free online classifieds.
EzineArticles – Free article submission site.
Dmoz - Free trusted directory.
Rip Off Report – report poor businesses practices.

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Pittsburgh SEO Group Meeting Monday March 23rd @ 7pm

Chris Hornak — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:24:55 +0000

(All Meetings are Free!!)

I am happy to announce the details for the March 2009 meeting;

In addition to the information below there will also be Food so come hungry and bring your friends!

When:
Monday March 23rd 7:00 – 9:00

Where:
Courtyard by Marriot Pittsburgh Waterfront
401 West Waterfront Drive
West Homestead, PA 15120
Click here for a map

Seminars:
1. 5 ways to use external marketing to funnel traffic – by Phil Laboon CEO of Eyeflow Internet Marketing
2. SEO During Web Design: Introduction – by Chris Hornak Administrator of Pittsburgh SEO Group

event with your friends!

Update: March Pittsburgh SEO Group Meeting

AATrenHierb — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:51:40 +0000

I have secured a venue for the March meeting which will be at the Courtyard Marriot at the waterfront. I am waiting to hear back from a potential speaker before posting the date but it should be the third week of March. If you would like to make any final suggestions for topics of discussion please feel free to place them in a comment below this post. If you haven’t yet please register for the group so that you receive email announcements. I look forward to seeing everyone very soon.

The Future of The Pittsburgh SEO Group

AATrenHierb — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:10:10 +0000

I am pleased to announce that Eyeflow Internet Marketing has agreed to be an official sponsor of the group. They will provide funding for future meetings. We look forward to being able to provide more for our members. This group will continue to be FREE for anyone interested in SEO.

To clear up any confusion The Pittsburgh SEO Group is not associated with the Pittsburgh Internet Marketing & SEO Group on Meetup.com. We wish them the best of luck and hopefuly can we can work together in the future.

Update 1/01/2010

We are now working closely with the Pittsburgh Technology Council to provide the best experience we can.

September Meeting – Turning Website Traffic Into Leads

Chris Hornak — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:30:45 +0000

Search Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your website to get more traffic from search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. Once you have that visitor to your website what is your next goal? For many websites the next goal would be to turn that visitor into a lead.

This month’s discussion will be on the many aspects of turning your website visitors into leads.

When: Thursday 09/18/2008 @ 7:30

Where:: ITT Technical Institute

10 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
4124184145

Meeting Notes – July 16th 2008

Chris Hornak — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:10:16 +0000

Free Link Building Techniques

What is Link Building?
Link building is the process of gaining links from other websites that point to your website or other online content.

Why is link building important?
You can look at links as votes for your website. Every link you get from another website is seen by search engines as a vote for your website. When a link specifies anchor text it is not only voting for your website but it is telling the website what the page is about and then giving you credit for that anchor text.

NoFollow vs DoFollow links
There are two main types of links those who don’t pass link value, NoFollow, and those who do, known as; DoFollow. When you’re building links you want to make sure they are DoFollow links or links that do pass on value to your website or web content.

A few free link building techniques you can do on your own…
• Forum Signatures
• Website Directories
• Social Bookmarking
• Blog Comments

Tools Mentioned at the meeting
• Sharethis Firefox Plugin – Social Bookmarking tool
• Search Status Plugin – shows you if links are nofollow, if a page has google page rank and more.
• DoFollow Diver – Find blogs that you can comment on.
• Fast Blog Finder – software to find dofollow blogs.

If I am missing anything please let me know! Thanks to those who attended this meeting and I look forward to seeing new people at the next meetup.

Pittsburgh SEO Group Mentioned on Post Gazette’s Website

Chris Hornak — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:45:10 +0000

Good news, the Post Gazette added our next meeting to their calendar which can be found here. We hope to see the growth of this group to continue and for it to reach a larger audience. Any suggestions to where else we should announce our meetings are welcomed and we hope to see some new faces at our next meeting.

July Meeting Announced

AATrenHierb — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:23:16 +0000

Title: Free Link Building Techniques

When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:00 PM

Where: ITT Technical Institute

Details: This meeting will be a great oportunity for those who want to get better results in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) on a low or non-existing budget, as they will only cost your time. I will be talking about a couple of link building techniques that will include; blog posts, forum signatures and social bookmarking.